Publications & News

Since the opening of Blair’s golf training center in January, boys’ and girls’ golf team members have utilized the state-of-the-art facility nearly every day to hone their skills in preparation for the spring season. The team members, their coaches and the entire Blair community will have the opportunity to thank the donors who made the golf training center possible at a dedication on March 30 at 1 p.m.

Thursday, April 4, marks Blair’s fourth-annual Day of Giving, a once-a-year opportunity to celebrate all things Blair and give back to the School that has given so many their start. 

History teacher Martin Miller, PhD , and Director of Timken Library Ann Williams once again collaborated on the publication of the Blair Review, a biannual compilation of personal essays penned by members of the School community.

Blair Academy celebrated its winter student-athletes on March 4 at the third-annual winter varsity athletic banquet.

Five exceptional athletes have been named to the Blair Academy Athletic Hall of Fame class of 2019: Gerald Knapp ’54, Anne Cramer ’75, Melissa (Paul) Erne ’96, Royal Ivey ’00 and Dion Lewis ’09.

Throughout the winter season, Blair athletes competed in more than 150 contests both on and off campus. As always, the Bucs exhibited exceptional sportsmanship, dedication and teamwork, noted Director of Athletics Paul Clavel ’88.

A dozen Blair students with a passion for biology and chemistry are investigating human physiology in an upper-level honors science course taught by Joseph Wagner. 

Blair’s girls' varsity basketball team finished second in the nation at the 2019 independent school national championship, held February 22 and 23 in North Carolina. Having placed fifth at last year’s prep nationals, the Lady Bucs notched three key tournament wins to achieve second place this year.

Blair’s Alumni Roundtable series continued on February 27 when Chrissy Devenny ’08, founder and CEO of Los Angeles-based Dynamo Events, joined the Blair community via video conference to share her passion for the events industry.

The February 26 girls’ varsity basketball state final game will be livestreamed beginning at 5 p.m.. Watch the Lady Bucs take on Pennington here.