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ver  the  past  spring  break,  17  Blake  students  and  three  chaperones  travelled  to  India,  where  they  participated  in  an  ex-­â€? change  with  The  Lawrence  School,  Sanawar  for  7  days.  The  Lawrence  School  is  a  prestigious  private  school  that  enrolls  about  700  high  school  students,  much  like  Blake.      Unlike  Blake,  The  Lawrence  School  is  a  boarding  school,  so  during  the  exchange  Blake  stu-­â€? dents  were  able  to  see  what  it  was  like  to  live  on  school  grounds.       While  in  Sanawar,  each  Blake  student  was  paired  with  a  Sanawar  student  to  shadow,  with  whom  they  attended  school,  participated  in  fun  activities  such  as  cooking Â

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classes,  and  observed  the  inner  workings  of  The  Lawrence  School.       As  part  of  the  experience,  Blake  stu-­â€? †‡Â?–• •ƒ™ Ď?‹”•–ŠƒÂ?† †‹ˆˆ‡”‹Â?‰ Š‘—•‡-­â€? hold  and  educational  structures,  and  were  able  to  build  friendships  with  their  hosts.  Ethan  Graham  ’17 …‘Â?Ď?‹”Â?• –Šƒ– –Š‡ –”‹’ ƒŽŽ‘™‡† him  to  compare  and  contrast  two  cultures,  remembering  that  he  “loved  Indiaâ€?  because  he  was  able  to  “learn  more  about  how  people  do  things  in  India  relative  to  how  peo-­â€? ple  do  things  in  the  United  States.â€?        This  October  25,  the  exchange  was  reciprocated,  and  20  Sanawar  students  arrived  in  Minneapolis  to  spend  eight  days  living  in  the  homes  of  their  Blake  exchange  part-­â€?

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ners.  The  eight  days  that  Sanawar  students  are  spending  in  Minne-­â€? apolis  are  scheduled  with  a  vari-­â€? ety  of  opportunities  to  both  spend  time  with  their  host  families,  and  immerse  themselves  into  the  cul-­â€? tural  highlights  of  Minnesota.       The  students  will  tour  land-­â€? marks  like  the  Guthrie  Theater,  the  Walker  Art  Center,  University  of  Minnesota,  and  the  state  capitol.       Balancing  the  formal  sightseeing  are  recreational  events  planned  for  Sanawar  students  to  enjoy  certain  activities  that  they  might  not  have  at  home,  including  trick-­â€?or-­â€?treating  on  Halloween,  a  Blake  Open  Mic  Night,  and  bowling.  In  order  to  fully  understand  the  life  at  Blake, Â

Sanawar  students  attended  a  day  of  school  on  Monday,  October  28,  though  it  was  cut  short  by  the  girls’  soccer  game  at  the  Metrodome.      To  the  Minnesotans  in  India,  it  seemed  that  the  education  system  was  where  the  biggest  differenc-­â€? es  manifested  themselves.  Siona  Dev  ’14  noted  that  the  Lawrence  School  “very  different  than  ours  in  terms  of  the  structure  and  how  they  learn.â€?  Kelsey  Swing  ’15  was  surprised  that  there  “were  zero  discussions  [in  class]  and  very  few  questions  asked/answered.â€?       Sanawar  students  can  observe  the  reverse  qualities  in  Blake  classrooms,  as  well  as  that,  as  Dev  adds,  “we’re  all  learning  the Â

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same  material,  halfway  across  the  world  and  in  such  a  different  way!â€?       Those  who  have  had  the  ben-­â€? ‡Ď?‹– ‘ˆ ’ƒ”–‹…‹’ƒ–‹Â?‰ ‹Â? –Š‡ ‡š-­â€? change  understand  that  educa-­â€? tion,  while  often  similar  in  content,  can  mean  a  completely  different  school  day  experience  depend-­â€? ing  on  the  region  and  culture.       Even  those  who  are  not  host-­â€? ing  a  student  will  be  impacted  by  the  exchange  in  some  way,  perhaps  from  hearing  a  new  perspective  ‹Â? Â…ÂŽÂƒÂ•Â•ÇĄ ‰”‡‡–‹Â?‰ •‘Â?‡ Ď?‹”•–nj–‹Â?‡ trick-­â€?or-­â€?treaters,  or  hearing  the  students  from  the  Lawrence  School  students  give  a  presentation  to  as-­â€? sembly  on  Thursday,  October  31. Â

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hat  is  the  first  thing  that  a  stu-­â€? dent  will  do  on  a  typi-­â€? cal  Friday  night?  Rare-­â€? ly  will  a  student  come  home,  sit  down,  and  work  o n  a ll  t heir  h ome-­â€? work.  The  most  com-­â€? mon  scenario  is  a  stu-­â€? dent  leaving  all  of  their  school  work  for  a  late  Sunday  night.  Why  do  students  do  this?  Even  if  we  have  some  time  before  Sunday  night,  we  don’t  unzip  our  backpacks  a nd  i mmedi-­â€? ately  start  working.  In  short,  why  do  students  procrastinate?      According  to  dic-­â€? tionary.com,  procrasti-­â€? nation  means  to  delay  or  postpone  action,  or  to  put  off  something.  At  Blake,  this  seems  to  be  a  very  common  oc-­â€? currence.  Whether  it  is  an  everyday  habit  or  a  rare  incident,  all  stu-­â€? dents  have  procrasti-­â€? nated  at  least  once  or  twice.       Each  student  has  his  or  her  own  way  of Â

procrastinating.  “I  sit  in  my  room,  texting  people,  or  watching  Netflix,  or  go  to  games.  I’m  very  good  at  it  so  I  do  it  all  the  time,�  says  Gus  Austin  ’15.  Other  students  describe  their  procrastinating  as  be-­� ing  continuously  con-­� nected  to  Facebook,  Twitter,  Instagram,  Tumblr,  and  other  pop-­� ular  social  networking  sites.  Students  do  this  primarily  because  they  don’t  feel  like  working  anymore,  especially  having  just  spent  seven  hours  in  school,  and  possibly  a  couple  more  hours  because  of  extra-­� curricular  activities.       “I  procrastinate  mainly  because  I’m  bored  with  homework  and  I  don’t  want  to  do  it.  I ’m  t ired  f rom  s chool  when  I  get  home  and  I  really  don’t  want  to  do  anything,�  says  Sita  Dandiker  ’15.  Stu-­� dents  are  also  say  that  this  problem  is  becom-­� ing  larger  and  increas-­�

ing  e ven  m ore  t hrough-­â€? out  the  years.  “I  think  people  a re  g etting  m ore  and  more  distracted  by  phones  and  comput-­â€? ers  and  the  new  social  world.  Procrastination  is  d efinitely  i ncreasing,  especially  w ith  t he  n ew  iPhone  coming  out,  “  says  Myles  Cunning-­â€? ham  ’16.     According  to  web-­â€? h o m e . i n d i r e c t . c o m ,  procrastination  is  pri-­â€? marily  caused  by  dis-­â€? organization,  fear,  and  perfectionism.  So  what  can  students  do  to  stop  themselves  from  pro-­â€? crastinating?  It  is  im-­â€? portant  to  break  away  from  these  thoughts  of  perfectionism  and  fear  in  order  to  control  procrastination  and  di-­â€? minish  it.       A  s uper  e ffective  w ay  of  doing  this  is  to  make  a  “To-­â€?doâ€?  list.  That’s  right,  a  list  with  little  check  boxes  and  things  to  do,  numbered  in  or-­â€? der  of  what  is  most  important.  This  little Â

list  can  help  students  to  become  better  orga-­� nized  in  schoolwork,  extracurricular  activi-­� ties,  and  social/per-­� sonal  life.  Focus  on  the  most  important  goals/ hardest  stuff  and  finish  them  first.  Give  your-­� self  enough  time  and  pace  yourself,  don’t  rush  your  work  but  don’t  let  perfectionism  keep  you  working  on  one  math  problem  for  forty  minutes.      Remember  to  re-­� move  all  distractions,  focus  on  the  end  goal,  and  always  remember  that  perfection  is  never  necessary.  Help,  either  from  f riends  a nd  f amily,  or  teachers,  is  always  an  aid  to  your  work.    Motivate  yourself  to  do  your  best,  try  your  hardest,  and  in  return,  reward  yourself.  The  action  you  take  to  de-­� crease  procrastination  will  only  make  your  life  feel  more  organized  and  well-­�managed.

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he  grade  lounges,  the  library,  the  couches  outside  of  college  coun-­� seling  a re  a ll  m eant  t o  b e  p laces  w here  students  can  get  work  done.  But  with  many  loud  conversations  going  on  in  all  o f  t hese  h otspots,  i t  c an  b e  h ard  t o  focus.  H ere  a re  s ome  q uieter  p laces  t o  maximize  p roductivity.

1.  The  Pendulum:  This  unique  spot  is  q uiet  for  s tudying  a nd  relaxing.  B e-­� cause  t he  p endulum  a rea  i s  fairly  p ri-­�

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vate,  t here  a re  few  d isturbances  a nd  i nterruptions.

