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The student news site of Bellaire High School

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The student news site of Bellaire High School

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The student news site of Bellaire High School

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Alexa Bu

Alexa Bu, Business Manager & Beats Editor

Alexa Bu is a junior and second-year staffer. She joined the Three Penny Press to become more involved in the Bellaire community. Outside of TPP, she is the Co-President of the Philosophy Club and UIL Science Club. She also loves to cook and go to the gym and try new restaurants.

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Sophomores Yousef Salem (left) and Omar Eloliby (right) observe Ramadan by fasting from dawn to dusk. For Eloliby, Ramadan allows him to connect to his spiritual side.

How students at Bellaire observe Ramadan

Hanh Nguyen and Alexa Bu
Apr 20, 2023
English III teacher Brownfield (left) poses on top on Mount Katahdin in Maine in 2005. It was on her descent from this mountain when she began to experience shooting pains in her back.

‘I lost my escape’

Alexa Bu, Beats Editor and Business Manager
Mar 20, 2023
With the number of valedictorians increasing each year, grades become more competitive. Survey finds that 75 percent of students consider 90+ a good grade.

What do students consider a good grade?

Alexa Bu, Business Manager and Beats Editor
Jan 30, 2023
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How to succeed at Bellaire

Alexa Bu, Business Manager and Beats Editor
Jan 20, 2023
Why does modern art get so much hate? Modern art may seem meaningless at first glance, but when you consider the context in which the art is created, you may uncover the significance.

Modern art gets too much hate

Alexa Bu, Beats Editor and Business Manager
Dec 12, 2022
Junior Jerome Chen discovered his love for Historical European Martial Arts during the pandemic. HEMA is an uncodified worldwide organization where practitioners recreate battles and discuss European knights.

Heirlooms, YouTube, history drive junior into Historical European Martial Arts

Alexa Bu, Beats Editor and Business Manager
Nov 6, 2022
A pedestrian walks down the unkempt sidewalks on Braeswood Place. Thin sidewalks covered in foliage are especially difficult for disabled people to navigate.

Walking in Houston does not have to be this hostile: why we need to demand better streets for pedestrians

Alexa Bu, Business Manager
Jun 1, 2022
Polling a number of students, only 16 percent of students took AP classes online during the pandemic.

[Photo] Students kick into overdrive to perform well on fast-approaching AP exams

Johanna Wen, Reporter
May 2, 2022
On March 1, senior Angela Arrendondo shows up to school without a mask, relieved at the normalcy of school returning.

[Photo] [BREAKING] HISD relaxes its mask mandate March 1

Ariana Castañeda, Kate Griffiths, and Malaika Suleman
Mar 1, 2022
Justin Cothran introduces a new concept to his AP World History Class during 5th period. Change and Continuity Over Time is a skill that students must master in order to be prepared for their exams in May.

‘I couldn’t sing, dance or wear bright colors’

Alexa Bu and Kate Griffiths
Mar 1, 2022
UNICEF club is selling succulents for Valentine's Day. Stop by Room 3707 (Ms. Carcedo's Room) to purchase one.

[News brief] UNICEF Club sells succulents for Valentine’s Day

Kate Griffiths and Alexa Bu
Feb 11, 2022
If you are bored this Winter Break, consider reading a banned book from this list. Books are often banned by school districts for containing controversial topics.

Banned books to read over winter break

Kate Griffiths and Alexa Bu
Dec 23, 2021
Feminist club gathers to learn about sexual violence during cardinal hour on Friday, Dec. 10. The club learned about what consent is, the warning signs of sexual violence and how to get help.

Feminist Club meets to discuss sexual violence

Alexa Bu and Kate Griffiths
Dec 13, 2021
Geometry teacher Gabriel Byrd reviews homework problems with his 6th period students. Students describe Byrd as a caring and helpful teacher.

‘I never got to say goodbye’

Alexa Bu and Kate Griffiths
Dec 7, 2021
Measho (row 2 right) and the track team pose with their medals in fall 2019 after a meet. Negri, his Principles of Art and AV teacher, said that Measho was very focused on cross country and track.

Fnan taught me to ‘never give up’

Alexa Bu, Corinthiann St. Andry, and Nabila Wilson
Nov 16, 2021
[HOB] Jingyu Wu

[HOB] Jingyu Wu

Alexa Bu and Sonya Kulkarni
Nov 15, 2021
[HOB] Flynn Collins

[HOB] Flynn Collins

Alexa Bu, Kate Griffiths, Sonya Kulkarni, and Corinthiann St. Andry
Nov 15, 2021
Feminist Club, Medical Club, Girl Up, Period Club, and NHS members gathered in room 3714 during Cardinal Hour on Nov. 5 to help package period products collected from the period drive held from Oct. 15 to Oct. 29 at school to donate to the Houston Area Women's Center.

Activist clubs host drive to fight period poverty

Alexa Bu and Ariana Castañeda
Nov 9, 2021
What started out as a South Korean thriller juxtaposing children’s games with themes of late-stage capitalism transformed into a symbol of protest. On Oct. 20, South Korean protesters donned Squid Game costumes as they marched for better working conditions.

‘Squid Game’s’ hidden clues, the problem with capitalism

Alexa Bu and Lydia Tong
Nov 8, 2021
Sophomore Sreedathan Menon and senior Eric Liu discuss a question the moderator asked. Questions asked included information from chemistry, literature, social studies, and more.

Quiz Bowl hosts their first Cardinal Clash

Alexa Bu, Nabila Wilson, and Irene Zheng
Nov 5, 2021
Xiaorong Wu (left) stands with her husband (right) at her son's high school graduation. Seven years earlier, she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Believe your body: my family’s experience with breast cancer

Alexa Bu, Business Manager
Oct 27, 2021
Floating teachers here to stay - Principal Michael McDonough explains that there will always be around 15-20 floating teachers at Bellaire. Previously there were around 10 floating teachers, but that number has increased due to less classrooms in the new building.

‘Everybody deserves their own classroom’

Alexa Bu, Kate Griffiths, and Nabila Wilson
Oct 18, 2021
On Sept. 13, celebrities from all over the world arrived at the Met Gala dressed according to their interpretation of the the Gala's theme, "American Independence."

‘Who gets to be American?’ Met Gala attempts to answer

Alexa Bu, Reporter
Sep 29, 2021
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