From football Friday nights to basketball rivalries, the high school student section has been packed game after game this year, proving that it’s truly back after two years of masking and socially distanced crowds. Six dedicated students are at the front, growing student athletic culture and instilling school spirit. Senior student section leader Mason Louis […]
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Sneaker collecting: students, staff find ways to show off their creative ‘soles’
From cowboy boots to sandals, the opportunities for shoes are endless. Yet for some students and staff at the high school, it’s their sneaker collections that puts their best foot forward. Sophomore Drake Grossman said he began his collection about three years ago, and that the first shoe to spark his interest were the Nike […]
Ukrainian student escapes war, finds new home in Bexley
The sirens blaring all around, people rapidly gathering essential items and scrambling to the safety of a bunker as planes soar overhead. Waiting, waiting, waiting…waiting to know when it’s safe to go back home, only to realize it’s time to flee. Freshman Polina Tarasun, a Ukrainian refugee, fled to Bexley when she was only 14-years-old […]
Students adjust to having parents as teachers
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 work at their school, this is ordinary. Having a parent who works at the school you attend is a unique experience, […]
Everyone’s biggest nightmare: students share their most embarrassing classroom stories
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 to our cheeks when everyone’s eyes turned. And although everyone has experienced being mildly embarrassed, many students at […]
Students, teachers battle second round of COVID-19
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 sit and wait. You look down. You see the second line appear . . . again. While […]
Ferrets, puffer-fish, bees, oh my: the world of exotic pets
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 Sasha Katz said she has a ferret named Mazik who she got in October 2018. Katz said that her younger sister […]
Gridlock on the block: students struggle to find parking
In Bexley, driving anywhere is within a five minute radius—except for finding a parking spot around the high school. It is a common occurrence to see students driving in loops around the school, frantically searching for any available spot minutes before they’re due for a tardy slip. While waking up early for school is hard […]
Senior cultivates Garden Club for future members
Orange day-lily. Rose of Sharon. English ivy. All of these beautiful, eye-catching plants can be found adorning numerous homes throughout Bexley. However, aside from their beauty and prevalence, each of these plants has another thing in common: they are not native to Ohio. Senior and president of the high school’s Garden Club Josh Bahar observed […]
Eighth-grader aces competition, proves to be match for no one
The Bexley tennis courts are often filled with players, but they rarely compare to the skill level of current Bexley Middle School eighth-grader Amiya Bowles. According to TennisRecruiting, she is currently ranked first in Ohio and 19th in the nation for the Class of 2026, earning a record of 50-17 on the youth circuit. Bowles […]
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