Skip to Main Content
The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum

The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum

The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum

Newberry (second from right) rowing on the Mississippi River.

Athletes Sacrifice Free Time For Sports

Olivia Besikof, Contributing Writer November 1, 2024

Students spend so much time on schoolwork that it is often challenging to balance school and sports. Athletes all have different priorities. Jax Newberry ‘27 does hockey, rowing, and circus arts....

Boys Varsity Basketball gathers together before a game to motivate each other, showing a connection that stretches beyond the game.

Teammates Share Bond Both On and Off Court

Jason Rotenberg, Food Editor January 30, 2023

Team chemistry means everything when you are playing a sport. Many professional sports teams nowadays strive to form super teams, when multiple good players in a sport sign with a team to try and win a...

Students on bleachers of new student section theme red for Minnehaha High School homecoming game against Washburn on September 21.

Fans adapt to temporary student section move

Zach Slavitt, News Editor October 1, 2018

     On September 14, students showed up to the first home football game of the SMB Wolfpack eager to enjoy the game and have fun cheering on their friends.      We were surprised on arrival, however,...

Girls varsity soccer plays Providence Academy in one of their first games of the year

Aamoth stadium gets a makeover

Emily Hykes and Isaac Gittleman September 29, 2016

Over the summer, one of the middle school’s biggest assets–Aamoth Stadium–underwent some significant upgrades and the long-anticipated turf project was completed. Construction began on March 7th...

Two Blake lacrosse helmets. A new Cascade R helmet on the left and an old Cascade CPX-R helmet on the right.

Concussions impact athletes, schoolwork

Ikbal Ahluwalia, Student Life Editor March 19, 2015

Sarah Chute ’18 was elbowed by one of her opponents while she was in front of the net in the Girls’ State Hockey Championship and consequently sustained a concussion. She says, “I have gotten lots...

The video game is renowned for its ultra-realism—image courtesy of: oxcgn.com

FIFA LA REVOLUTION!

Conor McDonough, Staff Writer March 3, 2015

The video game FIFA has become wildly popular in the Blake Community and throughout the US. In a country where soccer has never achieved much popularity, FIFA has been influential in getting more young...

Blake Girls Soccer makes it to State Championship

Blake Girls Soccer makes it to State Championship

Claire Carpenter, Page Editor October 30, 2012

On Monday the Blake Girls’ Soccer squad beat Totino-Grace 2-0 to advance to their second consecutive State Finals. The Blake fans were able to relax a bit as both goals were scored before halftime. Midfielder...

Load More Stories