News & Events 2005-2006

2005-2006 Sporting Events:

• New Crew Boat Dedicated updated 5/31/06
• Girls’ Crew Takes Bronze posted 5/23/06
• Spring Athletic Awards 2006 posted 5/22/06
• Girls Break School Record at Penn Relays posted 5/1/06
• British Lacrosse Players Compete at Blair posted 4/14/06
• Winter Athletic Awards 2006 posted 4/10/06
• Kait Surdoval is State Ski Champion posted 3/6/06
• Wrestlers Win Prep Title posted 2/28/06
• Boys’ Basketball Wins Fifth MAPL Title posted 2/23/06
• Kurt Socha’s #50 Retired posted 2/8/06
• Adrien Achieves 1,000 Points posted 1/30/06
• Recognition of Top Athletes posted 12/12
• Fall Run 2005
• Benefit Tourney a Great Success photos added 12/13
• Peddie Day 2005: A Tie for the Cup
• Crew Fun and Fundamentals
• Boys’ Soccer Finishes Second in Prep A State Final

2005-2006 Student Events:

• 2006 Prizes and Honors posted 6/2/06
• Headmaster Addresses Undergraduates posted 6/2/06
• Baccalaureate Address to Class of 2006 posted 6/1/06
• Commencement Address to Class of 2006 posted 6/1/06
• Summer Reading 2006 posted 6/1/06
• Commencement 2006 Photo Gallery updated 6/2/06
• Prom 2006 at Perona Farms posted 5/25/06
• The Weekend Rocks and Rolls posted 5/23/06
• Public Speaking Contest Covers Range of Topics updated 4/21/06
• Sophomores Enjoy Fine Dining posted 4/14/06
• Students Tour Constitution Center with Jack Bogle ’47  posted 4/12/06
• Formal Festivities for Class of ’06 posted 4/10/06
• Art History Students Tour Greece posted 3/29/06
• Team Howard Wins Headmasters’ Society Competition posted 2/27/06
• International Students Visit Hawaii posted 2/21/06
• Marine Science Students Aid in Conservation Effort  posted 2/14/06
• Blood Drive in February updated 2/22/06
• Sadie Hawkins Dance 2006 posted 1/30/06
• Foreign Flair, Food and Fun posted 1/9/06
• Dorm Party Makes the Season Merrier posted 12/13/05
• Concert, Vespers & Tournaments in December photos added 12/12/05
• Pep Rally and Bonfire Spark School Spirit
• Dressed for Success on Peddie Week
• Private and Public High School Musicians “Band” Together to “Rock” and Raise Hurricane Relief Funds
• Blair Sponsors Crop Walk
• Blair Helps Battle Breast Cancer
• Food and Fun in Little Italy
• Blair Contingent Hears Speech by Dalai Lama
• Weekend Full of Fun and Games
• Convocation 2005
• Pictures Tell the Story

2005-2006 Performing Art Events:

• Student Speaks at Freddy Awards updated 5/30/06
• Players Present Julius Caesar in Outdoor Venue updated 5/15/06
• Cantus Comes to Campus posted 3/30/06
• Rockapella Rocks Yet Again! posted 2/28/06
• Choral Director William Hammer Wins Two Grammy Awards  posted 2/14/06
• Students Direct & Perform Sartre’s “No Exit”  photos added 2/27/06
• Dance Concert Features Students & Guest Artists posted 1/31/06
• Blair Academy Players Present “How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying” photos added 2/16/06
• Choral Director William Hammer Listed in Grammy Nominations posted 1/4/06
• J.Y. Song Presents Bartow Performance
• Holidaze” Raises Funds for Socha Family photos added 12/12/05
• Students Fill the Stage with Music
• Blair Academy Players Open Their Season
• Teacher Receives Award from Kiwanis
• Poetry Fest Comes to Campus

2005-2006 Fine Art Events:

