Blake Updates
January 28, 2018
Fresh Start
Welcome to the second semester. It is time for a fresh start and to focus on continuous improvement. We will be starting tomorrow with a brief homeroom to make sure students have their schedules and are all set to start the second semester.
Have a great evening!
NAACP ACT-SO Competition
Wednesday January 31st during lunch students are invited to learn more about the NAACP Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) Competition.
The ACT-SO competition is an opportunity for students to display their talents in the categories of STEM, Humanities, Performing Arts, Visual Arts and Business. If you are interested, please be sure to attend the presentation on Wednesday for more details. If you are not able to attend the presentation, please see Mr. Edwards for more details.
United We Learn Competition
AP Registration - January 29 to February 28
For the 2018 AP exams, students at James Hubert Blake High School will register online. This registration will take a few minutes and can be completed from any device with internet access.
This year each AP exam costs $94.00 ($142 for AP Seminar and AP Research). Students should visit www.TotalRegistration.net/AP/210959 to register. Payments are made on-line or mailed to Total Registration. No money is collected at Blake.
Here are the important dates for the registration process:
- Mon, Jan 29, 2017 - Registration Begins
- Wed, Feb 28, 2017 - Registration Ends
Please contact Ms. O’Neill if you have any questions.
HBCU Fair Set for February 9
The Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Fair will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on February 9 at Albert Einstein High School, 11135 Newport Mill Road in Kensington. All high school students and their parents/guardians are invited to participate. Representatives from dozens of colleges and universities will be present to talk to parents/guardians and students about their programs and several will conduct on-the-spot admissions interviews for high school seniors. You can register here.
**LAST WEEK** SGA Winter Clothing Drive
The Blake High School Student Government Association (SGA) is holding a winter wear drive for charity during January. This project is also part of our day of service work! Items will be collected from January 2 until January 31st
Everyone has things in the back of their closets or chests that nobody wears anymore (hats, coats, gloves, etc.) why not donate them so we can get them to people who are truly in need. Our goal is to collect 1,600 new or gently used items. The items will then be donated to charities that will make sure they go directly to those who need them.
If every student brings in ONE item we’ll have about 1,600 items to donate to organizations that give items directly to people who need them (NOT RE-SELLERS).
Upcoming Dates
- January 29- First Day of the Second Semester- Report to Homeroom
- January 31- Silver Day
- February 1- Blue Day
- February 7- Meeting for Incoming 9th Grade Families (7:00 pm)
- February 12- Blake's POST Expo (7:00 pm)
- February 15- Senior Peer Parent Meeting (6:30 pm)
James Hubert Blake High School
Email: Robert_Sinclair@mcpsmd.org
Website: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/blakehs/
Location: 300 Norwood Road, Silver Spring, MD, United States
Phone: (240)740-1400
Twitter: @Blake_Principal