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The Student News Site of Belfast Central School

The Belfast Beacon

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The Belfast Beacon

Grease Comes to BCS Stage

Grease Comes to BCS Stage

Emalee Carman 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...

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...

8 Popular Electives  

8 Popular Electives  

Carley Burrows December 21, 2022

The following electives are ranked by number of students enrolled.  Some are available to 7-12, some 9-12.  In a small school, scheduling makes it a challenge to take all the electives a student would...

5 Reasons Why You Should be on the Swim Team

5 Reasons Why You Should be on the Swim Team

Emalee Carman December 21, 2022

1. It’s like a big family  The sportsmanship in swimming is probably the best in any sport. Your entire team cheers for you, and the other cheers as well. Not your best day? There is still encouragement...

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....

Podcast:  New School Resource Officer Interview

Podcast: New School Resource Officer Interview

Allyson Hazelton and Catherine Calanni December 21, 2022

We interviewed our new School Resource Officer, Mr. Heaney.  Listen here!  

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...

Welcome to the New Home-School Coordinator

Welcome to the New Home-School Coordinator

Carley Burrows December 19, 2022

Ms. Casey Jordan-Pruitt is the new Home-School Coordinator for Belfast Central School. She grew up close to Belfast in the town of Belmont and went to school at Genesee Valley. She started college...

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...

S.A.D.D Conferences : Why Are They Important 

S.A.D.D Conferences : Why Are They Important 

Carley Burrows November 18, 2022

On Friday October, 28th 2022, seventy students from Allegany county including eight from Belfast went to the S.A.D.D conference Students Against Destructive Decision at Genesee Valley Central School. This...

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...

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