It’s a new year, which means new concerts. Just in the past month, Bellevue High school students attended the concerts of several major artists, including Gunna, Osamason, and Twice. With our proximity to Seattle, BHS students have many opportunities to listen to live music including the chance to attend these highly anticipated concerts. Artists like Bruno Mars, Charlie Puth, and Madison Beer have announced tour dates along with presale codes. Although Mars is not coming to

It’s the end of a long block day. You’re about to drift into a much-needed nap, when suddenly, a set of familiar colors flash across the screen. Red, blue, yellow, green. It’s time for Kahoot!             Quiz-based games like Kahoot have grown significantly in popularity in the last couple of years. The competitive nature, flashing colors and familiar music are often welcome changes from traditional textbook work. But of the three main quiz game platforms, Kahoot, Blooket an

In Chinese culture, the distinct regions have had vastly different food traditions throughout history. People often debate around the best cuisines and dishes, and the arguments intensify during cultural holidays. During the upcoming Chinese New Year, “Northerners” typically make Jiaozi (Chinese dumplings) with their family, while many “Southerners” would prefer Tangyuan, which are glutinous rice balls with diverse fillings. Playful “food wars” between the different regions o

TikTok has become one of the most widely used apps among students and is rapidly shaping an app where a constant stream of short, entertaining videos are served. As you can scroll for hours on TikTok without even realizing how much time has passed. The app can be fun and even educational, but does TikTok really have anything good to offer for students and teachers in the long run especially when it comes to focusing on class? Many Bellevue High School students use TikTok seve

Board Games like Bridgerton Clue are great for Get-Togethers. Photo by Harry Zhao The student’s eyes glued to the screen, tapping once after another: entertainment is becoming almost completely digital. Although devices are a wonderful gateway to hours of independent scrolling, it’s overwhelmingly dull to sit at a table where everybody is on their phones. Oftentimes, genuine human connection is needed, and board games are certainly one of the most universal ways that a group

Second semester is very busy. Image by Mingze Shi. With shorter days and more darkness, the second quarter is definitely the busiest time of year. With the semester coming to an end, a sense of urgency creeps into the minds of many students at Bellevue high. Many students also celebrate major holidays during this time, such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s. Therefore, there is a heightened number of students who travel and miss school days. “One year, I was gone

Image by Brooklyn O' Connor. Sophomore students of task in class hitting a slump. Many Bellevue High students wonder whether “sophomore slump” is real. The short answer is yes. With growing demands and escalating pressure, it’s challenging to stay focused and keep your confidence up. To better understand the sophomore slump, we surveyed a few upperclassmen students to reminisce their own sophomore slump and to get advice for making it through. “It can be tiring because ther

Photo from Unsplash Recently, Seattle became a national headline as the labor battle between Starbucks and its unionized workforce continues to escalate. In mid-November, baristas who were represented by the Starbucks Workers United, also called the SWU, launched a strike that was timed around the company’s “Red Cup Day,” a holiday sales event. This action quickly spread to other cities with Seattle’s protests creating the greatest effect. Workers rallied outside the company

Photo from Seattle Christmas Market Sitting adjacent to the Museum of Pop, and just beneath the Space Needle, the Seattle Christmas Market returned for the third consecutive year. The Europe-inspired Christmas market attracted attention across all medias and was described as a mini-Leavenworth. The market brings little town Christmas spirit to Seattle without the long drive. This new addition to Washington's Christmas tradition scene turned a lot of heads, but was it worth t

Comparing water and caffeine water. Image by Piper Lipon. You wake up, exhausted, and the clock already reads seven. Bad idea to stay up until 3 o’clock last night, right? You get dressed, brush your teeth, skip breakfast because who has time for that, and right before you leave you reach for the energy drink sitting in the fridge, it’s just staring at you, practically glowing like the nectar of gods. You make it to school, energy drink already chugged on the way and a sugar

Image by Jireh Foo from Unsplash. With the New Year just beginning, now is the perfect time for students to reflect on the past year and get pumped up about the new one. Now is a fresh start for students in school, sports, extracurricular activities, and beyond. Let’s take a look at some BHS’s New Year’s Resolutions! “My resolution for this year is to go to bed earlier and prioritize getting more sleep,”  junior Riley Gribble said. Gribble does gymnastics, a sport that tak

Image from Unsplash. Not related, but the author is lazy and would not provide an image of his own. Authors need to provide images of their own. Over a decade ago, Vine was created by entrepreneur Rus Yusupov, a short-form video and social media app owned by Twitter. With a peak of 200 million users, Vine's six-second limit and its wave of entertaining creators made it one of the most influential platforms of its time. Its looping clips shaped internet humor and helped shape

Photo by Aimee The spirit at Bellevue High has been slipping for years, and this year is no different. Student sections in every sport have lay empty and games are often played quietly with select parents cheering in the stands. Even Bellevue’s nationally recognized football program has been struggling with attendance and silence is beginning to feel like the new norm. Players feel both unimportant and unmotivated during games. So what happened, and more importantly how do w

With many incredible venues and a huge market size, Seattle is a premier destination for musical artists, tours, and festivals alike. From massive stadium shows at Lumen Field to more intimate performances at places like WAMU Theater or The Paramount, the city offers something for every type of concertgoer. However, for the amount of concert traffic Seattle gets each year, a surprising lack of accessible information exists on how the average person can make the most of these

Photo from Unsplash You take the elevator off from the 27 th  floor of the newly built JP Morgan headquarters, walking over to your apartment. With some luck, you might be done with work before 12:00 am. You’ve always felt underestimated in life; it was hard after all to break into high level finance coming from the little-known business school in New York known as “Stern.” Above all the hardship you have endured in your life, you take pride in one singular outfit: your beau

It's time to think about the summer, and maybe keep on the grind. .. Photo by Mingze Shi. Have you heard of the Research Science Institute (RSI)? It is a STEM summer program hosted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). They support research that can be entered into science competitions with topics ranging from biology to physics. It only accepts around 100 students from the entire world, and the acceptance rate is under five percent; most students never even

Photo by Aimee Ni As the fall season ends, so does this season’s sports including football, girls swim and dive (swive), volleyball, cross country, girls soccer, boys water polo, boys tennis and boys golf. Let’s recap Bellevue high school! The football persevered throughout the season with many ups and downs, making it to semifinals. Even though they fell short there are lots to be proud of this season! Good luck for next year. Girls swive was strong throughout post season

Christmas candies photo by Mingze Shi. Everyone loves a good gift, a good deal, a cute new item that they just need to buy. Splurging during the holiday season is no new thing, but how much is too much? New trends arise every year leading consumers to do what they do best: consume. This consumerism picks up more than ever during the winter as companies and influencers press increasingly for the purchasing of their new products. Although this does not seem like a problem as in

Photo from Unsplash Christmas is just around the corner, and what better way is there to celebrate than to sit down in front of the fireplace and cup a mug of hot chocolate? Of course, this wonderful time of year should not be dragged down by some cheap convenience store powder that tastes watery and artificial. Instead, you should try this hot chocolate recipe that is quick, easy and delicious for this year’s holiday season. I promise you will never want to drink hot chocola