Fall sports wrap up 

By: Kaylee Simmons  Bellbrook High Schools fall sports teams are wrapping up their season. The BHS sports teams are football, football cheer, soccer, cross country, golf, volleyball, and women’s tennis. Almost all of the teams won the South Western Buckeye League title.  This year’s football team won the SWBL and their record was 10-1. The football team has a cheer team that cheers on the … Continue reading Fall sports wrap up 

Are the Menendez Brothers really being freed? 

by Katie Griffin In 1989, Jose and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez were shot to death in their home by their two sons Lyle and Erik Menendez. After three trials and hours of TV coverage, they were found guilty of the murders and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.  Two recent releases tell their story. One of them is called Monsters, a … Continue reading Are the Menendez Brothers really being freed? 

Five board games to play in the fall and winter seasons

by Kacy Solomon During this time of the year, the temperature gets colder and colder outside causing more residents to stay in. If you’re looking for something to do when it’s cold outside, board games are a fun activity. Here are five games you can play at home with friends and family throughout the colder seasons: Monopoly: A Classic Game for Longer Events Monopoly is … Continue reading Five board games to play in the fall and winter seasons

Bellbrook’s Marketing class jumps right into getting real-world experience

By: Claire Cutting Students take Bellbrook High School’s Marketing course for a variety of different reasons. Some have a future career in mind. “I took this class because I am interested in majoring in business, and I wanted to get a feel for marketing,” senior Julia Fleck said.  Others were placed in the class but ended up loving it. “I was just put into marketing, … Continue reading Bellbrook’s Marketing class jumps right into getting real-world experience

What really happened to Liam Payne?

By Samantha Schulz The singer Liam Payne who was known for being in the teenage boy band One Direction passed away at 31 years old. He fell off the third-story balcony of his hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 16.  The police were called according to BBC, prior to dealing with a man acting erratically and under the influence. They found Payne’s body in the … Continue reading What really happened to Liam Payne?

Swim Team faces member decline

by Caroline Polen At Bellbrook High School the Swim team, coached by Rob Johnson and Karen Hullett, is usually a pretty large team. However, the numbers got noticeably lower this year.  “We had 22 seniors last year and they were a very big part of the team so going into it this year the culture was automatically different,” Evi Fromm, senior at Bellbrook high school, … Continue reading Swim Team faces member decline

What you need to know about the Eras Tour end

By: Summer Bixler As Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour comes to an end, it is clear that it did not fall short of success. Although fans from all over the world have been raving about this tour for months, not everyone may know what all exactly it entails. Each show is over 3 hours and 15 minutes long and showcases 46 songs, so there’s something for … Continue reading What you need to know about the Eras Tour end

Generative AI “game” trained on Minecraft releases

by Brendan Clementz Oasis, a generative AI model created by the AI companies Etched and Decart, became viral online, especially on X (formerly known as Twitter), for being “the first AI game,” trained entirely on millions of hours of Minecraft gameplay footage. The “game” has come under scrutiny for its lack of objective and originality. https://twitter.com/etched/status/1852089772329869436?s=46 Oasis is currently free-to-play for anyone who can run … Continue reading Generative AI “game” trained on Minecraft releases

Students present positive changes to the EPIC software system used across Kettering Health

By: Jordan Frantz On October 28, four Bellbrook High School Students: Miranda Lobberecht, Caitlyn Hansen, Ester Ajing, and Jacob Blankenship, presented to three Kettering Health workers the positive changes they believe would help improve the EPIC system.  EPIC is the computer software used across the Kettering Health Network for medical scheduling and charting.   The Kettering Health workers visited Mrs.Goodwin’s Biomedical Innoventions class to answer and … Continue reading Students present positive changes to the EPIC software system used across Kettering Health