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In the News (Fri 11 Dec 09)

  
  Blair Program
The new and improved high school covers 378,000 square feet on 42 acres and is designed to serve a capacity of 2,800 students.
The architects met with teachers, students and administrators who would be working in the new high school and acted as their pencils and paintbrushes to put down on paper the spaces they saw in their minds.
Blending the elements of the magnet school and the high school for common use by all students was achieved by linking math rooms directly to science, computer and technology labs that could be used by both programs simultaneously.
www.designshare.com /HighSchoolLibrary/HSBlair/Blair2_Prog.htm   (2253 words)

  
 ASEE PRISM - Sep 1999 - Secrets of One of America’s Best High Schools   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
When Russell talks to her students about the language and culture of the lab, it is part of a programwide effort to inculcate skills and attitudes that are essential to most high school science students but are rarely available in standard textbooks.
The eastern part of the county is lower to lower-middle class, ethnically and racially mixed, and the high school reflects that diversity and socio economic background.
When the high school moved into a new building last year, the magnet students argued for integrating the magnet classrooms as much as possible into the main school rather than isolating it in a wing of its own, as it had been before.
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 Schools Hooked On Junk Food (The Washington Post)
Blair's machines were humming during a recent lunch hour, a common occurrence at schools across the region.
High schools in the District receive $4,000 to $30,000 a year under a contract negotiated by the central office, while Fairfax schools take in $20,000 to $30,000 a year under a similar setup, officials said.
Montgomery and Prince George's officials say they are auditing schools to see how much money they raise and whether they are abiding by the rules.
www.jessejacksonjr.org /issues/i0227012665.html   (1502 words)

  
 HS Journalist of the Year
Montgomery Blair's student newspaper, Silver Chips, utilizes a highly selective interview and application process for selecting its writing staff, but Kubetin already had the newspaper advisor's attention when she was in the prerequisite journalism class.
Jody, who is the third Montgomery Blair student to win the award in the last six years, began writing for the school’s newspaper, Silver Chips, in her junior year.
Blair High School journalism teacher John Mathwin said of Kay joining the Silver Chips staff: “Almost immediately she became a star of the newspaper staff by turning what looked like an ordinary story into an exciting and important story.
www.mddcpress.com /Foundation/hswinner.htm   (2515 words)

  
 Long-Serving Principal Plans to Leave Montgomery Blair
During Gainous' tenure, Montgomery County's worst-performing high school has grown into a national powerhouse, producing as many as six of the 40 finalists in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search in recent years.
Gainous says when he started in 1984, Blair had a reputation as a "sort of a thug school," and the school board had even considered dismantling it.
Gainous is the longest-serving principal of a county high school by 12 years.
www.wtop.com /index.php?nid=25&sid=1130630   (375 words)

  
 Brown vs. Board of Education Articles
Sondheim was president of the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners during the desegregation process and continued to be involved in education in the Governor's Commission on School Performance and the Maryland State Board of Education.
Rockville native and retired teacher Rosalie Campbell shares her educational experiences in the county's colored schools, attending middle and high school in the District, and obtaining undergraduate and graduate degrees in education.
A report on the 25th reunion of Carver High School's class of 1956 and what it means when a school disappears from a community's landscape of memory.
www.montgomeryhistory.org /brownart.htm   (2441 words)

  
 Wonji - Saron Yitbarek Ethiopian crisis Montgomery Blair High School
Saron Yitbarek Ethiopian crisis Montgomery Blair High School
British Prime Minister Tony Blair appointed Zenawi to the Commission of Africa, a group of 17 leaders dedicated to self-rule and economic improvement in the continent.
Blair hoped that Zenawi would lead his country on the path to democracy.
nazret.com /blog/index.php?title=saron_yitbarek_ethiopian_crisis_montgome   (654 words)

  
 Blair student named high school journalist of the year by foundation
Montgomery County parents who wish to request a change in school assignment for their children from their home school may begin the process during the upcoming transfer season, which began Feb. 1 and will continue through April 1.
Except for consortium areas, students in Montgomery County Public Schools are assigned to a school on the basis of their place of residence and are expected to attend their home school.
The Montgomery County School Media Showcase is a chance for students from Montgomery County public and nonpublic schools to showcase their talents in the fields of graphic design and photography, motion media and Web site design.
www.gazette.net /stories/032906/takosch153811_31953.shtml   (2361 words)

  
 Testing Shows No New Active Cases of TB at Montgomery Blair High School
Results of tuberculosis (TB) tests conducted at Montgomery Blair High School last week showed no new active cases of the disease in students or staff as a result of contact with a contagious student diagnosed in December with active TB.
There is no evidence that the five students with latent TB received their exposure to the disease at Blair High School.
No new active cases of TB were found in students or staff as a result of contact with the Montgomery Blair High School student who was diagnosed with a contagious case of active tuberculosis in late 2000.
www.montgomerycountymd.gov /mc/news/press/01-28.html   (618 words)