2.  Mr.  Teslow’s  photography  area:  This  secretive  area  wouldn’t  be  the  first  place  one  might  think  of  as  a  good  place  to  study.  Since  a  couch  exists  in  the  photography  hallway,  studying  down  here  could  be  an  option  for  you.  The  quiet  and  bare  surround-­â€? ings  o ffer  a  d istraction-­â€?free  s pace  t o  s pread  o ut  a nd  quickly  f inish  h omework!  3.  The  third  floor  mural:  Now,  with  the  new  mu-­â€? ral,  the  third  floor  is  finally  bright  and  offers  an  interesting  experience  when  walking  through  the  hallway!  W ith  t he  exciting  a rtwork  o n  o ne  s ide,  a nd  bare  wall  on  the  other,  studying  in  this  space  pro-­â€? vides  t wo  d ifferent  o ptions:  e ither  face  t he  m ural  t o  lighten  your  m ood,  o r  l ook  a t  t he  b lank  wall  t o  focus  and  g et  work  d one.  4.  L ockers  o n  t hird  f loor:  A lthough  n ot  m any  p eo-­â€? ple  actually  use  their  lockers  to  store  belongings,  they   a re  a  p erfect  l ocation  t o  s tudy!  Weave  yourself  into  t he  m aze  o f  l ockers  t o  f ind  a  q uiet  s pot  t o  s leep Â

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n  a  M onday  m orning,  students  are  waking  up  early  to  slip  through  the  doors  by  7:50  a.m.  We  g o  f rom  c lass  to  c lass,  then  to  sports,  then  back  to  more  homework.  We  finish  the  day  late  at  night,  continuing  this  cycle  daily.  The  fact  is,  Blake  students  are  tired.  We  a ren’t  g etting  e nough  time  each  day  to  simply  sleep,  and  this  puts  a  dent  in  how  full  we  can  be  a s  p eople.       The  results  from  the  Challenge  Success  sur-­â€? vey  taken  by  Blake  high-­â€? schoolers  last  spring  reveal  that  on  an  aver-­â€? age  school  night,  stu-­â€? dents  are  only  getting  6.5  hours  of  sleep.  That  is  3  hours  less  than  the  recommended  9.5  by  the  National  Sleep  Founda-­â€? tion.  According  to  t he  I n-­â€? dependent  S chool  Health  Check  a lso  t aken  by  B lake Â

students  last  year,  79%  of  students  said  they  went  to  b ed  a fter  1 1  p .m.  every  night  and  only  8%  of  s tudents  reported  t hat  their  sleep  habits  didn’t  interfere  with  their  daily  functioning.  That  means  that  n early  every  s tudent  at  our  school  deals  with  the  frustrating  effects  of  not  receiving  vital  s leep.     Every  s tudent  m ay  h ave   a  d ifferent  reason  for  n ot  finding  enough  time  to  sleep  from  over  involve-­â€? ment  in  clubs  and  sports  to  procrastination  but  a  common  t hread  s eems  to  be  pressure  to  perform  well  combined  with  the  modern  day  catastrophe  of  over  s cheduling.       E llie  B urton  ’16  s ays,  “At  Blake  you  have  a  lot  of  pressure  to  get  good  grades,  and  between  lots  of  h ome  work  a nd  l ots  o f  sports,  kids  aren’t  put-­â€? ting  sleep  as  a  priority.â€? Â

Students  are  becoming  so  caught  up  in  the  pres-­� sure  to  succeed  from  teachers,  parents,  and  themselves  that  they  are  forgetting  the  most  important  thing:  taking  care  o f  themselves.      As  teenagers  receive  less  and  less  sleep,  it  can  deteriorate  their  ability  to  focus,  solve  problems  and  remember  lessons.  It  can  also  cause  aggres-­� sive  behavior  and  lead  to  illness.  Natalie  Norberg  ’15  said  that  when  she  doesn’t  get  enough  sleep  it  feels  “like  the  world  is  going  to  end.  Basically  like  there  is  going  to  be  an  apocalypse  if  I  don’t  sleep.�  Niki  Anderson  ’17  says  he  feels  “tired  and  like  it’s  much  harder  to  focus.�  These  students  also  claimed  that  it  was  harder  to  p articipate  f ul-­� ly  in  extracurricular  ac-­� tivities  with  little  s leep.

     By  adding  more  and  more  to  our  daily  lives,  causing  us  to  be  much  more  tired,  we  are  actu-­� ally  taking  away  from  the  experiences  we  could  be  having.       Sleep  is  as  vital  as  the  oxygen  you  breathe  and  the  food  you  eat,  so  making  sleep  a  priority  is  essential.  If  you  find  yourself  struggling  to  get  in  those  9.5  hours,  just  start  with  something  simple  like  finding  a  new  way  to  manage  your  time  or  even  just  sneaking  in  a  twenty  minute  nap.  To  be  the  best  people  we  can  be,  we  need  to  un-­� derstand  that  taking  care  of  ourselves  is  the  real  success.  For more information RQ VOHHS à LS WR SDJH

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Students  win  chocolate  milk Forum-­Taher  negotiations  succesful Julia Rock ‡ 6WDII :ULWHU

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very  spring,  members  of  the  sophomore  and  junior  classes  partici-­â€? pate  in  elections  for  class  president.  Students  give  speeches  during  grade  meetings,  often  times  promising  a  fun  class  re-­â€? treat  and  discussing  their  plans  for  better  homework  policies,  or  telling  us  that  this  year,  Forum  is  going  to  “do  something.â€?  This  year,  junior  and  senior  class  presidents  Charlie  Levitt  ‘15  and  Margaret  Gra-­â€? ham  ‘14  along  with  Forum  co-­â€?chair  Clare  Flanagan  ‘14  delivered.  Starting  on  Monday  October  7,  one  carton  of  chocolate  milk  has  been  available  to  each  Upper  School  student  on  Monday  during  lunch.             Students  at  the  upper  school  have  been  press-­â€? ing  for  chocolate  milk  for  about  5  years.  What  did  ‘”—Â? †‘ –‘ Ď?‹Â?ƒŽŽ› „”‹Â?‰ Taher  and  the  adminis-­â€? tration  around?  First  and  foremost,  Nicolle  Thom-­â€? as,  Food  Service  Director Â

for  Taher,  said  that  Forum  brought  her  a  formal  pro-­â€? ’‘•ƒŽ ˆ‘” –Š‡ Ď?‹”•– –‹Â?‡Ǥ ƒ-­â€? her  has  resisted  chocolate  milk  in  the  past  because  it  has  more  sugar  than  white  milk,  and  Thomas  hopes  that  students  will  get  into  the  healthy  habit  of  drinking  milk  even  when  it  is  not  supple-­â€? mented  with  chocolate.  However,  she  commented,  “...I  was  willing  to  listen  to  what  they  had  to  say  as  we  are  always  trying  to  balance  what  the  kids  want  with  what  the  adults  want.â€?  Levitt  and  Flanagan  met  with  Thomas  early  this  school  year,  and  “dur-­â€? ing  that  chocolate  milk  meeting  Taher  and  Forum  came  to  an  agreement...â€?  Thomas  reminded  stu-­â€? dents,  “We  hope  to  offer  [chocolate  milk]  as  a  re-­â€? ward  for  behavior,  which  has  been  very  good  this  year.  If  there  are  occasions  when  behavior  is  not  up  to  par...  we  might  take  away  chocolate  milk  for  a  Mon-­â€?

day.â€?      Although  it  might  seem  like  the  entire  student  body  has  been  eager  for  chocolate  milk,  a  surpris-­â€? ing  number  of  students  admitted  their  indiffer-­â€? ence  to  the  change.  A  past  forum  representative,  Greg  Lim  ‘15,  said  that  “Chocolate  milk  is  not  something  I  really  worry  about  as  a  junior...It’s  nice  and  convenient,  but  not  at  the  top  of  my  priority  list  for  things  to  be  done  by  Forum.â€?  Other  students  interviewed  commented  that  they  would  rather  have  dessert  than  choco-­â€? late  milk.      Of  course,  many  stu-­â€? dents  are  looking  forward  to  having  chocolate  milk  with  lunch  on  Mondays.  Shruti  Gupta  ’17  is  eager  for  the  change:   “I’m  excit-­â€? ed.  We  had  chocolate  milk  in  middle  school  but  it  was  every  other  Friday.â€?       This  new  development  has  caused  the  student  body  to  think  a  little  bit Â

differently  about  Fo-­� rum  and  its  role  at  the  Upper  School.  Graham  remarked  that  “I  hope  the  student  body  knows  that  we  are  persistent  and  dedicated  to  getting  the  work  done.�  Some  students  see  chocolate  milk  in  the  lunchroom  as  evidence  that  Forum  lis-­� tens  to  the  student  body.  Jake  Meyers  ’14  noted,  “People  think  they  [Fo-­� rum]  don’t  really  do  that  much,  at  least  I  do,  but  now  it  shows  they’re  do-­� ing  stuff.�  Rachel  Hertz-­� berg  ‘15,  when  asked  if  the  addition  of  chocolate  milk  changed  the  way  she  thought  about  Fo-­� rum,  responded  “It  does  to  some  extent,  because  I  have  never  been  aware  of  Forum  doing  something  that  affects  daily  life.  Fo-­� rum  usually  doesn’t  do  things  that  actually  af-­� fect  me.�  Or,  as  freshman  Connor  Sabers  put  it,  “I  think  it  shows  that  Forum  actually  does  do  things.�

oes  anyone  remember  Harald?  Harald  Eik-­â€? en  went  to  Blake  for  the  2011-­â€?12  school  year.  He  was  from  Lund,  Sweden  and  was  a  part  of  the  Class  of  2013.  During  his  time  at  Blake,  he  gained  academic  skills  that  he  says  still  have  a  huge  impact  on  his  edu-­â€? cation  today.  His  year  in  Minnesota  naturally  im-­â€? proved  his  English  as  well,  which  he  said  is  a  great  ad-­â€? vantage.       Eiken  is  still  in  contact  with  most  of  his  close  friends  from  Blake;  he  •–ƒ–‡† Š‡ ‹• …‘Â?Ď?‹†‡Â?– –Š‡› will  remain  his  lifelong  friends.  In  fact,  He  spent  most  of  this  summer  trav-­â€? eling  around  Europe  with  former  Blake  students  Caroline  Hunsicker  ’13,  Aileen  Ugurbil  ’13  and  Alex  Herkert  ’13.  He  said  the  transition  back  to  life  in  Sweden  was  not  too  bad  because  he  remained  in  contact  with  his  close  friends.  Right  now,  he  is  in  his  senior  year  of  high  school  in  Lund  (Enskilda  Gymnasiet)  and  will  grad-­â€? uate  this  spring.  ucy  Wu  came  to  Blake  last  school  year.  She  immersed  herself  in  the Â

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community  by  creating  her  own  paper-­�cutting  club  and  was  also  a  part  of  Community  Service  Board.  While  at  Blake,  she  was  in  the  Class  of  2014  and  had  three  different  host  families—the  Boat-­� mans,  the  Frenkels  and  the  Clarks.  At  Blake,  she  credits  her  English  and  History  teachers  for  being  able  to  think  below  the  surface  of  texts  and  all  the  teachers  and  students  for  welcoming  her  to  Blake’s  community.  Her  fondest  memory  of  Blake  was  be-­� ing  a  part  of  the  band  tour  in  Chicago.  She  had  never  been  a  member  of  a  band  before  and  this  tour  made  her  feel  that  she  was  a  part  of  the  group.  Right  now,  she  is  in  a  special  program  in  school  for  stu-­� dents  applying  to  college  abroad.  She  only  has  to  go  to  school  two  days  a  week  because  she  does  not  have  to  take  the  China’s  col-­� lege  admission  test,  the  Gaokao.  She  is  not  able  to  communicate  with  friends  very  easily  because  Face-­� book  is  illegal  in  China,  so  she  would  like  her  friends  from  Blake  to  e-­�mail  her  at  weitongwu_lucy@163.

