The Challenges of Taking the Bus to School
Nicholas Melendez, Staff Writer
October 14, 2019
It’s 8:10 AM, you’re running late to school constantly checking the bus schedule to find that the bus is arriving in less than five minutes, so you run out the door struggling to put your shoes on while racing to the bus stop. The bus arrives and to your surprise, you find that the bus is filled...
Irais Liera, New ASB President for 2019-2020
Hadaasa Nae and Lisset Saavedra
October 10, 2019
Another year, a new beginning. The end of the year has inevitably arrived. It is time to say farewell to all the good memories this year has brought us, and to open our doors for a new fresh start. Josh Castro was this year's Associated Student Body president. His farewell will be bittersweet as he accomplished...
BCCHS Back to School Dance 2019
Kimberly Sandoval, Senior Columnist
October 3, 2019
The 2019-2020 school year has officially begun at Birmingham Community Charter High School. Friday August 30th, was the night of the annual Back to School Dance which took place at the quad. It was the first dance of the year and students from all grade levels were looking forward to it. The dance was...
Finals Week: Dealing With Stress Successfully
Sofia Lemus, Staff Writer
May 23, 2019
It is about to be that time of the school year again, finals week. This is the time in the school year that has many students stressing out whether you are currently in high school, college or even middle school. There is a type of good stress that motivates you to get things done and keeps you ...
Powderpuff 2019…Junior Girls Victorious for a Second Year!
Hadaasa Nae and Lisset Saavedra
April 23, 2019
The annual Powderpuff football game is back in season! Once again the junior girls took it home for victory for the second year in a row. Last year, the juniors beat the seniors in the Powderpuff game for the first time in BCCHS history. Throughout the years, the senior girls have always won, but last year and this year proved them wrong. Man...
Dodgers Baseball, Baby!
Phillip Lemus, Staff Writer
April 12, 2019
Wait for it. Trust me, just keep reading. All of this is totally unrelated to the rest of the text so just keep reading. Wait. Just keep waiting. Give the story a few more seconds... hold on.... not yet... It's TIME FOR DODGER BASEBALL! The Dodgers again return to the baseball field in Los Angeles...
Nike Jordan 1s Created Today’s Sneaker Culture
Francisco Jacobo, Staff Writer
April 8, 2019
As fashion emerges and constantly thrives, sneakers have been heavily impacted in an ever-so-good way. Sneakers have always been big--so big in the sense of being the staple piece to an outfit. Sneakers can also be a historic fashion piece. Collaborations with huge brands has sparked interests among...
BSU at BCCHS Celebrates Black History Month
Jenessa Henderson, Staff Writer
March 14, 2019
Black History Month is an annual observance that occurs in the United States during the month of February. It originated as "Negro History Week" which was created by the influential African American historian, Carter G. Woodson, and later became a month-long celebration in 1976. The purpose of Black...
Animation and Culinary Clubs Present Valentine Gram Sale
Lisset Saavedra and Hadaasa Nae
February 7, 2019
Happy Valentine's Day Patriots! The Animation Club and the Culinary Club have come together to help students celebrate this special day by selling Valentine Grams. This is another collaboration from both clubs, and this time it is sweet treats for your significant other and/or friends. This gives you...
2019 BCCHS Winter Formal Preview
Gissel Garcia and Isamar Torres
February 5, 2019
Last year has come to an end, and we have recently embraced the start of the second semester of school. That means we now have an upcoming and highly-anticipated school event--the winter formal dance. Our BCCHS sophomore and freshman councils have united to plan and host Birmingham's 2019 Winter Forma...
Is Birmingham Haunted? A Brief History of BCCHS
Kaflin Giron and Sara De La Cruz
January 15, 2019
Our school used to serve as both a general hospital and a WWII debarkation hospital in the 1940s and is now known as Birmingham Community Charter High School. This location was a World War II hospital and it was built in late 1943 to early 1944 in Van Nuys. It was originally named Van Nuys General...
High School Stereotypes VS. the Reality of High School
Melanie Gramajo and Havana Thomas
December 14, 2018
There are a wide selection of teen-based movies like The Breakfast Club and High School Musical which tell enjoyable stories of young love and self-discovery. In The Breakfast Club, five high school kids from different walks of life endure a Saturday of detention held by their menacing principal. Throughout the movie, they begin to reveal their true identities, and by doing so, la...
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