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Column: College basketball One-and-Done policy is outdated, needs to adapt to changes

Preston Parker and Bella McMaster March 13, 2025

Most athletes have the dream of making it to the professional level, spending countless hours of effort and training to get better and better each day. With the addition of One-and-Done, this dream is...

Gen Z shows harmful effects of growing up with technology

Gen Z shows harmful effects of growing up with technology

Bexley Staff March 13, 2025

All generations face different challenges, but for Generation Z, advancements in technology have created particularly detrimental effects. Phones in general, more specifically social media, create a much...

BHS Improv troupe performs Valentine’s Day show

BHS Improv troupe performs Valentine’s Day show

Kate James, Staff Reporter March 13, 2025

Juniors Prudence Kiener and Cyrus Turner perform a scene at the improv show “Love, Improv” in the Cassingham Theater Feb. 13 as senior Grace Armstrong and junior Jack Westergaard look on. The high...

Scientist-in-Residence program highlights careers

Bella Delisio, Staff Reporter March 13, 2025

Five scientists visited the high school to teach students about careers in cardiology during the Scientist-in-Residence event Thursday, Feb. 13. The speakers included Dr. Matthew Henn, a cardiac surgeon;...

Caudill to assume new role starting next school year

Violet Smith-Beehler, Staff Reporter March 13, 2025

Principal of Secondary Schools Jason Caudill will become principal of just the high school in the 2025-26 school year, as approved by the Board of Education Feb. 13. Superintendent Jason Fine said the...

Haircut horrors: Bexley’s most butchered chops

Haircut horrors: Bexley’s most butchered chops

Davaney Prophet and Zoe Geldis March 13, 2025

Junior Curie Sarkar styles with self-cut bangs and bob As a middle schooler, you’re trying to find yourself, which might lead to a new look. So, when it comes to haircuts, is it smart to experiment...

Monus and Drummond win states, girls swim team places third

Monus and Drummond win states, girls swim team places third

Miranda LaBine, Staff Reporter March 13, 2025

Sophomore diver Jackson Monus and freshman swimmer Katie Drummond are state champions, and the girls swim team finished third in the State Championship Feb. 17-21. Monus won his second consecutive...

Pro/Con: Should school sports require trips over breaks?

Allison Lefkowitz and Emma Schiff March 13, 2025

Pro By Allison Lefkowitz / Staff Reporter School-affiliated sports teams have started to implement mandatory trips for players and coaches over school breaks. These trips can provide...

Ceylon Wise, Ashley Wise and Lachandra Baker speak to the high
school as members of the panel at the Black History Month assembly
Friday, Feb. 21.

Students celebrate Black History Month with schoolwide events

Ruthie Gravelle, In-Depth Editor March 13, 2025

The Black Student Union held a series of events including a spirit week and temporary cafeteria menu change to celebrate Black History Month, which culminated with a student-planned and led assembly Friday,...

Local media outlets serve important role in modern democracy

Ruthie Gravelle, In-Depth Editor March 13, 2025

More than half of United States counties have either one or no local news sources remaining, according to a 2023 study conducted at the Medill School of Journalism, and that number is only continuing to...

District outlines revisions to school bathroom policies following Ohio legislation

Lily Howes, Staff Reporter March 13, 2025

The Board of Education passed a resolution refining the district’s policies pertaining to gender identity and school facilities in a 4-1 vote during their meeting Thursday, Feb. 13.  The adopted...

Junior Cyrus Turner stacks cups with rubber bands alongside students from Julie Lombardi’s fourth grade class.

Blast from the past: reporter returns to fourth grade

Cyrus Turner, Staff Reporter March 13, 2025

Whether it be a sports season or summer camp, it’s easy to divide one’s life up into chapters. Once one has ended, it’s rare to get the chance to open it again. Elementary school was the last chapter...

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