An Inside Look at The Compass Project
Grace Laverriere and Taylor Wildes
June 25, 2018
Filed under Features, News, Showcase
While navigating the construction of a boat for the past five months, the Compass Project program is certainly making waves at Biddeford High. The Compass Project, a boat building program available at Biddeford High School, allows students to build a boat throughout a semester. The class is led by th...
Mindsets change in a post-Parkland society
Asha Tompkins and Lauren McCallum
April 3, 2018
Rondeau explains that despite a large amount of training and planning, nobody can plan for the possible “what-ifs.”
Many Students Unaware of the Impact GPA Differential has at Biddeford High School
Grace Laverriere, Staff Writer
April 3, 2018
One test: know all dates, events, and people from 1491 to the present, analyze texts, identify primary and secondary sources, classify changes and continuities throughout time, connect events to outside regions. All of these skills are needed for an AP United States History exam in a three hour time block...
Stop…HAMR time!
Asha Tompkins, Editor
December 7, 2017
Despite their efforts to improve the 40 minute period of “advisory and HAMR time”, the school administration continues to deal with the issues surrounding the block. Since the first day of school when it was announced, many students and teachers have brought to attention the inconveniences of ...
Alone in the Crowd
Asha Tompkins, Editor
October 3, 2017
“If you get physical with somebody, you are gone. If you videotape an altercation, you are gone. If you are a bystander egging it on, you are gone. Hate has no place in this building.”
Snapchat Streaks
Julia Murray, Staff Writer
June 15, 2017
Filed under News
Social media plays a very important role in the social status of teenagers and contributes to the acceptance of others; but sometimes people take social media to the next level especially with Snapchat Streaks. Snapchat has become one of the most popularly used apps. Other media sites like Facebook...
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....
Huot’s Hot Spot
Tiffany Curro, Staff Writer
May 25, 2017
Filed under News
With Maine’s tourist-filled summers on its way, the local job opportunities for teenagers remains bottomless. Students here at BHS have been applying to many local businesses in hopes for a part time summer job with a decent pay. However, out of all the places hiring, Huot...
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...
Skipping Scholarships
Tiffany Curro, Staff Writer
May 25, 2017
Filed under News
With college on its way, many seniors find themselves applying for scholarships to help cut back the student loans. It is undeniable that the price of college can be a bit much for many high schoolers. Luckily, potential scholarships are right at the fingertips of students here at BHS. Administrative...