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The student news site of Bellaire High School

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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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Jason Deng

Jason Deng, Managing Editor

Jason Deng, Managing Editor, is a senior and third-year staffer. He enjoys writing for the Three Penny Press because he gets to meet and talk with all kinds of people in the school. Aside from TPP, he is on the varsity swim team and wants to start doing triathlons as an officer of Multi-sport Club. He’s also part of National Honor Society and president of the Medical Club. In his free time, he likes to volunteer in his community, play basketball, and watch chess videos, especially GothamChess. 

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Congress and public forum students, including sophomore Catherine Xue, Samantha Tran, and junior Emerald Tang (left to right, second, sixth, ninth respectively) commemorate their time at TFA State 2024 with a photo booth. For Tang, this is her last tournament, but Xue and Tran look forward to competing at state next year.

‘Upping our game’

Jason Deng, Managing Editor
Mar 14, 2024
Finishing second not only in his age group 16-19 but also all age groups 40 and under, senior Samuel Wen found himself as the only American to be on the podium for the World Triathlon Multisport Championships in Ibiza, Spain. Wen finished the 1K swim in 14:02 and the 5K run in 18:32, ending with a time of 33:59.

Swim, Run, Wen

Jason Deng, Managing Editor
Nov 6, 2023
Sophomore Andy Shen plays sophomore Feifan Liu in a friendly chess game during a club meeting. Due to increasing time commitments from other school activities, Shen has less and less time to play at tournaments and instead, keeps up his skill by playing friendly matches at school during club meetings. (Photo provided by Andy Shen)

‘Start your clocks, shake hands and begin’

Jason Deng, Features Editor
Mar 7, 2023
Ms. C. Vu and her son, Chase, wear their ao dais in their home around traditional Tet decorations. Decorations often involve the color red and carry a cultural significance of promoting greater luck and prosperity for the coming new year.

New Moon: ‘A new growth or a new start’

Jason Deng, Features Editor
Feb 15, 2023
Michael Sheth tutors sophomore Andrew Liu about Communism for WHAP.

[Photo] WHAP Warrior

Andrew Liu, Reporter
Feb 6, 2023
At senior night, the swim team celebrated its 12 seniors by reading their bios and giving them roses. Hassan Abdullatif, along with his fellow seniors, enjoyed this show of appreciation.

Settled waters: Seniors’ swim night

Jason Deng, Features Editor
Jan 25, 2023
Musk purchased Twitter not only to free it from the censorship it experienced under its former leadership, but also to use it to pave the way for his X app. His idea originally was the use the app to promote his 'everything app' and later incorporate it as a mini-feature of the X app. (Photo provided by Unsplash)

The X App: neXt big thing or a hoaX?

Jason Deng, Features Editor
Jan 23, 2023
Evelios Santos works his night shift on Wednesday, Dec. 14 where he has to prepare ingredients, cook food and pack it. He usually works 3-4 days a week after school along with his brother. (Photo provided by Alfredo Santos)

Flipping burgers and saving lives

Jason Deng and Michael Liu
Jan 10, 2023

Learning life skills through lifeguarding

Jason Deng and Michael Liu
Jan 10, 2023

Day and night: A work-school balance

Jason Deng and Michael Liu
Jan 10, 2023
Edaburn has her students sign in for attendance and pick up work at her desk in the front. Grace Srouji sits at a table outside the door to greet students and take attendance for her students.

Joining forces: A look into the APUSH team teaching style

Jason Deng, Grace Turney, Rilina Tran, Sara Tilney, and Raina Blesi
Dec 14, 2022
New Beginnings

New Beginnings

Claire Bradford, Jason Deng, Hanh Nguyen, and Lydia Tong
Nov 30, 2022
Before the Texas Department of Education stopped making communication applications courses, including debate, a graduation requirement, Bellaire Debate had over 200 students. This year, it has a total of 55 students with 21 leaving for the Spartan Ram Fall Classic Tournament Friday, Oct. 21.

From its start, Bellaire Debate achieved excellence, winning sweepstakes for four straight years (‘57, ‘58, ‘59, ‘60) in the ‘Little Nationals' in Muskogee, Oklahoma. The first head coach, Mollie Martin, came to Bellaire from Oklahoma then the center of speech and debate.

