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Grease Hits the BCS Stage!

Grease Hits the BCS Stage!

March 22, 2023

The cast and crew of Grease are ready to entertain with this classic musical presenting 1950s teenagers navigating their social scenes with great music and dancing!  Directed by Mrs. Romance and Mrs....

Podcast:  New Years Resolutions

Podcast: New Year’s Resolutions

Allyson Hazelton and Catherine Calanni March 2, 2023

In this podcast, we explore the concept of New Year's Resolutions, including an interview with Mrs. Brace!  Listen here!

Grease Comes to BCS Stage

Grease Comes to BCS Stage

Emalee Carmen March 2, 2023

"Grease, the Musical" is being performed at Belfast Central School on March 24th and 25th at 7:00. This is an ensemble piece with Sean Mahon playing Danny and Ava Aronson playing Sandy. A complete cast...

5 Books You Should Read Before Graduating 

5 Books You Should Read Before Graduating 

Carley Burrows March 2, 2023

I love reading and read as much as I have time to.  I love all genres, but my favorites are mystery and fantasy. Some of my favorite authors include James Patterson, Rachel Ward, and Sharon Creech. There...

Kelsi Mortons Tile

Art Above: Ceiling Tile Project

Isabelle Male December 21, 2022

When you’re a senior, the best art project is the senior tile. It’s a rite of passage, or at least that’s what it feels like. You get to leave your mark in a classroom before you head off to college....

Christmas Concert

Christmas Concert

Emalee Carman December 20, 2022

Thursday, December 22 at 7:00pm, the 5-12th band and choir will be performing. The separate performances are 5-6th and 7-12th. There was an unprecedented snow storm the week before so that is why the concert...

Image features hairstyles including Bantu knots, box braids, Afro, and cornrows.

About Hair Care

Natalee Lindo December 2, 2022

Box braids, Afro, cornrows, and Bantu Knots are all examples of the different hairstyles people like me do with my coily hair.   As a person with Afro hair, I have heard interesting questions regarding...

Presenting Poetry

Presenting Poetry

Beacon Staff November 18, 2022

Poet Elle Kibbe spoke to the Multimedia Communications class on Wednesday, Nov. 9.  Elle was a long-term substitute teacher at BCS in 2018 for English 10-12 and graduated from St. Bonaventure University...

Drama Club Members Abby Morton, Mars Patton, and Sam Lussier

Announcing Drama Club

Emalee Carman November 17, 2022

Do you want to join the MS/HS drama club? Here is all you need to know.  Interview  I interviewed Drama club adviser, Ms. Szwejbka, to find out more information.   Q: “Why did you start...

Book Review: Where the Heart Is

Book Review: Where the Heart Is

Chelsea Goldsmith November 16, 2022

Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts is a book about a young lady named Novalee Nation. The protagonist is a 17 year old girl who is pregnant with her first child, traveling to California with her boyfriend.  Along...

Willy Wonka Takes the Stage

Willy Wonka Takes the Stage

Sadie Estabrook, Writer, Editor October 26, 2022

Belfast Central School's first theatrical production of the year is ready for the stage! An extremely talented group of third through sixth graders will be putting on two amazing performances of Roald...

Book Review:  Where the Crawdads Sing

Book Review: Where the Crawdads Sing

Chelsea Goldsmith, Editor, writer October 20, 2022

  Where the Crawdads Sing is a standalone book about a young woman named Kya Clark. Kya is the protagonist who raised herself in the marshes of North Carolina after she was abandoned by her family;...

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