Interviews

Interviews

Interview with Mr. Daniel LeJeune

After 27 years at Blake, 40 years of teaching, Mr. Daniel LeJeune, known to his students as “LJ,”…

By Gabriel Shen and Georgia Doar

Interviews

Interview with Head of School Dr. Anne E. Stavney

Dr. Anne E. Stavney is leaving Blake after being its Head of School for 14 years. Q: Can…

By Georgia Doar and Sabeen Siddiqui

Interviews

Student Spotlight: Gabriel Shen and Lily Borofsky

For five years the Blake Bear Bugle has been a part of the Blake community, three of those…

By Georgia Doar

Interviews

New Middle School Teachers 2025

Ms. Gandossy Q: What are your favorite things to do outside of school? A: I enjoy spending time…

By Georgia Doar, Sabeen Siddiqui, and Lucy Petok

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Interview with Ver Ikeseh

Q: Can you tell me about your 920 Project? A: I actually started it as ‘I Can 100’…

By Lily Borofsky, London Doth, and Sophie Hahn

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So That’s How Carpool Works…

A large number of students on the Blake Hopkins Campus are carpool everyday, but do we really know…

By Georgia Doar

Interviews

Teachers’ Opinions on AI

Artificial Intelligence is becoming a bigger and bigger part of our lives. It’s important to know how to…

By Georgia Doar

Interviews

Meet the New Teachers

Mr. Moeller Which historical person/object do you identify with most? (This is a very interesting question! I haven't…

By Nora Rudlang, Gabriel Shen, and Lily Borofsky

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Interview with Poet and Essayist Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Recently, Aimee Nezhukumatathil had a residency at Blake through the Philip Otis Environmental Author Program. Aimee has written…

By Gabriel Shen

Interviews

The House Council - Interview with Five Members

[Interviews done by email] What is the house council and what does it do? Isaiah: House council is…

By Gabriel Shen

Interviews

Interview with a Shadow Student - Emmet (5th Grade)

Every year, Blake's perspective students (students who might come to Blake the next year) visit the school. They…

By Thad Majdecki

Interviews

AI Good Or Bad? Interview with Chat GPT

No matter what things you were interested in last year, you have probably heard about Artificial Intelligence, such…

By Thad Majdecki

Interviews

The Challenges of College: An Interview with College Student Aletta Bartok

College is what comes after Blake. Unimaginable, right? Well, today we have an interview with a college student…

By Mimi Bartok

Interviews

Interview With Chat GPT (Generative Pre-Trained Transformer) About Middle School

Chat GPT is a form of AI, like Siri or Alexa. Chat GPT allows users to make essays,…

By Lily Borofsky

Interviews

Interview With Michael Borofsky M.D.

Michael Borofsky is Lily Borofsky’s father and came in to talk about the human body. Q: What made…

By Lily Borofsky

Interviews

Interview with Melanie Lowin: A Pre-K Teacher At The Blake Campus

Q: What made you decide to become a teacher? A: Because I love working with children. Q: When…

By Mila Lowin

Interviews

Interviews with Kindergarteners

Interview with Keats Q: How do you like Kindergarten? A: Good. Awesome. Great. Extraordinary. Q: If you had…

By Vivi Steele and Gabriel Shen

Interviews

Interviews with Pre-K Students

Interview with Micah Thad: Do you like Pre-k so far? Micah: Yeah Thad: If you could add one…

By Thad Majdecki and Mair Simmons

Interviews

Interview with Daniel Lowin, Blake Alumnus

Q: What was your favorite thing about Blake when you were a student? A: The quality of the…

By Mila Lowin

Interviews

Interview with Second Grader Elliot Lowin

Q:What is your favorite thing about 2nd grade so far? A: Snacktime, recess, or E&P. Q: What is…

By Mila Lowin

Interviews

Interview with Mrs. Hales

Thad and Mair: What is your favorite color? Mrs. Hales: Dark purple T&M: How’s 4th grade this year?…

By Thad Majdecki and Mair Simmons

Interviews

Interview with New Theatre Teacher Ms. Casey

Gabriel: First, what are you looking forward to this year? Ms. Casey: I'm looking forward to getting to…

By Gabriel Shen

Interviews

Interview with Music Teacher Ms. Emily

This interview was done by email last year by Gabriel Shen Gabriel: Were you a teacher somewhere else…

By Gabriel Shen