Many successful people have graduated from Bethel. Ever wondered how the whole myth of “oh my kids can’t get into a UC if they graduate from Bethel” started? It started with a rumor. A rumor is a circulating story or report of uncertain truth. One person thinks the rumor to be true and tells another. [...]
On January 25 – 29, Bethel students expressed their school spirit on Spirit Week by dressing up for the following days: Nerd Day, Retro Day, Fake-an-Injury Day, Career Day and the traditional Warrior Day. “I enjoyed dressing up as a nerd a lot. It was an opportunity to show my school spirit in a fun [...]
A crowning, a basketball game, a dinner and pure merriment! What more could you possibly want? “Mid-Winter Night’s Dream” was a fun-filled night with sharply dressed gentlemen and elegantly dressed ladies socializing and simply having a great time. After the crowning, in which, seniors Jonathan Lopez and Thalia Arredondo were declared king and queen of [...]
Bethel’s junior high and high school students traveled to Santa Maria for the annual Golden State Association of Christian Schools (GSACS) competition. Winners include Ethan Do in music, Alyssa Simonds in oil painting, Ally Simmons in poetry, and Michael Tadros and Benjamin Nguyen in academic testing. Ethan Do, freshman, won second place in the high [...]
Bethel’s first entries for the “Why Mom Deserves a Diamond” contest presented by the Gallery of Diamonds bring dazzling results with six amethysts, 14 garnets and one prestigious diamond. Earlier this year many students were assigned to write an essay of only 25 words explaining why their mom deserves a diamond in the hopes of [...]
Darkness fell over Haiti on Jan. 12 when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit, knocking down buildings and power lines and leaving people in worse devastation than before. Before the earthquake, conditions in Haiti were adverse. Most in the U.S. have water, food and shelter. More than half of Haiti’s population does not have any of [...]
Several seniors along with Mr. Matt Thomas, high school principal, dedicated their time and strength in helping Habitat for Humanity on Dec. 23. The day was filled with strenuous activities such as heavy lifting, moving ladders and barrels and transferring cement blocks. Rita Batarse, senior, said, “Moving the frames for the houses out of the [...]
Bethel’s AP classes continue from AP Economics to AP U.S. History (APUSH). Last spring students had the opportunity to take the AP Economics class taught by Dr. Terry Cantrell, school administrator, and many continued the challenge this year by taking APUSH taught by Mrs. Jennifer Simonds, history department head. [...]
The K-4 class had a chance of a life time, to see and touch some of the various creatures of this world when Prehistoric Pets visited the campus on Sept. 25. Although there were several who were excited to see the interesting animals, many of the students screamed out [...]
“The Life of Fanny Crosby” written and directed by Mrs. Carolyn Davidson, elementary music teacher, will be performed by the third through sixth grade classes on Thursday, March 12 at 7 p.m. This play is an encouraging account of the life and legacy of Fanny Crosby. Through a series of flashbacks, the aged Fanny Crosby [...]
