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OPINION: What I’ve Learned – advice from a journalism student

By Brendan Clementz For my last article at Bellbrook High School, I’ve decided to go offbeat and write about my experiences in Journalism and what I’ve learned while in it. I’ve found these lessons important in both the practice of article-writing and life in general. One of the first lessons I learned in Journalism was the unfortunate truth that sometimes you have to write what … Continue reading OPINION: What I’ve Learned – advice from a journalism student

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Lifestyle

Gifts on a budget: How to save money while putting heart into it

By Brendan Clementz At this time of April, my family celebrates many birthdays in quick succession, which, now that I’ve committed to buying gifts for my siblings, has begun seriously draining what savings I have. For those who wish to save their money as much as possible while still getting something for a loved one, here are some ideas for gifts that mean a lot … Continue reading Gifts on a budget: How to save money while putting heart into it

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Lifestyle

Doing your darndest to deal with deadlines 

By Brendan Clementz It’s said that there are two certainties in life — death and taxes — and part of what makes them so certain are that they are deadlines, in one way or another. Deadlines exist in practically every area of work, and yet many people, myself included, struggle with keeping up with them despite experience with them. Here are some ways that you … Continue reading Doing your darndest to deal with deadlines 

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School Community

Students & Staff reflect on how block schedules work for them

by Brendan Clementz Block day schedules on Wednesdays and Thursdays have become common habit for students of Bellbrook High School. Block schedule splits the regular eight-period school days into two groups of odd-numbered and even-numbered periods in order to give each period close to an hour and thirty minutes of time.   “We moved to eight periods to allow for flexibility of scheduling classes,” said BHS … Continue reading Students & Staff reflect on how block schedules work for them

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Bellbrook Writing Club competes in regional writing tournament

By Brendan Clementz On the first weekend of February, members of the Bellbrook High School’s Writing Club competed in the JustWrite Ohio regional writing tournament, hosted at Xenia High School. Of the four who participated, two qualified for the state level of the competition. So what is the Writing Club here at Bellbrook like? And how does it improve students’ writing skills? “It’s a very fun … Continue reading Bellbrook Writing Club competes in regional writing tournament

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Freshmen reflect on their first semester of high school

By Brendan Clementz With the spring semester of Bellbrook High School well underway, freshmen of the school have experienced the first few months of high school. Freshmen students have opinions on how high school feels in comparison to middle school when it comes to work. “The teachers said it would be really hard, but I think it’s easier because I have more time to do … Continue reading Freshmen reflect on their first semester of high school

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School Community

Filters back on green — does it make a difference?

by Brendan Clementz For the past month, the water filters at water bottle fountains in the school have been at “red” status, and have just now been changed and have gone back to “green.” So what does it take to get the filters changed?  Water filter meters on fountains school-wide return to green this week. Bellbrook High School Principal Mr. Hann said, “The district maintenance … Continue reading Filters back on green — does it make a difference?

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Arts and Entertainment

New Mario & Luigi game leaked before release

By Brendan Clementz Mario & Luigi: Brothership, a new installment in the popular spin-off in the mustachioed plumbers’ iconic video game series, released recently to a mostly positive reception. Despite Nintendo’s intentions of a November 7 release date, however, the game was leaked before release, marking another leak from a gaming company recently.  After the shutdown of the developer behind the well-known RPG series, Alphadream, … Continue reading New Mario & Luigi game leaked before release

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Arts and Entertainment, Feature/Opinion

OPINION: New trailer releases for “A Minecraft Movie” 

By Brendan Clementz “As a child, I  yearned for the mines.” This is an actual quote from the second, recently released Minecraft movie trailer. As this line demonstrates, the movie has not let up on the odd campiness that the original trailer was criticized for.  More examples of the off-putting realistic-yet-blocky CGI that was showcased in the first trailer are presented here. Everything, from the … Continue reading OPINION: New trailer releases for “A Minecraft Movie” 

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Arts and Entertainment

Unconventional holiday movies to watch this season

By Brendan Clementz While looking for some holiday movies to watch this year, I came to the realization that not many notable holiday movies have been made in recent years, and I’m starting to get tired of watching Home Alone for the 84th time. To remedy the lack of new material to watch, I asked around and racked my brain to make a list of … Continue reading Unconventional holiday movies to watch this season

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