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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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Legacy Day Loses Connection

Legacy Day Loses Connection

Anna Tao, Staff Writer October 3, 2023

The former, longer version of Legacy Day was one of the most pinnacle days that described Blake school culture. Older generations of Upper school students were able to impart knowledge onto younger generations-...

In lieu of Legacy Day, bins have been placed at the West and East door to collect supplies.

Lower School Vaccine Rates Delay Legacy Day

Charlotte Opp, News Editor October 9, 2021

     After not having Legacy Day for the last year, due to Covid, students and faculty are ready to get the community back together. As Sarah Shah ‘25 says, “I was really looking forward to Legacy...

Seniors from the Class of 2020 work in the "Senior Lounge," a longstanding tradition.

Traditions Create Identity, Strong Communities

Maggie Seidel, Student Life Editor September 21, 2019

Many institutions value tradition’s communal aspects and properties that interweave with both daily and habitual activities as well as special moments, Blake being no exception. Traditions, at the core,...

Nothing Rhymes With Orange

Nothing Rhymes With Orange

Isaac Gittleman, Columnist May 13, 2019

In my 14 years at Blake, the community is what has supported me through ups and downs, given me perspective, and helped me to start giving back. In listen to Ben Lee’s recent senior speech and reflecting...

Legacy Day changes location due to construction

Will Rosenblum, Contributing Writer September 27, 2018

This year’s Legacy day will differ in structure because of the construction on the Hopkins campus.   Legacy day, an annual event at the beginning of each year where grades one through twelve come...

Service from Legacy Day contribute to over 8 non-profit charities; students learn to give back to organizations across the Twin Cities through a series of speeches, activities, and group dialogues.

Leaving a legacy

Drew Rosenblum, Contributing Writer November 3, 2016

Legacy Day is the only day of the year where all three campuses of The Blake School including every grade (1 through 12), over 100 volunteers, and every single faculty member all get together and help...

Student volunteers work tirelessly to complete the mural.

Ages of Collaboration

Sneha Sinha and Sarah Weinshel September 29, 2015

While many Blake students were packing up and heading out for vacation this summer, a group of students encompassing all three divisions of our school, alongside Middle School art teacher Seexeng Lee,...

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