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ccording  to  Ellie  Walker  ‘16,  “People  have  a  right  to  pee  in  peace,â€?  while  an  anony-­â€? mous  member  of  the  Class  of  2016  said,  “I  don’t  un-­â€? derstand  the  need  for  them‌  If  [you’re  a  boy]  use  the  men’s  and  if  [you’re  a  girl]  use  the  women’s.â€?

     These  comments  were  made  in  reference  to  the  proposed  gender-­â€?neutral  bathrooms  in  the  science  wing,  which  were  sup-­â€? posed  to  be  installed  along  with  the  recent  renova-­â€? tion.  However,  there  are  no  gender-­â€?neutral  bath-­â€? rooms  in  the  school,  and Â

the  science  wing  restrooms  are  still  labeled  “Womenâ€?  and  “Men.â€?       The  actual  change  to  gender-­â€?neutral  bathrooms  is  simple;  all  that  would  happen  is  the  signs  on  the  wall  next  to  the  restroom Â

would  not  read  “Menâ€?  and  “Women,â€?  but  in-­â€? stead  “Gender  Neutral.â€?  That’s  it.  The  facilities  wouldn’t  be  changed  at  all.  The  goal  is  simply  to  make  a  safe,  essentially  un-­â€?labeled  space  for  any Â

student  who  enters  it.  Ac-­â€? cording  to  Anne  Gray-­â€? beal,  the  school  is  in  full  support  of  the  change  but  feels  that  no  student  has  owned  it  as  their  cause.  As  Graybeal  said,  “having  a  building  in  which  all  of  the Â

bathrooms  are  gendered  ‹Â?’Ž‹‡• Â–ÂŠÂƒÂ–ÇĄ „› †‡Ď?‹Â?‹-­â€? tion,  we  believe  that  ev-­â€? ery  single  person  in  the  building  must  or  should  identify  as  one  gender.â€?         Are  we  ready  for  gen-­â€? der-­â€?neutral  bathrooms?

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ccording  to  Security  Offi-­� cer  Steve  Haugh,  the  Min-­� neapolis  Park  and  Recreation  Board  has  denied  Blake’s  re-­� quest  to  open  the  gate  linking  the  Sculpture  Garden  parking  lot  to  the  intersection  of  Dun-­� woody  Boulevard  and  Stadium  Parkway  in  the  morning  as  it  is  in  the  afternoon.       Now  that  all  drivers  trying  to  get  to  school  in  the  morning  have  been  routed  through  the  intersection  of  Stadium  Park-­� way  and  Kenwood  Parkway  (right  by  the  visitors’  parking  lot),  students  are  often  met  with  a  frustrating  traffic  jam  as  they  wait  for  a  break  in  the  traffic  on  Kenwood.  The  back-­� up  makes  many  late  to  school  and  encourages  drivers  to  take  faster  left  turns  onto  Kenwood  as  they  try  to  “beat�  cars  com-­�

ing  from  both  the  left  and  right.       This  intersection  could  eas-­� ily  be  made  both  safer  and  less  odious  for  the  drivers  who  have  to  use  it  if  people  driv-­� ing  on  Kenwood  had  to  stop  just  like  people  driving  on  Sta-­� dium.  That  way,  the  less-­�used  road  could  essentially  absorb  some  of  the  more  heavily-­�used  road’s  backup.       The  best  way  to  eliminate  some  of  the  morning  traffic  now  centered  on  the  intersec-­� tion  of  Stadium  and  Kenwood  Parkways  is  to  install  a  stop  sign  facing  Kenwood  Parkway  traffic  at  that  intersection.  The  Spectrum  recommends  the  school  administration  and  student  leaders  immediately  contact  the  Park  Board  about  such  a  fix  to  our  traffic  woes.

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’ve  noticed  that  many  Blake  students  sacrifice  sleep  every  night  to  get  ahead  in  school.  I  believe  that  sacrificing  sleep  is  necessary  for  getting  good  grades  while  living  very  busy  lives.  While  staying  up  late  may  help  with  your  workload,  odds  are  that  you’ll  be  tired  in  school  if  you  do  stay  up  late.  You  may  face  some  school  nights  with  seemingly  insur-­â€? mountable  loads  of  homework,  and  you  being  the  brave  soul  that  you  are,  will  tackle  the  mound  of  homework  over  the  course  of  the  night.       However  the  morning  af-­â€? ter,  you’ll  be  drowsy,  inatten-­â€? tive  and  you  might  even  find  yourself  drifting  off  to  sleep  in  slow  classes  or  assemblies.  Olivia  Adams  ’16  said  that, Â

“Right  now  I’m  so  tired  that  I  feel  like  I’m  dying,â€?  if  you  walk  around  Blake  for  a  little  bit,  you’ll  probably  see  someone  nodding  off  or  taking  a  quick  power  nap.  Sleep  is  arguably  the  most  desired  commod-­â€? ity  in  the  Blake  community.  As  put  by  Eric  Stolt  ’16,  “I’d  do  almost  anything  for  an  ex-­â€? tra  hour  of  sleep,â€?  so  why  not  turn  study  halls  into  official  nap  times?  In  my  experience,  many  people  spend  most  of  their  study  halls  playing  games  or  surfing  the  web,  so  why  not  use  that  time  to  catch  up  on  some  Zs?  Think  about  it:  imagine  that  when  enter-­â€? ing  your  study  hall/free  block  you  could  spend  that  block  in  a  “sleepy  hallâ€?!  Rooms  around  school  could  be  converted  into Â

sleepy  hall  locations  if  some  comfortable  chairs  were  add-­� ed,  but  really  the  only  things  that  would  be  needed  would  be  pillows,  then  the  lights  would  be  turned  off  and  you’d  have  yourself  a  fully  functioning  sleepy  hall!  A  proctor  wouldn’t  really  be  needed  although  a  designated  teacher  could  make  checks  every  20  minutes  to  make  sure  that  everything  is  quiet.  These  sleepy  halls  would  have  to  be  taken  seriously,  and  if  anyone  were  to  be  caught  infringing  on  the  no-­�talk  pol-­� icy  several  times,  the  student  would  consequently  receive  a  sleepy  hall  ban.  Sleepy  halls  and  the  rest  they  could  pro-­� vide  would  help  enliven  some  lethargic  students,  give  rest  to  academic  workhorses  and  would  alleviate  much  of  the  pressure  Blake  students  face  daily.  When  asked  about  this  sleep  halls  idea,  Austin  Rae  ’14  said,  “Nap  time  in  school?  A-­�Rae  would  be  cool  with  that,  I  always  need  more  sleep,�  ba-­� sically  this  sleepy  hall  plan  en-­� dorses  an  official  naptime  just  like  in  lower  school,  so  if  you  want  more  sleep,  supporting  this  idea  is  a  no-­�brainer.

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s  the  end  of  October  looms,  my  m ind  c an’t  h elp  but  s hift  to  t houghts  o f  ghouls,  goblins  and  five  year  olds  in  fairy  princess  costumes.  Hal-­â€? loween  is  truly  the  only  day  when  you  can  go  knock  on  stranger’s  doors  and  ask  for  candy.       B ut  when  d oes  t rick  o r  t reat-­â€? ing  g o  f rom  c ute  to  c reepy?  A s  high  school  students  we  are  starting  to  reach  that  limit,  but  many  teenagers  will  still  be  going  trick  or  treating  this  year.     If  you  want  to  trick  or  treat  you  can,  and  although  you  might  get  some  weird  looks,  Madison  Ethan  ’15  puts  it,  “[You  can  go  trick  or  treat-­â€? ing]  as  long  as  people  give  you  candy.â€?  Will  Watkins  ‘17  agreed,  “You  can  go  until  you  stop  getting  candy.â€?   Many  people  will  continue  to  trick  or  treat  well  into  high  school.  It  makes  sense  because  who  doesn’t  l ike  f ree  c andy?      Gary  Spencer  said,  “I  went Â

when  I  was  eighteen.�  Each  family  h as  t heir  own  l imits  for  when  their  kids  are  no  lon-­� ger  encouraged  to  go  trick  or  treating.  For  me,  I  was  urged  to  stay  home  and  hand  out  candy  starting  last  year.  The  obvious  loophole  that  I  found  was  going  trick  or  treating  with  my  l ittle  s ister.       A  l ot  o f  h igh  s chool  s tudents  are  able  to  extend  their  years  of  trick  or  treating  using  this  method.  It  suddenly  becomes  acceptable  to  g o  t rick  o r  t reat-­� ing  if  you  are  walking  around  with  a  little  kid,  and  if  you  do,  make  sure  to  wear  a  costume  to  get  more  candy.  Even  if  you  are  just  handing  out  candy  you  c an  s till  d ress  u p.       No  one  can  stop  you  from  going  trick  or  treating  and  no  one  can  force  you  to.  High  school  is  when  you  might  get  weird  looks  from  trick  or  treating,  but  there  is  no  set  age  for  when  you  are  too  old  to  t rick  o r  t reat.

