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Montgomery Blair High School’s Online Student Newspaper — Tuesday, May 14, 2024 Home Sports Features Opinions Blogs Entertainment News Video Art Photo HOB Email Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube ‎LatestAmong students, sports betting runs rampant Sudhish Swain | May 9, 2024, 8:07 a.m. Angelina Cao | May 5, 2024, 8:08 p.m. Blair hosts second Blair Fair since COVID-19 pandemic Mooti Chimdi | May 2, 2024, 3:23 p.m. Blair HERstory: the Love Yourself Club hosts Comedy discussion in the media center Giorgia Toti | April 29, 2024, 9:22 p.m. The door is wide open: how do Blazers think Blair can improve? Giorgia Toti | April 29, 2024, 2:29 p.m. Three… two… one… blast off with Blair Space Club Giorgia Toti | April 27, 2024, 4:35 p.m. Remedies of Blair: aches and pains and more Alex Feingold-Black | April 25, 2024, 8:51 a.m. Election season engagement opportunities Latest Consider yourself a fan of Oliver!” Entertainment | April 23, 2024, 1:18 p.m. Clarksburg junior Praneel Suvarna becomes 47th Student Member of the Board News | April 17, 2024, 8:15 p.m. Blair hosts Educational Forum News | April 16, 2024, 10:33 p.m. Our schools are unsafe, it’s time for a change Op/Ed | April 16, 2024, 2:18 p.m. Blair’s hosts their second annual free prom attire giveaway News | April 14, 2024, 5:37 p.m. Breaking down the process of running for SMOB Features | April 13, 2024, 6:04 a.m. Please, no more live-action remakes Opinions | April 9, 2024, 10:31 p.m. Features Sophia Li March 22, 2024, 3:27 a.m. Spoken in silence How sign language interpreters are paramount, yet unavailable Angelina Cao March 9, 2024, 12:41 p.m. Humans of Blair: Setting the musical stage How Maz Olson hosts a space for local musicians Sudhish Swain March 4, 2024, 1:03 p.m. Moving on from the classics Blair’s teachers are at the forefront of developing a more diverse and inclusive curriculum that deviates from teaching only the traditional texts by dead, White male authors Alex Feingold-Black March 3, 2024, 12:44 p.m. D.C.’s crime rate rises as crime declines throughout the rest of the country The high crime rate in D.C. weighs stress on local organizations to step in Betty Seleshi Feb. 23, 2024, 1:30 p.m. Sankofa: a tribute to Black stories A riveting example of Black excellence Alexander Liu Feb. 16, 2024, 1:29 p.m. From MCPS to the White House Ashwani Jain recounts his journey in politics as one of MCPS’ former students Photo Gabe Marra-Perrault May 5, 2024, 2:54 p.m. Gallery: Boy’s Lacrosse Senior Night Blair boy’s lacrosse takes down Northwood boy’s lacrosse at an intense senior night game Riana Earle May 3, 2024, 5:15 p.m. Gallery: The Glenstone Museum Blair’s ceramics students visited The Glenstone Museum in Potomac, Maryland. It is a private contemporary art museum in Potomac MD, founded in 2006 by American billionaire Mitchell Rales. Students got the opportunity to analyze famous contemporary art pieces (did not have permission to photograph) and explore the magnificent gardens that surround the several indoor galleries. Sadie Blain May 2, 2024, 10:25 p.m. Gallery: The wonder behind the Dolly Sods Wilderness Area Accessible just three hours west of us lies the beautiful Dolly Sods Wilderness Area where Blazers can go to explore, hike, camp and swim! Josephine Panner April 23, 2024, 1:52 p.m. Gallery: Blair’s Premiere of Oliver! A production filled with passion, song, and British accents. Maggie Megosh April 17, 2024, 9:40 a.m. Gallery: Blair falls to Blake in recent boys lacrosse game On Monday, April 15th, Blazers ended in a 11 - 15 loss against Blake. Josephine Panner April 12, 2024, 1:29 p.m. Gallery: Batter Up Blazers! The Montgomery Blair baseball team take on the BCC Barons in a late night showdown. Art Sarah Zhang May 17, 2023, 7:31 a.m. Art: AP Season is Over Best of luck to everyone on their APs! A comic about my feelings on it. Bitanya Hailu May 16, 2023, 1:26 p.m. Art: SMOB Election As the SMOB election came to a close, it