10 Books to Read as a Busy BCA Student
Maeve McFadden, Assistant Managing Editor
January 23, 2018
10 books you can read and enjoy while also balancing all of your schoolwork.
“ACAHA Express” Holiday Creation 2017
Rachel Holliday
December 22, 2017
Filed under Features
All aboard the ACAHA Express! Take a trip to the main entrance and you’ll find the long-awaited annual creation of the Culinary Academy seniors; the edible gingerbread Polar Express. Every year, ACAHA seniors come together and construct a sweet engineering project just in time for the holidays...
Students Voice Their Opinions about BCA’s AP and IB Courses
Paloma Camacho
December 8, 2017
"Results indicated that 46.7% of students favor AP classes, 38.9% have no preference, and 14.4% prefer IB classes.” The Bergen County Academies is one of the best high schools in the nation according to U.S. News and World Report rankings. The curriculum at BCA consists of many higher level...
Students and the Growing Coffee Craze
Rachel Holliday
December 8, 2017
For many of us, the day doesn’t start until we’ve had our cup of coffee. The instant jolt helps us kick-start a Monday, and continues us on our daily routine. But why do so many people still reach for their second or even third cup of coffee throughout the day? Research may point to some int...
The Outlook on Outlook
Grace Tan, Assistant Design Editor
November 25, 2017
Filed under Features, Opinion, School
“Bergen Email Migration”, read the subject line from system admin. Even before the school year started, the August 18th announcement seemed to foreshadow the big changes to come to BCA in 2017. After the migration of student Webapp accounts to Office 365, the biggest changes are the Microsoft services...
Study. Sigh. Study
Anaiah Thomas, Journalist
November 25, 2017
Filed under Features
"I was talking to him during my frees instead of doing my Historical Investigation." School crushes can serve as an academic obstacle, according to Bergen County Academy students. Many feel that infatuations can be distracting and have a negative effect on individual productivity. “I had a good GP...
Meet the Teacher: Ms. Kaba
Amelia Denek
November 17, 2017
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. A man who never reads lives only one.” -George R.R. Martin As a new addition to the English department at BCA, this quote Ms. Kaba lives her life by is very fitting. Residing in New Jersey for her whole life, she attended Ramapo College and taug...
Elektra: BCA’s Fall Play
Casey Beidel
November 16, 2017
Some of BCA’s finest performers are preparing for their performance of Elektra this November. The production, directed by Mr. Kaplan, takes the ancient Sophocles’s work but modernizes it and brings it to the BCA stage equipped with many special elements including an authentic Greek chorus, pop and roc...
The American Rise of 饶舌音乐(Ráoshé yīnyuè)
Kevin Chew, Contributor
November 14, 2017
Filed under Arts, Features, World
2.7 billion views. One online reality TV show: The Rap of China. Running from late June to early September, this atypical online show managed to rake in billions of views from all over the globe, launching Chinese rap from an underground swell to a dominating force in the global music scene. Managing to...
Watching From the Sidelines
Christa Akerele, Journalist
November 12, 2017
Filed under Features, School, Sports, Uncategorized
It is difficult to know how much you love something before it is actually gone. Rio Matsumoto is an ABF sophomore and a Bergen Tech Cross Country runner who has been injured for the entire season. As the end of summer approached and practices were about to begin, she pushed herself to train harder ...
Halloween 2017 Reviews
Anaiah Thomas
November 12, 2017
Filed under Features, Halloween Assembly-Monday, October 31, School
Academy students assessing Halloween 2017 say that, while the event was fun, it fell short of expectations. Events at BCA are known to be extravagant productions, into which students funnel their creativity and talent. On Tuesday October 31st, students enjoyed a number of Halloween festivities throug...
Christie’s Bad Reputation is Hurting Guadagno in the Polls
Paloma Camacho
October 27, 2017
Filed under Features, Uncategorized, World
Phil Murphy is ahead of Kim Guadagno according to recent polls for the upcoming New Jersey Governor’s Election, and Chris Christie might be the reason. According to the polls from Suffolk University and USA TODAY News, Democrat Phil Murphy has a 44 percent support or lean support ratin...