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The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum
The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum
Chapel Puckett

Chapel Puckett, Editor-in-Chief

Hello! It’s me, your trusty Editor-in-Chief. I have been an editor since the spring of my Sophomore year, and I haven’t looked back since. I have edited Opinions, Front, Sci-Tech, and InDepth throughout my Spectrum journey. My passions include Post-its, serif fonts, and MLA citation.

All content by Chapel Puckett
Loaves and Fishes was created in 1981 as a temporary solution to hunger in Minnesota but it is still around today serving anyone who needs a meal around the cities.

Politics and power

Chapel Puckett, Co-Editor-in-Chief
April 29, 2017
Adeola Adesanya

Adeola Adesanya

Chapel Puckett, Co-Editor-in-Chief
March 15, 2017
Hazel DeHarpporte '19 adds her contribution to the "TODAY I AM" wall in the arts hallway.

School watches inauguration, discussion and art follows

Chapel Puckett and Bennett Hawley
January 20, 2017
Fire trucks lined up outside the main entrance to the building after students and faculty funneled back into the building.

Second pipe break in two months interrupts math final

Chapel Puckett, Editor-in-Chief
December 16, 2016
The feminine hygine prodct dispensers are already open and free to use, however, Connor Yu believes that they should be better quality products.

[Photo] Connor Yu ‘18 starts initiative to improve feminine hygiene products

Grace Vojta, Staff Writer
December 8, 2016
According to Lee, hipers tend to elude talking in person and resort to technological communcation, preventing empathetic connection.

Search on Facebook: Empathy

Chapel Puckett, Editor-in-Chief
December 8, 2016
Friends and parents utilize tracking devices to locate others in order to both ensure safety and increase socialization.

[Photo] Parents depend on tracking devices

Bennett Hawley, Managing Editor
December 8, 2016
The large hole right by the main entrance to the school was the product of the main water line breaking and needing to be replaced along with the original, planned maintenance of the sewer line.

Setting the Record Straight

Chapel Puckett and Additional reporting by: Josie Lagerstrom, Eva Berezovsky, Zoe Wellik
November 3, 2016
The hole dug by construction workers on Tuesday for water main repares flooded with water from the domestic pipeline.

Setting the record straight

Chapel Puckett, Editor-in-Chief
November 3, 2016
The finished mural can be viewed on 1100 West Broadway.

Cameron Downey and JXTA share a vision

Chapel Puckett, Editor-in-Chief
November 3, 2016
The hole dug by construction workers on Tuesday for water main repares flooded with water from the domestic pipeline.

UPDATING STORY: Water line breaks, no classes for two and a half days

Chapel Puckett, Editor-in-Chief
October 25, 2016
Ellie Grossman ‘17 and three teammates at the Greenhill Tournament in Texas Sept. 17, coming in second place to Harvard Westlake

Blake Debate goes abroad

Chapel Puckett, Editor-in-Chief
September 29, 2016
"No Trespassing" sign on the fence by the student parking lot Walker construction.

[Photo] Listening to be an ally

Ellen Israel, Contributing Writer
September 29, 2016
Testing out the ways of uploading online in block four.

Senior retreat

[Photo] Grade retreats

September 5, 2016
The Gap Year

The Gap Year

Chapel Puckett and additional reporting by: Bennett Hawley, C.C. Lucas, Minjae Lee, and Penelope Winton
May 24, 2016
The problem with our lunchroom

The problem with our lunchroom

Chapel Puckett, Co-Editor-in-Chief
April 28, 2016
Assassins Attracts Attention

Assassins Attracts Attention

Chapel Puckett, Co-Editor-in-Chief
April 28, 2016
Warren and Rierson plan to restart their store during the summer when they have more time to focus on it.

Sophie Warren and Miki Rierson: student entrepreneurs

Chapel Puckett, Co-Editor-in-Chief
March 10, 2016
Smith says that she "doodles jellyfish everywhere," and doesn't really know why.

One of Smith's drawings.

Josh Wilson '18 struggles to finish the climb from the math wing to the third floor.

The math wing to the third floor, an arduous journey

Chapel Puckett, Co-Editor-in-Chief
March 19, 2016
DP III students turn inward for inspiration

DP III students turn inward for inspiration

Chapel Puckett, Co-Editor-in-Chief
March 18, 2016
A mural by the Guerrilla Girls, currently at the Walker Art Center.

Guerrilla Girls in the Twin Cities

Chapel Puckett, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 10, 2016
Jacob Pekachek ‘17, Anisa Hickey ‘16, and Cindy Quinn ‘17 participate in a Google Hangout, a video chat service common among students at the school.

The modern study group

Chapel Puckett, Managing Editor
December 3, 2015
The school's choir sang in solidarity and respect for the protestors in the nearby Fourth Precinct

Learning lunch creates space for education and reflection

Chapel Puckett, Managing Editor
November 24, 2015
Maxine Whitely '16 along with her colleagues at Planned Parenthood holding up a banner at one of the protests against the organization.

Confronting disagreement strengthens beliefs

Chapel Puckett, Managing editor, front page editor
August 25, 2015

The link between music and civil rights

Chapel Puckett, Front Editor
May 28, 2015

Required reading: a burden or an inspiration?

Chapel Puckett, Front Editor
May 28, 2015

Voice of the Staff: it’s time to talk

Chapel Puckett, Opinions Editor
May 28, 2015
The effect of body image expectations on many teens

Am I ____ enough?

Chapel Puckett, Opinions Editor
March 19, 2015
Obama has recently given the 'thumbs down' to the Keystone pipeline bill.

Proposal for Keystone pipeline gets cut off

Chapel Puckett, Opinions Editor
March 19, 2015
“Anything Goes” springs onto the musical scene

“Anything Goes” springs onto the musical scene

Chapel Puckett, Opinions Editor
March 9, 2015

Bye Bearibou, Hello Jamba Juice

Neo Bhavsar, Michael Feldkamp, and Chapel Puckett
March 5, 2015

Catcalling: verbal harassment

Chapel Puckett, Front Editor
February 24, 2015
Conversations about politics often are separated by predetermined ideologies surrounding political parties.

[Photo] The Role of Politics in School

Maxine Whitely, Editor-in-Chief
January 29, 2015

Female representation in STEM Clubs is almost nonexistent

Chapel Puckett, Staff Writer
November 28, 2014

The gender imbalance in Forum: it’s time to take action

Chapel Puckett, Contributing Writer
October 20, 2014
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