by Jack Long We have entered the final week of the spring musical. The Theatre Department is finalizing large portions of the musical that all BHS and BMS students will see this week on either Wednesday or Thursday. Though many of you will only see the actors and hear the orchestra, the most important part of any show are the multitude of people working behind the … Continue reading OPINION: Stage Crew Pulls their Weight
by Bergen Eppers You’re walking downtown with bunch of people busy around you and you smell the sweet savory scent of barbecue sauces, the arrangement of spices, burning oil, and of course the light touch of sugar. Feeling hungry yet? The Sugar Maple Festival was filled with people all cramming to have the taste of the festival assortments on April 21-23. Ranging from grilled chicken … Continue reading Sugar Maple Festival: Roller Coaster of Flavor
By Jack Long On Saturday, April 22, Centerville High School will host the United States Service Academy Day from 9 am to 12 pm. There will be representatives from West Point, the Naval Academy, the Air Force Academy, the Merchant Marine Academy, and the Coast Guard academy. They will answer questions from students from the 10th Congressional District during the “break-out” session at 10:30 am. … Continue reading United States Service Academy Day at Local High School
By Sarah Rovinsky Beginning in February, BHS theater students have been rehearsing their latest production Annie. The musical is about a little orphan who is searching for her mother and father, but ends up falling into the life of billionaire Oliver Warbucks. Sophomore Emily Taylor plays Annie and even dyed her hair red for the role. At first, it was difficult for directors Marie Jergens and … Continue reading BHS Presents “Annie”
by Lauren Redfern March 21, the underclass students of Bellbrook High School had the pleasure of listening to Coach Jim Place for 40 min. In these 40 min, Place, a high school football coach, told four stories about previous players and the lessons the audience can take from his presentation. Coach Place has coached football for almost 50 years. Nine schools, 7 head coaching jobs, and multiple wins … Continue reading Coach Jim Place: A Legend
By: Sara Wolf As of March 20, it’s officially springtime. Whether or not Ohio decides to let it feel like it, spring is, as always, unpredictable. If you’re out of ideas on how to pass the cold, warm, rainy and sunny spring-ish time between now and summer, here are a few events happening in Bellbrook this spring and other ideas to help you to be better … Continue reading Spring in Bellbrook: What to do?
By: Carter Caldwell with input from Jaimie Franz Track season is racing toward us, and the first meet is on March 28. The team has been officially practicing since March 6, but the team has been lifting and conditioning since the end of winter break, on January 4. Last season, the Eagles sent senior high jumper Melissa Wahl to the State meet at Jesse Owens … Continue reading High Expectations and New Coaches for Bellbrook Track
by Elaine King On Tuesday, March 21, the seniors left the building while the underclassmen endured testing. While the juniors suffered through the ACT and the freshmen and sophomores endured their English End of Course exams, the seniors took the day to either shadow in a prospective field of study or volunteer in the community. Now back to their usual schedules, a couple of seniors share … Continue reading Seniors Shadow Local Workers
by Bergen Eppers On Tuesday, March 14, the BHS concert choir performed a mid-seasons concert, this time with the middle school choir. Concert choir is a co-curricular class offered to students interested in expanding their musical knowledge and ability in the vocal level. Throughout the year, they study and learn different pieces of music ranging from lullabies, spiritual, and different languages. In this collaboration with … Continue reading The Stage Is Taken by Angels
By Sarah Rovinsky As of March 16, only 77 days of school are preventing students from the carefree happiness that is summer. That’s 48 days of school (even less if you’re a senior) left to survive! One final push until the school year of 2016-17 is at its end. As the year comes to a close, here are some upcoming dates to look forward to (or … Continue reading Countdown Commences: Last Events of the Year
