“The key to a good performance is staying in character. If they (actors) break character with a laugh or smile, it ruins the scene,” said Drama Director Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas. With controlled expressions, all actors on stage focus on staying in character as they practice for the spring play “Papa Was a Preacher”. The performance [...]
Boys varsity volleyball season began Feb. 23 and with anticipation the boys have already begun intense practices. Most of the boys that are to play share the expectation of making it to playoffs. Another award the boys are striving for [...]
Competition is not just for junior high and high school students. Elementary students will be heading to First Baptist Church in Long Beach on April 3 to compete in the annual elementary competition of the Golden State Association of Christian Schools (GSACS). Winners of the [...]
Junior high and high school participants will head to Valley Christian Academy in Santa Maria, California, on March 5-6 for the annual competition of the Golden State Association of Christian Schools (GSACS). Students will compete in categories such as speech, chess, piano, spelling and art. [...]
Boys’ varsity basketball finished the season with a winning record of 12-10 for the first time in seven years. In addition the boys secured a place at playoffs. This is only the third time the boys’ varsity basketball has made it to playoffs in Bethel’s history. Going to playoffs was such a big accomplishment for [...]
The high school Bible class was split into six groups to build a small replica of the tabernacle to better understand what was once known to the Israelites as a holy place for sacrifice and atonement. “It was cool to build stuff that was symbolic of something bigger than us.” [...]
With a soft cold breeze, snow flakes falling, and wintery clothing you could definitely feel the winter season approaching. Actually there were harsh Santa Ana winds, falling ash, and fires blazing, but that did not stop Bethel students from celebrating their first Winter Casual. What is a good Winter Casual without a little bit of [...]
High school spellers jitter about on stage as they wait for their turn at the in-house spelling bee. Practice round begins, and all do well, but this does not stop Mr. Thomas from joking around with the contestants. His first victim is H. Phan. Phan spells her word correctly and gives a satisfied look when, [...]
The sixth grade class drove to the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles on Thursday, Nov. 7 to enrich their learning about the world’s history and science. The students headed to the Natural History Museum at 8:30 along with a few chaperons and their teacher Mrs. Martinez. When the class arrived at the museum, the [...]
Bethel held a game night for children of all ages and even the adults on Oct. 31, 2008, from 6 to 8 p.m. Many of the children dressed up in various costumes such as Batman, Spider-man, a Power Ranger, Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Sleeping Beauty, Dora the Explorer, Mulan, and a Wildcat cheerleader from High [...]
