Blake High School PTSA

Blake will host its 7th annual Race for a Dream 5k Run/3K Walk in memory of junior Blake student Alicia Betancourt who was killed in a car crash on Norwood Road in September 2004.  The Race promotes teen driver safety to high school students and their parents, which is especially important during Homecoming season.  Safe driving tips and driving related statistics are posted along the race course as well as important driving information will be available in the race registration area.

The Race for a Dream will kick off Spirit Week and students will earn class points when participating in this event!  On race day, participants receive a t-shirt and chances to win prizes — whether you run or walk!   Awards are given to the top three male/female runners.

The Race for a Dream is on Saturday, October 2, 2010, and registration begins at 8:00 a.m.  Race form.

You are invited to a welcome picnic at Blake on Thursday, August 26, 2010, at 6:00 p.m. Mark your calendars. The PTSA will host the picnic. Food and drink will be provided. You are welcomed to bring an additional food dish to share, though not required.

Look for the Blake High School summer mailing which includes information concerning the picnic, 9th grade orientation, a Meet the Principal reception and parent meeting for 9th grade parents, all occurring on August 26.  Orientation is in the morning.  The other events are in the evening. 

Here are our six student performers who competed in Blake Last Comic Standing at Comedy Night 2010, April 16th at 7:30pm. (To see clips of our performers in action, visit our YouTube movie). Congratulations to Bryndon Cook, this year’s Last Comic Standing winner!

Blake’10 After Prom
“Into the Night”

Hello Blake families,

With about 35 days to go until the 2010 After-Prom, we have just passed the 66% point of our Fundraising goal for Parent Donations. To the 81 families that have donated to the After-Prom, THANK YOU!!! To the other 900+ families at Blake, WE NEED YOUR HELP! Regardless of the grade your child is in, we count on your support. Our initial deadline is/was Friday, April 9.

Any contribution, large or small, is appreciated! Your donation will help insure a safe, alcohol and drug free evening for our Juniors, Seniors and their Prom dates! Read more »

Blake’10 After Prom
“Into the Night”

Hello Blake families,

By now you have received your 2010 After Prom donation letter.  To date we have received donations from 63 families totaling about 48% of our $10,000 goal.

First, we want to thank those of you that have sent in your donations and want to remind those of you that have not to pull out the yellow/blue paper from the inbox on your desk and send your donation in for the best Blake event ever!  Should you have misplaced your letter we have uploaded the After Prom letter on this web site for you to print out and send in. You may also pay online via PayPal—for more information, see our After Prom page.

For those of you who are Freshman and Sophomore parents, you may be wondering why you should help.  The After Prom is an event that your children will attend as upperclassmen and we depend on all Blake families to help make this Read more »

Due to several circumstances, including the severe weather in February, the PTSA has cancelled Comedy Night 2010 on March 12th. However, we are trying to reschedule it in April. We will keep you posted through the PTSA web site and Eubiemail on any new date for the event.

Currently, Comedy Night is a committee of two parents who have been tied up with the Book Sale and other PTSA projects. We welcome parents and students who would like to help us get it going—even an hour or two will help. We especially need parents to act as judges for comedy try-outs during the school day and/or after school, and students to help us set up on the performance night. If interested, write Orit and Beth at: vp@blakeptsa.org.

Blake’s 2010 Used Book and Media Sale
Place: Cloverly Shopping Center (742 Cloverly St., Silver Spring, Md.)
Dates: February 19, 2-8 pm; February 20, 10-8 pm; February 21, 11-5

Other dates:
We will also be moving books from the school storage shed to the store on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 26 after school. Anyone who can help load or unload the truck would be greatly appreciated. Students too.

Our first book-sorting party will take place this Thursday, January 28, from 4 to 7 (and later, if anyone wants to keep going) at the store in Cloverly Shopping Center (742 Cloverly St.). If you have a folding table you could loan for that day or for the month, please bring it along–we should try to avoid having to bend over too much to sort the books. Please pass the word along to family, friends, people you see on the street, etc. We can use all the help we can get.

Also,  we’ll be collecting books, DVDs, CDs, and other media at the store on Saturday, January 30, from 10 to 1. All you need to do is pull up in your car, and someone will take your boxes and bags out for you.

Volunteer and SSL opportunities: This undertaking offers many SSL opportunities for students, particularly on drop-off days, during the sale, and immediately after the sale. Have your students contact Ms. Rigney at school or Orit Lowy Chicherio (oritilATyahooDOTcom) if they’d like to help out.

The next 11th Grade Parent-to-Parent meeting is on Thursday, January 28th, from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the amphitheatre.
 
Mr. DuBoyce will present information about the upcoming Fall registration, the February 26th ACT/SAT opportunity, summer school, the May AP schedule, and more.  There’ll be time for questions and answers to keep you in the loop as well as a chance to provide input for topics at our April meeting.
 
Please join us and spread the word to other 11th grade parents!
 

If you’re wondering what to do with all the books, movies, and music you had to clear out to make room for your guests and new stuff, we have a perfect solution! Stash all those things away for the 3rd annual Blake High School Used Book and Media Sale. After the first of the year, we’ll be collecting your donations for this worthy PTSA event, which raises money for scholarships for our students. The sale will take place on February 19-21. Please contact Orit Lowy Chicherio if you have questions or donations (oritilATyahooDOTcom).