   montgomery blair high school (mbhs) is a public high school located in unincorporated silver spring in montgomery county, maryland, united states. the school was named after montgomery blair, a lawyer who represented dred scott in his united states supreme court case and who served as postmaster general under president abraham lincoln. it originally opened in 1925 as takoma park-silver spring high school. in 1935, however, montgomery blair high school opened at 313 wayne avenue, a location overlooking sligo creek, now occupied by silver spring international middle school. in 1998, the campus moved two miles (3&nbsp;km) north to the kay tract, a long-vacant tract of land adjacent to the capital beltway. the school has a magnet program and a communication arts program (cap), which draw students from both the silver spring area and across montgomery county, and make up approximately 15% of blair's student population. it is a member of the national consortium for specialized secondary schools of mathematics, science and technology (ncsssmst). ==history== ===philadelphia-chicago cam
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