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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

Carly Moultrup, Logan Estabrook, Will Guilford, Leon Histed, and Stiven Lopez built the new deck in Mr. Hazeltons Design and Manufacturing class.

Gaga Ball

Allyson Hazelton November 18, 2022

Last June we got an update to our playground: a Gaga Ball pit. Gaga Ball is like dodgeball except you only get out if the ball hits your knees or below. Also, there is only one ball and you can’t pick...

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? ...

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...

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....

 Sophomore Year Woes 

 Sophomore Year Woes 

Natalee Lindo, Editor, Writer October 27, 2022

I think we can all agree that school for the past few years has been chaotic and that is an understatement. I think my sophomore year has been by far the most “normal.” Here’s an inside scoop of...

Belfast Broadcast

Belfast Broadcast

Beacon Staff October 26, 2022

Belfast Central School has a new state-of-the-art recording studio located in the auditorium sound booth.  This year, students will have the opportunity to gain experience in front of the camera and behind...

Time Management Challenges

Time Management Challenges

Emalee Carman October 26, 2022

“Come watch a movie with us!”  “I can’t. I have too much homework.”  This is a day in the life of a teen.  7:00 am: wake up. 8:00 am: be at school. 3:05 pm: sports practice. 5:30...

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...

Justin Hill, Carter Pictured in front of the snack shack are Justin Hill, Carter Stout, and Mary Hamer, student athletes.  Mrs. Barber is a former Student Council adviser who has put many hours of work into the snack shack.

Student Council in Crisis

Isabelle Male, Writer October 26, 2022

 Here at BCS, the void between Student Council and the student body grows larger day by day. Both parties want extra opportunities for students in grades 9-12, but Student Council is unable to provide...

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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