Archives for the ‘Lead Story’ Category

Bethel Plays for the Cure

By e.mallipudi • Jan 15th, 2010 • Category: Lead Story, Sports

Bethel hosted two games supporting the fight against cancer on Jan. 9. This was Bethel’s first sports event to raise money for a charitable foundation.
During this “PINK game,” Bethel strived to raise at least $200 to donate to the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the Jimmy V. Foundation. They fortunately exceeded their [...]



Fundraisers Facilitate Science Lab

By j.hernandez • Oct 27th, 2009 • Category: Lead Story

            Brewing bubbles, daring dissections, shocking sights, and raving results- students are eagerly awaiting the new science lab.
            According to Mr. Matt Thomas, high school principal, the school is expecting to raise at least $20,000 from various fundraisers beginning this year. The  money will be used to build a new science [...]



AP Classes Challenge Students

By j.hernandez • Sep 30th, 2009 • Category: Lead Story, News

            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.
            AP [...]



Volleyball Team Wins Consolation Championship at Liberty Tournament

By jsimonds • Sep 24th, 2009 • Category: Lead Story, Sports

Bethel’s girls’ volleyball team opened the season with a tough 3-0 loss at Southlands Christian (the 2008 CIF 5A Finalists) and suffered a hard-fought 3-1 loss at home to Pacific Lutheran last week, while managing to sandwich a 3-0 win over New Harvest between those matches.
The time for revenge came at the Liberty Christian Volleyball [...]



Bethel to Welcome WASC Representatives

By h.phan • Mar 6th, 2009 • Category: Lead Story

 
An emphasis on the school’s Expected School-wide Learning Results (ESLR’s), filling portfolios and completing self studies can only mean one thing – preparation for the WASC review.  WASC representatives will be  visiting  Bethel’s campus March 8-11.
 
“It is a great opportunity for our school to see how we have excelled and how we can grow.”  – [...]



High School Students Finish Tabernacle Project

By a.cadenas • Feb 13th, 2009 • Category: Lead Story, News

            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.” [...]



Fire!

By d.wright • Jan 13th, 2009 • Category: Lead Story

Firemen extinguish an automobile fire in Bethel’s front parking lot during mid-afternoon daycare on Monday, Jan. 5.
She was in her car doing homework with her son when she saw the automobile pull up with smoke coming out of the hood, said eyewitness Mrs. Leavell.
The owner was concerned about a Bible still in the car, said [...]



Competition Turns into a Game

By k.carr • Dec 2nd, 2008 • Category: Lead Story, News

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, out of [...]



Who Will Gain the Support of the Vietnamese-Americans?

By c.nguyen • Nov 3rd, 2008 • Category: Lead Story

Some Vietnamese-Americans arranged a rally for Barack Obama to show support for this young candidate on Saturday, October 18, 2008.
Truc Nguyen, a Vietnamese father of three students of Bethel, said that he likes and agrees with the rally because he is a Democrat and wants to vote for Obama. He feels that Obama is the [...]



Lights! Camera! Food!

By d.wright • Sep 30th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story

Tag team of T. Wright and Tina (a video camera) filmed some amazing feats during meal times during Spiritual Emphasis week at camp Ironwood for the 6th -12th graders.
During the meal times T. would walk around the cafeteria with Tina filming some of the crazy things people do with their food.  At the first meal [...]