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The student news site of Bellaire High School

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Juniors Jane Apple and Maisie Moncrief, two returning NHS members, clean the garden. They pulled weeds outside of the science wing.
NHS beautifies Bellaire
Tessa Spencer, Reporter • May 29, 2025
The target distribution was used to evaluate 10,500 teachers. “Proficient 1, that’s where everybody wants to aim for,” HISD superintendent Mike Miles said in an HISD NOW video.
HISD to link teacher pay to performance in 2026
Zara Bukhari, Reporter • May 21, 2025
Seniors Daniel Andrade and Emma Kolah wear “Alice in Wonderland” show shirts designed by sophomore and JV actor Sophie Tang, who used the font Alice for all the show's promotional material. Andrade and Kolah directed the Red Bird Productions spring junior varsity show during head theater director Kayla Boffone’s maternity leave.
Working in Wonderland
Claire Bradford and Davis Adams • May 20, 2025
The Bellaire Art Car lines up on the day of the parade, April 12. The 'H' for H-Town reads "Be Someone" and "Houston Strong."
Fueling the rev of tradition
Grayson Yen-Asprec • May 14, 2025
General Manager Meredith Powell starts her presentation about POST Houston. Powell started to work at POST a year and a half ago.
Bridging education and opportunity
Elly Zhang and Dhara Agrawal • May 13, 2025
Juniors Quinn Nawotka, Amy Lee, Anna Burns and Alejandra Giron pose for a selfie before their first German BISA performance. Giron performed on the stage only once before this year's German Folk Dance on April 17.
Promising performance
Rosalie Navarro, Reporter • May 11, 2025
EASA members celebrate their BISA Fest performance with dinner at Bahel Ethiopian Mart and Kitchen, a local Ethiopian restaurant. Celebrating after BISA Fest with dinner at Bahel has been a club tradition for years.
BISA Fest with a side of Injera
Bethel Kifle, Reporter • May 6, 2025
The team takes a group photo at the atrium of the Gatton College of Business and Economics. Hassan and Tran collected their semi-finalist awards after advancing finalists were announced.
From Bellaire to the big leagues
Alia Hassan and Catherine Xue • Apr 30, 2025
Bread Club President and senior Sam Dove helps a combatant put on safety goggles. Students participating in the fencing tournament had to sign a waiver and wear eye protection before fighting.
Battle of the baguettes
Dawson Sotiriades, Reporter • Apr 30, 2025
Seventeen students from the Future Problem Solvers club attended State Bowl. Club members competed in Community Problem Solving, Global Issues Problem Solving and the Multi-Affiliate Global Issues Competition.
Future Problem Solvers place fifth at State Bowl with community heat wave protection project
Joy Xia, Print Editor • Apr 28, 2025
A student performs a rifle spinning routine while dressed as a Roman soldier. The JCL State convention featured around 1400 competitors from JCL chapters across Texas.
Latin in action
Emily Brams and Dawson Sotiriades • Apr 26, 2025
Band director Bill Waltemath tears up as he congratulates his students on Thursday. “I feel like [it’s] prestigious enough that I get to be a part of something so big and so important, especially to our band director,” junior and clarinet player Valeria Flores said.
What a bird can do
Ishani Kaushik, News Editor • Apr 22, 2025
The Japanese exchange students pose with their "school buddies." For a week, the exchange students followed their buddies throughout the school day.
Exchange students swap culture and improve language
Mallika Mohan, Reporter • Apr 22, 2025
Seniors Darrell Nguyen and Andrew Liu pose in front of the north entrance of the Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul. They rented hanboks, traditional Korean clothing, to explore the first royal palace of the Joseon dynasty.
Heart and Seoul
Ishani Kaushik, News Editor • Apr 20, 2025
This ALS awareness campaign that went viral for participants having ice water dumped on their head once again went viral in the USC Speak Your Mind Challenge.
Mental health matters
David Raichman, Reporter • Apr 18, 2025
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