Blake High School PTSA

The November 29, 2009 Metro section of the Washington Post carried a story about Calvert County high schools that are adopting a one-hour lunch model, based on its success at Blake: Calvert high school turns them loose at lunch. Mrs. Goodman is interviewed in the article.

The championship game was described in the Washington Post’s Sports section on Nov. 15: Blake’s bid falls short.

The Washington Post printed a letter from Blake Principal Carole Goodman Nov. 12, regarding an opinion piece the paper published which suggested that high school seniors take a “gap year” before college. Mrs. Goodman said she “could not disagree more” with the writer. The letter is on the Post web site at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/11/AR2009111125845.html.

Montgomery County Gazette
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009

Blake safe-driving race revs up participation

excerpts:

Five years after 16-year-old Blake High School student Alicia Betancourt was killed in a car crash, organizers of an annual 5K race that reminds students to drive safely in her memory hope to boost participation in the program among newer students in the school….

The race was initially held by Betancourt’s mother, Lulu Delacre, to create a scholarship fund in memory of her daughter. After reaching the scholarship’s monetary goal, the event became a fundraiser for post-prom activities and a way to create awareness of safe-driving techniques, according to Janice Hylton, event coordinator and mother of David Hylton.

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The Washington Post ran a story yesterday that described Blake’s freshman academies, and included interviews with Mrs. Goodman and several Blake teachers: For Starters, Decipher Lunch
Transition Time in Montgomery Schools.