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Cupcake craze: game attracts student attention

Bexley Staff December 9, 2021

You flip open your Chromebook and that familiar pink grid pops up on your screen. It’s time to play another round of the popular game “2048,” but this time the numbers have been replaced with brightly...

Globally-minded seniors apply to universities around the world

Bexley Staff November 17, 2021

You are in an unfamiliar place surrounded by unfamiliar faces. Your usual friends aren’t with you, and you likely won’t be going home to see your family at 3:25 p.m. After graduating from high school,...

Teachers recall their time in class, on the field as Bexley students

Bexley Staff November 17, 2021

Every day, math teacher Keary Ryan walks down the third floor hallway to teach his classes, the same hallway he walked down as a student 31 years ago. When engaging in conversations with students in the...

Braxton brings passion for DEI to new position

Bexley Staff November 17, 2021

Before school, Marcelius Braxton meets with groups of teachers and students. During the day, Braxton has a combination of meetings, professional development and looking at policies. When teachers are available,...

Sophomore Theodore Beekhuizen works on his Chromebook in Mrs. Brendle's classes.

COVID-19 leaves lasting impact on classrooms

Bexley Staff October 7, 2021

As the world continues to adjust to changes amidst COVID-19, high school teachers have faced the task of educating students under rare and unforeseeable circumstances. Stepping up to the challenge, teachers...

New superintendent overcomes adversity, seeks connection with community

October 6, 2021

At the beginning of each school year, the hallways overflow with new faces. New students and teachers alike are eagerly welcomed into the school community. This year, however, one new face in particular...

Senior Elijah Dresbach helps first-grade student at Cassingham.

Senior follows teaching dream at Cassingham Elementary

Bexley Staff October 6, 2021

The bell rings to start the day for hundreds of elementary students. Some kids that fill the classrooms are energetic, some are shy and some are nervous about learning. Teachers have to take on the task...

Junior becomes junior cinephile

Junior becomes junior cinephile

Bexley Staff October 6, 2021

Junior Cecil Abbott, like the great director Cecil B. DeMille is ready for his closeup. While some students spend their free time playing video games and viewing social media, Abbott has found his passion...

School organizations utilize social media to their advantage

Bexley Staff October 6, 2021

A student opens their Instagram feed. Instead of scrolling through pictures of friends on vacation and their favorite college sports teams highlight videos, they see club posts about meetings and high...

Students experience senior-only prom

May 27, 2021

Margaret Zirwas Staff Reporter Students dance maskless and shoulder to shoulder in the center of a ballroom as “Cupid Shuffle” blares from the speakers. While this may sound like a scene from 2019,...

Students enthusiastic to get COVID-19 vaccine

May 21, 2021

Students 16 and older excitedly rushed to book their appointments with hopes of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible and wishes of a normal summer. Junior Liam Avelluto said he received...

Eli Weinstock stands with his family at his Bexley High School graduation in 2019. (Photo courtesy of Matthew Cohn)

District remembers former student with new scholarship

May 20, 2021

“He had this aura that drew people in,” said science teacher Josh Butcher of 2019 graduate Eli Weinstock.  Weinstock passed away unexpectedly in March at his home in Washington, D.C. where he attended...

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