By: Kayla Stephensen Category 5 Hurricane Maria battered already worn out Puerto Rico months after Hurricane Irma, another Category 5, hit. This is resulting in one of the largest migrations to Florida from Puerto Rico in such a small amount of time, specifically to the city of Orlando. Mayor Teresa Jacobs of Orange County comments, “We’re one of the fastest-growing regions in the county. We’ve … Continue reading Puerto Rican Migration Affects Florida
By: Kayla Stephensen In the past two months, the United states has seen 5 mass shootings: the Rancho Tehama shooting spree killing 5, the Texas church massacre killing 26, the Wal-Mart shooting in suburban Denver killing 3, the Edgewood business park shooting killing 3 and the Las Vegas Strip massacre killing 58. It is no wonder the United States gets the poor reputation for the … Continue reading The Reasons Behind the High Number of U.S. Mass Shootings
By: Kayla Stephensen October 12 2017, 14 students toured The Ohio State University and Wittenberg University to compare the differences between public and private universities. Continue reading Students Tour on a Campus Caravan
By: Kayla Stephensen This past summer, the district school phone system “died,” taking with it the clocks synced with the bells at Bellbrook High School. For the past several weeks, the bells have been chaotic due to lack of synchronization. Under the old system, all three were linked. The bells would ring when the clocks turned to the same time. Even though the clock ended … Continue reading Chimes and Times Out of Sync; Ghost Bells Perplex Tech
By: Kayla Stephensen Vincent König, this year’s German exchange student, comments on what he thinks of america and Bellbrook as of the first few months. König is staying with the other foreign exchange student at a host parent’s home. Q: What are some American rumors you heard and did they hold true? A: They said school would be more easy which is not true. … Continue reading German Exchange Student Notes Initial Thoughts On America
By: Kayla Stephensen Lorenzo Morbelli, one of this year’s foreign exchange students, was very excited to answer questions on his opinions about Bellbrook and America in general. Q: What shocked you about the U.S.? A: The food, it sucks. Pasta in bowls? It’s against my culture, you don’t do that! What is this pasta salad? That’s gross. And you call it Italian sauce and it’s … Continue reading Lorenzo Morbelli Shares His Opinions On America So Far
by Kayla Stephensen At Track and Field Districts, Friday, May 19, Kylee Parker, a senior, broke the 300 hurdles school record set by Hannah Lewis in 2009. Parker remarks, “I didn’t know I was going to break the record but Coach Barnes told me I had a chance.” Maddie Crane, a junior, went to districts for 300 hurdles but unfortunately didn’t make it to regionals. She’s … Continue reading Track Advances to Regionals
by Kayla Stephensen This past tennis season, there were three freshman boys (and no seniors) on varsity, Zach Schultz, Andy Russell and Cole McCrae. All three have played for roughly five years and as Zach puts it, “I was pretty confident I would make varsity, but I didn’t expect to be second singles. It feels good to be varsity, especially since I was able to … Continue reading Three Freshman Boys Make Varsity Tennis and Tell Their Story
By: Kayla Stephensen Kaley Clark, one of two freshman on the softball team this year, pitched the entire game against Oakwood getting 5 strikeouts on April 21. They won 4-1. She told her story of earning a varsity spot, “When I was first told I was on varsity as a freshman, my immediate thought was how big of an honor it was to play with … Continue reading Freshman Softball Pitcher Tells Story
By: Kayla Stephensen April 21, the Bellbrook Girls’ track team defended their title and won the Greene County Invitational once again. Emily Taylor, a sophomore hurdler, remarked, “I didn’t participate last year but I feel grateful to have been able to put forth what I had to offer to continue the winning streak.” Even with the win, there were still moments of excitement and as … Continue reading Girls’ Track Defends Invite Title
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