Montgomery Blair High School

Montgomery Blair High School is a Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, public school named for Montgomery Blair, a lawyer who represented Dred Scott in his United States Supreme Court case, and served as Postmaster General under President Abraham Lincoln. It was originally built at 313 East Wayne Avenue, in Silver Spring, where it overlooked Sligo Creek, a tributary of the Anacostia River. The campus has since moved to a long-vacant tract of land on University Boulevard by the Capital Beltway. Some students and alumni affectionately refer to it as Blair. It is a member of the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology (NCSSSMST), and appears to be the only member school that is not a specialized secondary school, because the majority of its students are not enrolled in the school's specialized programs. In 2005, thirteen Blair seniors were semifinalists and four Blair seniors were finalists in Intel Science Talent Search (ISTS). No school in the nation had more semifinalists or finalists than Blair.

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Montgomery County - Maryland - USA - Public school - Montgomery Blair - Lawyer - Dred Scott - United States Supreme Court - Postmaster General - Abraham Lincoln - Silver Spring - Sligo Creek - Anacostia River - Capital Beltway - National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology (NCSSSMST)

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