Tyler Thomas, Staff Writer
May 22, 2013
This past Jeans Friday, the Bethel Park High School teachers and staff raised $841 for Grady’s All-Stars, a trust set up to raise money for two brothers with Late Infantile Batten Disease. Brothers Drew and Trent Grady, ages 8 and 5 respectively, both have been diagnosed with Late Infantile Batten... Read more »
Adam Larson, Managing Editor
May 15, 2013
Construction is nothing new for residents, students, and faculty of Bethel Park. A few years ago, Memorial Elementary built a side addition to their school in an attempt to oust the quickly deteriorating modular styled addition that was provided for the once quickly expanding population. Similarly,... Read more »
Grant Conroy, Sports Editor
May 9, 2013
At Bethel Park High School, no student is ever left behind or not paid sufficient attention to in times of need. When a fellow citizen is in a deal of trouble, the entire community, not just the high school, enthusiastically chips-in. That being said, the Bethel Park community recently recieved a crushing,... Read more »
Jake McCall, Staff Writer
May 9, 2013
In years past, many high school students have dreaded the PSSAs. For weeks previous to these tests, teachers and students lost class time from reviewing in order for the students to achieve the highest score possible. Now, the Keystone Exams have taken the place of the old PSSAs. These Keystones... Read more »
Grant Conroy, Sports Editor
May 8, 2013
Bethel Park High School World Language students were recently given the opportunity to showcase their abilitites at a language competition held at Slippery Rock university. BPHS competed in an earlier version of the competition in 1998, and when the contest reemerged, the language department was enthusiastic... Read more »
Tyler Thomas, Staff Writer
May 8, 2013
The class of 2013 is following in the footsteps of the class of 2012, declining to graduate in the gym. Several seniors have begun to pass around a formal petition to graduate outside. As graduation nears, there has been a lot of buzz about where the graduation ceremony will take place. Last year,... Read more »
Mariah Penascino, Staff Writer
May 7, 2013
In one of the four major U.S. sports leagues, the NBA, Jason Collins becomes the first active player to admit to being a gay man. “I’m a 34-year old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay,” Jason Collins said in Sports Illustrated. Jason Collins has played in a total of two... Read more »
Mackenzie Happe, Staff Writer
April 24, 2013
On April 23, 2013, students walked into school just like any other day. As the students were let out of the cafeteria in the morning, however, they noticed something different about the halls. Floor three had been lined with balloons to support the Four Diamonds charity event that is being hosted by... Read more »
Olivia Zeiler, Staff Writer
April 22, 2013
Bethel Park High School is hosting a spaghetti dinner on May 5th and an ongoing bracelet sale for Tyler Parker, a junior at the High School, and his sister Katelyn, a fourth grader at Ben Franklin, who have lost both of their parents suddenly in the past year and a half. Dr. Jansante expressed that “one... Read more »
Tyler Thomas, Staff Writer
April 22, 2013
Bethel Park High School is hosting an outdoor movie night in the courtyard on Friday, May 3rd. All proceeds will benefit the Four Diamonds Fund. Starting at 8:45 PM, Rise of the Guardians will be the feature film showing in the BPHS courtyard on a projector screen. Everyone is invited to come out... Read more »
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