Belton Debaters go to Ava
Brittany Rogoff, Ad's Manager/Reporter
February 29, 2012
Belton High debaters hunkered down at a Super 8 motel in Ava Missouri, the weekend of Feb. 24-25, endlessly preparing for their last regular season tournament. The team ended their season with a plethora of trophies. Seniors Brittany Rogoff and Matt Black, along with junior Harrison Terry and sophomore... Read more »
Seniors leave the stage on top with ‘The Crucible’
Andrea Sessions, Editor-in-Chief
February 23, 2012
Theater took on the story every BHS junior English class takes on each year. “The Crucible” hit the Forum stage, opening Thursday night. The cast and crew held five showings of the performance, an additional showing more than they usually do. This year, a showing of the winter play was available... Read more »
DECA increases success rate by 40% at Districts
Andrea Sessions, Editor-in-Chief
February 21, 2012
Belton DECA members attended their annual District competition Feb. 9. They successfully brought home 18 trophies and 5 medals. The 35 students who chose to compete traveled to the Independence Mall, the location of this year’s competition, to perform role plays for and present papers to judges located... Read more »
Former Potter teams up with ‘The Woman in Black’
Andrea Sessions, Editor-in-Chief
February 7, 2012
Ready for that roller coaster feeling, without actually being on a roller coaster? “The Woman in Black” gives that to its audience, that stomach-in-knots-nervous-for-this-to-start-can’t-wait-for-it-to-end feeling; not because it’s so terrible that people can’t wait to leave the theatre and... Read more »
‘Stop Laughing’ covers serious issues
Chloe Jackson, Student Life Editor
February 3, 2012
“Please Stop Laughing at Me” is anything but a typical young adult novel. The book, which is based on the life of author Jodee Blanco, is a wake up call to anyone who reads it about the bullying that goes on in the nation’s schools. Though Blanco’s elementary school life proves to be a fun time... Read more »
A star athlete in the making
Haley Marconett, News Editor
February 3, 2012
Often referred to as “one of the best athletes in the school,” Katie Giacone has paved her way as a swimmer, diver, softball player and soccer player, while still maintaining incredible grades in her day-to-day classes. Many high school athletes tend to drop their grades a bit through their sports... Read more »
‘One for the Money’ busts into theatres
Andrea Sessions, Editor-in-Chief
February 3, 2012
Within the first scene, the audience finds out the main character has a mom who assumes she’s dead after being five minutes late, a father who would like nothing more than to kill her grandmother and a cousin who stuck his tongue down her throat at her wedding. Oh, and she recently went through a divorce,... Read more »
Sky-high sales for Skyrim
Brett Davis, Reporter
December 13, 2011
The fifth installment of The Elder Scrolls series, “Skyrim,” has more than likely been made known to most people both gamers and non-gamers alike. The day of “Skyrim”’s release, a recorded 230,000 people were playing “Skyrim” on the Xbox network. The week after its release, an estimated... Read more »
Black Friday: A day for adults to act like animals
Andrea Sessions, Editor-in-Chief
December 5, 2011
With the surfacing of the annual Black Friday horror stories, once again mankind has proven what lengths of brutality cold hearted humans will go to save a few bucks in a downward spiraling economy. With several instances of hospitalization, arrest, looting, mugging, fighting and even death, this year’s... Read more »
Belton girls dive into the season
Haley Marconett, News Editor
December 5, 2011
Belton Girls swim and dive team have worked hard the past three weeks preparing themselves for the upcoming meets. The first meet, an unofficial “mock” meet, takes place Dec. 1, against the Ray-Pec Panthers and the Harrisonville Wildcats. The girls started practice Nov. 14, the first day of practice... Read more »
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