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Focus on Freshmen program begins its second year

The high school’s Focus on Freshmen program, designed to help freshmen adjust to high school life, started its second year with a session on Tuesday, Oct. 20.  Principal Kristin Robbins said the program meetings cover study strategies, time management tips, what resources to use if the students are struggling with a class and check-ins regarding […]

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New cafeteria guidelines implemented during pandemic

New cafeteria guidelines and procedures have been implemented by cafeteria staff and high school administration since hybrid learning began in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among students. Food Services Director Julianna Carvi said that cafeteria staff wear masks at all times and use shields as barriers when handing out food. A new […]

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High school aims to help students through series of surveys during distance learning

The high school sent out a series of surveys to all students via email to ensure their academic and emotional needs were being met during distance learning. The survey asked students to rate their academic performance from one to five, rate their stress level from one to five, and indicate if they needed to talk […]

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High school performing arts programs adapting to COVID-19

Two of the district’s performing arts programs, band and choir, will use a half-and-half split between online and hybrid as the theatre department resumes after school virtual practices due to COVID-19 during the 2020-2021 school year. Band director Andy Johnson said the band is following the A-La and the Le-Z last name separation as per […]

Opinion

‘Folklore’ displays Swift’s songwriting expertise

This summer was supposed to be packed with performances for Taylor Swift. However, Swift, like most, had to quickly cancel these big plans and instead spend her summer at home. During this time, Swift had a secret project in the works: her eighth studio album, “Folklore.” On Friday, July 24, with just a day’s notice, […]

Opinion

Blockbuster ‘Tenet’ struggles with consistency

The new Chrisopher Nolan movie “Tenet” has trouble occasionally with its pace and clearness, leaving you very confused if you don’t pay close attention to every detail. While it has an intriguing plot with quick and exciting action scenes, it does not live up to the high expectations surrounding it. The story follows a man […]

Sports

Sophomore changes the game with new hype videos for sports

Some athletes choose to listen to music while others might do special stretches or have a team cheer to get excited for a sporting event. Thanks to sophomore Nicholas Minkin, there’s a new way for Bexley athletes to get excited about their team and sporting event: hype videos.  Minkin makes hype videos that include the […]

Sports

Coaches adapt to new COVID-19 restrictions, loss of offseason training

COVID-19 disrupted the lives of many Americans this year, forcing them to adapt to many new protocols to ensure safety. In response to the pandemic, the district’s administrators settled on a series of phases to reimplement fall sports into student life. As set by the athletic department, the phases included a non-contact phase with pods […]

Feature

Students navigate siblings’ college situations amid COVID-19

She’s used to spending time with her family at home. Over the many winters, they’ve always spent holidays together. This is how it’s been for junior Tess Madison her whole life, as the youngest of five siblings.  However, with her oldest sibling already at college, the family she had been living with was cut in […]

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Quarantine gives students free time for new hobbies, purchases

Students were surprised on March 7 as Gov. Mike DeWine announced schools K-12 would close for three weeks due to the spread of the coronavirus. They ran home, looking forward to the extra long spring break, but the excitement quickly came to an end as the coronavirus spread. For the remainder of the school year, […]