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Blake  provides  classroom  enviroments  not  too  big  and  not  too  small

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y  class  sizes  range  from  3  to  15  students  so  far  at  Blake.  Coming  from  a  charter  school  with  class  sizes  similar  to  Blake’s,  I  always  took  small  classes  sizes  for  granted.      Many  of  us  have  heard  about  the  philosophy  that  class  sizes  are  a  major  factor  of  a  student’s  education.  And  most  of  us  have  heard  that  big  class  sizes  are Â Â Ç˛Â„ÂƒÂ†Ç¤Çł Š‹• ‹• —Â?†‡”•–ƒÂ?†ƒ„Ž‡Ǥ Big  classes  means  lack  of  teacher  and  student  1:1  dialogue,  mean-­â€? ing  those  students  can’t  get  the Â

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help  they  need,  making  it  harder  to  learn.      If  large  class  sizes  aren’t  good,  then  by  that  logic  small  class  sizes  should  be  amazing.  Sadly  many  things,  including  class  siz-­â€? es,  aren’t  like  that. –Š‡” –ŠƒÂ? –Š‡ Ď?‹Â?ƒÂ?…‹ƒŽ „—”-­â€? den  of  creating  more  classrooms  and  hiring  more  teachers,  small  class  sizes  can  also  have  a  nega-­â€? tive  effect  on  a  student’s  educa-­â€? tion  regarding  social  communi-­â€? ties  and  discussions.      With  a  good  amount  of  people Â

in  each  class,  you  may  be  able  to  learn  something  knew  about  the  topic  of  study  or  your  classmates  you  might  not  have  otherwise.      It  relates  more  to  the  real  world.  You’re  not  going  to  work  with  the  same  couple  people  ev-­� eryday,  so  you  should  get  used  to  diverse  types  of  people  with  different  types  of  thinking  at  an  early  stage.      Even  though  familiarity  is  enjoyable,  learning  new  things  from  different  classmates  every-­� day  can  be  just  as  nice.

Š‹• ‰‘Ž†‹Ž‘…Â?• Â‡ÂˆÂˆÂ‡Â…Â–ÇĄ ™Š‡”‡ too  much  is  too  much  and  too  little  is  too  little,  can  create  dif-­â€? Ď?‹…—Ž–‹‡• ™Š‡Â? †‡…‹†‹Â?‰ Š‘™ „‹‰ or  small  classes  should  be.      Maybe  there  is  a  happy  medi-­â€? um?  Biology  teacher  Jen  Vance  said  “[a  medium  class  size]  works  well  for  biology  because  it  allows  me  to  have  students  work  with  many  different  people  in  lab  groups  over  the  course  of  the  year,  and  there  are  enough  stu-­â€? dents  to  provide  different  per-­â€? spectives  in  discussion.â€?

     Will  it  ever  be  perfect?  As  mu-­� sician  Matthew  Good  said  “Per-­� sonal  perception  of  perfection  is  like  that.  You  see  what  you  want  to  see.  After  a  while  you  just  see  what  you  need  to.�      You  can’t  make  class  size  an  excuse  to  not  do  your  homework  or  try  you  best  in  class.  If  you  make  it  your  best  it  will  be  the  best.      I  agree  with  Michelle  Atwood  ‘15,  who  said  “I  think  the  classes  at  Blake  have  the  right  amount  of  students  in  them.�  Not  too  little  and  not  too  big:  just  right.

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magine  the  situation:  Your  friend  is  the  MVP  of  her  fall  sports  team,  and  her  teammates  are  counting  on  her  to  help  lead  them  to  the  state  championship  this  season.  But  there’s  a  prob-­â€? lem.      Last  night  was  homecoming,  and  at  your  group’s  after  party,  he  or  she  got  completely  drunk.  You  know  there’s  a  rule  in  the  MSHSL  guidelines  that  states  strictly  against  the  use  or  abuse  of  alcohol  and  drugs—and  all  athletes  are  required  to  sign  a  form  saying  that  they  are  to  stay  substance-­â€?free.      Do  you  tell  a  teacher  or  her  coach?  Or  do  you  stay  out  of  the  situation?      In  my  opinion,  you  should  not  go  to  the  adult  just  yet.   As  a  sup-­â€? porter  of  your  friend,  you  should  –ƒŽÂ? –‘ Š‹Â? ‘” Š‡” Ď?‹”•–Ǥ ”› –‘ —Â?-­â€? derstand  why  he  or  she  did  what  they  did—and  take  action  from  there.      You  have  several  options—you  could  let  it  be,  you  could  have  him  or  her  talk  to  a  counselor,  you  could  tell  a  teacher  or  you  could  tell  his  or  her  coach.  Korlekuor  Akiti  ‘15  says,  “I  would  bring  it Â

up  with  my  friend,  but  it’s  their  responsibility  to  tell  the  coach.�  Š‹�� ƒ„‘—– the  sever-­� ity  of  the  s i t u a -­�

tion— of  course  b r e a k i n g  a  contract  is  a  big  deal,  but  based  on  what  your  friend  said,  do  you  think  it  will  happen  again?   If  ‹– •‡‡Â?• –‘ „‡ ƒ ÇŽÂ?‹•–ƒÂ?‡ǯ ƒÂ?† †‡Ď?‹-­â€?

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ams,  s a i d ,  “ W e  r e a l l y  regard  the  school  coun-­â€? •‡Ž‘”ǯ• ‘ˆĎ?‹…‡ ĥ a  place  that  can  ’”‘–‡…– …‘Â?Ď?‹†‡Â?–‹ƒŽ-­â€? ity.   Certainly  (drinking  and  drugs)  are  illegal,  and  certainly  it’s  against  school Â

rules,  but  we  also  recognize  that  it’s  a  complex  social  issue.�      If  your  friend  acts  as  if  he  or  she  wants  to  use  drugs  or  drink  again,  it  might  be  time  for  you  to  talk  to  a  teacher,  coach  or  admin-­� istrator—and  allow  him  or  her  to  get  the  help  they  need.      However,  if  your  friend  is  not  playing  a  sport  (or  is  not  in-­� volved  in  another,  non-­�athletic  activity  such  as  theater—those  activities  require  you  to  sign  a  form  and  abide  by  the  MSHSL  rules  too!),  the  situation  is  dif-­� ferent.      I  don’t  feel  it’s  necessary  to  tell  anyone  who  works  at  the  school  unless  you  feel  that  your  friend  is  in  danger.  It  is  the  school’s  role  to  make  sure  you  stay  safe  even  when  not  in  school,  but  ul-­� timately,  each  of  us  makes  our  own  decisions  and  no  person’s  interference  will  necessarily  change  that.      So  next  time  you’re  in  this  situation,  think  about  it:  is  my  friend  in  danger?   Who  else  is  he  or  she  affecting?  And  from  there,  I  trust  that  each  of  you  can  take  the  necessary  steps  to  deal  with  the  problem.

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Not  too  lenient,  not  too  tough

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ake  yourself  back  to  that  jam-­â€?packed  night  when  you  pulled  into  your  driveway  at  11:00  p.m.  and  crawled  into  bed  without  doing  any  homework.  You  knew  that  the  following  day  you  would  have  a  bulletproof  excuse  tucked  under  your  belt:  I  had  a  really  busy  night.      But  the  next  day,  when  your  teachers  wouldn’t  have  it,  you  wondered,  where  is  the  sympa-­â€? thy?      Blake  students  sometimes  feel  aggravation  with  their  teachers’  policies.  On  top  of  a  lack  of  sym-­â€? pathy,  students  mention  seeing  regular  favoritism.      Phoebe  Warner  ‘16  said,  Dz Š‡”‡ Šƒ˜‡ †‡Ď?‹Â?‹–‡Ž› „‡‡Â? ‹Â?-­â€? stances  where  I  think,  okay,  this  teacher  is  going  way  too  easy  on  this  kid.â€?  Watching  a  single  classmate  get  away  with  slack-­â€? ing  time  after  time  can  make  kids  feel  that  their  teacher  isn’t  treating  them  with  a  just  ap-­â€? proach.      Another  complaint  that  sur-­â€? faced  among  students  is  that  retakes  should  be  allowed  more  often–I  think  getting  a  second  shot  provides  a  boost  of  con-­â€? Ď?‹†‡Â?…‡ ƒÂ?† ƒÂ? Dz …ƒÂ? †‘ –Š‹•dz mindset.      Raine  Robichaud  ’14  said  that  when  someone  does  poor-­â€? ly  on  assessments,  “Teachers  should  at  least  help  you  make  up  points  or  get  back  credit  if  you Â

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put  the  effort  in.â€?       However,  students  also  experi-­â€? ence  problems  when  pampered.  Robichaud  pointed  to  teachers  being  too  easygoing,  “If  they Â

don’t  drill  you  enough,  then  you  don’t  become  better.â€?  Very  little  is  nice  about  that.      Though  having  loose,  relaxed  teachers  may  be  nice  in  class, Â

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     Michael  Smith  ‘17  agreed  without  a  doubt  that  having  a  tough  teacher  can  be  construc-­â€? tive,  explaining  that  getting  grades  lower  than  expected  ac-­â€? tually  motivates  him  to  improve. Â?‹Ž‹Â?‰ǥ Š‡ Â•ÂƒÂ‹Â†ÇĄ Dz – Šƒ• †‡Ď?‹-­â€? nitely  helped  me  out  more  than  it  has  hurt  me.“  The  trouble  for  –‡ƒ…Š‡”• ‹• Ď?‹Â?†‹Â?‰ –Š‡ Â?‹††Ž‡ ground  where  they  are  neither  too  severe  nor  lenient  with  their  students.      Luckily,  Blake  teachers  gener-­â€? ally  have  an  acute  sense  for  this  balance.  Warner  recognizes  this:  “Teachers  are  really  consider-­â€? ate–their  policies  are  dependent  on  how  the  class  is  doing  as  a  whole.â€?      I  think  the  teachers  here  at  ŽƒÂ?‡ †‡Ď?‹Â?‹–‡Ž› †‡•‡”˜‡ …”‡†‹– for  adjusting  well  to  students  and  making  the  environment  well-­â€?suited  to  their  needs.      Robichaud  added,  “I  think  that  they  are  fair  but  they  still  chal-­â€? lenge  you.â€?  Blake  teachers  care  about  the  students,  and  almost  any  criticism  or  challenge  I’ve  ever  faced  was  hurled  at  me  with  the  intent  to  help  me  grow. ‡•’‹–‡ –Š‡ †‹ˆĎ?‹…—Ž–› ‘ˆ •—…Š obstacles,  “You  just  accept  that  there  will  be  times  where  you  succeed  and  times  where  you  don’t.  That  is  what  we  sign  up  for,â€?  according  to  Robichaud.