The best game in town: A look at Bellaire Debate’s 66 years of success

Jason Deng, Features Editor
Oct 24, 2022
Sophomore Selina Qiu flings the ball past a Chavez defender toward the goal. The Chavez goalie blocked her shot, but Qiu came back the next play to score a goal for her team.

[NEWS BRIEF] A hive mind

Jason Deng, Features Editor
Oct 3, 2022
On the way back from a club meeting, freshmen Meadow Iam and Maisie Moncrief show off their maroon shirts. Not only did their maroon shirts show their support for Uvalde students, but it also represented a school team.

Uvalde strong: students wear maroon in solidarity with elementary school

Jason Deng, Rohan Parikh, and Rilina Tran
Sep 8, 2022
Junior Yanke Wang said he hopes to spur lawmakers into action with his sign, “Repeal DC vs. Heller.” This landmark case ruled that an individual had the right to possess private firearms under the second amendment and is the basis for the loosely regulated gun laws in the US.

[NEWS BRIEF] “Anybody could be the next victim,” students create posters to demand action against gun violence

Helen Citino and Jason Deng
May 31, 2022
Students walked out of their classes yesterday morning in the bus lane. "We want Mr. McDonough back because he’s a really welcoming presence at Bellaire and during my time at Bellaire, he’s been incredibly supportive," senior Kiera Metz said.

[Photo] Students hold walk out in protest of principal Michael McDonough’s reassignment

Sonya Kulkarni, Editor-in-Chief
May 27, 2022
This year, Ramadan began on April 2 and ended May 1. The month of Ramadan traditionally begins with a new moon, marking the start of the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. It's not only a time of fasting, but also prayer, charity and religious devotion.

A look back on Ramadan: students share experiences balancing work, tradition

Jason Deng and Rohan Parikh
May 6, 2022
Dr. Hyman Penn, a former student of Bellaire High School, presents in front of students ranging in grade. Dr. Penn serves as a member of the board of trustees and a docent at the Holocaust Museum in Houston.

Jewish Student Union presents special guest for Yom HaShoah

Ariana Castañeda and Jason Deng
May 1, 2022
[NEWS-FEATURE BRIEF] Debaters reflect on state-wide tournament

[NEWS-FEATURE BRIEF] Debaters reflect on state-wide tournament

Karis Chen, Jason Deng, and Michael Liu
Mar 15, 2022
Junior and Research Officer Theo Hunt talks about the systemic flaw with police hiring in the US. He explains how the officer who shot and killed Tamir Rice in Cleveland, Ohio had never undergone a thorough background check which presents a dangerous flaw in law enforcement today.

Opt for Action club studies present-day implications of Black history

Jason Deng, Copy Editor
Feb 23, 2022
Algebra 2 teacher Merceflor Kirk smiles for a picture outside the US Citizenship and Immigration Services Office while holding a miniature American flag in her hand. After getting her citizenship, Kirk told her family and friends about the great news.

‘It’s a big step’

Jason Deng, Copy Editor
Feb 8, 2022
[HOB] Shivam Nayyar

[HOB] Shivam Nayyar

Jason Deng, Rohan Parikh, and Sonya Kulkarni
Jan 8, 2022
Compared to the boys' bathroom, the girls bathroom is visibly cleaner. In the boys bathrooms, sinks are often filled with trash or paper towels and soap dispensers are missing. On the other hand, the girls bathroom does not have this problem.

‘It’s the dumbest thing in the world’

Jason Deng and Rohan Parikh
Dec 11, 2021
During the first half of lunch in T22, Senior Collin Crockett stands in front of the Maru Chan cup ramen that the noodle room sells thanks to the hard work BPA officers make during their lunch time. BPA stands for Business Professionals of America, a club in which students learn how to manage a business and office occupations through real life experience like managing the noodle room.

Business booms for noodle room

Jason Deng, Reporter
Oct 7, 2021
Algebra I teacher Maggie Jernigan, in room 1718, explains how to solve a variable for her 4th period class. Jernigan walks around and guides students through their assignment. As a floating teacher, she will be in another class next period.

New math teachers bring international experience

Jason Deng, Smruthi Garlapati, Cambry Gerardi, and Sonya Kulkarni
Oct 2, 2021
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