Students pumped for blood drive
Chloe Jackson, Reporter
April 30, 2010
Saving lives was what encouraged many students to participate in the spring Blood Drive which took place on Apr. 30. Well over one hundred students took part in the drive, which was sponsored by the Community Blood Drive, who have been saving lives for over 50 years through their organization. The drive... Read more »
School tries to rid BHS of the r-word
Rachael Martin, Reporter
April 30, 2010
The last couple of years, the high school has been pushing the students to stop using “the r-word,” otherwise known as “retarded” or “retard.” The students at school are encouraged to go to www.r-word.org to pledge not to use the word. Although some students are fine... Read more »
‘Happy Town’ too predictable
Kathryn Waugh, Reporter
April 30, 2010
It’s dark and all is silent, or at least for a few minutes. They zoom up on to a parked car that so conveniently happens to be in the middle of the woods. A girl gets out of the car and walks into the intimidating darkness when something catches her eye. She looks into a cabin and sees strange... Read more »
Pirates make Bulldogs baseball walk the plank
Trevor Yearout, Sports Reporter
April 30, 2010
The Belton Pirates baseball team went out on Wednesday, Apr. 21 with one thing on their mind and that was to win. They did just that by beating a struggling Grandview Bulldogs team by a final score of 16-6. Starting pitcher Jake Jones took the mound in the first inning and the third hitter powered a... Read more »
Pirates tennis team sneaks out with a win over Rivals
Trevor Yearout, Sports Reporter
April 30, 2010
The Belton Pirates varsity tennis team came up with a very close and competitive 5-4 victory over their bitter rivals, Ray-Pec, on the road. Varsity doubles play was great against the Panthers. Belton won 2 out of the 3 matches: the team of John Gerhards and Clayton Beilman and the team Bino Nguyen-Ngoc... Read more »
Girls soccer dominates Hickman Mills
James Flath, Sports Co-editor
April 30, 2010
The lady pirates soccer team had a easy contest on Monday. The team quickly handled the Hickman Mills Cougars. The varsity team ended the game with 22 minutes left in the second half. The game ended in a 10-0 mercy rule. The JV team also put a spanking on the Cougars with an 8-0 victory. The team... Read more »
Graduating seniors invited to baccalaureate service
Zack Becker, Opinion Editor
April 30, 2010
With the end of the school year fast approaching, seniors have lots of events coming up for them. This past weekend was Prom, and in the short weeks ahead, many seniors will have finals to study for and hopefully pass. After that, there is the last big event: graduation. However, before seniors get that... Read more »
Long-time superintendent retires
Elizabeth Hughey, A&E editor
April 30, 2010
On June 30 of this year the Belton School District will say goodbye to its long time superintendent Dr. Kenny Southwick. For 34 years Dr. Southwick has had education related jobs, and 22 years of it was spent in Belton. He has done many thing with and for the district in those 22 years. “We’ve... Read more »
Students opt out of the evolution unit
Miranda Bruner, Ads Manager
April 30, 2010
As sophomores, students are required to take biology; one of the units toward the end of the year is the evolution unit. Based on their religion, some students have chosen to opt out of this unit because of the material that is covered. Should these students be allowed to avoid a whole unit-worth of... Read more »
Clash of the Titans Review
Tanner Jones, Sports Co-Editor
April 30, 2010
Many movie goers were aroused when the commercials for the remake of the 1981 film, Clash of the Titans, were televised. From the previews, the movie looked like it would be an all out brawl between man and various monsters and beasts from Greek mythology. But would the action movie live up to its expectations,... Read more »
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