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re  you  baked?â€?  the  boy  asks,  red  cup  in  hand.  “Like  a  cake,â€?  his  friend  responds.  This  •…‡Â?‡ ‘……—””‡† ™‹–Š‹Â? –Š‡ Ď?‹”•– half  hour  of  last  year’s  enor-­â€? Â?‘—•Ž› ’‘’—Žƒ” –‡‡Â? Ď?‹ŽÂ? The  ‡”Â?• ‘ˆ ‡‹Â?‰ ƒ ÂƒÂŽÂŽĎ”ÂŽÂ‘Â™Â‡Â”.  One  of  several  “party  scenesâ€?  in  the  Ď?‹ŽÂ?ÇĄ –Š‹• •…‡Â?ƒ”‹‘ ‹• …‘Â?Â?‘Â? in  what  constitutes  our  teen  en-­â€? –‡”–ƒ‹Â?Â?‡Â?–Ǥ Š‹Ž‡ –Š‹• †‡Ď?‹Â?‡• teen  entertainment,  does  this  parallel  what  happens  at  Blake’s  own  post-­â€?Homecoming  game  parties?  Depends  on  who  you  ask.      “If  you  watch  any  TV  show  about  like  a  high  school,  [high  school]  is  portrayed  as:  that’s  what  people  do  on  weekendsâ€?-­â€?

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says  Topher  Hunnewell  ’14,  sitting  with  a  group  of  friends  in  the  senior  lounge.  These  por-­â€? trayals  send  the  message  that  “there  [are]  no  alternatives.â€?      Why  is  the  teenage  identity  inseparably  linked  with  drug  and  alcohol  use?  Why  does  the  mythos  of  the  American  teen-­â€? ager  involve  such  a  devotion  to  pursuit  of  risky  business,  the  rebel  status,  the  pot-­â€?smoking  breakfast  club? Š‡ ’‡”…‡’–‹‘Â? Šƒ• †‡Ď?‹Â?‡† teenage  America  on  the  big  screen  for  over  half  a  centu-­â€? ry,  from  the  opening  scene  of  1959’s  Rebel  Without  a  Cause  in  which  protagonist  Jim  Stark  is  hauled  to  the  police  station  for  public  drunkenness  to  the  all-­â€?

out,  balls-­â€?to-­â€?the-­â€?wall  insanity  of  last  year’s  party-­â€?of-­â€?the-­â€?mil-­â€? lenium  Project  X—replete  with  marijuana,  ecstasy,  and  gallons  of  alcohol. Dz –Š‹Â?Â? †‡Ď?‹Â?‹–‡Ž› –Š‡ Â?‡-­â€? dia  [has  an  impact],â€?  says  Nina  Lillehei  ‘14.  “[In]  every  movie  that  you  ever  watch  about  high  schoolers,  they  have  the  party  scene.â€?  Through  social  media,  teenagers  are  able  to  shape  oth-­â€? ers’  perceptions  of  them,  no  matter  the  extent  to  which  their  online  images  align  with  the  reality  of  what  they  are  doing.  “With  things  like  Instagram  and  Twitter,  people  love  to  post  pic-­â€? tures  of  themselves  that  are  kind  of  cryptic  but  you  know  what’s  going  on...  because  they  think Â

that’s  cool,â€?  says  Lillehei.       “I’m  usually  more  surprised  at  the  amount  of  kids  who  ac-­â€? tually  do  [use  alcohol  and  oth-­â€? er  drugs],â€?  says  Hunnnewel.  “There’s  a  lot  of  kids  I  wouldn’t  ‡š’‡…– ‹– ˆ”‘Â?ÇĄ „—– –Š‡Â? Ď?‹Â?† ‘—– that  they  drink  and  smoke  and  stuff.â€?      The  Independent  School  Health  Check  survey  revealed  that  in  reality,  Blake  students  thought  that  51%  of  Blake  stu-­â€? dents  were  drinking  when  the  reality  was  that  only  21%  were.  This  elevated  perception  com-­â€? pared  to  the  reality  was  the  same  for  marijuana  useage  and  sexual  activity.     Lillehei  weighed  in  on  this  dis-­â€? connect,  saying,  “I  think  when Â

we  were  in  younger  grades  peo-­â€? ple  thought  that  everyone  was  like  more  experienced  than  they  were  and  that  everyone  was  “do-­â€? ing  itâ€?  but  I  think  that  girls  have  a  better  idea  than  guys  do  for  some  reason  because  I  feel  like  girls  like  talk  to  their  friends  about  it  than  guys—guys  more  ƒ••—Â?‡ –Šƒ– –Š‡‹” Ď?‹”‹‡Â?†• Šƒ˜‡ or  haven’t.â€?      Whether  it  be  relating  to  sex-­â€? ual  activity  or  drug  use,  Lillehei  says,  “I  think  people  just  tend  to  assume  that  either  they’ve  done  more  than  everyone  else  or  that  they  haven’t  done  enough.  I  think  people  are  always  insecure  about  things  that  they  have  done  because  they  feel  like  they’re  alone  in  that  sense.â€?

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3) Fitzpleasure by Alt J

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Recommended by Meg Rierson ‘14

1) Time by Pink Floyd

4) I Wonder by Rodriguez

Recommended by Austin Rae ‘14

2) Arabella by the Arctic Monkeys

Recommended by Sebastian Moeller ‘15

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Check out the new art in the Martha Bennett Gallery by artists from PRI (Partnership Resources Inc.), which is a service for adults with developmen-­‐ tal disabilities.

6) Moon and Sky by Sade Recommended by Lea Porter ‘16

7) Commisioning a Recommended by Charlie Adams ‘15 Symphony in C by 5) Tom Ford by Jay Z Cake Recommended by Pheobe Warner ‘16

Recommended by Riley Weinman ‘17

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Rory Taylor‡ 6SRUWV (GLWRU s  I  walk  into  the  tiny  restaurant  on  the  North  side  of  Lake  Street,  I  see  a  sign  reading  “CASH  ONLY.â€?      I  immediately  regret  my  decision  to  ‡Â?–‡” ĥ ‘Â?Ž› Šƒ˜‡ Ď?‹˜‡ †‘ŽŽƒ”• „—– †‡-­â€? cide  to  make  a  go  of  it,  nonetheless.       As  I  step  up  to  order,  I  hear  the  woman  behind  me  curse  as  she  realizes  the  same  fate  I  did  previously,  I  am  not  the  only  one  short  of  cash.       While  I  make  due  and  order  a  small  Â?‡ƒŽ ‘ˆ –Š‡ Dz ‘Â?ƒĎ?‹†‡ Š‹…Â?‡Â?Çł …‘Â?’Ž‡–‡ with  Cajun  style  fries,  I  begin  to  notice  the  atmosphere  around.  Devyn  Nevels  ‘14  comments  “The  atmosphere  is  great.  I  love  going  and  just  hanging  out.â€?      Although,  Popeye’s  is  a  national  chain  and  there  are  closer  locations  to  my  home,  I  notice  how  Popeye’s  has  inte-­â€? grated  itself  into  the  fabric  of  Lake  Street.  ‘– ‘Â?Ž› ‹• –Š‡”‡ ƒ Â?—Ž–‹ ‡–ŠÂ?‹… Â?‹š of  people  but  also  an  appreciation  of  the  eccentricity  of  the  people  around  me.      I  see  families,  friends  and  others  gath-­â€? ering  for  a  weekly  meal  or  a  celebration,  a  change  from  the  typical  home  fare.       When  the  meal  comes  I  am  reminded  why  so  many  people  come  to  Popeye’s  ‡˜‡Â? ™‹–Š –Š‡ ƒ††‡† †‹ˆĎ?‹…—Ž–› ‘ˆ ’—”-­â€? chasing.      The  food  is  delectable  as  the  chicken  is  …”‹•’ ƒÂ?† Ď?Ž—ˆˆ› ƒÂ?† –Š‡ ˆ”‹‡Â?†• Ž‹‰Š– ƒÂ?† spiced  well.  Marcus  Berg  ‘14  said  “I  love  the  biscuits.â€?       Although  there  are  other  options  such Â

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ave  you  ever  had  that  momentary  shock  when  you  realize  that  you’ve  watched  4  consecutive  hours  of  “Orange  is  The  New  Blackâ€?,  and  it’s  midnight?        If  so,  this  is  prob-­â€? ably  because  you’ve  just  “binge-­â€?watchedâ€?  ‡–Ď?Ž‹š ˆ‘” –Š‡ „‡–-­â€? ter  part  of  your  night.  ‹Â?Â‰Â‡ÇŚÂ™ÂƒÂ–Â…ÂŠÂ‹Â?‰ ‡–Ď?Ž‹š …ƒÂ? „‡ †‡Ď?‹Â?‡† ĥ –Š‡ act  of  watching  a  cer-­â€? tain  television  series  or  string  of  movies  in  succession  for  a  large  duration  of  time,  on  ‡–Ď?Ž‹šǤ      If  you  think  you’re  the  only  one  who’s  en-­â€? grossed  in  this  habit,  –Š‹Â?Â? –™‹…‡Ǥ ‡–Ď?Ž‹š ‹• ƒ highly  used  streaming  service,  which  draws  in  an  outrageous  amount  of  viewers,      Blake  students  included.  This  service  has  become  so  popular,  and  in  some  ways  addicting,  that  many  people  pro-­â€? claim  themselves  “binge-­â€?watchers.â€?       When  asked  about  his  usage  of  Netf-­â€? Ž‹šǥ Conner  Sabers  ‘17  said,  “Whenever  I  watch,  I  usually  get  sucked  in,  and  watch  three  or  four  episodes.â€?  He  also  men-­â€? –‹‘Â?‡†ǥ ™Š‡Â? ĥÂ?‡† ‹ˆ Š‡ Ž‘˜‡† ‡–Ď?Ž‹šǥ that,  “I  wouldn’t  say  I’m  in  a  relationship Â

