By Sarah Rovinsky Bellbrook High School hosted its annual art show on Saturday, March 4. Live music, art, and food were all enjoyed from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. All students, freshmen to seniors, are represented in the art show. However, only seniors have the opportunity to display all of their accumulated work in a window exhibit. Mrs. Hensley explained that we have an art … Continue reading Seniors Showcased at BHS Art Show
by Joey Derrico Over the weekend of March 4, Bellbrook High School traveled to Miami University to participate in the 10th annual Model United Nations conference. Model United Nations, or Model UN for short, is an international organization that creates a genuine simulation of the happenings and rules of the real United Nations. Students, or delegates, are assigned to a country where they act as … Continue reading BHS Attends Model UN Conference
by Bergen Eppers Exploring the meaning behind the definition of “We the People” in our declaration, this year’s AP Government class decided to take part in the Center for Civic Education’s program, “We the People.” Offered as a new learning opportunity by Mrs. Snowden, this program is a way to learn and experience government in a real sense and how the Constitution plays a part … Continue reading BHS in Congress?
By: Elaine King On Tuesday, March 21, the junior class will take the ACT and the underclassmen will endure the required state testing. The senior class is the only class not required to test that day. Bad news? The teachers will be preoccupied with testing and there is nowhere to put the seniors. Good news? Administration has given the seniors the opportunity to take the … Continue reading Where Are the Seniors?
By Elaine King At 6 in the morning, students of the JROTC program at Bellbrook High School arrived at Parris Island where they would kick off their next four days in South Carolina with a grueling march on base. Each year, the JROTC students take a trip to a military base and learn what it means to serve beyond what the program can teach in … Continue reading JROTC Takes the East Coast by March
By: Sara Wolf Students of BHS had the opportunity to attend a dance other than prom or homecoming this year, for the first time in 5 years. JROTC held Winter Formal on Saturday, February 4 in the school’s auxiliary gym. Students came in and danced from 7 to 10 with the usual wristbands, but also the unusual new occurrence of Mrs. Schwieterman as DJ and … Continue reading Winter Formal: A night to remember
By: Sara Wolf Senior Night took place at the varsity boys’ home basketball game against Preble Shawnee on Tuesday, February 14. Parents escorted their class of 2017 seniors as senior bios were read pre-game. Previous head coach Perry Caldwell was recognized for his 14 years of coaching after the first quarter of the game with a golden eagle statue. Coach Caldwell’s teams were SWBL champions … Continue reading Bellbrook honors winter sport seniors and college signing
By: Carter Caldwell As the winter season draws to a close and the state tournaments begin to start, senior Justin Boreman’s qualification for the 2017 Ohio High School Diving Championship is making quite the splash, in part due to Boreman’s attendance of the Ohio High School Cross Country Championship earlier this school year. Boreman qualified individually for cross country with a time of 16:46.74, earning … Continue reading Athlete of the Week: Justin Boreman
by Bergen Eppers The music starts and all of a sudden you’re driven to dance. Across the tarp and through blocks, you twirl. Then your group tosses, swirling in sync as they fly in the air…a one single *clink* echoes through the gym as they catch and beam radiantly. The crowd erupts in applause, the sound bouncing off walls and vibrating inside of you, making … Continue reading Winter Guard: Putting the “Bell” in Bellbrook
by Bergen Eppers Thursday, January 26, 2017, Key Club served a meal to approximately 150 people at the Caring Place in Xenia. They served chili, vegetables, chips, and some cookies and Mrs. Kaffenberger’s own cherry dump cake. The Caring Place takes place in the basement of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Xenia. For those in need of volunteer hours or a desire to help out in the … Continue reading The Caring Place: A Way to Help in Your Community
