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? Â After a recent interview with the champion herself , Lakiyah went into detail about how she got into the sport and said,...
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. Â Several science classes crowded into the Oral Arts building to listen to her lecture. Aguirre, a graduate of both USC and UCLA, is a neur...
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 you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do n...
Dear Delaney: Dating Advice
October 28, 2014
Q: Dear Delaney, Â 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 is friends with that guy, ask them to introduce you to them so you can feel more comfortable. I th...
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 because of the long line to get in. There was pop, hip - hop, dubstep, Spanish, and many...
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 Week) over, all the trends for fall are now present in stores you can find close to you! (Forever 21, Urban Outfitters, ...
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 feeling it leaves behind That melancholy that haunts you Like a vivid dream that...
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 in the shiver       Branches with hot leaves       grasped for the stars     Â...
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 plain and dark like you're trapped in a black hole that makes you relinquish. Pain and love can possess you, bu...
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 of your white sweater radiated through the dark of this rainy night Your head hung in between your...
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 and  going on adventures.  She is always listening to music.  Alyssa is very dedicated to the...
Student “POP” Concert
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 Dragons to "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder. Overall, there was a large amount of applau...