™‹–Š ‡–Ď?Ž‹šǥ „—– ǼǤ Â›Â‡ÂƒÂŠÇ¤Çł       Nia  Harris  ‘17,  when  asked  about  –Š‡ ‡ˆĎ?‹…‹‡Â?…› ‘ˆ ‡–Ď?Ž‹šǥ Â•ÂƒÂ‹Â†ÇĄ Dz‹–ǯ• ˜‡”› accessible  if  you  have  the  Internet.â€?  This  straightforward  answer  shows  the  simplicity  of  —•‹Â?‰ ‡–Ď?Ž‹šǤ      Binge-­â€?watching  isn’t  limited  to  the  under-­â€? classmen,  either.  Ali  Naseer  ‘15  says,  “I’m  an  avid  watcher  of  Break-­â€? ing  Bad,  Archer,  and  How  I  Met  Your  Motherâ€?.  He  also  added,  “I’ll  just  open  the  computer  and Â

ÇŻÂ? ‘Â? ‡–Ď?Ž‹šdzǤ Š‹• availability  supports  –Š‡ Â?‘–‹‘Â? –Šƒ– ‡Ď?Ž‹š ‹• always  by  your  side  .        On  the  other  hand,  ‡–Ď?Ž‹š ‹•Â?ǯ– —Â?ƒÂ?‹Â?‘—•-­â€? Ž› ’‘’—Žƒ”Ǥ ‘” ‡šƒÂ?’Ž‡ǥ Blake  teacher  David  Zalk  says  he  watches  ‡–Ď?Ž‹š ƒ Â?ƒš‹Â?—Â? ‘ˆ –™‘ –‹Â?‡• ƒ Â?‘Â?–Šǥ and  “takes  the  cheapest  route  possible.â€?  ‡ „‡Ž‹‡˜‡• ‡–Ď?Ž‹š …ƒÂ? „‡ ƒ Ç˛Â™ÂƒÂ•Â–Â‡ ‘ˆ time.â€?       These  contrasting  views  leave  us  stu-­â€? dents  wondering  if  binge-­â€?watching  Netf-­â€? Ž‹š ‹• ”‡ƒŽŽ› –‹Â?‡ ™‡ŽŽ •’‡Â?–Ǥ        Over  this  school  year,  it  will  be  in-­â€? triguing  to  see  how  students  viewership  changes  as  the  rigors  of  school  intensify.

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s  Halloween  night  and  the  winter  months  come  crawling  towards  Minnesotans,  one  question  nags  the  prospective  bumblebees,  ghosts,  and  ballerinas:  how  to  dress  in  a  dream  costume  while  simultaneously  keeping  ˆ‡‡Ž‹Â?‰ ‹Â? ƒŽŽ –™‡Â?–› –‘‡• ƒÂ?† Ď?‹Â?‰‡”•Ǎ  According  to  weather.com,  the  average  high  for  Halloween  night  is  50  degrees  Fahrenheit  while  the  low  is  a  bone-­â€?chilling  30  degrees  Fahrenheit.       Although  Austin  Rae  ’14  states  that  he  “won’t  let  the  weather  stop  him  from  wearing  what  he  wants  to  wear,â€?  many  others  don’t  have  the  same  stoic  atti-­â€? tude  around  the  frigid  temperatures.        Callahan  Vertin  ’15  will  be  dress-­â€? ing  up  as  an  angel  and  plans  to  keep  the  chill  out  at  all  costs,  even  if  it  means  no  traditional  trick-­â€?or-­â€?treating.  “I  will  probably  layer  or  stay  inside,â€?  she  says.  For  all  of  those  who  don’t  want  to  miss  a  night  that  is  commonly  spent  outdoors  no  matter  the  weather,  there  are  a  few  options  to  keep  warm.  1. ”› –‘ Ď?‹Â?† …‘•–—Â?‡• ™‹–Š thicker  material.  The  more  fabric,  the  more  layers  keeping  you  warm.  If  there  are  options  that  have  twenty  layers,  use  those!  You  will  thank  yourself  later  when  you  come  home  sans  frostbite.

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Think  about  what  your  charac-­â€? –‡” ™‘—Ž† †‘Ǥ ‘” ‡šƒÂ?’Ž‡ǥ ‹ˆ ›‘—ǯ”‡ ’ŽƒÂ?-­â€? ning  on  dressing  up  as  Napoleon  Dyna-­â€? mite,  wear  those  old  dorky  sneakers  with  mismatched  socks  instead  of  those  not-­â€?too-­â€?warm  leather  boots.  And  a  “Vote  for  Pedroâ€?  t-­â€?shirt  is  cool,  but  a  crewneck  sweatshirt  with  the  same  lettering  and  maybe  even  Pedro’s  face  on  the  back  is  even  cooler.

3.  Take  advantage  of  every  haunt-­� ed  house  in  your  trick-­�or-­�treating  area.  Yes,  you  might  cry  a  little  bit  with  every  scary  ghoul  that  pops  out  at  you,  but  chances  are,  it’s  inside  someone’s  house  and  indoors=warm.  Take  your  time  walking  through  the  hallowed  hallways  and  maybe  stop  to  make  conversation  with  the  nicest-­�looking  creature.

4.  Wear  a  skin-­�colored  unitard  under  your  costume.  Not  only  are  these  a  staple  in  everyone’s  closet,  they  will  keep  you  warm!  Morph  suits  provide  the  same  service,  but  try  to  wear  layers  over  them.       Overall,  the  importance  of  a  fantastic  costume  does  not  trump  the  importance  of  your  small  toe.  Stay  warm,  stay  safe,  and  stay  spooky!

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Based  on  a  study  done  at  the  University  of  North  Carolina,  12  injuries  oc-­� cur  for  every  1,000  ado-­� lescent  football  players.  It  is  consistently  crowned  as  the  most  dangerous  sport.

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break,  and/or  a  grinding  sensation  if  an  attempt  is  made  to  raise  the  arm.      Treating  these  types  of  injuries  in  a  nonsurgical  manner  often  includes  wearing  an  arm  support  or  sling,  pain  medication,  and  physical  therapy.  If  surgi-­â€? cal  treatment  is  required,  plates  and  screws  are  used  to  realign  the  collarbone  or  the  damaged  parts  of  shoulder  area.        Moving  forward,  it’s  crucial  to  protect  our  ath-­â€? letes  from  these  injuries  when  preventable.  Stretch  out,  wear  your  gear  and  hey,  try  not  to  get  tackled. Â

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Medical  News  Today  re-­â€? ports  that  44.3%  of  all  traumatic  brain  injuries  in  children  are  caused  by  impact  experienced  in  ice   hockey.  The  National  Athletic  Trainers’  Association  found  that  22%  of  high  school  basketball  players  suffer  at  least  one  time-­â€? loss  injury  each  year.  The  most  common  of  these  in-­â€? juries?  Sprains. Â

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ith  elective  classes  such  as  Intro  to  Computer  Science  and  Game  Design,  technologi-­� cal  advances  are  making  their  way  further  into  Blake  classrooms  than  just  the  introduction  of  promethean  boards  a  few  years  ago.       With  the  addition  of  a  code-­�writing  curriculum,  Blake  students  have  the  opportunity  to  enter  the  “new  age�  of  the  com-­� puter  world  before  they  even  get  to  college  or  start  their  professions.  Henry  Warren  ‘14  and  Geoffroy  Guillaume  ’14  both  in  J  Jolton’s  Game  Design  class,  spoke  with  Spectrum  about  their  code  fascina-­� tion  and  prep  for  the  21st  century.

Spectrum:  Why  and  when  did  you  start  writing  code?

Warren:  I  started  my  freshman,  because  I  want-­â€? ed  to  design  games.  Guillaume:  I  started  last  year  because  there  has  been  a  huge  increase  in  Ď?‹‡Ž†Ǥ ‡ǯ”‡ Â?‘˜‹Â?‰ –‘-­â€? wards  a  technological  age.

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Spectrum:  What  do  you  hope  to  do  with  coding  in  the  future?

Warren:  I  want  to  study  computer  science  in  col-­� lege,  and  I  hope  to  get  a  job  in  digital  media.

Guillaume:  I  wasn’t  plan-­� ning  on  using  coding  nec-­� essarily  as  the  main  focus  for  a  career,  but  it’s  im-­� portant  to  know  how  to  code  because  of  the  way  that  our  world  is  evolving,  it  would  keep  my  options  open  for  later  in  life

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Spectrum:  What  kind  of  advice  do  you  give  to  peo-­� ple  who  don’t  know  much  about  code?

Warren:  Code  is  really  great  if  you  like  problem  solving.  You  can  even  start  on  a  website  called  Code  Academy,  I  highly  recom-­� mend  it.  Guillaume:  Yeah,  it  teach-­� es  you  basic  information,  such  as  what  a  “function�  is.

Spectrum:  What  is  a  func-­� tion?

Warren:  In  order  for  the  game  to  run,  something  has  to  be  in  a  “function.â€?  It’s  basically  a  task  that’s  executed.  The  language  we  code  in  is  called  JavaScript  and  the  program  is  called  Unity. Â

Spectrum:  Have  you  make  games  with  what  you’ve  learned  from  coding?

Warren:  I  made  a  game  called  ZomBears  my  soph-­� omore  year.  But  I  am  work-­� ing  on  a  new  version  of  it.

Guillaume:  Last  year  I  made  a  basic  side  scroller  Mario-­â€?style  game. Â

Spectrum:  Why  do  you  think  that  code  is  impor-­� tant  for  the  future  of  tech-­� nology?

