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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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Vivien Pihlstrom, Uma Bastodkar, and Leyla Lyu complete a two-day hike to the Trift Hut, above Zermatt. Other attendees not pictured include Obi Nwokocha and Sophia Peterson ‘25.

Students comment on challenges of program

Rhea Balachandran, Staff Writer January 27, 2023

Although many students were ready to return to school on Jan. 3, Swiss Semester students came back to Minnesota from Switzerland for the first time in three months. Leyla Lyu ‘25, Uma Bastodkar ‘25,...

Vivien Pihlstrom and her friend Daisy pose in front of the cloud covered Thunersee Lake at sunset after taking the gondola up. Groups of 10-17 attended the different weekend trips.

Vivien Pihlstrom ’25 describes semester abroad

Zoey Ueland, Co-Editor-in-Chief January 27, 2023

Nestled between the peaks and valleys of the Swiss mountains sits Swiss Semester, a highly competitive three month study abroad program for high school sophomores, Pihlstrom chose to attend for the first...

Alyssa Story '19, Bella Burke '19, Ashlyn Kehoe '19, Paige Bernstein '19, and Will Taylor '19 pose in front of Mt. Zermatt in Switzerland during their semester away.

Students return from Swiss

Miki Rierson, News Editor February 7, 2017

     While many students were busy adjusting to the old routine of school, Bella Burke ‘19 immersed herself in a completely new culture alongside four other Blake sophomores below including Alyssa...

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