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2018 Spring BCCHS Literary Journal Cover

The Creative Writing Process at BCCHS

Karina Ruvalcaba, Creative Arts Editor May 4, 2018

Many students will argue that they hate writing essays. They usually don’t necessary hate writing, but instead they don’t like following a format. Sometimes it’s not even the format that they don’t...

Notes to Myself Poem

Karina Ruvalcaba, Creative Arts Editor March 21, 2018

“Untitled” By Branden Peralta Dear soul, Do not fear isolation For being alone Is the key To being free   Dear Me, Do not be afraid of the dark The light shows...

A Burning Passion

Karina Ruvalcaba, Creative Arts Editor March 1, 2018

A Burning Passion By Carlos Garcia   You caught my eye when I saw you walking Your brown skin is so nice, your red hair, you're so tall I stopped and turned when I heard you talking Your...

BCCHS Student Poems

Karina Ruvalcaba, Creative Arts Editor January 23, 2018

Mirror, Mirror By Nataly Rojo Get close. Get a little closer. Now, look at yourself in the mirror and tell me what you see. Is that a sad, lonely person? Or is it a happy person? I...

“What’s Your View” Spoken Word Poetry

Karina Ruvalcaba, Creative Arts Editor December 5, 2017

"What's Your View" By Rigoberto Mendoza About to make a living now. Gonna make a difference now. Pollution killing us blind, I really don't know what's going on in these people's minds. Killing...

Poems by Paulina Contreras

Karina Ruvalcaba, Creative Arts Editor December 1, 2017

Love It's everywhere There's no escape from it, It's like disease We all catch it some day, Can cause people to lose their minds but also Die. Love is everywhere. Some are lucky...

Senior Armando Yanez is pitching on the mound during the L.A. City Championship, at Dodger Stadium on June 3, 2017.

“A Game That Changed Me”

Karina Ruvalcaba, Creative Arts Editor October 11, 2017

    By Armando Yanez When I’m on the mound you’ll never see me frown. This game changed my life in ways I can’t explain. When times were bad it kept me sane, When I’m...

Autumn Delicacy  by Kaylee Dargento (12); Medium: mixed - watercolor, (white) acrylic, and colored pencil

BCCHS Artists On Display

Emily Renteria, Editor in Chief February 28, 2017

Title: Sindee

Artist: Constance Cha (12)

Model: Sindee Guerrero (12)

BCCHS Artists On Display

Emily Renteria, Editor in Chief February 24, 2017

Welcome to Birmingham Community Charter High School's featured artists! Now of course Birmingham is more recognized for our amazing athletes, but what about our performers, writers, and artists?  In...

Student Art work

Student Art work

May 10, 2016

Art work done by Michael Davis

Student Artwork

Student Artwork

May 10, 2016

Artwork by Michael Davis

Meaningless and Alone

Meaningless and Alone

Joselyn Argueta, Creative Arts Editor May 2, 2016

I always......I always wondered why I was left behind. I never did anything wrong to any of them... I have become impatient with my own existence--I question it over and over again...why was I meant to...

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