Comic Con is one of the biggest pop culture events, but what if it was in a pandemic? I got to go see. The first thing that had to happen was everyone had to be vaccinated, or have a negative COVID-19 PCR test less than seventy-two hours before the event. If you couldn’t do that, you could get a negative...
May 19, 2022
“One of the Greatest Experiences”- A Story of Adoption
For the past few months, Bellows Free Academy social studies teacher Darrin Dezotelle has been having, “one of the greatest experiences of [his] life.” After adopting his soon-to-be-three-year-old son, Gus, from South Korea with his wife, Katie, the family has been settling in well and enjoying their lives together. “[Gus is] an awesome kid,” Dezotelle said. “[He’s] extremely happy, with...
Top 5 Book Recommendations
The Grimrose Girls (series) Now this book wasn’t really my style, I have to admit, but it was still an interesting read, so I’m adding it on here. The Grimrose Girls is a young adult book written by Laura Pohl, and very recently published in October, 2021. It follows a group of girls at a boarding school in Switzerland in the aftermath...
The Hidden Truth about Nestle
Nestle is the world’s largest foodstuff company, with the most recent backlash they are starting to lose business and becoming one of the most hated companies to exist. The companies biggest crimes are child labor, manipulating uneducated mothers, pollution, price fixing and mislabeling, a Nestle is a Swiss multinational food and beverage company, according to the Nestle website their products...
Hooked on fishing: BHS bass fishing team looks forward to nationals
The bass fishing team: Jackson Schmitt ’23, Admad Dennis ’23, Nathan Lorrain ’23, Mason Sweester ’25 This past fall season, the Varsity Bass Fishing team won the 2021 Twin State Challenge, which invites them to travel to Alabama in June of 2022 to compete in nationals. The team won first place with a weigh in total of 19.3 pounds over...
Why We Should Care About the Amazon Rainforest More
Do you know about the Amazon rainforest? Well, if you do or if you don’t you need to know that it’s in BIG danger right now and we should really focus our attention in trying to save it. I’m going to give you some reasons why. The Amazon rainforest is one of the biggest rainforests on our planet and pretty...
Movies You Should Watch: Action Movies
The movies that I am going to suggest in this article all fall under Action. 1. “Die Hard” You should watch Die hard because it’s good – if that wasn’t clear – and it’s realistic. The storyline in this film is well done and incorporates lots of meaningful fights for our protagonist. Basically, in this movie we are not getting that...
Behind the Smiles
Mental health right now can be very hard to deal with in many ways. A lot of teens often find themselves comparing themselves to others, whether it be someone on social media, someone at school, or just a stranger at the store. Teens now also deal with the added pressure of being enough for friends, romantic partners, teachers, and many...
Tick Tick Boom
The recently released Netflix bio-musical “Tick, Tick… BOOM!” tells the heart-wrenching story of famous composer Jonathan Larson (Andrew Garfield), creator of the hit Broadway musical “Rent,” as he tries to make it big with his rock-musical Suburbia. After eight years of devising the futuristic storyline inspired by George Orwell’s “1984,” he’s ready to share it with the world. It’s 1990,...
‘Ukrainian Help Drive’ Underway at NDA
The drive for Ukraine is a success with so many donations that they are wrapping around the hallway. The drive for Ukraine was started by four girls: Alexandra Schweiner, Gabrielle Ruggles, Milana Volkova and Vladyslava Kylmenko. The girls met at a rally for peace to support Ukraine on February 27, and they reached out to each other to see how...