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

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

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 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

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

A true Bellevue High student knows the daily lunchtime dilemma all too well: Chipotle or PCC? Located just steps apart, these two spots have become the unofficial lunchtime hubs for Wolverines who leave campus. But behind every meal is a strong opinion, and at BHS, the debate over which location reigns supreme is very real. “I love Chipotle because it is very consistent, quick and has different toppings, always good on a cut or a bulk,” senior Duke Stauffer said. Chipotle h

In 2023, the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) found that only 14 percent of 13-year-olds reported reading for fun “almost every day,” compared to 27 percent in 2012. Reading for fun, which I’ll refer to as “personal reading,” is defined as “any kind of reading done for enjoyment or purposes other than work or school” and has innumerable personal benefits. These range from increases in general reading comprehension and vocabulary to promoting sleep quality or

Artificial Intelligence art sold at an auction at a realized price of $94,500. Picture from https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/augmented-intelligence/lots/3837 Art is a popular outlet for self-expression. Through mediums like paint and pencils, one can create a variety of perspectives and colors can invoke different emotions in the viewer. These creations turn into meaningful pieces that highlight themes artists are passionate about. All these factors hold authenticity and va

Jen-Hsun Huang (Jensen Huang) at the first K.T. Li Awards ceremony 2023 in Taiwan. As of 9/4/2025, NVIDIA Corp. is the first publicly traded company to reach a valuation of $5T. Photo by 總統府  / CC 2.0 It’s easy to get caught up in the rush of people claiming AI will completely revolutionize every facet of life. That humanity is on track to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), a lofty and still yet-to-be-defined concept of an AI “superintelligence.” But reality is dirty and

In 1955, Medina’s residents voted to incorporate their community as a city, declaring “independence” from the newly booming city of Bellevue. Their goal was to preserve “local character,” a quote directly from Medina’s charter, and break free from the urbanization and density Bellevue represented. Medina’s founders believed that self-governance would protect their peace, their property values, and their way of life. Seventy years later, that independence has become a burden t

At Bellevue High School, plenty of classes get labelled as “the hardest” and for good reason. BHS offers a wide range of accelerated options through BSD’s Advanced Placement (AP) program, offered by the College Board. At Bellevue, there are over 25 AP classes to choose from, all requiring significant effort to pass. However, a few classes have proven to push students harder than others. At the top of the list for the most difficult STEM classes are Linear Algebra and AP Physi

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