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The News of The Blake School Since 1916

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Staff Editoral: Editors Urge Civic Engagment

Staff Editoral: Editors Urge Civic Engagment

The Spectrum Staff October 30, 2024

When it comes down to it, there is a straightforward truth. We, The Spectrum Staff, know you donít want to hear us say it; we know you have heard it twenty times before but have a political awareness,...

Kelly Morrison '87 Runs for Office

Kelly Morrison ’87 Runs for Office

Amelia Bush, Editor-in-Chief February 1, 2024

From an OBGYN to elected office, Kelly Morrison ‘87 announced her congressional campaign on Nov. 9.  Morrison first ran for office after the 2016 presidential election. “I felt like I just had...

The battle of reproductive rights in the United States has become politicized and increasingly polarized

Reproductive Rights Battle Lingers

Betsy Fries, Photography Editor December 7, 2020

There is no doubt in my mind that reproductive rights have been under attack for decades. It saddens me that this controversial subject has become as fueled by politics as it is today, and has...

Politics Create Uncertain Supreme Court Future, Usher Potential Changes

Will Rosenblum, Multi-Media Editor November 5, 2020

As the third branch of government in the United States, the Supreme Court has held tremendous power for most of the countryís history. Originally, the judicial branch was by far the weakest sector of...

Answering Student, Faculty Questions about State of Supreme Court

Noor Naseer and Sara Richardson November 5, 2020

“WHAT SHOULD I KNOW ABOUT THE SUPREME COURT?”  - CJ Jones Eckhardt The Supreme Court is made up of nine members: one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices. Because of the Certiorari Act of 1925,...

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's legacy has been oversimplified, erasing her nuances

World Mourns Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Oversimplifies Her Complex Legacy

Nora Fox, Features Editor November 5, 2020

According to Social Studies Chair Beth Calderone, "In modern American history, there is no greater champion of women's rights" than late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. While serving on the...

Teachers Create a Politically Safe Space

Teachers Create a Politically Safe Space

Noor Naseer, Sports Editor February 7, 2020

Talking about politics can be awkward and tense, but the combination of excited students and diligent teachers creates political safe spaces. Social studies teacher David Graham shares how he broaches...

Amanda Ward '21 and Nora Cornell '21 campaign for Elizabeth Warren.

Students Learn from Iowa

Caroline Hardy, Editor Emerita February 7, 2020

A contingent of 67 students from all four grades along with 13 teacher chaperones returned from Des Moines, Iowa on Tuesday, February 4. The group spent the three days prior canvassing, meeting, and rallying...

The 2019 caucus that Blake student will attend is in Iowa. Pictured above is the Capital building in Iowa.

Students Engage in Upcoming Election, Campaigns

Ale Perri, Contributing Writer October 14, 2019

Regardless of how students get involved in the election, they see importance in being knowledgeable about politics. Rosa Gerdts ‘20 states, “The outcome of politics to- day truly does affect...

Activists approach the Capitol.

Students Take Action Against Climate Change

Anna Johns, Staff Writer October 14, 2019

“This is all wrong. I shouldn’t be up here. I should be back in school on the other side of the ocean” Greta Thunberg, an environmental activist whose unrelenting passion has brought her to the...

Understanding defensiveness

William Lyman, Features Editor November 5, 2018

We exist in a community and a political landscape that relies on competition. Small margins of victory for political candidates in presidential and congressional elections have heightened the struggle...

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