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Feline Friends: Meet Miho and Chonkers!

Feline Friends: Meet Miho and Chonkers!

Sam Lussier February 7, 2024

Today I would like to write about my two cats, Miho and Chonkers! But before we get into their daily shenanigans, here is a quick introduction of each of them. This is Miho! She is a little calico kitty,...

Five Quick Ways to Get Over Writers’ Block

Five Quick Ways to Get Over Writers’ Block

Carley Burrows December 5, 2023

        Writers’ block can be a real pain. It can be incredibly exhausting trying to come up with a good idea. For example, just imagine you are writing a practice regents essay and all the the sudden...

Alumni Spotlight:  Danny Bush

Alumni Spotlight: Danny Bush

Beacon Staff November 1, 2023

A 2009 Belfast Central School graduate, Danny Bush has won awards for his work in multimedia journalism and content creation, including the Tim Russert Medal of Merit Award from the Buffalo Broadcasters...

Alumni Spotlight: Share Your Story!

Alumni Spotlight: Share Your Story!

Beacon Staff September 25, 2023

We are looking for BCS graduates to share their stories as we spotlight alumni!  Here is a brief survey for all interested in being featured.  Along with your survey, please send a photo to [email protected]...

Formula for Success in Math

Formula for Success in Math

Natalee Lindo March 9, 2023

Have you ever wondered to yourself, “how do I study for a math test?” Or “How do I prepare for a math test?” If you have then this is for you, here are my 5 tips on how you achieve those things.     1....

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!

Alumni Spotlight:  Suzy Male (Jones)

Alumni Spotlight: Suzy Male (Jones)

Carley Burrows January 3, 2023

Suzy Male (Jones) graduated from Belfast Central School in 2002. From there, she went to SUNY Geneseo, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in 2006. Then, in 2015, she graduated from Southern New Hampshire...

Gardening a Path in Life

Gardening a Path in Life

Trevor Clark November 18, 2022

While waltzing around my garden, I am carefully looking to see if there is anything out of place. As I am looking around, I notice that my zucchini is almost ready to be picked. “That’s going to taste...

Real Effects of Social Media

Real Effects of Social Media

Catherine Calanni November 17, 2022

Do you ever find yourself endlessly scrolling on social media comparing yourself to unreal beauty standards? Playing video games for hours? I know I do. But how does this affect the way we look at ourselves? ...

The Best Dog

The Best Dog

Julie Sortore November 16, 2022

“Guess what? I know it stinks that we must move to your grandfather’s house because our property owner sold our house, but there is a good side. We get to keep Abby!”  I was excited about this....

Debris plot by NASA.
A computer-generated image of objects in Earth orbit that are currently being tracked. Approximately 95% of the objects in this illustration are orbital debris, i.e., not functional satellites. The dots represent the current location of each item. The orbital debris dots are scaled according to the image size of the graphic to optimize their visibility and are not scaled to Earth. The image provides a good visualization of where the greatest orbital debris populations exist.

This image is generated from a distant oblique vantage point to provide a good view of the object population in the geosynchronous region (around 35,785 km altitude). Note the larger population of objects over the northern hemisphere is due mostly to Russian objects in high-inclination, high-eccentricity orbits.

Pollution in the Cosmic Sea 

Zane R. Cartwright, Writer October 26, 2022

Environmental issues often take the stage when it comes to media outlets. Topics like plastic pollution in the ocean get lots of attention; however, there is another kind of ocean that seems to be often...

Students rummage through their backpacks during study hll.

Book Bags: Permanent Policy?

Carley Burrows, Writer October 26, 2022

Should high schoolers be allowed to carry their book bags to and from classes? Most high schools in New York State do not allow students to carry their bags with them. Many students have expressed how...

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