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The student news site of Bellaire High School

Three Penny Press
The student news site of Bellaire High School

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Ada Arya

Ada Arya, Features Editor

Junior and second- year staffer as a Feature’s editor, Ada Arya hopes to share the voices of Bellaire through the Three Penny Press and continue her love for writing. She is part of the Bellaire varsity swim team, and treasurer of the Italian National Honor Society. Trilingual and avid traveler, Ada loves to try new foods and explore the world with friends and family. She loves to read, watch comedy TV, and is always happy to go shopping.

All content by Ada Arya
Sophomore and right side hitter Olivia Wang prepares to hit a ball during the varsity match against Lamar. Cardinals won the first set, lost the second two, and came back to win the final two sets, securing a victory.

“Finish what we started”

Ada Arya, Features Editor
Oct 23, 2024
Borsa with the AP Italian Consultants team she leads during the June 2023 AP reading. The annual reading has taken place in Cincinnati, Ohio in the past but will move to Cleveland, Ohio for the 2025 reading.

A peek into AP reading

Ada Arya, Cindy Tint, Elly Zhang, and Jason Chen
Sep 25, 2024
Members of the rhapsody club perform during Cardinal Hour as "background music" for students. From left to right, officers Koen Plank, Kai Plank, and Matthew Guzman.

Combining communities

Ada Arya, Reporter
Jun 2, 2024
HUMANS OF BELLAIRE- Morgan Kuo

HUMANS OF BELLAIRE- Morgan Kuo

Ada Arya, Reporter
Jun 1, 2024
Burgjohann was awarded First Year Teacher of the Year, having moved from her home in Rhode Island to the state of Texas just two weeks before the start of the 2023 academic school year.

The road from Rhode Island

Ada Arya, Reporter
Apr 27, 2024
From left to right: sophomore Lillian Snell, aAnnabel Qiu, junior and captain Selina Qiu and freshman Cadence Johnson competed in the 200 yard medley relay, placing sixth with a final time of 1:50.46, a two-second improvement from their entry time of 1:52.04, ranked seventh.

The end of a season

Ada Arya, Reporter
Mar 4, 2024
Mean Girls The Musical, an imitation of the original Broadway Mean Girls was released on Jan. 24, 2024. Featuring actors such as Renee Rap, Christopher Briney, and Angourie Rice, the musical made a gross income off $130.1 million worldwide.

Mean Girls’ plastic return

Peyton Promubol and Ada Arya
Feb 8, 2024
In 2019, Steffannie Alter graduated from Rice University in Houston, Texas, where she completed her bachelors in English and master's degree in teaching.

Don’t just bring Frankenstein back to life, ask why

Ada Arya, Reporter
Feb 2, 2024
This graphic reflects society's tendency to place labels on identities and brand women with stereotypes that are usually extremes or inaccurate. The common image of feminists is associated with the extreme actions of certain groups instead of the majority of neutral feminists.

What are we?

Ada Arya, Reporter
Dec 27, 2023
Homecoming King Jermaine Hayden and Homecoming Queen Ainsley Pinkerton dance along with cheerleaders and band members in the hype train as they celebrate the crowning of the 2023 homecoming court nominees. Hayden takes this moment of celebration with Bellaire's student body as a key memory from his crowning he will remember in the years to come.

Leaving a final mark in high school

Ada Arya and Peyton Promubol
Nov 2, 2023
Senior Grace Fan performs her choir piece at her old school, Beijing 101 High School. She looks forward to joining choir at Bellaire as a way to continue her passion.

Starting fresh

Irene Zheng, Hanh Nguyen, Smruthi Garlapati, Ada Arya, and Peyton Promubol
Oct 10, 2023
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