Maile Blume

Maile Blume

Maile Blume is a member of The Belmont Voice staff. Maile can be contacted at mblume@belmontvoice.org.

Belmont High School Graduates Celebrate Start of Next Chapter

June 9, 2025
On Saturday, June 7, 351 Belmont High School students accepted their diplomas, traversing Harris Field and moving on to new pathways. Facing the Future The graduation ceremony began with a speech from Belmont High School Principal Isaac Taylor, emphasizing the dichotomies facing…
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Belmont High School Graduation This Weekend

June 5, 2025
On Saturday, 351 Belmont High School seniors will progress across Harris Field, accepting their diplomas and stepping into the future as high school graduates. Beginning at 10 a.m., the graduation ceremony will include student speeches and a procession honoring this year’s graduates.…
State Rep. David Rogers points to a map indicating the district he serves, in front of a classroom of students.

Belmont Students Engage with Local Officials at Government Day

June 2, 2025
Is it difficult to change Belmont’s bylaws? Which articles are being considered at Town Meeting? Does Town Meeting have any control over the schools? These were just some of the questions posed by students during Belmont Middle School’s second annual Local Government…
Teachers being honored pose in front of the Chenery Upper Elementary auditorium.

Foundation for Belmont Education Honors Educators at Annual Awards Ceremony

May 11, 2025
Each spring, the Foundation for Belmont Education hosts an awards ceremony honoring outstanding teachers. This year, the S. Warren Farrell Award for Educational Excellence, which recognizes one teacher for “longstanding dedication and leadership,” honored Brenda Johnston, a first-grade teacher at Burbank Elementary…
Belmont School Administration Building

Belmont Schools On Track to Choose New K-3 Literacy Curriculum

May 3, 2025
A task force of literacy educators and administrators from Belmont Public Schools is gathering input from the community to select the district’s next K-3 literacy curriculum. The Belmont Literacy Curriculum Council is updating the curriculum to align with Superintendent Jill Geiser’s strategic…
A Belmont high student poses with his scorecard and good luck stuffed panda at a national quiz bowl tournament.

Belmont High Student Excels in National Quiz Bowl Tournament

April 20, 2025
Belmont High sophomore Andrew Gao ranked 16th out of 250 at a national quiz bowl tournament held in Rosemont, Illinois. Students from across the continental U.S. and Guatemala competed in the National Academic Quiz Tournaments’ Individual Player National Championship, testing their knowledge…
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