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Class of 2024 gathers for night of glamor, games with poker-themed prom
Keith Luo and McKenzie Le • Jun 4, 2024
Keith Luo
Senior Katherine Jan attempts to catch raffle tickets in the ticket booth. The tickets are blown around in the machine, granting multiple entries into the raffle draw.
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The junior team gets ready and puts on their flags to head out to the field after a break. Each grade had around 20 players on the team.
Seniors defeat juniors 22-8 in the annual Powderpuff football game fundraiser
Students circle around and hype up senior Emmerie Napier as she sings "Golden" by HUNTR/X. Napier has been in choir for four years and serves as the vice president of Concert Chorale and soprano two section leader.
'When we reach, we can fly'
Varsity Red Bird Productions (RBP) members and juniors Audrey Lawrence and Sierra Little embrace each other while singing “End of the Line” from the musical “Theory of Relativity” by Neil Bartram. “Towards the end, I hoped we woke the audience up, got a few laughs and gave them joy,” Little said. “I hope they walked away thinking that was a funny show.”
Talents unveiled
Senior attacker Jane Apple jumps to shoot a goal after catching the ball. Apple was one of the three varsity captains this year.
Varsity girls lacrosse fall short of Lamar
Sophomore and Corporal Hailey Wong executes a floor during Varsity’s Jazz dance to “Burnin’ Up” on stage. “We had a lot of morning practices and after school rehearsals to prepare for the show,” Wong said. “In these practices we ran through every dance and re-spaced them to fit on the stage since we are usually dancing on gym floors.”
Where it all ignites
Maahi Vaswani poses at center stage during Bellaire Bollywood Club’s third dance. The choreography was an Indian hip-hop fusion to a mashup of “Titi Me Pregunto” by Bad Bunny and “Saki Saki” by Neha Kakkar.
Friendly battle, cultural celebration
Baltus Van Tassel, played by junior Davis Adams, describes to senior Aiden Gross in the role of Ichabod Crane the haunting past which the town holds. Tassel told Crane about the German spirit who was killed at a tree down the path to his house and now haunted the town.
A headless hunt for the top
Senior and Major Vivienne Chen performs a tilt kick to the song “Smoke Signals” by Phoebe Bridgers. The dance was choreographed by the entire officer team and was performed in the student choreography section of the Dance Montage performance.
A montage of movement
About the Contributors
Keith Luo
Keith Luo, Chief Photo Editor
Senior Keith Luo is a third-year staffer and the head photographer/chief photo editor for the Three Penny Press. He joined TPP to showcase his passion for photography and to improve his writing and social skills. Oftentimes, you can find Keith brainstorming new recipes to try out and write about in Keith’s Kitchen. Outside of TPP, Keith is also a member of the varsity tennis team, varsity guitar team and is the president of Rice Club. In addition, Keith is heavily involved in the world of dance, photographing for Soundbox Studios and World of Dance alongside the Bellaire performance teams.
McKenzie Le
McKenzie Le, Editor-In-Chief
As a senior, McKenzie Le is one of four Editors-in-Chief in the Three Penny Press. With a passion for storytelling, she joined the Three Penny Press to share stories of the Bellaire community through the art of journalism. Aside from TPP, she is involved in other organizations, leading the Vietnamese Student Association, National Honor Society and more. She is also an active dancer on Belles. During her free time, if she is not snuggled up with one of her cats and a new book, you can find her on the courts, fueling her new hyperfixation of pickleball.
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