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

Conversation with Faculty

Eva Berezovsky, Alyssa Story, and Anderson Blum • December 21, 2018

 

An assortment of JJ Khale's favorites

An assortment of JJ Khale’s favorites

Eva Berezovsky, Co-Editor-in-Chief • December 20, 2018

Spectrum Newspaper: What is your favorite… Unit to teach in Spanish 5? JJ Khale: I just used the movie Coco for the first time. I’ve never used a Disney movie––ever––but I think they did...

Michael Dejoras '17 and Jimmy Gruver '17 both went on the Cuba trip this past summer.

Polyglots Unite

Bennett Mattson, Staff Writer • September 28, 2016

¡Hola! Hello! Bonjour! Hallo! Salam! I just greeted you in Spanish, English, French, Dutch, and Azerbaijani. Why? To emphasize the fact that learning a second, third, fourth, or even fifth language is...

El Centro

Laine Higgins, Editor-in-Chief • October 1, 2012

This summer I volunteered for the Siembra pre-school program at El Centro, a Hispanic community center on Chicago Avenue.  I walked into the lobby on my first day expecting to say “hola” to the receptionist,...

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