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Freshmen Avi Bernstein and Esben Price enjoy the Homecoming dance.
(Photo by Iris Frost)

Homecoming returns to Valley Dale Ballroom after two year hiatus

Iris Frost September 27, 2022

The Student Council hosted the homecoming dance at Valley Dale Ballroom Saturday, Sept. 17 for the first time in two years due to lack of COVID-19 restrictions. Social studies teacher and Student Council...

Stars of spirit week

Stars of spirit week

Livi Tuber September 27, 2022

Monochromatic outfit day started off this year’s spirit week. Spirit week, a tradition at the high school, is the week prior to homecoming. During this week, there is a theme for students and teachers...

Social-Emotional Learning Program implemented to help transition to high school

Bexley Staff September 27, 2022

Wayfinder, a research-based social-emotional learning program, has been introduced to the high school to target decision-making and critical thinking skill sets, starting with the class of 2026. High...

Bexley community members participate in Sustainable September events. 
(Photo by Iris Frost)

New program aims to teach sustainability among students, adults

Cece Bowling September 27, 2022

High school students and Environmental Club members participated in several events hosted by Green Bexley in their Sustainable September initiative this past September. Bexley’s Sustainability Program...

New security measures to increase safety of students, faculty

Alissa Shyshkova September 27, 2022

The high school has implemented new security measures this school year to improve safety as a result of community feedback and recent mass shootings across the country. Director of Facilities and Operations...

Sapphic show cancellation hinders LGBTQ+ inclusivity in media

Owen Parsons September 27, 2022

Recently, the diversity in the film industry, including within the LGBTQ+ community, has progressed. This increase in representation is visible even as side characters in major shows like “Stranger Things,”...

Newest ‘Pinocchio’ adaptation fails to modernize the classic

Kate Magee September 27, 2022

Disney’s newest live action film “Pinocchio” attempts, but fails, to add a refreshing spin on the original film. The film is packed with talented actors such as Tom Hanks, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and...

“Carrie Soto is Back” reinforces Jenkins Reid’s talented storytelling

Sammie Ross September 27, 2022

In recent years, Taylor Jenkins Reid has been at the top of numerous bestseller lists and on the radar of readers of all genres. Her newest release, “Carrie Soto is Back,” has proven that the future...

Senior Sydnie Smith (center) pictured with father and middle school P.E. teacher, John Smith (left) and mother and intervention specialist, Brooke Smith (right). (Photo by Ciel Peacock)

Students adjust to having parents as teachers

Ciel Peacock September 27, 2022

Some parents are lawyers, some doctors and some are accountants. However, you don’t find their kids in the same building as them, hard at work each day. Yet for many students with parents who...

Everyone’s biggest nightmare: students share their most embarrassing classroom stories

Annabel Long September 27, 2022

We’ve all answered a question wrong in front of the class and had our faces turn tomato red. We’ve all knocked our water bottle over while the teacher is talking, and we’ve all felt the heat rise...

Students, teachers battle second round of COVID-19

Noa Pitstick September 27, 2022

You think you're safe. It’s already happened to you once, so surely it won’t happen again. You wake up with a sore throat, a cough, a fever. Maybe it’s just a cold. You take a COVID-19 test. You...

Ferrets, puffer-fish, bees, oh my: the world of exotic pets

Bromley Phay September 27, 2022

They're sneaky, stinky and spiky, but we still love them. From ferrets to pufferfish, these high school students and staff members stray away from typical pets and choose to live with exotic creatures. Junior...

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