At the end of the school year and over the summer, Magnet students and teachers have made headlines:
On June 1, 2016, Secretary of State John Kerry met with Blair's Science Bowl Team, Ocean Science Bowl Team, and other students to discuss the state of the world's oceans. (NBC News) (Montgomery Community Media) (YouTube)
Senior Cynthia Liu and Freshman Daniel Zhu qualified as members of the 2016 U.S. Physics Team, and participated in the training camp at the end of May. Nine other Magnet students were named semifinalists.