The Patriot Post

The student news site of Birmingham Community Charter High School

The student news site of Birmingham Community Charter High School

The Patriot Post

The student news site of Birmingham Community Charter High School

The Patriot Post

Prom 2022 - Starry Night

BCCHS Prom 2022 Dress Code Taken Seriously

Katherine Villasenor, Website Editor April 28, 2022

Prom 2022 is something almost every senior is looking forward to. This event is going to take place at the L.A. Zoo on May 7, 2022, from 7 p.m. until 11 p.m. Many seniors are excited about prom but...

How the whale pump process works in the ocean

Whales Are Ecosystem Engineers That Protect the Planet!

Annabel Galvan, Staff Writer April 28, 2022

Believe it or not, whales can contribute to our environment and help ease climate change. Besides being beautiful, intelligent mammals that we should protect, they basically help us breathe as well. These...

Many people spend their lives chasing happiness.

Happiness isn’t Always Essential

Annabel Galvan, Staff Writer April 6, 2022

Some may believe that happiness is the key to life. Although being happy all of the time can positively change your life, emotions we consider negative or unhealthy have a greater positive impact on us...

Should BCCHS Students Continue To Receive Physical Textbooks?

Anthony Acevedo, Photography Editor March 7, 2022

With the ever-growing use of the internet and various media including school textbooks being scanned into online ebooks, it begs the question: should schools still give out textbooks? This is a topic...

Students Prefer Water Over Milk for School Lunches

Annabel Galvan, Staff Writer February 25, 2022

  It's no surprise that children need nutrition, but many, including myself, have been looking down upon what many schools have to offer during lunchtime. Milk has been served during lunch...

Is $210 Too Much for Grad Night at Disneyland?

Yoloxin Tapia Melena, Staff Writer February 25, 2022

Grad Night is something all 12th graders should get to experience. It's an event that schools annually plan for so that the hard-working seniors get to have a fun night together. Usually, they shut...

Should Parents Vaccinate Their Young Children?

Jimena Palomo, Staff Writer January 27, 2022

When 2020 arrived, the beginning of the coronavirus brought alarming news which left lots of people with many worries. This news of a global pandemic became something dreadful that affected us in different...

Students are not distractions.

Why is the BCCHS Dress Code Targeted at Feminine-Identifying Students?)

Sara Gutierrez, Staff Writer October 15, 2021

High school dress codes have been a big topic this new school year. Many feminine-identifying students are taking charge and protesting against these sexist dress codes. For years, dress codes have been...

The BCCHS vending machines outside of J Hall.

BCCHS Vending Machine Prices & Hours Need to Change

Alejandra Dominguez, Staff Writer September 29, 2021

Aren't you just tired of the vending machines not being open before school or during lunch when you are most hungry? Yeah, so am I! I think that the vending machines should be open at all times except...

Nurses in a hospital ICU room with a Covid-19 patient

Heartwarming or Depressing? How Pandemic Stories Aren’t What They Seem

Debbie Lawhead, Co-Editor-in-Chief March 4, 2021

Throughout the pandemic, there have been countless "heartwarming" stories that have come out, but once you look past the headline and look at the hard truth of the story, they are anything but heartwarming. Many...

The following image  comes from a movie about this case called Hope. It depicts the moment little Na-young comes across her aggressor.

South Korean Criminal Case Highlights Absurd Justice System

Isabella Barba, Managing Editor February 2, 2021

[IMPORTANT UPDATE: As of December 13, criminal Cho Doo-soon has been released. There have been protests occurring since his release] Countries all around the world have laws that are simply ridiculous....

Many students face Zoom fatigue over the semester.

Catch-Up Days are Beneficial for Students and Here’s Why

Reign Cruz, Front Page/News Editor January 24, 2021

     Time flew by really quickly. Many months ago, our class meetings started off with, “I can’t hear you,” or “I can’t see you.” Now, here we are where we’re all accustomed to online...

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