InfoFlow Episode 7.125 – 3/31/22

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MICHAEL: Welcome back to Infoflow, Blazers. Today is Thursday, March 31st. I’m MICHAEL.

And I’m MICHAEL. Today’s Women’s history month fact is about Malala Yousafzai Malik, a Pakistani activist and the youngest Nobel Prize Laureate. She advocated for girl’s education in the Swat Valley in Northern Pakistan and was targeted by the Taliban for her activism. Following an attack, she moved to the UK and created the Malala Fund, which aims to give girls around the world a right to education. In 2014 Malala was awarded with the Nobel peace prize. In 2020 she graduated from Oxford and plans to continue her activism.

The FDA has authorized a fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine for those 50 years or older. The booster is recommended after 4 or more months after their previous booster. Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have been approved for the fourth dose.

Tuesday morning there was a wind driven fire in Ashbourne, Virginia affecting four  homes. Three of the affected homes have been completely destroyed and two people had to be taken to the hospital for burns but are expected to make a recovery. The fire has displaced nine adults and two children.

And now let’s head to Michael’s coverage of the softball season opener.

Softball pack

Congrats on your win Blazers, good luck in the rest of the season. And now let’s head back to me for the baseball season opener.

Baseball pack

Congrats on your win Blazers! The Blair softball and Baseball teams take on Blake in an away game tonight at 7 so make sure to show out!

MCPS wants to examine, reflect, and improve how our district and individual schools support LGBTQ+ Students. If you wish to share your experiences, help develop training sessions, or become a panel member for staff summer trainings, please fill out the two forms you see linked on the screen. You may share your experiences anonymously in the survey as well. If you have any questions about the survey or panels, please see Ms. Forman, LGBTQ+ Studies teacher, in room 158.

Playset Theatre is a completely student-run theater company based out of Blair that puts on productions for young kids in the area. It’s been run by Blair students for years, and now, you can get involved. Auditions for this year’s show, an adaptation of Snow White, will be tomorrow in the art hallway after school and during lunch. Sign-ups are outside of room 16.

Happy Music in Our Schools Month!  Here’s today’s fact: The Johansen International Competition for Young String Players takes place once every 3 years in Washington, DC.  Blair’s very own Chamber Orchestra violist, Claire Xu, was selected to compete as a finalist. Juried by Peter Slowik from Oberlin Conservatory, Claire was awarded third place in the viola division!  She will receive a $5,000 prize, along with scholarships to the prestigious Brevard Summer Institute & Festival and Morningside Music Bridge. Congratulations!

That’s all from me! Check out our website at bnconline.net to submit any announcements, and follow us @bnc_blair on instagram, and @bncblair on tiktok and on twitter. Have a theatrical Thursday, and we’ll see you tomorrow, Blazers!

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