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hought  the  3-­â€?D  printer  at  school  was  cool?  How  about  a  3-­â€?D  printer  that  prints  SKIN.   Scientists  at  Wake  Forest  University  have  developed  a  printer  that  can  print  human  skin  onto  burn  wounds. Â ÂŠÂ‡Â›ÇŻÂ˜Â‡ †‹•…‘˜‡”‡† –Šƒ– –Š‡ Â?‡–Š‘† ‹• ˆƒ” Â?‘”‡ ‡ˆĎ?‹-­â€? cient  and  effective  than  regular  skin  grafts.  So,  how  does  it  work?        The  3-­â€?D  printer  scans  the  burn  wound  with  a  laser.  The  information  that  the  laser  collects  is  then  processed  into  a  computer  and  printer  starts  printing  the  skin  cells.  The  printer  will  even  print  different  layers  of  skin  spe-­â€? …‹Ď?‹… –‘ –Š‡ ™‘—Â?†Ǥ Â

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cientists  at  a  university  in  Hawaii  have  found  a  way  to  make  rabbits  GLOW-­â€?IN-­â€?THE-­â€?DARK.  They  injected  ƒ Â?ƒ–—”ƒŽ ’”‘–‡‹Â? ˆ‘—Â?† ‹Â? Œ‡ŽŽ›Ď?‹•Š ‹Â?–‘ ƒ ’”‡‰Â?ƒÂ?– ”ƒ„-­â€? bits’  embryos  to  see  if  the  gene  could  be  transferred  to  the  offspring  of  the  rabbit.       It  turned  out  that  two  of  the  rabbits  born  had  the  gene,  which  proved  the  gene  could  be  transferred  to  the  rabbits.  However,  the  experiment  conducted  was  not  all  for  show.  Š‡ •…‹‡Â?–‹•–• ’ŽƒÂ? –‘ ‹Â?Œ‡…– ƒ „‡Â?‡Ď?‹…‹ƒŽ ‰‡Â?‡ ‹Â?–‘ –Š‡ rabbits  so  they  can  produce  a  protein  in  their  milk  that  can  be  collected  and  create  medicine.

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s  you  may  know,  scientists  and  technicians  are  con-­â€? stantly  developing  new  ways  to  make  electronic  devices  perform  actions.  Apple  recently  released  the  ‹ Š‘Â?‡ ͡• ™‹–Š –Š‡ Ď?‹Â?‰‡” ’”‹Â?– •‡Â?•‘” –‘ —Â?Ž‘…Â? –Š‡ device.  How  about  unlocking,  your  phone,  tablet,  com-­â€? puter  and  car  with  your  heartbeat?  Ž‘Â?‰ ™‹–Š –Š‡ Ď?‹Â?‰‡”’”‹Â?– ‘ˆ ƒ Š—Â?ƒÂ?ÇĄ Š‡ƒ”–„‡ƒ–• are  also  unique.   Scientists  have  known  this  since  the  1960s,  but  not  until  recently  developed  a  wristband  to  utilize  this  characteristic  of  humans.  The  device’s  name  is  “Nymiâ€?.        Besides  unlocking  your  devices,  it  can  also  perform  actions  with  gestures.  An  example  of  a  gesture  would  be  ‘’‡Â?‹Â?‰ –Š‡ –”—Â?Â? ‘ˆ ›‘—” …ƒ” ™‹–Š ƒ Ď?Ž‹…Â? ‘ˆ –Š‡ ™”‹•–Ǥ The  Nymi  wristband  will  be  available  in  2014.

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Laying down the law Meet the man who secures the school Anastacia Markoe ‡ 6WDII Writer

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ere  it  is,  the  article  you  have  all  been  waiting  for:  a  tell-­â€?all  of  the  deep,  dark  secrets  of  the  man  affectionately  dubbed  Safari  Steve.  What’s  really  hidden  beneath  that  seeming-­â€? ly  innocuous  cowboy  hat?  At  the  risk  of  disillusioning  our  student  population,  Steve  Haugh  is  not,  in  fact,  some  sort  of  undercover  desperado.  Rather,  he  is  a  Minnesota  native  and  sports  enthusiast.  Born  and  raised  right  here  in  Minneapolis,  Haugh  grew  up  in  the  1960s,  and,  in  his  own  words,  “[A]  part  of  me  is  still  there.â€?  A  history  buff  since  high  school,  he  is  particularly  interested  in,  “The  United  States  War  of  Rebellion  1860-­â€?65,â€?  and  reads  as  much  as  he  can  on  the  subject.  This  passion  for  history  apparently  runs  in  his  family.  He  has  three  sisters  and  a  brother,  with  whom  he  has  traced  his  family  tree  back  to  the  1750s.   When  asked  about  more  recent  history,  his  adolescence  compared  to  ours,  he  replied,  “The  kids  of  today  are  much  more  PC,  MUCH  MORE,  (and)  in  my  opinion  that’s  a  good  thing.  Kids  today  are  much  more  informed  about  the  world.  In  my  day,  it  took  days  or  weeks  for  some  news  to  get  out,  today  ev-­â€? erything  gets  out  at  the  speed  of  someone’s  phone.â€?  However,  he  added,  “Sports  were  a  large  part  of  high  school  in  my  day,  I  am  glad  to  see  that  they  still  are  today.â€?  In  true  sports  devotee  form,  with  the  words  of  Sachel  Paige,  a  legendary  American  baseball  player,  Haugh  stated,  “How  old  would  you  be  if  you  didn’t  know  how  old  you  were?â€?   As  they  say,  the  more  things  change,  the  more  they  stay  the  same.  In  that  vein  of  continuity,  Mr.  Haugh  has  an  impressive  ability  to  foster  longevity  in  relationships.  He  stays  in  contact  with  a  large  Â?—Â?„‡” ‘ˆ Š‹• Š‹‰Š •…Š‘‘Ž ƒÂ?† ‡˜‡Â? ‰”ƒ†‡ •…Š‘‘Ž ˆ”‹‡Â?†•ǥ Â?ƒÂ?› ‘ˆ ™Š‘Â? Š‡ Šƒ• Â?Â?‘™Â? ˆ‘” Ď?‹ˆ–› ’Ž—• years.   He  has  also  worked  at  Blake  for  more  than  ten  years,  and  this  is  his  eighth  year  at  the  Northrop  campus. Â

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It  would  be  remiss  not  to  mention  Steve’s  musical  inclinations.  His  home  boasts  an  impressive  set  of  four  sound  systems,  of  which,  he  assures  us,  “ALL  use  vacuum  tubes.â€?  His  favorites  range  from,  “classical:  Beethoven,  Mahler,  Haydn,  Handel,  etc.â€?  to  jazz,  “I  listen  to  big  band  swing  jazz,  Tommy  Dorsey,  Glenn  Miller,  The  Duke,  and  Latin/Cuban  jazz,  think  Desi  Arnaz,  Xavier  Cugat,  Tito  Puente,  etc‌The  Blues,  my  list  is  so  long‌from  Robert  Johnson  to  Son  House  to  Leadbelly  to  Sonny  and  Brownie  to  Howlin’  Wolf  to  Muddy  Waters.â€?  Mixed  in  is,  “Irish  music  from  the  Clancy  Brothers,  the  Irish  Rovers,  Simple  Minds  (and  )  Black  47.â€?  As  was  men-­â€? tioned  earlier,  “I  am  stuck  in  the  late  1960s  and  I  don’t  mind  one  bit!...Bob  Dylan,  the  Grateful  Dead,  Jefferson  Air-­â€? plane,  Big  Brother  and  the  holding  Company,  the  Doors,  Rolling  Stones,  Moby  Grape,  Jimi,  and,  of  course,  JANIS.â€?

So,  if  you  are  ever  struggling  with  a  history  test,  or  just  need  some  advice  on  a  soundtrack  to  jam  to,  stop  by  and  visit  Safari  Steve.  If  you  don’t  have  time,  simply  remember  his  4  points  of  advice  for  all  Blake  students  and  you  should  be  all  set  and  ready  to  go.

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n  past  years,  seeing  a  middle  school  athlete  participating  in  a  varsity sport  was  a  rare  sig ht.                                       Now  as  it  is  becoming  more  and  more  common  to  see  this  happen  as  numbers  of  middle  school  athletes  on  varsity  teams  are  in-­� creasing.      This  fall,  upwards  of  ten  middle  school-­� ers  made  varsity  teams,  which  is  higher  than   last  year’s  total.  While  surely  the  talent  is  increasing,  some  people  believe  that  middle  school

athletes  do  not  belong  in  varsity  sports  with  rea-­â€? sons  being  that  they  are  too  small,  too  young  and  will  miss  out  on  great  op-­â€? portunities  for  friendship  with  peers  their  age  that  would  be  on  their  middle  school  team.     The  injury  concerns  are  more  focused  towards  high-­â€?contact  sports  such  as  hockey,  lacrosse  or  football,  which  all  war-­â€? rant  these  fears.    While  their  concerns  are  understandable,  high  school  and  middle  school  athletes  seem  to  both Â

enjoy  being  on  teams  to-­â€? gether.       It  builds  friendships  with  older  students  that  ™‹ŽŽ „‡Â?‡Ď?‹– –Š‡Â? ™Š‡Â? they  eventually  reach  the  Š‹‰Š •…Š‘‘Ž ƒÂ?† „‡Â?‡Ď?‹–• the  team  in  that  they  gain  a  high-­â€?quality  athlete.         Most  importantly,  play-­â€? ing  against  the  tougher  competition  provides  the  middle  school  athletes  with  a  great  opportunity  to  improve  upon  their  skills  and  become  better  players.        John  Mullan  ‘16  com-­â€? mented,  “I  thought  [hav-­â€?

ƒÂ?† …Ž‡ƒ– Ď?‹”•– „‡ˆ‘”‡ ‡˜-­â€? ‡”› ‰ƒÂ?‡ǥ ™‹–Š‘—– •’‡…‹Ď?‹… reasoning  behind  it.       If  he  could  meet  any  athlete,  he  said  it  would  be  soccer  players  Christiano  Ronaldo  or  Alex  Morgan.      Besides  playing  soc-­â€? cer  year-­â€?round,  this  Bear  joined  the  Track  and  Field  Team  last  spring. Â

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ing  middle  schoolers  on  the  team]  was  a  very,  very  fun  experience.â€?      As  Mulan  said,  it  is  very  „‡Â?‡Ď?‹…‹ƒŽ –‘ Â?‘– ‘Â?Ž› the  younger  kids  from  the  middle  school  but  to   high  school  students  as  well.  Football  and  basket-­â€? ball  player  Jack  Moe  ‘18  remarked,  “It’s  a  lot  of  fun  to  experience  playing  with  older  kids  and  expe-­â€? riencing  the  leadership  from  older  kids  and  show  what  kind  of  an  example  you  can  be  when  you  play  sports  with  kids  your  age  or  even  older  kids.â€?

