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In Loving Memory: Elements Sculpture Remembers Justin Aristide, Olivia Brodt, Kraig Diggs and Justin Glavin-Jutras
November 7, 2017
Greta Shaughnessy, Staff Writer
In the past few years at Barnstable High School, we have dealt with the tragic passings of fellow alumni. The Class of 2015 has dealt with the most loss as four of its graduates have died over the past three years. To honor the students, 2015 graduate Margot Rice led a campaign to install a sculpture in the Astropark. It was unveiled in their...
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December 20, 2018 • No Comments

What started as a class assignment for BHS senior Liv Eldridge progressed into a community wide sticker campaign and media presence. Eldridge’s shark class had to make a social media account for their “make a movement”...

Student Juul Use Rises

Phillip Randazzo, Staff Writer

December 20, 2018 • No Comments

The FDA has proposed a ban on the top juul pod flavors that specifically target teens and stricter online age verification processes, but teenagers juuling is still common, even at Barnstable High School. This electronic...

Dirty Stable, Dirty Stalls December 20, 2018
Astronomy Students Have An Out Of This World Experience December 12, 2018
“It’s Just One Straw,” said 7.8 billion people December 12, 2018

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Opinion

It’s Time to Recheck Checking

Liisa Aalto, Staff Writer

December 20, 2018 • No Comments

At the 2015 Associated Press Sports Editors’ annual commissioners meeting, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman stated that using a woman’s name to insult a player’s performance is acceptable. Little girls are told they...

From Brazil to America: Mayara’s Journey

Mayara Miranda, Contributing Writer

December 20, 2018 • No Comments

ENGLISH In recent years, the population of immigrant students and teachers has greatly expanded in Barnstable High School. Their bilingualism or their current learning of English creates a different experience for BHS immigrants...

Let Students Wear Hats

December 20, 2018

What the Heck Are You Eating?

December 20, 2018

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A&E

Fahrenheit 451, “Powerful” and “Relevant”

Liisa Aalto, Staff Writer

November 30, 2018 • No Comments

The Barnstable High School Drama Club (BHSDC) will be performing Fahrenheit 451 as one of its fall plays. It is based on the classic science fiction novel written by Ray Bradbury in the early 1950s. The...

Netflix: The New Addition

April 5, 2018

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Make sure to get tickets for Pippin, premiering this Friday night! Check out this cool video by staff writer Kayla Jorgensen!🎭🎬 https://t.co/ofkJnIRzUK

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13 Mar

Best Buddies is having a talent show tomorrow from 2:00-3:30 in the Knight Auditorium. Performances include singers, poetry, a drummer, stand up comedians, and more! Admission is free!

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4 Mar

Check it out! The Barnstable Youth Commission is hosting the 3rd Annual Youth Job Fair tomorrow, March 6th, at the HYCC from 2:30-5:00. Two buses will be at the end of the bus line to transport any BHS students who need a ride to HYCC.

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28 Feb

Spring sports information night Tues. 3/5 6:00 PM main cafe. Bring chrome books to register. Copy of latest physical.

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Meg Mayo-Brown @meg_BPS·

28 Feb

BPS Students and Families: Due to forecasted conditions we will have a 2 hour delayed opening tomorrow, 2/28/19. No morning preschool. BHS starts @ 9:20; BIS and BUE @ 10:10. All K-3 @ 11:00. Add 2 hours to your normal bus stop time if riding the bus!

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Features

10 Questions with Phoebe Papvasiliou

Liisa Aalto, Staff Writer

December 20, 2018 • No Comments

1. What has been your funniest moment so far at BHS? “When I got caught in a random teacher’s room looking at his fish when he wasn’t there and he walked in and I screamed.” 2....

Positive Teachers Affect Students in a Positive Way

Rebecca Brady, Staff Writer

December 20, 2018 • No Comments

High School can be a very stressful time for students. Between tests, quizzes, essays and more; school can become very overwhelming. Due to this, students are always looking...

Cheap Eats: Daily Paper Stacks Savings

December 20, 2018

Ellis Says #Enough

December 20, 2018

Classroom Decoration At Its Best

December 20, 2018

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Sports

What’s it Like To Be An NFL Cheerleader?

Graciella Arrascue, Staff Writer

February 1, 2019

During her senior year at Barnstable High School in 1981 Ellen Botello decided to try out for the cheerleading team and made it; she had been a gymnast her whole life. After...

Hit Your Head Hard? Don’t Take It Lightly

Lilly Mathieu, Staff Writer

February 1, 2019

Last May, I experienced a “minor” concussion, an injury far too familiar in high school sports. It was quick strike of the metal boom to my head in a high school sailing...

Switching Up Sports

February 1, 2019

Switching Up Sports

December 20, 2018

It’s Time to Recheck Checking

December 20, 2018

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Beloved Giving Tree Bridge Snaps

Liam Russo and Jenny Griffin, Staff Writers

April 15, 2015 • No Comments

It was a balmy Friday afternoon in Sandwich when the Giving Tree Gallery Bridge suddenly collapsed as three BHS students gathered to take photos. But after just a few Snapchats, the girls were left with...

Disease Is A Choice

Emma Childs, Staff Writer

April 14, 2015 • No Comments

Vaccinations are dumb. It’s as simple as that. People are always worrying about trivial things, deadly diseases for example, when everyone should really just embrace all the sneezes and snot. Everyone’s...

Police Department Replaced with Teen Sleuths

April 9, 2015

#OspreyGate

April 9, 2015

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