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Gallery: "Education not Deportation" Walkout
By Zach Carter | June 12, 2025, 12:20 p.m. | In Local »
At noon on Thursday, June 12, students at Montgomery Blair High School walked out of school to protest student deportation. Following the recent deportation of a Blair junior, Blair students made their way around to the front of the SAC to express their concerns with the Trump administration’s expansion of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE).
Blair and Wheaton sophomores win the Congressional App Challenge
By Meghna Singh | Feb. 20, 2025, 2:28 p.m. | In Local »
Learn about “Better Buildings,” and the students behind the change to improve school infrastructure.
Blair under lockdown after mistaken reports of gunshots across the street
By Sachin Parikh, Maya Britto | Jan. 24, 2023, 1:52 p.m. | In Local »
Incident involving fireworks at Woodmoor Shopping Center met with county police response
MCPS officials discuss recent influx in fatal youth opioid overdoses
By Maya Britto | Jan. 21, 2023, 2:20 p.m. | In Local »
Students unaware of fentanyl in counterfeit drugs are at risk of death as illicit opioid availability increases
Closed campus policy challenged by students
By Josey Merolli, Sophia Zeng | Jan. 19, 2023, 10:40 p.m. | In Local »
Principal Renay Johnson responds to the criticism
Blazer Jazz Combo performs at former Blair Assistant Principal Dr. Docca’s retirement ceremony
By Sudhish Swain | Dec. 9, 2022, 5:25 p.m. | In Local »
The select group of musicians from Blair’s Jazz Ensemble was invited to perform at the ceremony by MCPS
Freshman Class Officer Election Results Announced
By Srijani Chakraborty, Sudhish Swain | Nov. 30, 2022, 2:56 p.m. | In Local »
Freshmen Anuva Maloo and Mooti Chimdi were elected to represent the Class of 2026 earlier this month
Blair hosts second Kindness Corner of the year
By Srijani Chakraborty, Sudhish Swain | Nov. 18, 2022, 3:03 p.m. | In Local »
Blair’s “Friday Freebies” was a huge success, supplying students with coats, gloves, and other essential items for the winter season
MCPS antiracism audit reports inequities among students of color
By Alexander Liu, Maya Britto | Oct. 19, 2022, 1:05 p.m. | In Local »
The two-year study found students of color consistently reported lower satisfaction than their white peers.
The Voces Unidas Hispanic Festival ends the National Hispanic Heritage Month on a high note
By Alex Feingold-Black | Oct. 18, 2022, 10:18 p.m. | In Local »
A cultural celebration of hispanic countries through lively dances, songs, and parades
48 Blazers become National Merit semifinalists
By Kate Gray | Oct. 1, 2022, 10:23 p.m. | In Local »
Almost one third of MCPS semifinalists in the PSAT-based competition were Blair students.
American University reaches agreement with striking staff
By Gabe Prevots | Aug. 27, 2022, 2:23 p.m. | In Local »
Week-long strike comes to an end after staff union accepts labor deal
Blair on lockdown, police nearby after reports of a weapon on school property
By Maya Britto | June 16, 2022, 2:32 p.m. | In Local »
At 1:51 p.m., Montgomery Blair High School went into lockdown after a weapon sighting on school grounds was reported.
Blazers honor the victims of the Uvalde and Buffalo shootings
By Sophia Zeng | June 2, 2022, 1:07 p.m. | In Local »
The MBHS Latinx Leaders Association organized a vigil for those affected by the mass shootings
Arvin Kim elected as Student Member of the Board of Education
By Sachin Parikh | April 21, 2022, 1:03 p.m. | In Local »
Kim will succeed Hana O'Looney as the 45th SMOB
Maryland Board of Education changes graduation requirement for health education classes
By Gabe Prevots | April 7, 2022, 4:15 p.m. | In Local »
Beginning with Class of 2025, students must now take a full year of health
Tornado warning issued on March 31
By Sophia Zeng | April 1, 2022, 9:54 p.m. | In Local »
Two tornadoes passed through the DMV area yesterday evening
UPDATE: Maryland Senate passed a new congressional map on March 30
By Sophia Zeng | April 1, 2022, 5:24 p.m. | In Local »
The General Assembly passes alternate map after the former map was taken down for "extreme partisan gerrymandering"
Judge struck down Maryland's congressional map as unconstitutional
By Sophia Zeng | March 28, 2022, 9:46 p.m. | In Local »
The Maryland General Assembly will need to create a new map by March 30
Trucker convoy continues to loop the Capital Beltway
By Kathereen Yang | March 10, 2022, 7:11 p.m. | In Local »
Protestors demand that all COVID-19 mandates be lifted
Explosion and fire break out in Silver Spring apartments
By Kathereen Yang | March 3, 2022, 8:51 p.m. | In Local »
A cut gas pipe contributed to the fire but the source of ignition remains unknown
Metro SmarTrip cards purchased before 2012 must be replaced by March 1
By Kathereen Yang | Feb. 28, 2022, 9:35 p.m. | In Local »
The Metro has installed new faregates that do not work with older SmarTrip cards
Monifa McKnight selected as next superintendent of MCPS
By Maya Britto | Feb. 9, 2022, 2:20 p.m. | In Local »
Unanimous vote by the school board made McKnight MCPS’s first female superintendent.
17-year-old student charged with attempted murder in shooting at Magruder High School
By Sachin Parikh | Jan. 23, 2022, 4:15 p.m. | In Local »
Police say the student used a 'ghost gun' in the shooting that left a 15-year-old student in critical condition.
“Maryland, My Maryland” repealed as state song
By Gabe Prevots | Oct. 11, 2021, 10:16 p.m. | In Local »
Maryland legislature overwhelmingly voted to cast out the outdated and offensive poem
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