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Cricket  is  back  with  a  roar: A  new  sport  at  Blake?

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ricket  is  a  worldwide  sport  that  has  been  played  since  1844.Cricket  is  popular  in  countries  such  as  India,  Australia  and  England,  though  one  place  where  cricket  has  not  become  popular  is  the  USA.      Is  this  one  of  the  rea-­� sons  Blake  doesn’t  have  a  cricket  team?  A  cricket  team  at  Blake  has  always  been  an  idea.  It  has  been  talked  about  quite  a  bit  over  the  past  few  years,  and  might  have  a  possi-­� bility  of  becoming  a  new  sport  at  Blake.       David  Graham  has  a  passion  for  cricket  and  re-­� ally  wants  to  start  a  team  at  Blake.  He  says  “I  think  it  would  be  fun.  I  mean  people  are  always  look-­�

ing  for  something  unique.  Many  people  in  the  past  have  been  interested  in  it.  Something  they  look  forward  to  doing  is  trying  cricket.â€?      Graham   talked  about  why  this  community  would  be  good  for  the  sport,  he  said,  “People  here  are  generally  pretty  excited  to  try  new  things  and  I  think  it  would  be  a  great  experience.      Also,  since  there  is  a  league  in  the  city,  we  would  be  able  to  connect  with  the  city.â€?      He  also  added  that  vis-­â€? iting  India  and  watching  the  national  sport  being  played  made  him  feel  like  he  was  missing  out  on  something  amazing.  He  says  “I  remember  going Â

to  a  park  and  seeing  a  mother  bowling  a  cricket  ball  to  her  three  year  old  son  and  it  just  seemed  be  something  special.â€?         Nick  Rathmann,  the  athletic  director  talked  about  the  process  of  new  sports  being  started  at  Blake.  He  said  “We  offer  all  that  we  can,  and  there  are  a  few  things  out  there  that  we  simply  don’t  have  the  facilities  for  it,  or  the  interest...cricket  has  come  up  before.â€?       But  then  how  did  ul-­â€? timate  frisbee  turn  into  a  varsity  sport  at  Blake?  He  answered  “People  found  an  advisor  or  teacher  here  who  would  let  them  use  their  class-­â€? room  or  help  give  an-­â€? nouncements...  and  went Â

over  to  a  park  and  they  eventually  came  to  me,  and  we  looked  for  con-­â€? sistent  numbers  for  years  and  years  again.â€?  How  many  students  are  needed  each  year  to  get  the  sport  started?  About  40,  accord-­â€? ing  to  Rathmann!  He  also  added  that  for  a  club  to  be-­â€? come  a  sport  offered  here,  there  had  to  be  more  than  one  group  of  people  who  wanted  to  play  the  sport.      “If  there  was  a  group  of  9th  graders  who  re-­â€? ally  liked  a  sport,  would  it  still  be  something  that  we  would  sponsor  after  they  left?  Is  it  a  tempo-­â€? rary  sport  or  a  permanent  sport?â€?  When  asked  about  starting  a  cricket  team  at  Blake,  Rathmann  said,  “I  am  in  huge  favor  of  it.â€? Â

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lake  Girls’  Volleyball  beat  Minneapolis-­�

Henry  3-­â€?2  in  an  exciting  5  game  match  on  September  23rd  this  year.      For  many  people  read-­â€? ing  that  opening  sentence,  it  would  appear  that  a  single  win  isn’t  really  de-­â€? serving  of  its  own  article  in  Spectrum.  However,  this  win  meant  more  than  the  world  to  the  volleyball  program,  since  it  was  their  Ď?‹”•– ˜ƒ”•‹–› ™‹Â? •‹Â?…‡ –Š‡ 2011-­â€?2012  season.      Loss  after  loss,  the  pro-­â€? gram  was  looking  at  a  35  match  losing  streak.       The  volleyball  team  is   led  by  captains  Ali  Cohen  ‘14,  Isabella  del  Castillo  ‘14,   and  Ki’tana  Everett  ‘15.  These  girls  have  all  been  a  part  of  the  program  for  multiple  years,  and  have  seen  the  program’s  highs Â

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and  lows.  Everett,  starting  outside  hitter,  said  of  the  Ď?‹Â?ƒŽ Â?ƒ–…Š ’‘‹Â?– ƒ‰ƒ‹Â?•– Henry,  “That  one  point  had  gotten  this  program  out  of  our  streak  and  [I  and]  the Â

team  feel  renewed.â€?       By  the  numbers,  the  team  also  looked  great,  with  career  highs  for  some,  including  middle  blocker  Hodan  Ahmed  ’15,  with Â

a  career  high  19  points  scored  on  serving,  and  another  career  high  of  10  serving  aces.  Senior  Sarah  Waldfogel  ’14,  rookie  to  the  varsity  team,  was  an Â

Lemke  ’17  performed  ex-­â€? cellent  at  the  libero  posi-­â€? tion,  successfully  passing  25  off  of  serve  with  only  two  errors,  and  14  digs  against  Henry.     With  the  team  losing  4  seniors  this  year,  much  of  the  starting  lineup  will  be  returning  for  next  season,  a  great  prospect  for  the  fu-­â€? ture  of  the  program.  Rook-­â€? ies  like  Lemke  and  Wald-­â€? fogel  have  made  a  huge  difference  to  the  team.      While  Waldfogel  won’t  be  returning,  underclass-­â€? men  Lemke,  Hannah  and  Kate  Korslund,  Ellie  Walk-­â€? er  and  Sophia  Kurkowski  photo credit: Nefertiti Johnson are  all  players  who  will  ‡š–”‡Â?‡Ž› ‡ˆĎ?‹…‹‡Â?– Š‹––‡”ǥ help  to  reinforce  a  newer  and  had  a  60%  kill  average  and  stronger  Blake  Girls  in  the  game.    Volleyball  program  look-­â€?     Ahmed  and  Waldfogel  ing  towards  next  season. each  got  two  blocks  for  the  night.  Another  rookie,  Ella Â

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What  do  you  know  about  the  sport  with  the  longest  fall  season?

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hen  asked  why  she  swims,  Elea-­â€? nor  Burton  ‘16  ,  Varsity  swimmer  said,“I  swim  because  it  is  a  really  good  sport  because  it  works  your  entire  body,  and  racing  in  itself  is  one  of  the  most  rewarding  ex-­â€? periences  in  the  world  especially  if  you  beat  the  girl  next  to  you  and  espe-­â€? cially  especially  if  she’s  from  Breck!â€?      The  Blake  Girls  Swim-­â€? ming  Team,  led  by  head  coach  Kris  Rosenberg,  has  had  a  fairly  success-­â€? ful  season,  placing  2nd  in  the  invitational  at  Minneapolis  South,  and  3rd  in  the  invitational  at  Hutchinson.  Lauren  Rondestvedt  ‘14  cap-­â€? tain  of  the  team  says,  “The  team  is  looking  re-­â€? ally  strong.  We  have  a  lot  of  depth  to  our  team  and  a  lot  of  younger  swim-­â€? mers.â€?       Although  the  competi-­â€? tion  can  get  pretty  fierce,  swimming  can  be  some-­â€? thing  in  which  an  ath-­â€? lete  can  take  pleasure.   Rondestvedt,  who  in-­â€? jured  her  back  last  year Â

said,   “It  has  been  a  lot  to  kind  of  get  back  into  it  but...really  fun...not  re-­â€? ally  stepping  down  from  that  competitive  side,  but  like  watching  as  a  lot  of  the  younger  girls  drop  time.â€?       Swimming  is  also  an  extremely  gratifying  sport  due  to  the  fact  that  you  are  always  seeing  di-­â€? rect  proof  of  your  hard  work  because  swimming  is  a  sport  based  off  of  timing.   Rondestvedt  says  “It’s  really  fun  to  get  into  that  competitive  mind-­â€? set,  and  watch  your  times  drop  and  see  you’ve  im-­â€? proved.â€?  The  time  you  receive  after  you  swim  is  evidence  of  your  hard  work  or  lack  thereof.       This  is  kind  of  spe-­â€? cific  verification  of  your  hard  work  is  something  athletes  who  play  other  sports  don’t  get.   What  sets  swimming  apart  from  most  other  sports,  is  the  fact  that  you  com-­â€? pete  individually.       This  aspect  of  swim-­â€? ming  is  very  unique  and  allows  you  to  push  your-­â€? self  in  a  distinct  way.  Â

Burton  says,  “It’s  not  like  pretty  much  any  other  sport  in  the  way  that  like  you  have  to  work  as  a  team  with  the  other  sport  and  as  a  team  you  are  competitive  when  you  swim  you  get  to  be  com-­� petitive  as  an  individual,  which  really  heightens  the  competition  in  my  opinion  because  it’s  re-­� ally  really  intense  and  I  love  it  for  that  reason.�       The  Blake  Swim  Team  staff  contributes  a  lot  to  the  competitive  nature  of  the  sport.   Super  Fan  Will  Sweatt  ‘16  spoke  about  the  group,  “Just  all  around,  just  great  staff,  a  lot  of  soulful  individuals  with  passion  for  the  water.�       The  Swim  Team  Staff  may  have  a  great  “pas-­� sion�  for  the  sport,  but  there  seems  to  be  a  much  different  understanding  outside  of  the  team.      The  Blake  public  may  perceive  swimming  dif-­� ferently  than  the  Blake  swimmers  themselves,  “I  don’t  think  they  [average  student]  really  knows  too  much  about  it�,  said Rondestvedt.

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