“I'm graduating, so to speak,” Head of School Anne Stavney said. Stavney, currently in her 13th year at Blake, recently announced her departure after the 2025-26 school year. “I will have been here...
From dumpster diving and professional rollerblading to publishing poems in magazines such as The Paris Review and The Harvard Review, Anders Carlson-Wee has lived a unique life. From January 29-31, sophomores...
On Thursday, Jan. 16, Model United Nations students traveled to the Big Apple for a conference at Columbia University in New York City. Ben Cady, Social Studies teacher and Model UN Advisor, said that...
Yoni Zacks, Co-Editor-in-Chief
• December 19, 2024
“I know that if you talk to all my classmates or classmates that year and ask them who's most likely to become a member of Congress, I guarantee you most would have said Kelly [Morrison ‘87], and very...
Andrew Jetton, Contributing Writer
• November 18, 2024
The Community Judicial Board (CJB) is often known for its student engagement in leadership and decision making. However, just as big a part of CJB as the students are the teachers who serve on the board:...
Starting in the 2025-26 school year, students will receive Yom Kippur and Eid Al-Fitr off from school. As the school’s diversity is increasing, change was needed.
Yom Kippur, known as the Day of Atonement,...
As the elections occur on Nov. 5, millions of people across the country fill the voting booths to cast their votes. It is one of the most important days of the year as the nation chooses the president...
On Nov. 5, this year’s Steiner Speaker, Eric Liu, will visit the Upper School. Liu is a writer, lawyer, and the founder and CEO of Citizen College. Much of his life’s work is driven by the fact that...
A new phone policy was introduced to the students shortly before returning for the new school year. The email that every student received read: "Use of electronic devices of any kind in classrooms or study...
The Community Judiciary Board (CJB) election represents a peaceful and intentional transition of power.
CJB is widely recognized by students as their community representative in disciplinary hearings...
"I think a custodian is someone who takes care of the building and maintains it,” said Aditi Gandhi ‘27 when asked what a custodian means to her. More often than not, people don’t think twice about...
