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Rilina Tran

Rilina Tran, Reporter

Sophomore Rilina Tran is a first-year reporter on the Three Penny Press staff. She loves photography and covering stories on student achievements. She joined TPP to help become the voice for underappreciated Bellaire students and staff.  She also loves business, tennis, dance and community service. She has an addiction to bubble tea and weird talent for writing pun pick-up lines. She is excited to be a part of the TPP family and can’t wait to share the diverse stories of Bellaire High School.

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Principal Michael McDonough speaks at the womens history month forum on March 11. A collaboration between the feminist club, student council, and period club, the forum allowed students to voice their opinions on womens issues in the school, showing how the school trusts and actually listens to its students.

[Photo] A love letter to Bellaire: how freedom spurs greatness

June 1, 2022
All ten yearbook members and 17 Three Penny Press members turn on their candles for the induction ceremony. The candles represent journalism as the “light of truth.”

[Photo] [NEWS BRIEF] Journalism organizations inducted into international honor society

May 21, 2022
As guests filed into the auditorium, some of the Jazz Ensemble members played a mix up of all their pieces. Junior Josh Truong played the piano, junior Charlie Truitt played the cello, junior Owen Bell played the tenor saxophone and sophomore Koen Plank played the trombone.

[NEWS BRIEF] Mighty Cardinal Band presents their end-of-year Spring Concert

May 17, 2022
Senior Javier Diaz acts like a secret spy on his new date scene. To exit the scene he does a roll towards the black box exit door.

[NEWS BRIEF] Red Bird Production presents new ‘Brown Bag’ tradition

May 9, 2022
The 23 seniors perform their senior dance “Time of our Life.” Colonel Bella Mansfield leaps forward as Cadet Bra’una Hill, Vice President Caroline Cole, Cadet Madison Eiland, Historian Paris Joubert and varsity Marie Garcia strike a pose.

[NEWS BRIEF] Belles host final show, “Sweet Dreams”

May 9, 2022
Freshman Lindsay Tennant played Jules, a character who is mourning her father’s death. She acts out the different stages of grief with three other cast members who attended the funeral.

[NEWS BRIEF] Red Bird Production puts on final black box show: ‘Winter Break’

May 1, 2022
Senior and President of Feminist Club Phoebe Hulen writes a letter as a way to destress. She also chose a matching undershirt to promote the club T-shirts that were $15.

[NEWS BRIEF] Feminist Club hosts de-stressing event to combat stressful exam season

May 1, 2022
Students who preordered the yearbook must sign their names on the checklist once receiving their book. Sophomore and marketer Cassandra Darmodjo double-checks the list to see how many more students are left in her section.

[NEWS BRIEF] ‘Re’-cognizing the Carillon Yearbook

April 30, 2022
Junior Riley Evans shows her support for the Day of Silence by wearing a rainbow face mask, sharing stickers with her peers, wearing a colorful tie-dye sweatshirt and showcasing her rainbow stickers on her water bottle. She is very pleased that students were able to unite together to bring attention to the bullying and name-calling against the LGBTQ+ community.

[Photo] ‘At the end of the day, we are all people’

April 26, 2022
After eating dinner, taking photos, listening to senior speeches, congratulating new officers and dancers and watching a slideshow of photos, the rest of the night was spent on the dance floor. All the seniors and their dates, including treasurer Caroline Desrosier, join the Belle of the Ball for the first dance.

[NEWS BRIEF] Belles host annual ball

April 2, 2022
Sophomore Tyler Adams turns the page as he prepares for the closing piece. 6th Period Varsity Honors Guitar Orchestra, taught by Mr. Grigassy, will play Techno by Jurg Kindle.

[NEWS BRIEF] Guitar department hosts Spring Concert

April 22, 2022
Students gather at Karl Young park to celebrate the Holi festival hosted by the Hindu National Honor Society and South Asain Student Association. Holi powder and traditional Indian treats were sold to fundraise for future club events and T-shirts. The materials were bought by the students and sponsored by Safeway Driving.

[NEWS BRIEF] HNHS and SASA host annual holi celebration

March 29, 2022
Sophomore Dhruv Balivada warms up at a Cy-Fair match. The varsity tennis player lunges for the ball and hits a forehand.

[Photo] Varsity tennis player founds coaching organization

March 29, 2022
Senior Catrina Coe performs her duet “Animal” with senior Jadyn Wu. The dance was choreographed by director Paris Kent to the song Red Football by Sinead O’Connor.

[NEWS BRIEF] eMotion Dance Company hosts community concert

March 28, 2022
Sophomore Ryan Rexford poses with her Up Up & Away themed poster board. She made brownies and a bird cage of flowers as a center piece.

[NEWS BRIEF] Belles officers chosen for the next year

March 11, 2022
To get $3 off your purchase at Bellaire’s JuiceLand, use code BELLAIREHIGH for online orders or show the ad located on page 25 of the Three Penny Press Winter Issue.

[NEWS BRIEF] Juice go and dance: eMotion Dance Company fundraises at JuiceLand

March 11, 2022
Second place winners pose at the end of their performance to a remix of Renegade. Members of the group: juniors Theo Hunt, Xianliang Kong, Brandon Sun and Brian Zhuang got two of their friends from the audience to carry for their finale.

[NEWS BRIEF] Chinese Honor Society hosts dance competition

March 26, 2022
Principal Michael McDonough makes an appearance in the LGI 1 during Cardinal Hour. He responds to concerns issued by students on how they should approach hall sweeps if they are dealing with a heavy period or other bodily functions.

[Photo] [NEWS BRIEF] Student activists host Women’s History Month Forum

March 12, 2022

[SPECIAL NEWS-FEATURE] Belles compete, choose new officers

March 12, 2022
3 pun pick-up lines 2 find your 1 true love this Valentines Day

3 pun pick-up lines 2 find your 1 true love this Valentine’s Day

February 11, 2022
[BRIEF] Belles host breakfast in honor of teachers, staff

[BRIEF] Belles host breakfast in honor of teachers, staff

December 7, 2021
Sophomore Austin Schmidt eats a cold Eggo waffle in the boys locker room before school starts. During the first week of school, Schmidt adapted to eating breakfast in the locker room.

Squeezing in sleep: student athletes strive for the prized 8 hours

October 8, 2021
Pick-up lines that wont have you home-COMING to your mom crying

Pick-up lines that won’t have you home-COMING to your mom crying

September 28, 2021
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