2017-18 BCCHS Dance Team
Helen Rivera, Staff Writer
May 14, 2018
The BCCHS Dance Teams bring innovative, amusing, and spectacular routines to the dance floor and that is what makes them so unique and eye-catching. Many people enrolling or transferring to BCCHS find them very intriguing and many students want to join the team. Something very good and special about BCC...
Class of 2018 Yearbook Sign and Dine
Karina Ruvalcaba, Creative Arts Editor
May 8, 2018
Yearbooks are an amazing part of our high school experience; it's a picture-perfect book filled with endless memories. Memories which we may show our future children some day. As of right now, we may not find a point in a yearbook, but 30 years from now, we will look back in it and start reminiscing. Yearbook...
Fire Disaster Survival, One BCCHS Student’s Story
Desiree Hernandez, News Editor
March 19, 2018
Fire can be our friend. It can keep us warm, be our light when the power goes out, and cook our food when having a BBQ. It can basically help us in many ways. Yet it can also be our worst enemy; fire can cause a disaster and in many cases, it can cause death. Samantha Martinez (12) from BCCHS has shared...
Hollywood-Themed Winter Formal 2018
Monserrat Carrasco, Student Life editor
March 13, 2018
The most anticipated dance that people wait for finally happened. Winter Formal is one of the many fun school activities that the Sophomore Council hosts. This year’s Hollywood themed dance was hosted on February 11th, 2018 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. The Winter Formal was heavily planned by the soph...
Makeup Advice: the Pro and Cons
Stacey Sandoval, Staff Writer
February 27, 2018
We see women everywhere, of all ages wearing makeup. Youtube and Instagram are both filled with MUA's, short for "makeup artists." There are a lot of positives, or pros, to wearing makeup and it is very fun to apply, but there are also some negatives, or cons. PROs: Makeup gives you confidence. Ma...
Guide To Modern School Style
Jonathon Eaton, Staff Writer
February 16, 2018
In the new school year you're always ready for school shopping to find the hottest trends to try to fit in; however, maybe you're not trying to fit in and you have your own unique style that you want to express. "Hypebeast" is a person who buys clothes only for the brand name. Hypebeasts have all...
Does BCCHS Have School Traditions?
Helen Rivera, Staff Writer
February 14, 2018
Traditions take place in your everyday life at home, family, church, clubs, your favorite sports teams, etc. We come to school everyday, but do we see any traditions around at Birmingham? Or are high school traditions just for the movies? This is my first year at Birmingham as a sophomore, and I noticed...
On a Mission to Send Students to College
Gissel Garcia, Arts and Entertainment Editor
February 12, 2018
Birmingham Community Charter High School (BCCHS) has been putting a big effort into creating students who are interested in going to college. Beginning this year, many academies, along with the college center, have been developing field trips for any grade to visit a college campus. This year the...
Hollywood-Themed Winter Formal Dance
Lisset Saavedra, Staff Writer
January 31, 2018
The Winter Formal Dance will be held on Saturday, Feburary 10th in the BCCHS main gym from 7-11 p.m. This year's theme for the Winter Formal Dance will feature the elegance of Hollywood. There will a red carpet rolled out, lights everywhere and a Hollywood sign to fit the aesthetic. This exhilarating...
College is Not for Everyone
Stacy Sandoval, Staff Writer
January 31, 2018
Often times teens are put under pressure to attend college, especially juniors and seniors, but not all students want to or decide to go to college. College is expensive and it doesn't matter if you're rich or poor because it'll still be expensive. Some students get scholarships and financial aid...
How to Prepare for Senioritis
Adrian Vasquez, Website Editor
November 16, 2017
If you're a senior, you know how stressful it is to deal with your college applications in your first semester. Studying for the SAT and/or ACT, getting letters of recommendation, and writing those oh-so-important personal statements. However, your senior year is NOT over after your first semester. Just...
2017 Club Rush in the Quad
Karina Ruvalcaba, Creative Arts Editor
October 18, 2017
Birmingham had its annual club rush, and some students may wonder what club rush is. As it says in the name, it’s a day that students and clubs come to the quad and students rush to sign up for their favorite club(s)! Club rush helps to get the club out in the open, as there are so many clubs...
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