The piercing truth
By Alexa Scott | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
The adventure I've been through since the day I went under the needle has made my life a lot more complicated than I was betting on.
Girl assaulted near Blair
By Elizabeth Green | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
The league of extraordinary athletes
By Katherine Epstein | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
No strings attached
By Elizabeth Packer | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Samantha Baker sits across from her longtime crush Jake Ryan, their faces lit by the candles glowing on the birthday cake in-between them. This scene from the classic 1980s movie Sixteen Candles ends with Jake asking Samantha out after the two share a kiss. Oh, the simple days, when romance ruled, and friends were just friends. At Blair, where "going out,” "hooking-up” and "friends with benefits” are common, the dating lines have been blurred and romance is no longer required for physical intimacy. While many Blazers still choose committed relationships, friendships that include sexual hook-ups are becoming increasingly common.
snoWatch
By KC Costanzo, Jeremy Hoffman | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Check out the Silver Chips Online snoWatch for all school-related snow information!
Getting a splash out of water sports
By Olivia Bevacqua | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Sophomore Jocelyn Dowling has one thing on her mind as she fights her way through the Potomac River's raging rapids in July 2003: staying afloat. Capsizing could mean the loss of three days' worth of food and supplies tied loosely to the seat behind her. Water sprays across her face as she maneuvers through the whitewater, edging past jagged rocks that dwarf her red canoe.
WUSA folds
By Ellie Blalock | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
The Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) announced its closure on Monday, September 15, due to low attendance and poor sponsorship, according to CNN.com. WUSA's announcement came days before the Women's World Cup began on September 20.
Blazers can't heat up against WJ
By Luke Bostian, Zach Mellman | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
With the clock winding down in the girls' basketball team's game against the Walter Johnson (WJ) Wildcats, the Blazers were forced to foul in order to stop the clock. This is a common technique, but Blair failed to grasp one key aspect of the strategy: Foul the other team's worst free-throw shooter. Blair, instead, fouled Wildcat star Alex Porter four times late in the game. She hit all her shots to keep the lead for the Wildcats. So despite a valiant effort from the Blazers, WJ proved to be too strong, and Blair lost, 47-38.
This ol' Blair just ain't what it used to be
By Elana Eisen-Markowitz | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Spirit Week pictures: Vogue Day
By Kevin Fang, Jeremy Hoffman | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Mark Shriver speaks at Blair
By Jeremy Hoffman, Nora Toiv | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Spirit at a standstill
By Sally Colwell | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
"Do we have to go?” one of my classmates asked a few weeks ago. I begrudgingly got my books together and left class to attend yet another mandatory assembly dreamed up by Blair's administration, an event otherwise known as a pep rally.
Teenage diabetes on the rise
By Colby Chapman | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Hispanic Heritage Month special feature
By Jeremy Hoffman | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Silver Chips Online special on Hispanic Heritage Month.
Summaries stunt students' studies
By Gabriel Morden-Snipper | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
We said, ‘we're gonna make books about books for people who like reading, and to help people enjoy reading.' And that's exactly what we've done,” said Justin Kestler, editorial director of SparkNotes, in an Aug 1 interview for NPR's Talk of the Nation.
Former nun inspires student success
By Sreela Namboodiri | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Dressed modestly in black, Sister Phillip Mary arranges her 68 students into two separate lines as they enter class for their first day of second grade at St. Margaret's Grade School in Bel-Air, Maryland. Once they are settled, the nun leads her students in prayer as their little voices chime together, heads bowed and palms crossed.
Student wins Hispanic Heritage Award
By Jeremy Hoffman | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Renovations Spring into action
By Tina Peng, Eliot Stein | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
The Discovery Communications building's warmly lit main lobby smells of plastic, Windex and fresh paint. A cheerfully dinging mechanical contraption pushes and shakes rainbow-colored balls down a series of tracks. Outside, as a family passes by on the sidewalk, its wide-eyed toddler glances back five times at "Stan,” a Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil replica that glares malevolently through the glass wall.
Student wins Hispanic Heritage Award
By Jeremy Hoffman | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
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