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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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Pallavi Gorantla

Pallavi Gorantla, Online Assistant Editor-in-Chief

Pallavi Gorantla, Online Editor-In-Chief, is a senior and third-year staffer. She is a member of the Women in STEM club and the Bellaire Belles drill team. Outside of school, Pallavi dances, volunteers at hospitals, and loves to window shop. You can always find her binging a Netflix show and eating Ben & Jerry’s. In her free time, she loves to watch reality TV and the Astros.

All content by Pallavi Gorantla
Edmond Dantès and Odysseus were both legends in their own right. One was a tortured soul seeking to be the cold hand of justice, while the other was man who was gifted with cleverness but could not see beyond his own pride.

To read or not to read: English curriculum book reviews

Pallavi Gorantla, Haset Mekuria, Emily Vaughan, and Emma Xiao
Feb 7, 2023
The National Education Association and the National Parent Teacher Association have suggested that a healthy number of hours that students should be spending can be determined by the "10-minute rule." This means that each grade level should have a maximum homework time incrementing by 10 minutes depending on their grade level (for instance, ninth-graders would have 90 minutes of homework, 10th-graders should have 100 minutes, and so on).

Students spend three times longer on homework than average, survey reveals

Sonya Kulkarni and Pallavi Gorantla
Jan 9, 2022
There are a variety of apps students can use for productivity, entertainment, and education. Spotify is a music app that customizes playlists for you and Plantie is a homework productivity app where you can't go to other apps when it's open.

Top 10 Apps Every Student Should Have

Pallavi Gorantla, Managing Editor
Oct 23, 2021
The eMotion Hip-Hop dance section practice for the upcoming fall show this Nov. 19 in room 2205. Junior EJ Brotamonte choreographed this routine.

Fresh school year brings new policies

Ariana Castañeda, Jonathan Chiriboga, Pallavi Gorantla, and Rohan Parikh
Oct 5, 2021
Chen (left) plays with Camille Lasics and Kylie Nguyen in her last game of the season with the freshmen volleyball team, which consists of seven members, the smallest team she has ever been a part of. The group went undefeated in district and clinched the district title.

How does one person juggle 3 sports and debate?

Pallavi Gorantla, News Editor
Jun 5, 2021
Sophomore Ella Lee started her youtube channel back in June 2019 and since then, the channel has gained 1,960 subscribers. She makes lifestyle videos like room decoration and day in the life videos. Lee has made 23 videos so far and hopes to inspire young girls and be seen as an influencer in the future.

Student starts lifestyle Youtube channel

Pallavi Gorantla, News Editor
Apr 19, 2021
The Students Demand Action club hosted the commemoration of Cesar Cortes as a live speaker event on Jan. 15.

Community remembers Cesar Cortes one year later

Sonya Kulkarni and Pallavi Gorantla
Jan 15, 2021
Mitsuki Jiang wins 8th place in Novice Extemp at Texas City High School.

Debate student creates activist Instagram account

Pallavi Gorantla, Reporter
Dec 14, 2020
Club hosts game night fundraiser

Club hosts game night fundraiser

Sonya Kulkarni and Pallavi Gorantla
Dec 7, 2020
Senior Claire Claypool studies for the SAT at her desk.

SAT canceled mid-pandemic; seniors travel far to test sites

Pallavi Gorantla, Reporter
Oct 18, 2020
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