Bellbrook’s Swim Team Succeeds at State

by Meghna Kumar Recently, Bellbrook High School’s Swim and Dive teams attended the state swimming championships. The competition is split into two sections, “There is a qualifying round and then finals,” sophomore swimmer Henry Wong explained, “for boys qualifying was on Thursday and finals on Friday,” February 27 and 28. After qualifying for finals, Wong swam the 200 free relay along with John Sampson, Drew Breese and … Continue reading Bellbrook’s Swim Team Succeeds at State

Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Schools Spread the Love

by Meghna Kumar This Valentine’s Day Bellbrook students spread the Valentine’s spirit around the community. Students and teachers at Bell Creek Intermediate conducted a fundraiser for the American Heart Association. The students and faculty raised $10,455.01 overall, surpassing last year’s donation total. All fundraised money will go to the prevention of heart disease and stroke. Thirty-two BCI students were also selected as 2015 Jump Rope … Continue reading Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Schools Spread the Love

PARCC Testing Begins in February

by Meghna Kumar The Ohio Department of Education recently declared that the PARCC examination is mandatory to graduate from a high school in the state of Ohio. PARCC, which stands for Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, is the most recent attempt by the state legislature to standardize education and ensure that all students who graduate from high school have acquired the … Continue reading PARCC Testing Begins in February

Behind the Scenes of the Bell Creek Intermediate Science Fair

by Meghna Kumar On Thursday, February 5, the Bell Creek Intermediate gymnasium will be filled with zealous elementary students and posters adorned with graphs and abstracts. All of these students are on the same mission: to earn a score of excellent with distinction on their science fair projects. Various judges from the area will score the projects after interviewing the participants with a series of questions, … Continue reading Behind the Scenes of the Bell Creek Intermediate Science Fair

Bellbrook Men’s Tennis Competes at Doubles Tournament

by Meghna Kumar Bellbrook’s Mens Tennis Team recently competed in the Chaminade-Julienne Doubles Tournament on Saturday, May 4. Bellbrook finished the tournament tied in total match points with Milton Union, currently ranked ninth in the state of Ohio for Men’s Tennis, but after playing a series of three head-to-head matches Bellbrook claimed the CJ Doubles Tournament Title for the second year in a row. Bellbrook’s second doubles team … Continue reading Bellbrook Men’s Tennis Competes at Doubles Tournament

North Korea Holds Elections

by Meghna Kumar On March 9, elections were held for The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly, North Korea’s Parliament. Votes were cast in North Korea’s capital, Pyongyang. According to North Korean media agencies, there was a 100% turn out at the polls and 100% of votes were cast for no change in the North Korean parliament. North Korean state media claimed that … Continue reading North Korea Holds Elections

Beblawi Resigns from Office

by Meghna Kumar On February 24, Hazem Beblawi resigned from his position as prime minister of Egypt. Beblawi was in office for seven months, since the July of 2013, and his resignation was unforeseen. No statement has been made as to why he stepped down. Adly Monsour, interim president of Egypt, has appointed Ibrahim Mehlib, the leader of Egypt’s largest construction company, as the country’s next prime minister. Many … Continue reading Beblawi Resigns from Office