  
 Montgomery Blair High School Human Service Professions Academy Lanyards
Montgomery Blair High School (MBHS) serves the diverse population of Silver Spring, Maryland, in Montgomery County, just outside of Washington, DC.
By the mid 1930's, the school was getting large enough that it was determined to split the junior and senior high schools, and a new high school was constructed "miles from anywhere." The high school moved, along with its seal, ring, song, traditions, and colors (red and white) in March 1935.
The new school was named after Montgomery Blair, Abraham Lincoln's Postmaster General and lawyer for Dred Scott before the Supreme Court.
www.umei.com /lanyards/ly404hd/human-service-professions-lanyards-ly404hd-hk-1960-15.htm   (603 words)

  
 MVHS Usenix/Sage Sysop Workshop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Virtual High School is a network of 15 Maryland high schools linked by the Internet to share information and resources in computational science projects.
Sysops from each of the participating high schools had an opportunity to attend the seminar and share their expertise with classmates and faculty when they return to school in the fall.
MVHS students from Blair, Lackey, Bennett, Williamsport, Havre de Grace, Arundel, and North East were among the participants.
mvhs1.mbhs.edu /mvhsproj/sage.html   (368 words)

  
 Maryland Virtual High School Background   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Montgomery Blair High School has been a national leader in the use of computational methods for scientific problem-solving.
Montgomery Blair High School will maintain a modeling and computational science server on the Internet to foster collaboration among Maryland teachers in sharing, using and developing computational science investigations.
Teachers in nearby schools will communicate on line and in person with master teachers to tap their expertise in implementing these science investigations.
mvhs1.mbhs.edu /mvhsproj/bground.html.old   (704 words)

  
 Maryland high school braces for revenue dip resulting from new nutrition standards for vending @ Vending Market Watch ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Montgomery Blair uses revenue from the machines to fund several needs not financed by schools, including the purchase of computers and payment of AP or SAT test fees for students unable to afford them.
The board discussed the financial impact of school vending machine restrictions but decided to leave it to individual schools to revise their contracts with snack and beverage vendors because vending contracts vary from school to school, according to the student member of the board, Sagar Sanghvi.
Blair High School health teacher Susan Soulandeacute; praised the board for pushing students toward eating healthier snacks.
www.amonline.com /article/article.jsp?id=12427&siteSection=1   (549 words)

  
 About Valerie Ervin (D), Candidate for Montgomery County Council, District 5, 2006
She is a former PTSA Co-president of the Montgomery County Blair High School PTSA, an NAACP Parents' Council representative, and a founding member of Blacks United for Excellence in Education and the Montgomery County Education Forum.
She has two sons who attended Montgomery Blair High School, and she was born on Andersen Air Force Base on Guam in Feb. 16, 1957.
During her tenure on the School Board she has demonstrated a willingness to take on the special interests and entrenched power brokers, not for its own sake, but to assure that services are provided to those who are often disenfranchised.
www.valerieervin.org /about.html   (586 words)

  
 DIGital   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Montgomery Blair High School Magnet Program for Science, Mathematics, and Computer Science and is fond of cartoons.
Montgomery Blair High School Magnet Program for Science, Mathematics, and Computer Science and enjoys advocating Macintosh whenever possible.
Montgomery Blair High School Magnet Program for Science, Mathematics, and Computer Science who has a strong desire for knowing the meaning of life and listening to cool dance music.
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 Latkes and leadersJewish high school clubs foster learning, camaraderie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
As a longtime leader in the club, the Blair senior says she's become a resident maven on an often overlooked post-Passover holiday that celebrates the end of a plague in the second century.
Meanwhile, JET grants this school year totaling $2,050 have helped support Jewish club programs, most notably with a $700 grant for a spring Israeli dance-a-thon jointly planned by Blair, Blake and Kennedy high schools.
Blair High School's Cohen underscores the potential of the clubs for building a Jewish sense of self among youth.
www.washingtonjewishweek.com /main.asp?SectionID=4&subsectionID=4&articleID=4667   (1081 words)

  
 Montgomery Blair High School Law Students Participate in "Mock Mediation"
Montgomery Blair High School houses close to 3,300 students at its location at the corner of Colesville Road and University Boulevard in the Four Corners area of Silver Spring.
Fifty-two percent of the Montgomery Blair's student population qualifies for free or reduced meals.
Thirty percent of Montgomery Blair's students come from families where the head of household is foreign born and 9 1/2 percent of the students are enrolled in English as a second language.
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