by Meghna Kumar The Ohio Department of Education recently declared that the PARCC examination is mandatory to graduate from a high school in the state of Ohio. PARCC, which stands for Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, is the most recent attempt by the state legislature to standardize education and ensure that all students who graduate from high school have acquired the … Continue reading PARCC Testing Begins in February
By Henry Wong With 5 snow days and a couple of delays since we’ve been back from Winter Break, it’s a good thing the Ohio Department of Education has changed the policy on calculating calamity days. In the 2013-14 school year, a majority of Ohio schools went over the state calamity day allowance of 5 days, forcing the Department to change the protocol of counting … Continue reading An Abundance of Snow Days
by Meghna Kumar On Thursday, February 5, the Bell Creek Intermediate gymnasium will be filled with zealous elementary students and posters adorned with graphs and abstracts. All of these students are on the same mission: to earn a score of excellent with distinction on their science fair projects. Various judges from the area will score the projects after interviewing the participants with a series of questions, … Continue reading Behind the Scenes of the Bell Creek Intermediate Science Fair
By Dan Yokajty Exam week is here and students around the school are starting to stress out. Studying is a very difficult task to stay focused on. Even harder than studying is finding time to study, since juggling your schedule is tricky. So the Bellbrook National Honor Society is tackling this problem by offering peer tutoring after school every day during exam week. So if you are having … Continue reading NHS Peer Tutoring all week!
By Mitch Hughes Exams can always be stressful for students, especially when students have to spend two hours in a seat taking what is often a difficult test. The stressful situation and long duration of exams can make those big, comfortable sweatpants, oversized sweatshirts, and even pillows seem very appealing, but it’s entirely possible that the classic, cozy exam outfit may do more harm than … Continue reading Don’t Get Too Cozy for Exams
By: Mitch Hughes As you may have noticed, the temperatures outside are far from a warm summer day and more and more people are bundling up for another cold winter. As these temperatures keep dropping, there are families in our area that need items to keep warm such as hats, gloves, and scarves. We’re fortunate as a school that our Key Club has organized a program … Continue reading Key Club Sponsors Annual Mitten Tree
by Caroline Wong This year, Bellbrook High School welcomed exchange student Olaf Johansson from Sweden. He answered some questions on his experience at Bellbrook so far and how it compares to life in Sweden. Full name (First and Last): Carl Olaf Siwe Johansson Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden Q: How many students are in your high school in Sweden? A: About 1200 Q: How is high … Continue reading Meet Olaf
By: Dan Yokajty The League of Legends club sponsored by math teacher Mr. Gogol is a club where League of Legends players can come together to play their favorite online game. League of Legends is an online multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) made by Riot Games. According to their website, “League of Legends is a fast-paced, competitive online game that blends the speed and intensity of … Continue reading Club Check-up: League of Legends Club
by Emily Bunsold All students at every Bellbrook school in the district are given an agenda to keep themselves organized and on track during the course of the school yea; but the one of the main problems that arise with having the responsibility to keep track of your agenda, and everything that goes in it, is that students just don’t know how to keep it … Continue reading How to Organize Your Planner
By Dan Yokajty and Caroline Wong On Wednesday, December 3, Bellbrook High School held their annual National Honor Society Induction ceremony. This year 60 students were selected to join the National Honor Society, 58 Juniors and 2 Seniors. These students applied in early November and were tapped during the school day on November 21. During the ceremony, the 60 inductees were praised in front of … Continue reading National Honor Society Inducts Next Class
