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Margot Robbie (Barbie) and Ryan Gosling (Ken) on the set of the live-action Barbie movie

The Summer of Barbie: The Influence of the Upcoming Live-Action Barbie Movie

Thalia Romm July 16, 2023

Barbie has been a symbol of empowerment, fashion, and limitless possibilities for over six decades. Her impact has especially reached current teenagers, as she was a prominent character in the animation...

AP Music Theory: The Most Deceiving AP of Them All?

AP Music Theory: The Most Deceiving AP of Them All?

Hannah Shin June 7, 2023

On May 12th, 2023, twenty-one students took the AP Music Theory exam. AP Music Theory is one of the more obscure AP classes that high school students at BCA have the option of taking. Each year, students...

BCA Hosts Chamber Music Society’s Young Musicians Regional Semifinal Concert

BCA Hosts Chamber Music Society’s Young Musicians Regional Semifinal Concert

Hannah Shin May 10, 2023

On March 22nd, 2023, ten chamber music groups competed at the Chamber Music Society’s 39th Annual Young Musicians New Jersey Regional Concert Semifinal hosted at BCA.  Chamber groups from seven...

Performance from final day of PlayWeek

The Resurrection of PlayWeek

Christina Tashji March 29, 2023

To be or not to be? More like, to go to PlayWeek or to not go? The obvious answer is to go, of course. Why miss out on a free show? Studio 216, Bergen County Academies’ one and only student-run theater...

One Act Festival 2022

One Act Festival 2022

One ActPlays 2022 Seniors in AVPA-T at BCA were handed the torch of responsibility for directing and putting on a show. BCA's One Act Festival is an annual event that brings students together from different...

Group B taking their bows

LIVE ONE-ACTS ARE BACK!

Sisley Carretas June 2, 2022

Alongside the return of live theatre is the return of staged One-Acts, directed by the AVPA-T seniors. As part of their Theatre Directing course, the Theatre seniors are granted the opportunity to take...

The Growing Divide Between New Music and Old Music

The Growing Divide Between New Music and Old Music

Recently, old songs, songs from the past - 2015, now represent over half of the U.S music industry. With the consumption for older songs increasing, current and upcoming artists face a new challenge: The market for new-music is actually shrinking.
Aidan Park, Online Editor March 19, 2022

Old songs now represent 70% of the U.S music market, according to the latest numbers from MRC Data, a music-analysis firm. With albums such as Thriller by Michael Jackson and Abbey Road by The Beatles,...

LLF: Dont Trust the Boyz! - BCA Talent Truly Shines

LLF: Don’t Trust the Boyz! – BCA Talent Truly Shines

Cadee Lee, Elena Jacoby, and Ming-Jing Qin March 3, 2022

  There’s one thing we all know about students at Bergen County Academies: they love high school so much, they never want to leave (or rather, a part of them is stuck here forever). After more...

Pumpkin sculpting 2021

Halloween 2021 at BCA: What Went Down

Elena Jacoby and Cadee Lee November 6, 2021

Halloween at Bergen County Academies has always been considered one of the highlights of the school year. The Halloween assembly, costume parade, and Haunted Mansion have always been a huge part of BCA...

The Bergen County Academies 2020-2021 musical, Working.

Working the Musical: Overture

Yilin Xie, Design Editor, Writer March 24, 2021

This article is a part of a series. Every year, the Bergen County Academies (BCA) puts on a musical, and this year is no exception. The original plan, as announced over the summer, was to put on The...

BCA Musicians During the Pandemic

BCA Musicians During the Pandemic

Bori Chung, Writer February 25, 2021

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many musicians received the unfortunate news of delayed rehearsals and canceled concerts and music lessons. With events canceled, most instrumentalists have...

Why Popular Shows on Netflix are Disappearing

Why Popular Shows on Netflix are Disappearing

Alex Weber February 11, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted almost all aspects of our lives from going to work or school, to even buying groceries. However, staying home has not stunted our consumption of television shows, movies,...

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