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Sweet Success: How BCA’s ACAHA Students Prepare for the Chocolate Competition

Lucy Montalti April 19, 2023

Every March, the sweet aroma of chocolate fills BCA’s upper cafeteria as dozens of extravagant cakes are put on display for ACAHA’s Chocolate Competition. The competition is a highly anticipated moment...

A Peek Into the Culinary Academy at BCA

Becca Slaten March 29, 2023

The Academy of Culinary Arts and Hospitality, one of the seven academies at BCA, produces well-rounded students ready for employment in the culinary and hospitality fields. Each ACAHA student is trained...

BCA Mart: Open for Business

Madhav Dua March 29, 2023

The second trimester of the 2022-23 school year is coming to a close, and for BCA Mart, it has been a significant one. For the first time since the onset of the pandemic, BCA Mart has been open for the...

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...

BCA Debate: During and After the Pandemic

BCA Debate: During and After the Pandemic

Eliot Lee, Writer March 29, 2023

The BCA Debate team is a part of the Bergen County Debate League, where students from all over the county compete in debates against one another. Students are grouped into partners and debate other duos...

Summer School’s Cool Again: An Inside Look at Pre-College Programs

Summer School’s Cool Again: An Inside Look at Pre-College Programs

Greta Jennings, Writer March 13, 2023

To many go-getter high school students, summer is a time to prove themselves to admissions officers by attending pre-college programs at prestigious universities. BCA students are no different, with 44%...

Preparations for the 2023 AIME (American Invitational Mathematics Examination)

Preparations for the 2023 AIME (American Invitational Mathematics Examination)

Soo Young Yoon, Writer February 22, 2023

After many awaited weeks, the big news finally arrived to the students at BCA: the cutoff scores for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) had come out. For all the students that took...

BCA Gets a Kick Out of the World Cup

Greta Jennings February 22, 2023

It seems like just yesterday that the BCA halls rang with emotion as students cheered victoriously or hung their heads in defeat. Such a memory can be attributed to none other than the World Cup. The major...

The (Not-So) Hidden Passions of Mr. Symons: Superheroes and The Beatles

The (Not-So) Hidden Passions of Mr. Symons: Superheroes and The Beatles

Maria Roberts February 22, 2023

For those of you who have not had the pleasure of meeting him, Mr. Symons is a PhysEd teacher here at BCA. From his daily outfits that always catch our attention to his 'Beatles Friday' tradition,...

BCA’s Thoughts on Groundhog’s Day 2023 Prediction

BCA’s Thoughts on Groundhog’s Day 2023 Prediction

Fatima Lira February 11, 2023

On February 2, 2023, Punxsutawney Phil, North America’s groundhog, emerged from his burrow and saw his shadow. According to the Groundhog’s Day tradition and superstitions, this could only mean one...

School Days Off For Ethnic and Religious Holidays At BCA

School Days Off For Ethnic and Religious Holidays At BCA

Elizabeth Ki January 11, 2023

At the Bergen County Academies (BCA), there is a large variety of students who celebrate different ethnic and religious holidays. For instance, over the next few months, students will celebrate holidays...

Tishya Dua: Where Is She Now?

Tishya Dua: Where Is She Now?

Madhav Dua January 11, 2023

Tishya Dua is an ABF alum from the graduating class of 2019. Throughout her time at BCA, she was involved in several organisations including SPARK, IDA, and Relay For Life. Now, four years later, the current...

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