led to different opinions on the winner. Tovy Udomtanasub Feb. 17, 2023, 9:27 p.m. Art: Sleep-School Balance It’s hard to sleep when there’s work to be done Sophia Li Feb. 10, 2023, 2:12 p.m. Art: How to Manifest a Snow Day As winter comes to a close, we have yet to experience a snow day this year. Chikara Yamagishi Jan. 10, 2023, 5:01 p.m. Art: Breakdancing Club While breakdancing may be hard, the breakdancing club is open to people of all levels of skill. Open during lunch on Thursdays in the wrestling room, people are free to practice their own skills and learn from the experienced members of the club. Alisha Wu Jan. 7, 2023, 12:59 p.m. Art: Life Skills vs School Success Isn’t it funny how we can do calculus and learn about thousands of years of history, yet don’t know what setting the washing machine on should be to wash 50% cotton, 50% polyester shirts? HOB Silvan Unger March 12, 2024, 1:23 p.m. Humans of Blair: Basketball, bonds, and balancing relationships Jordan Warner shares her philosophy on relationships Tejusvi Vijay March 3, 2024, 8:11 p.m. Humans of Blair: There’s no better time to start… Oliver Solomon shares his journey from learning to sketch to selling graphic t-shirts Alex Feingold-Black March 3, 2024, 12:38 p.m. Humans of Blair: Grappling limbs, coding, and philosophical questions Daniel Wu juggles many things in his busy schedule and achieves success in each Alexander Liu March 1, 2024, 8:55 p.m. Baking with a purpose Serena Laney explains her journey in baking, dancing, and more Mooti Chimdi Feb. 8, 2024, 2:21 p.m. Humans of Blair: A trailblazer for education Marshall Collier’s journey to exploring education Angelina Cao Feb. 8, 2024, 1:19 p.m. Humans of Blair: The breakdancing track star with a sword The seven hobbies of Kaan Gin News Celebrating Pi Day is as easy as 3, 1, 4 By Angelina Cao | March 14, 2024, 2:04 p.m. Math Honors Society hosts activities in the Media Center Eritrean born Ethiopian-American analogue photographer Redeat Wondemu visits Blair By Bethel Ameha | March 1, 2024, 11:05 p.m. Wondemu shares her life story and exhibits her art Springbrook High School hosts Family Forum on Mental Health & Substance Use Prevention By Josey Merolli | Feb. 27, 2024, 1:37 p.m. The event aimed to educate parents and students on opioid use, responding to overdoses, and mental health struggles University of Maryland Dean of the College of Education Kimberly Griffin visits Blair By Giorgia Toti , , }Tejusvi Vijay | Feb. 24, 2024, 12:37 p.m. Dr. Kimberly Griffin visited Blair’s Black Student Union to share her work and experiences promoting diversity and equity in higher education programs. Montgomery Blair teacher elected as MCEA president By Caleb Elazar | Feb. 22, 2024, 9:23 p.m. David Stein will serve as Montgomery County’s teachers union’s lead official for the next two years Sports Blair coed volleyball crushes the Screaming Eagles By Katie Phung , , }Sophia Zeng Blair girls’ varsity basketball vanquishes Einstein Titans in senior night win By Mooti Chimdi , , }Angelina Cao Blair boys’ basketball earns first-season win against the Wheaton Knights By Mooti Chimdi , , }Bethel Ameha Blair girls’ basketball dominates Northwood in blowout Battle of Boulevard game By Giorgia Toti , , }Tejusvi Vijay Blair girls’ varsity soccer team fights valiantly but loses to Whitman in state championship By Silvan Unger Blair varsity girls’ field hockey falls to Bethesda-Chevy Chase By Silvan Unger A closer look at Thursday’s three indoor soccer league games By Andrew Sutich Blair boys’ soccer demolish Blake Bengals on senior night By Giorgia Toti Blair football loses homecoming game to Bethesda-Chevy Chase Barons By Mooti Chimdi , , }Betty Seleshi Blair football loses to Quince Orchard 0-41 By Mooti Chimdi Blair boys’ soccer finds their first loss of the season to Einstein Titans By Giorgia Toti Blair girls’ soccer vanquish Wheaton Knights By Lillian Paterson Opinions Teaching to nobody: The aftermath of MCPS’ failed cell phone policy Social media is a...