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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

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State and National Champion Wrestler Lakiyah Wagoner

State and National Champion Wrestler Lakiyah Wagoner

Katherine Oyebobola, Staff Reporter October 30, 2014

Meet Lakiyah Wagoner, an 11th grade varsity state and national champion, and the girls' wrestling team captain at BCCHS. Ever ask how the people we know got to where they are now?   After a recent interview...

Dr. Claudia Aguirre visits BCCHS

Dr. Claudia Aguirre visits BCCHS

Nadine Baer, Opinion Editor October 29, 2014

On Thursday, October 16th, Dr. Claudia Aguirre, PhD, daughter of BCCHS's very own Ms. Rose Aguirre made a visit to our campus to discuss careers in science.  Several science classes crowded into the...

Seniors Clean Up Lake Balboa Park!

Seniors Clean Up Lake Balboa Park!

Dana Nuqui, Student Life Editor October 29, 2014

“It's the action, not the fruit of the action, that's important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there'll be any fruit. But that doesn't mean...

Dear Delaney: Dating Advice

Dear Delaney: Dating Advice

October 28, 2014

Q: Dear Delaney,  How do you start talking to a guy? A: "Breaking the ice" is always a nerve wrecking thing to do when you want to start talking to someone, especially if you like them. If your friend...

Birminghams Homecoming Dance

Birmingham’s Homecoming Dance

Maariyah Ford, Arts & Entertainment Editor October 28, 2014

The homecoming dance was held inside the main gym at 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 11th.  The dance was very popular with over 730 people attending and students initially had to be patient...

Fall Fashion Trends

Kai Evans, Staff Reporter October 28, 2014

It's fall time, which means the fall fashion staple pieces, green army jackets, knee high socks and dresses, will become popular once again among high school students. With NYFW (New York Fashion...

A Vivid Dream That Crept

A Vivid Dream That Crept

Eduardo Romero, Student Writer October 27, 2014

It devours that which is now and slowly dies as it passes You never experience that which is, but acknowledge it until it is that which once was That which comes but isn't seen until it is gone   The...

Gale Force 9

Ellyanne Navas, Student Writer October 27, 2014

Tight coils in your shoulders will always reveal your wings.     Soft hair, pink lips, furrowed brow Many forget, that Lucifer was once the angel of beauty The east wind blew and you reveled...

Novice Mind

Novice Mind

Nathaly Morales, Student Writer October 27, 2014

The breach in my heart grew, soon it will fix itself. Pain can hit you fast and hard like a baseball to the stomach. The sound and feeling of emptiness numbs you, a feeling you can't condone; so...

One for the Road

Carina Munoz, Student Writer October 27, 2014

Your kiss tasted like chocolate cake and apologies Your lips sent shocks through my veins like desert nights You unapologetically  apologized over and over and over again   The color...

Alyssa Macias

Alyssa Macias

October 24, 2014

Alyssa Macias is currently a junior at BCCHS. She is also the news editor for The Patriot Post. She likes reading books and drinking cooled tea.  Alyssa also likes spending her time talking to friends...

From left to right: Xavier Escobar, Kyle Camacho, Laurence Guillermo, Adam Punzalan-- Photographed by Bethany Graham

Student “POP” Concert

Daisy Flores and April Giron October 23, 2014

An outstanding variety of performances were presented by the BCCHS Women's Choir and Chamber Singers at the "Pop" Concert  on October 9th. A number of songs were sung, ranging from "Radioactive" by Imagine...

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