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The News of The Blake School Since 1916

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The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum

Role of Athletes in Politics

Role of Athletes in Politics

Yoni Zacks, Editor Emeritus February 7, 2025

Athletes are people, too.      In our society, we treat athletes as above people, and ]sometimes, it can feel like they are exempt from the rules of society. In society, we have norms. One of those...

TikTok Dominates Entertainment

TikTok Dominates Entertainment

Dillon Kaiser, Sports Editor February 5, 2025

TikTok is a social media platform mostly known for short-form video content, where users can create, share, and discover videos that are usually between 15 seconds and three minutes long. Its ability to...

New Year, New Goals, New Me... Is It Toxic?

New Year, New Goals, New Me… Is It Toxic?

Chloe Kern, Staff Writer February 5, 2025

  When you think of New Year’s, what do you think of? Maybe you think of staying up until midnight and watching the ball drop in Times Square. Maybe you think of fireworks and huge letters spelling...

Phillips and Morrison humorously recall their time at the Upper School.

“YOLO:” Dean Phillips ’87 and Kelly Morrison ’87 Mark Historical Send-Off

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...

Seasonal Traditions

Seasonal Traditions

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Gajdusek and his peers touring and walking through the castle on top of Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain.

Students Spend First Semester Away

Ella Evans, Contributing Writer December 11, 2024

Stuffed grape leaves are prepared daily by hand in the front of the kitchen. The family begins preparations at 3:00 a.m.

Emily’s Lebanese Prolongs Family Heritage

Ben Aviles, Opinions Editor December 11, 2024

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Erling Haaland preparing for a game where they lost 4-0 to Tottenham. Photo courtesy of Manchester City Instagram

Will the EPL Favorites Fall?

Oliver Brown, Staff Writer December 11, 2024

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