Don’t Trust the Boyz: BCA’s Fall Play
December 3, 2018
Filed under Arts, Features, School
The world is in a state of extensive turmoil. War is plaguing society, laws are prohibiting divisive language, and people everywhere are joining a movement to create a homogeneous population of blue people. Sounds wild, doesn’t it? Well, as wild as it is, from November 15th to the 17th, the...
(Sorta) Love Songs: A Great Theatre Event Coming to BCA!
Casey Beidel, Arts Editor
November 2, 2018
Filed under Arts, Features, School
Have you ever wanted to support your friends in a BCA production but didn’t have the time to come see a full production? Luckily, BCA’s Studio 216, the student-run theatre club, is hosting an event where you can come to watch your friends perform in a low-key setting for free! On Tuesd...
Where Did Our Library Go?
Lariana Cline
November 1, 2018
Filed under School
Throughout my years in middle school, I spent most of my free time hidden within the pages of the newest young adult novel. Back then, I had a lot of free time. My middle school library became my sanctuary. This being said, you might imagine my disappointment when I realized Bergen County Academ...
Science Meets Art: An Interview With Dan Hu
Hannah Noh, School News Editor
October 29, 2018
Filed under Arts, Features, School
The Academy Chronicle recently sat down with AAST junior Dan Hu to discuss his involvement in both the sciences and the humanities, in hopes of obtaining a general understanding of what this double-interest may be like for some BCA students. AC: I understand that you’re a BCA student ...
Senior Internship Interview: Vivian Jou
Elizabeth Lee
May 30, 2018
Filed under School
Vivian Jou, an ABF (Academy for Business and Finance) senior at Bergen County Academies, currently interns at the commercial lending department at Columbia Bank Headquarters in Fair Lawn. Academy Chronicle: Why and how did you choose to do this internship? Vivian: I was introduced to the Columbia...
Senior Internship Interview: David Ni
Elizabeth Lee
May 30, 2018
Filed under School
David Ni is an ABF (Academy for Business and Finance) senior at Bergen County Academies. He currently interns at Wrightson ICAP, an economics research firm in Jersey City, New Jersey. Academy Chronicle: Why did you choose to do this internship? David: Well, by junior year, I knew I w...
Happiness With Academy Choice
Jamie Yun Lee and Ashley Kim
May 29, 2018
When we were 8th graders applying to BCA, we all had, at one point, stared at this school's list of academies on our computer screens. Some of us knew which academy to apply to immediately, some were indecisive until the last minute, and still others fell somewhere in between. No matter where on tha...
Heritage Night!
Hannah Noh, School News Editor
May 23, 2018
The warm stage lights dim as the seated audience ― filled with familiar smiling faces of parents, relatives, and friends ― clap and cheer for the first act of the night to commence. This year on June 8, BCA’s first ever Heritage Night will take place in the THARTS facility, where students ...
Print Week at BCA
Elana Lane
May 11, 2018
Bergen County Academies students reflect on the annual Print Week celebration held at their school. Print Week at the Bergen County Academies is perhaps the most anticipated event of the year for students in the Academy for Visual Arts. Print Week serves as an event for Visual Arts students to come tog...
Safety and Security at BCA Takes the Forefront of Conversation after Parkland Shooting
Elana Lane, Writer
May 11, 2018
Filed under School
Education has been described as the “great equalizer” of American citizens countless times in history. Students across the country– and around the world, for that matter– receive schooling to prepare them for living in the adult world. One thing unique to schooling in recent years, though, is a m...
BCA’s Very Own Shakespeare in the Park!
Casey Beidel
May 10, 2018
Filed under Arts, Features, School
This Friday, May 11th, BCA is bringing a classic Shakespeare play to you! At 7 PM, you can come support student-run theatre outside the checkerboard. Even though Shakespeare wrote one of his most renowned masterpieces, Twelfth Night, over four hundred years ago, it is still performed today, often with ...
Students come together against school shootings in protests such as the National School Walkout
Peter Mitelman
May 3, 2018
On March 14, it was apparent that many of Bergen County Academies' students were filled with emotions, ranging from frustration to devotion. They were some of the students from all around the country that took part in the National School Walkout protest demanding the government to pass laws against gun vio...