Fidget spinners: a healthy addiction
Asha Tompkins, Staff Writer
June 14, 2017
Filed under Features, News, Showcase
Silly bandz, Pokémon Go, Harambe; these are all fads that have come and gone. Meet the newest edition: Fidget Spinners. The fidget spinner was first invented by a chemical engineer named Catherine Hettinger in 1993. It was named the “must-have office toy of 2017” by Forbes; now it’s invadin...
It’s just a test
Asha Tompkins, Staff Writer
June 14, 2017
Filed under Features, News, Showcase
“It’s just a test,” they said. “It’ll be easy,” they said. Yes, the test that colleges want to see; the one past high school students warn underclassmen about. The test that almost gives you more stress than the outcome of the election. But that’s all it is: a test—the SAT, to be exact....
Be there, Bradley
Tiffany Curro, Staff Writer
May 25, 2017
Perfect attendance is hard to come by, but this year’s senior Bradley Laverriere took on the challenge. Laverriere has yet to miss a single day of school in the past four years of high school. Every class, he shows up ready and focused for whatever projects and assignments are thrown a...
Creating a champion
Conlon Kane, Staff Writer
May 24, 2017
Filed under Features
Biddeford Graduate from the class of 2016 Olivia Souliere moved on to bigger and better things, including a national Division I cheering title. After leaving the halls of Biddeford High, Souliere began her studies at the University of New Hampshire. Along with taking on her new course load, she be...
Synthetic drug causes problems for high schools
Colby Perron, Staff Writer
May 23, 2017
Filed under Features, Showcase
Throughout history, the human race has been surrounded by automation. From books, to self-driving cars, the world is just becoming easier due to technology. However, one thing almost nobody expected to become automated were drugs. Since the 1960s, the electronic cigarette has been present. However, it wa...
A day in the life of an ELL student
Megan Friel, Editor in Chief
May 22, 2017
Filed under Features
A transition to a new school may be scary for any high school student, however, for many ELL students, making new friends or finding the right class is the least of their worries. For English Language Learning teacher Heidi Haufe, the past year has resulted in immense changes for her job and cla...
Netflix show leaves an impact
Michael Tenney, Staff Writer
May 21, 2017
Filed under Features, Showcase
Across the country there are several high schools and students talking about a new Netflix show that has everyone taking a stand for or against it. 13 Reasons Why arrived to Netflix on March 31, 2017. The show features a young girl named Hannah Baker who struggled - severely - in high school. She ...
Respecting your elders
Michael Tenney, Staff Writer
May 21, 2017
Filed under Features, Showcase
There is one week a year that teachers look forward to where they receive stickers, gifts, and other prizes from those that appreciate them most. Teacher Appreciation Week led to many students trying to brighten the days of their favorite teachers. The Be The Change Team organized several gifts an...
Drug Awareness Week leaves an impact
Michael Tenney, Staff Writer
May 5, 2017
Filed under Features, Showcase
With an array of unique activities filling up the week for students to participate in, many students found new information on what it means to live in the epidemic of a drug problem. Drug Awareness week occurs at Biddeford High School once a year. The week allows students to see what a life with drugs ...
BHS students find new ways to make profits
Conlon Kane, Staff Writer
March 31, 2017
Filed under Features, Showcase, Uncategorized
Trading on Craigslist is a game of risks and rewards; sometimes you get the deal of a lifetime, other times you get shafted. A growing trend of people using Craigslist to trade vehicles has made its way into high schools. Trading on Craigslist is a simple process: find a deal, contact the seller, ...
A junior living with epilepsy.
Alex Chase, Staff Writer
March 30, 2017
Filed under Features
As past demons haunt her present, a junior here at BHS struggles with recurring epilepsy with no explanation why. Katie Stewart is a seventeen-year-old active athlete. She participates in softball and goes to workouts two days a week, but on October 18th 2016, Stewart experienced a grand mal seizu...
The road to black belt
Meg Friel, Editor in Chief
March 21, 2017
Filed under Features, Showcase
From a meek freshman to a senior proudly en route to college, one upperclassman’s journey through high school was led by an unexpected passion: karate. Senior Nick McElroy has been practicing Uechi Ryu, a style of karate originating from Okinawa, since his freshman year. Coming into a new schoo...