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

New Social Media in Belfast

New Social Media in Belfast

Samantha Burgio December 7, 2017

Many BCS organizations have social media pages for everyone to see this year. Why not check them out? From general Belfast news to Belfast choir Youtube stars, we have it all! If you haven’t already,...

Students Trained in Sources of Strength

Students Trained in Sources of Strength

Danielle Cassady and Cassandra Hadaway December 7, 2017

When you hear “Sources of Strength,” what questions do you ask yourself? Sources of Strength is a youth suicide prevention program designed to utilize the power of peer to peer social networks. The...

Students Tour New Era Field, Learn About Sports Management

Students Tour New Era Field, Learn About Sports Management

On Wednesday, Dec. 6, students from  Belfast, Fillmore, Bolivar-Richburg, and Franklinville  took a Sports Management field trip to New Era Field, home of  the Buffalo Bills.  This was intended for...

Giving Thanks

Giving Thanks

Gabriel Lindo November 17, 2017

Students in grades ten through twelve reported what they were thankful for this year. Responses varied, including: family, friends, pets, food, sleep, belongings, education, sports, hunting season, dinner...

Congratulations, New NHS Members!

Congratulations, New NHS Members!

Christian Lopez November 16, 2017

On November 9th, 2017, seven new JNHS and NHS inductees were added to the thirteen current members. The inductees were Kyle Comstock,  Alicia Borden, Jaiden Enders, Adison Male, Stephen Struckmann, Cierra...

Community Comes Out for Lucy

Community Comes Out for Lucy

Ashley Estabrook November 2, 2017

On Sunday, Oct. 22, Coach Mrs. Ross and the Belfast-Friendship volleyball team hosted a special walk, “Legging it for Lucy.” Lucy is a Belfast kindergartner who was diagnosed with renal cancer. There...

Students Meet Author Naomi Shihab Nye

Students Meet Author Naomi Shihab Nye

Gabriel Lindo November 2, 2017

On October 27, I had the privilege to personally meet author Naomi Shihab Nye.  Author of a long list of volumes of poetry, novels, short stories, as well as an editor, Nye lives in San Antonio Texas,...

What is BOCES all About?

What is BOCES all About?

Morgan Hamer and Samantha Burgio November 2, 2017

If you are a freshman or sophomore wondering about the BOCES program, then this is for you. Some may be wondering: will BOCES benefit me? Will it be worth it? What courses are offered through BOCES? Or...

Students Attend Sweethearts and Heroes Seminar

Students Attend Sweethearts and Heroes Seminar

Ashley Estabrook October 19, 2017

This past Friday, all students in grades 5- 12 were boarded on buses to what we thought would be just a boring anti-bullying seminar, just like the ones that we had been going to ever since we can remember....

Lifeway Coffee House

October 19, 2017

Lifeway Lock In

October 19, 2017

Veterans Day Celebration

Veteran’s Day Celebration

October 19, 2017

Belfast Central School Salutes Our Veterans Thursday, November 9, 2017 2:00-3:00 PM Belfast Central School Auditorium Patriotic songs, readings, reflections by our students. All veterans...

Load More Stories