by Luke Higginbotham Bellbrook High School was hit with an unusually large wave of sickness to start the 2026-27 school year. The sickness caused a spike in absences compared to the first two weeks of the past four school years. From the 2022-23 school year to the 2025-26 school year, absences in the first two weeks of school averaged at 372.75 total absences. This school … Continue reading Bellbrook High School is hit hard with sickness to start the 2026-2027 school year

By: Olive Varvel Two months ago, morning visits to the newly established Demarest Coffee Co. meant sitting back and taking your time. Now that school is in session, busy schedules have turned sprawling hangout sessions into a frantic stop to get a caffeine fix.  As summer freedom gives way to fall deadlines, the neighborhood’s newest cafe is learning to adapt. The cafe was built on … Continue reading Students fit Demarest Coffee Co. into busy fall schedules

By: Gabe Woods Current juniors Ella Kapfhammer and Anson Jang were recently elected president and vice president, along with senators Olive Varvel and Camilla Bozzuto.  “I am very excited to plan senior sunrise, spirit weeks, and homecoming events,” Kapfhammer said. “ Along with everything else that makes senior year special.”  Kapfhammer has been elected every year since freshman year, helping plan many events such as … Continue reading Newly elected senior class officers look forward to planning events