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The News of The Blake School Since 1916

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The News of The Blake School Since 1916

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Grade Retreats

Reagan Schoen, Dillon Kaiser, Rayan Nasir, and Caitlin Strauss • September 6, 2024

Class of 2023 sings “Sweet Caroline” and “Wonderwall” around the fire pit to end their retreat in Wisconsin.

Grade Retreats Aim To Connect Students, Provide Fun

Kate Rekas, Mackenzie Higgins, Georgia Wilson, and Claire Cao • September 29, 2022

Senior Retreat      According to Jim Mahoney, former grade dean, and current college counselor, the senior retreat used to be a weekend-long affair. Despite this overnight tradition ending this year's...

And the end of the walk, all of the advisories met each other in Loring Park. The Housman advisory was proud to show that they had made it on time, so they posted this picture on Instagram. At the park, students talked to each other and ate a few snacks before heading back to school to go home.

Sophomores Walk into New Year through Downtown

Jasper Liu, Contributing Writer • September 19, 2018

On August 27, the sophomores got the opportunity to explore Downtown Minneapolis on Blake’s annual retreat day. The day gives each advisory the chance to explore Minneapolis at their...

Grade Retreats

Grade Retreats

Elisa Lopez, Contributing Writer • September 29, 2016

In the second week of school, students split up to attend grade retreats guided by their deans and advisors. Although the retreats were separated by grade, they were consistent in their effort to build...

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