Drone Club

Blair from the Sky from Blair Academy on Vimeo

In Blair's drone club, members learn to fly a drone and operate its camera.  For those who don't have a drone of their own, the club supplies parts and encourages members to build their own devices.  Aerial drone club footage of campus and community events is often shown at school meetings and shared in the Blair Oracle.  The video above of the Blair campus was made by Blair students participating in the Drone Club.

Fiber Optic Cable and Phone Lines for the CIC & Weber

The technology office staff oversees the installation of fiber optic cabling and bundled copper phone lines for any new construction on campus. This summer included wiring to and from both the Center for Innovation and Collaboration and Weber to the main campus network.  Blair uses single mode fiber, and is the process of upgrading to a 10 MB fiber backbone between buildings.

Admission Office Remodel

A set of rooms in the admission office is being renovated this summer.  All furniture and equipment  from the rooms has been removed, including the phones and computers.  Once the work is finished, the technology team will  reprogram the phones and reconnect the computers.  Some renovation plans include changing the location of phones, computers, or wireless access points and the technology team coordinates the rewiring of jacks and reprogramming of phone lines.

CIC Makerspace Equipment Preview

In preparation for this fall's opening of the Center for Innovation and Collaboration (CIC), the technology office has obtained the electronic fabrication equipment that will be in the makerspace in the new building.  We are currently setting up and testing this equipment in the robotics classroom, Timken 003 and encourage members of the Blair community who will be on campus this summer to stop by.  The equipment includes:

1)     Four 3D printers, including a new model which we are piloting for the first time.

2)     A 3D scanner, which renders a real object into a 3D model on the computer for editing or printing.

3)     A wide area color laser printer, capable of printing poster-sized images

4)     A special printer and thermal press, used for printing custom t-shirts or other types of fabric and materials

5)     A vinyl cutter, used for making stencils, labels, magnets, and a variety of art applications

6)     A very large laser cutter, capable of cutting most flat pieces of material, including sheet metal.  Also capable of etching pictures & words on materials. 

7)     A set of dedicated electronics equipment, used for making and testing electronic circuits.

Photography Class Portfolio Website

As part of their final project, Mr. Trish's students in Advanced Digital Photography launched a website in which students shared their photography portfolios online. On Wednesday, May 24, the class welcomed members of the Blair community to the A-Block class for the official launch of the website.  Every student has a portfolio that showcases their digital work.  View the site here:  https://www.blairacademyphoto.com/