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Arts and Entertainment

Pop-culture takes center stage as new parade floats and balloons will debut at the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

By Caroline Cope The 99th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade will air on November 27 at 8:30 a.m. EST and will feature many new floats and balloons. The festive parade will be live on NBC and Peacock and will last over three hours, with TODAY Show hosts Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker, and former host Hoda Kotb giving commentary. Senior Lizzie Visger has seen the parade … Continue reading Pop-culture takes center stage as new parade floats and balloons will debut at the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

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Arts and Entertainment

Get ready for the Wicked sequel coming out late November

By Caroline Cope The highly anticipated Wicked: For Good is coming to theaters Friday, November 21. The movie Wicked starring Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda was the fifth highest-grossing movie in 2024, earning over $750 million in the box office. Wicked: For Good will follow the journey of Elphaba the “wicked witch,” and Glinda, “the good witch,” and the storyline will … Continue reading Get ready for the Wicked sequel coming out late November

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Arts and Entertainment, Sports

Social media is changing women’s college basketball 

By: Nora Scarbro Social media in sports is becoming more of an essential rather than just another thing to help with publicity. A big part of using social media is the players themselves gaining a platform or social recognition. For example, what has been deemed the “Caitlin Clark effect” has arguably changed the entire trajectory of women’s college basketball for good. Clark was a former … Continue reading Social media is changing women’s college basketball 

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Arts and Entertainment

Students weigh in on the upcoming finale season of Stranger Things

By Chi Steadman Season 5 of Stranger Things will be released in three separate parts in 2025, marking the 9th year of the Duffer brothers’ project. It has been on Netflix since 2016, when Matt and Ross Duffer began their supernatural 80’s adventure in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana. Episodes 1 to 4 will be released November 26. Episodes 5 to 7 will be … Continue reading Students weigh in on the upcoming finale season of Stranger Things

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Arts and Entertainment

How does pop culture affect your costume?

By Chi Steadman Halloween is based on the Pagan festival called Samhain. During Samhain, people would wear disguises to ward off monsters. As time progressed, this tradition turned into what is now called Halloween. Samhain is known as the start of the darker half of the year where people believed the veil between the living and the dead thinned. People would start bonfires and wear … Continue reading How does pop culture affect your costume?

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Arts and Entertainment

Bellbrook High School students react to Taylor Swift’s new album

By Caroline Cope Pop star Taylor Swift released her twelfth studio album titled “The Life of a Showgirl” at the beginning of October, and the twelve tracks are still topping the charts globally. This new album features upbeat tunes and lyrics alluding to her high-profile lifestyle and her romance with fiance, Travis Kelce, who is the tight-end of the Kansas City Chiefs NFL team.  Senior … Continue reading Bellbrook High School students react to Taylor Swift’s new album

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Arts and Entertainment, Feature/Opinion

OPINION: The 2025 Victoria Secret fashion show has potential to alter the fashion industry

By: Nora Scarbro Victoria Secret had their fashion showcase of pieces on October 15. This showcase had elements in the models that have never been seen on the runway of Victoria Secret.  In the past, Victoria Secret has cultivated a specific image of femininity. They did this through promoting perfection in the bodies of their models, using women that had virtually unattainable features. The body … Continue reading OPINION: The 2025 Victoria Secret fashion show has potential to alter the fashion industry

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Netflix documentary Unknown Numbers shows new ways to torment kids

By: Gabe Woods  <spoilers ahead> The Netflix Documentary Unknown Numbers: The High School Catfish follows Lauryn Licari and Owen McKenny as they begin to receive disturbing text messages beginning in October 2020. By September 2021, the harassment had escalated, with each receiving 40 to 50 messages a day. Many of them were threatening, taunting, and specific to their lives.  Local police, and eventually the FBI, … Continue reading Netflix documentary Unknown Numbers shows new ways to torment kids

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Fall fashion makes its way into BHS

by Gabe Woods With the temperature dropping, fall clothing has hit the students and staff at BHS.  Fall this year is seen as a continuous trend of conservatism in fashion. Styles such as skinny jeans and oversized crewnecks are popping up left and right.  “I love when people wear what they want to wear,” English teacher Paige Lewis said. “They look great, but it’s not … Continue reading Fall fashion makes its way into BHS

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