• Artistic Accomplishments posted 5/30/06
• Romano Gallery Features Student Art posted 5/15/06
• Art in the News posted 5/15/06
• May Art in “The Can” posted 4/28/06
• Alumna’s Art on Display updated 5/22/06
• April Art in “The Can” posted 4/13/06
• Peters Valley Artists on Exhibit at Blair Academy posted 3/10/06
• Blair on the Air Debuts posted 2/21/06
• Art on Display in “The Can” posted 2/21/06
• “Paintings” by Sallie Bo Andrews on Display posted 2/2/06
• Art on Display in “The Can”: Mary Casella ’06 posted 1/25/06
• Art on Display in “The Can”: Natessa Amin ’06 posted 12/19
• “Then and Now” on Exhibit in Romano Gallery posted 12/13
• AIDS Memorial Quilt on Exhibit in Romano Gallery photos added 12/12
• Students Visit MOMA and Met
• Art in the Can: Lauren Weinstein ’06
• Faculty and Staff Display Their Talent
• “Paintings: Indoors and Outdoors” in Romano Gallery
• Fine Art on the Footbridge
• History Teacher Exhibits “Viewing Stones”
• Artwork by Harry Naar on Exhibit at Blair
• “Pahaquarry Paint Out/Shoot Out” Artists on Exhibit in Romano Gallery

2005-2006 Speakers:

• Taiwan is Skeptics Topic updated 4/26/06
• May Skeptics Programs Feature Alumni updated 5/10/06
• Herman Hollerith Series Continues updated 4/19/06
• Dith Pran Speaks at Skeptics updated 4/12/06
• Screenwriter/Playwright Speaks at Skeptics  updated 3/29/06
• Charles Evered – “Evolution of an Artist”  posted 2/13/06
• Father-Daughter Speak at Skeptics posted 2/13/06
• A Closer Look at U.S. Corporations posted 2/1/06
• USAirways Pilot to Speak at Skeptics posted 1/25/06
• Skeptics Series Marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day posted 1/18/06
• Young Alumni Present Skeptics Panel updated 1/25/06
• First Winter Skeptics Examines Federal Reserve posted 1/4/06
• Blair Alumni Speak at Skeptics in December
• Blair Alumnus to Speak at Skeptics (postponed)
• Blair Sibling is Special Speaker
• Blair Trustee Speaks at Skeptics
• Local Candidates Speak Out at Skeptics
• Past and Present Parents Speak at Skeptics
• Skeptics Line-up Begins with David Biederman

2005-2006 Campus News:

• Awards Presented on Alumni Day updated 6/19/06
• View the Latest Flash Presentation posted 6/16/06
• 2006 Car Raffle Winner Announced posted 6/13/06
• Alumni Weekend 2006 posted 6/12/06
• Parents Enjoy Spring Arts Weekend posted 5/16/06
• Visitors Perform at Vespers posted 5/9/06
• Leadership Dinner Held in April posted 5/5/06
• Blair Parent Speaks to Marine Science Class updated 5/8/06
• Coach Jeff Buxton Honored by U.S. Olympic Committee updated 5/10/06
• Revised Schedule for Spring Arts Weekend updated 5/9/06
• Blair Breeze Wins in Newspaper Contest posted 4/27/06
• Hardwicks Visit Asian Alumni & Families posted 4/19/06
• Memorial Celebration Planned for Chan Moore posted 4/5/06
• Classes Resume updated 3/28/06
• Blair Bulletin Takes Top Honors posted 3/22/06
• Students & Families Revisit Blair updated 4/4/06
• General Kim Visits Blair posted 1/10/06
• Baby Makes Four for Fleckman Family
• Blair Mourns First Loss in Iraqi Conflict, Ray Mendoza ’87
• With Great Sadness, Blair Headmaster Announces the Death of Kurt Socha
• Veteran’s Day Exhibit Displayed in Timken Library
• Blair Opens Its Doors to Prospective Students & Their Families
• Senior Kurt Socha Gravely Injured
• Families Enjoy Parents’ Weekend
• A Touch of Dutch in the Dining Hall
• Blair Begins 158th School Year
• Opening of School Registration