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The News of The Blake School Since 1916

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The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum

TikTok Audios, Trends Give Small Artists Platforms, Recognition

TikTok Audios, Trends Give Small Artists Platforms, Recognition

Will Rosenblum, Managing Editor May 28, 2021

TikTok has exploded since its creation in 2016, and with it, the world has entered a new era in music creation. A massive component of the media sensation has been music, as trends that fuel content on...

Student Perspectives Surrounding Return to Full In-Person School

Student Perspectives Surrounding Return to Full In-Person School

Will Rosenblum, Managing Editor April 11, 2021

On April 19, all students and faculty will be returning back in person. A variety of thoughts on the change have been spurred however, the majority of student opinions have been positive. The main reason...

Staff Editorial: Anti-Racism Work at Blake Proves to be Insufficient, Lacking Student Efforts

Staff Editorial: Anti-Racism Work at Blake Proves to be Insufficient, Lacking Student Efforts

Will Rosenblum, Managing Editor February 24, 2021

During Black History Month, we as Americans and as a Blake community continue our conversations regarding racial inequity and Black history. We are simultaneously reminded of the problems that face our...

Novel PS5 Causes Chaotic Craze

Novel PS5 Causes Chaotic Craze

Will Rosenblum, Managing Editor January 27, 2021

Since its release on Nov. 12, the PS5 has been one of the most highly sought after pieces of technology in the world.  Despite selling four million units thus far, it's still extremely difficult to acquire...

Human Modification Creates Risks

Human Modification Creates Risks

Will Rosenblum, Managing Editor January 14, 2021

Each year, more than three billion dollars is spent on genetic research. As genetic modification technology advances and that number continues to rise with genetic modification becoming a normalized topic,...

The photo above includes includes last year's Jazz Express at the Music Box Theater performance.

Jazz Band Finds Success Despite Remote Learning

Will Rosenblum, Multimedia Editor December 18, 2020

Despite the complications presented by COVID-19, the Jazz band has still been able to function. During the hybrid schedule, the members meet every Tuesday and Thursday morning.  All of the members were...

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...

Food and household supply donations at Greater Mount Vernon Church.

Students Aid Protests

Will Rosenblum, Multi-Media Editor October 2, 2020

As Minneapolis became the center of the Black Lives Matter Movement, Blake students aided in the fight for racial justice in a variety of ways. Nikki Stabno ’21, Rachel Winkey ’21, Kate...

Diverse Student Body Juxtaposes Religious Calendar

Will Rosenblum, News Editor October 13, 2019

The Academic School year consists of two large breaks, typically with minimal homework, that occur directly after first semester during Christmas, and after the third quarter during Easter, religious...

Parking Confusion: Construction, Carpooling, Congestion

Tyler Holmes, Noor Naseer, and Will Rosenblum September 19, 2019

Students have not had access to the Parade Park parking lot (located across from the math wing, next to the Sculpture Garden) since the start of the school year due to the Minnesota State Fair and, now,...

Student Band Breaks Pattern

Student Band Breaks Pattern

Will Rosenblum, Staff Writer December 2, 2018

In the summer of 2017, John Erlandson ‘21, Tyler May ‘21, and Will McDonald’21 formed a small, currently unnamed rock band. According to May, the start of the band formed because “[Will] plays...

From left, Sebastian Pliego '22, Lexie Dietz '20, Tommy Pan '21 enjoy the benefits of being bilingual

Bilingual Students Find Challenge in Language Class

Will Rosenblum, Contributing Writer November 2, 2018

With a vast spectrum of student language expertise, the language department has shifted to meet the needs of bilingual students. Students may continue to study the language they already know,...

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