The Student News Site of Belfast Central School

The Belfast Beacon

The Student News Site of Belfast Central School

The Belfast Beacon

The Student News Site of Belfast Central School

The Belfast Beacon

Good News/Bad News

Good News/Bad News

Mike VanBuskirk April 20, 2017

“Tornado strikes again in the South.” Weather and Sports: it’s all news we watch at some point or another. The news is an excellent source for information about things happening around you and in...

Cassie Guagliano

Cassie Guagliano

Samantha Burgio April 19, 2017

Cassie Guagliano graduated from the class of 2003 and is currently a resident of Tonawanda, NY. She attended SUNY Geneseo and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Sociology, and Stony Brook University...

Cryonics

Cryonics

Megan Rose March 31, 2017

What is it? In Scottsdale, Arizona, one-hundred forty seven brains and bodies rest. Each are contained in a box similar to a freezer which is filled with liquid nitrogen to keep the limbs frozen and...

Motorcycle Safety Gear

Motorcycle Safety Gear

Gage Lincoln March 30, 2017

When purchasing motorcycle gear, there are many different things to look into, such as safety, versatility, usability, and of course, the design.  There are different pieces of equipment, ranging from...

Ten Ways to Self-Betterment

Ten Ways to Self-Betterment

Tyler West March 30, 2017

With roughly three months left in the school year things can get stressful. Here are a few ways to relieve your stresses and get through these next few weeks at ease. Drink more water: your body and...

Aimee Aylor

Aimee Aylor

Hannah Arnold March 30, 2017

Aimee Aylor, a BCS graduate of 2004, attended SUNY Buffalo State majoring in Hospitality Administration. She is now a Regional Sales Manager Assistant working for Presence Marketing, a broker company for...

Teen Advisory Board: My Experience

Teen Advisory Board: My Experience

Eryn Broshar March 30, 2017

As a seventh grader, I was shy and didn't speak up unless I had to. My social anxiety was awful until I joined Teen Advisory Board in seventh grade. TAB is a group of teens brought together by ACCORD to...

College Course Offering:  Biology

College Course Offering: Biology

Erin Cole March 30, 2017

College Biology is another college course that is offered at BCS. It costs $75.00 dollars for each semester, which is really inexpensive. The book needed is loaned to the students for the year. College...

Sports with my Sister

Sports with my Sister

Morgan Hamer March 17, 2017

Throughout my life, I’ve played sports with my older sister MacKenzie. We are only eighteen months apart, so this year she is graduating as a senior and I’m a junior.  We basically played on the...

Ask Sources of Strength

Ashley Estabrook March 17, 2017

Dear SOS,     I have been struggling with depression ever since I went through a bad break up with my boyfriend a few months ago. My grades have gone down, I'm losing friends, and I just don't...

Kathryn Fritz Garrison

Kathryn Fritz Garrison

March 7, 2017

Kathryn Fritz Garrison graduated from Belfast Central School in 1964 and then attended Kent State University and Rochester Institute of Technology. She majored in geochemistry and computer sciences....

A Push of Confidence

A Push of Confidence

Hannah Arnold March 6, 2017

I have been shaped by music. Without it, I wouldn’t have the confidence or the time management skills that I now have. It has given me the ability to think creatively and has challenged me mentally,...

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