Belton vs NKC Girls Soccer
March 30, 2010
Students enjoy stage combat
Chloe Jackson, Reporter
March 26, 2010
Students enjoyed a break from their regular acting class structure in Joshua Turk’s Freshmen theatre class this week. The students learned a unique type of acting, called stage combat, which is unique to the syllabus of Belton’s Acting classes. The acting class teacher, who is also involved... Read more »
Belton vs Ruskin Girls Soccer
March 26, 2010
Virtual world meshes with real world
Zack Becker, Opinion Editor
March 26, 2010
Recently, I did a movie review on ‘Alice in Wonderland.’ In it I spoke of how little of the movie was actually real and how the vast majority of it was state-of-the-art CGI. In a world like the one we live in today, things everywhere seem to be getting less real and becoming more fake, virtual... Read more »
Temperature and vents in the school need to be fixed
Rachael Martin, Reporter
March 24, 2010
As far as temperature and ventilation in the school goes, BHS is highly lacking. The temperature changes from class to class and many classrooms also have an odd or bad odor due to lack of air circulation. These both should be major concerns for the school district and need attention. Now that it... Read more »
Belton StuCo takes First VP in state convention
Andrea Sessions, Reporter
March 23, 2010
Five members from Belton High School’s student council traveled to Jefferson City for the annual state convention, held Mar. 18 through Mar. 20, for the election to choose officers for the Missouri Association of Student Councils. The selected students included sophomores Brittney Hartman, Sarah... Read more »
Boys’ golf prepares for a below par season
James Flath, Sports Co-editor
March 22, 2010
The Pirate golf team comes into this season after losing many key seniors to graduation. The team has some new key players and some veteran returning players that will help propel them above the competition. The team has a solid core of seniors that include Brett Peters, Johnathan Stacy, James... Read more »
Belton choirs prepare for contest
Naomi Ellifrit, Reporter
March 22, 2010
The Choir classes preformed a concert Thursday 11. Their multiple techniques and talents were made up of the Mixed, Mens, Consort and Womens choirs along with the Belton Singers. They have no break yet though. They are getting prepared for their large and small ensemble contests being helled... Read more »
Student’s dreams get belittled
Zac Sweets, Studet Life Editor
March 19, 2010
As far back as elementary school, and maybe even further, little kids hear from teachers and parents to dream big. “There’s nothing you can’t do if you put your mind to it,” or ” the sky is the limit.” When those kids grow up, their dreams meet opposition from a thing... Read more »
Belton wrestlers compete in state tournament
Tanner Jones, Sports Co-Editor
March 19, 2010
A long season has finally come to an end for wrestlers. The Pirate wrestlers first traveled to Carthage to compete in the district tournament where wrestlers had to place at least 4th to continue on the the state tournament in Columbia. The team had 11 wrestlers compete in the district tournament but... Read more »

