Bellbrook High School celebrates its second year as 5-Star school district

By: Jordan Frantz On November 14, from 7-9 pm, the Board of Education will host a monthly school board meeting at Bellbrook Middle School. This meeting will not be like every other monthly meeting, as it will go through the criteria Bellbrook Schools reached in order to become a 5 Star School District. The meeting will honor the hard work and dedication of the staff … Continue reading Bellbrook High School celebrates its second year as 5-Star school district

Supportive Peers program encourages inclusion and changes lives

by Claire Cutting Bellbrook High School’s Supportive Peers program, created by teacher Tess Rivero in 2021, has been promoting inclusivity throughout the Bellbrook-Sugarcreek community. The initiative pairs high school student Lead Peers with Peers, students in the district’s special education program, to create authentic relationships. Each day, Lead Peers spend 45 minutes with their Peers, assisting them with schoolwork, socializing, and offering encouragement. For many, … Continue reading Supportive Peers program encourages inclusion and changes lives

Competition Cheer teams kick off their season

by Caroline Polen Bellbrook High School has two competition cheerleading squads, a traditional team and a game day team. The traditional team performs two dances and one cheer. They start with their first dance then they do their cheer. During their cheer, they try to get the crowd excited and involved. Then, after their cheer, they do their second dance to end their routine on … Continue reading Competition Cheer teams kick off their season

Chilean exchange program sees more than two decades at BHS

by: Kaylee Simmons The Chilean exchange student program is a program for students from the Thomas Jefferson School to come to Bellbrook High School and experience what going to high school in America is like.  “20 years ago the Thomas Jefferson school in Chile formed a relationship with Bellbrook High School and started bringing Chilean students the equivalent of our sophomores every other year to … Continue reading Chilean exchange program sees more than two decades at BHS

Bellbook Women’s Golf is an unstoppable force three years later

by Clair Cutting Earning second place at sectionals and headed to districts for the second year in a row, the women’s golf team is a force to be reckoned with. As a team, they have won all of their matches, gotten first in one-third of their invitationals, won all three league matches, and have four out of six golfers on SWBL’s first team. “This season … Continue reading Bellbook Women’s Golf is an unstoppable force three years later

Boys’ cheerleading team takes on Powder Puff

By Samantha Schulz Every year for the Powder Puff game, people from the senior class can sign up to participate in cheerleading in front of the student section while the seniors play football. Typically, members of the boys’ cross country team volunteer and get to do their own halftime show and learn all the sideline cheers. They wear old cheer uniforms, including the tops, skirts, … Continue reading Boys’ cheerleading team takes on Powder Puff

Class of 2028 experiences high school

by: Kaylee Simmons This year Bellbrook High School welcomed the class of 2028. BHS is a five star rated school. There are some helpful opportunities for freshmen. For example, during freshman orientation, they are provided a tour of the school by upperclassmen. They also get to walk their schedules.  Students thought that freshman orientation was helpful. They said that they did not get lost on … Continue reading Class of 2028 experiences high school

Bellbrook women’s soccer team has big dreams

by Claire Cutting Bellbrook women’s soccer kicked off this season winning four games in the Southwestern Buckeye League (SWBL), and eight games overall. Behind the victories, there is a team with one big goal: state champions. “We always want to win state,” senior Julia Fleck said. “It’s always a long-term goal for us as a team.” Four-year varsity goalie, Jordan Frantz, agrees with Fleck. “No … Continue reading Bellbrook women’s soccer team has big dreams

Powder Puff practices prepare for the big game

by Kacy Solomon Seniors at Bellbrook High School have come together for this year’s Powder Puff athletes. Powder Puff is an event during Bellbrook Homecoming week where the girls become the (flag) football players and the boys become the cheerleaders.  Purple and White are the two opposing teams playing against each other on the new stadium turf October 2 at 7:15pm to see who the … Continue reading Powder Puff practices prepare for the big game

Peer-elected students become the voice for the student body of Bellbrook High School

By Samantha Schulz Student Government is advised by Ms. Bills-Tenney and contains four representatives for each grade. They represent their classmates on issues regarding events such as Homecoming and Prom themes and set them up for the student body. They also produce events like the talent show and organize Peace Prize nominations. Each year the rising senior class votes for a class president, vice president, … Continue reading Peer-elected students become the voice for the student body of Bellbrook High School