Publications & News

Reading broadly and intelligently are essential components of a good education, and Blair faculty members encourage reading throughout the year.

A 30-member committee of students and teachers selected Yaa Gyasi’s debut novel Homegoing as Blair’s 2018 all-school read, and the School community is delving into the award-winning work over the summer.

An outstanding celebration of Blair camaraderie and community was on display during Alumni Weekend 2018.

Blair’s freshman, sophomore and junior classes came together on May 29 to celebrate students’ accomplishments at the Underclass Prize Assembly, at which faculty members presented a number of subject and major department prizes.

On May 14, Blair Academy honored its top spring varsity athletes for their hard work this season.

Seniors’ Blair careers ceremoniously drew to a close last night at the School’s Baccalaureate service, which is annually held on the eve of graduation.

On the eve of graduation, seniors gathered in Armstrong-Hipkins Center for the Arts to celebrate the achievements of outstanding classmates, to collectively present the School with a class gift, and to look back at the 2017-2018 school year in video retrospective. 

After earning their respective Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL) titles earlier in May, Blair’s girls’ golf and softball teams capped their 2018 seasons by earning state championships as well. Both contests took place in Blairstown, with girls’ golf taking on Lawrenceville, Peddie, Kent Place, Villa Walsh and Morristown Beard on May 18 and softball battling Hun on May 20.