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The Voice of the Bellwood-Antis Student Body

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The Voice of the Bellwood-Antis Student Body

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A fire in the wrestling room on Wednesday forced students into FID day learning the week before Christmas.
FID Days: B-A perseveres
Zach Gonzalez, Staff Writer • December 20, 2024

FID days are more prominent than ever right now in Bellwood-Antis. After recent events at the school affected students’ ability to attend classes, the district had to adapt. It was announced Tuesday morning that students would...

Tuesday's fire at B-A has forced several groups to reschedule activities.
Bellwood High and Middle School experience setbacks from fire
Cayden Pellegrine, Sport’s Editor • December 20, 2024

Bellwood-Antis has been forced to scramble extra-curricular events following a fire on Tuesday that closed the middle and high school buildings. At 4 a.m. on Tuesday, December 17 a state police fire marshal arrived at Bellwood-Antis...

The middle school locker room was one of the areas damaged by a fire that had firefighting crews on the scene at the Bellwood-Antis Middle School in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Former B-A student charged with setting fire at school
Tanner Swogger, Staff Writer • December 18, 2024

A former Bellwood-Antis student has been charged with arson after allegedly setting a fire in the B-A wrestling room in the middle school early Tuesday morning. The suspect was identified as 19-year old Elias Alley, who went to...

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Connor Mayes warms up for the second half.
B-A offense emerges too late
Matt Berkowitz, Sports Editor • December 20, 2024

The Blue Devils basketball team has struggled with consistency on offense. Thursday evening, the boys team faced off against Penns Valley at home. B-A’s offense couldn’t get going in the first half but ultimately found it’s rhythm in the second...

B-A fell behind early against Central Mountain and couldn't overcome a slow start in a 56-53 loss.
Lady Blue Devils lose to Wildcats
Jake Baker, Staff Writer • December 19, 2024

The Bellwood-Antis girls’ basketball team played against the Central Mountain Wildcats on Wednesday night in Mill Hall. B-A lost in a close matchup, with a final score of 56-53. This was a fight until the end. The largest deficit in the game was...

Myers Elementary School will get extra traffic in its gymnasium as teams scramble for practice and game space following the fire at the Bellwood-Antis Middle School on Tuesday.
Coaches and athletes overcome adversity in wake of fire
Matt Berkowitz, Sports Editor • December 19, 2024

Following a fire in the Bellwood-Antis Middle School wrestling room early Tuesday morning, coaches and athletes alike have had to overcome the challenge of scheduling events and practices. As of now, the middle school gymnasium is unavailable, forcing...

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B-A was represented by 13 singer last week when it hosted the annual Blair County chorus festival.
Bellwood-Antis hosts county chorus
Hailey Waite, Staff writer • December 7, 2024

Right before thanksgiving break, Bellwood-Antis hosted the Blair County chorus festival, with 13 B-A students attending. It was a large amount of work, but according to music teacher Mr. David Logue is was impressive to...

Students will have a chance to perform voluntary service at the school or in the community of B-A's fourth annual Day of Giving next Tuesday. Some of those activities include decorating teachers' classroom doors, like these students in a file photo from 2022.
Day of Giving coming up soon
Macy Keller November 22, 2024

The annual “Day of Giving” is coming up next Tuesday. This is the fourth year of “Day of Giving” at Bellwood-Antis. It was a day originally created by the Renaissance Club as a way of using the last day before...

Bailey is a therapy dog that visits Myers Elementary each week with owner Wendy Bush.
Bailey improves the learning environment as Myers’ therapy dog
Cam Turner, Staff Writer • November 20, 2024

Wendy Bush has been Myer's for 3 years and made a quite an impact on the kids as well as the staff. Bush has been bringing in therapy dogs, and it has made the school experience much more pleasant for many people. She...

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Alia Bennett is a junior at BAHS.
Just Junior: Alia Bennett
Payton Martin, Feature’s Editor • December 20, 2024

Alia Bennet is this week’s featured student. Alia is a junior at BAHS and furthers her participation within the school each year. Musical theatre has been Alia’s passion...

Alyssa Briggs is stepping outside of her comfort zone to play a bigger role in the arts at B-A as a junior.
Artist Of The Week: Alyssa Briggs
Lily Burns, Staff Writer • December 12, 2024

Artist of the week this week Alyssa Briggs says she is so grateful to be appreciated for doing something she's passionate about. "It feels good to be recognized for something...

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Spotlight On Staff: Riley Barnhart
Riley Barnhart, News Editor • November 20, 2024

Riley Barnhart Grade: 11th Years in BluePrint: 1 What is one goal you have for this school year? “My goal for this year is to achieve (high) honor roll.” What...

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Icons in the Middle
Icons in the Middle
Aubree Osborn and Samantha Fagan December 18, 2024

You might not get to see them, but the PM custodians are the unsung heroes who keep our school running smoothly. The middle school evening custodians were chosen as icons...

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Hoover sends wrong message with November 9
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B-A senior Gavin McElwain has already started his career working in the HVAC field. He leaves school each day for his job and works upwards of 20 hours each week.
Too Cool For School: Gavin McElwain
Tanner Swogger, Staff Writer • October 22, 2024
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Gingerbread houses have long been associated with Yuletide holiday fun.
Holiday-ish: National Gingerbread House Day
Nicolee Lovrich, Staff Writer • December 12, 2024

Have you ever made a gingerbread house? Do you give up like me and just start eating it? If you love to make gingerbread houses, then today...

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Bellwood-Antis Alumnus makes new video game
Bellwood-Antis Alumnus makes new video game
Tanner Swogger, Staff Writer • December 10, 2024
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Classic kicks like Adidas Sambas have been making a comeback at Bellwood-Antis.
What’s Trending: Classic Shoes
Gabby Morris, Staff Writer • December 13, 2024

A lot of classic shoes are starting to make a comeback. They seem to have scooted their way back into the modern fashion. New Balances 574, Sambas,...

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FID days are normally used in response to snow days, but this week B-A used them to keep students moving forward despite a fire that closed the middle and high school.
Are FID days beneficial?
Lily burns, Staff writer • December 20, 2024
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Power Of Three: Top 3 Best Sandwiches
Power Of Three: Top 3 Best Sandwiches
Gabby Morris, Staff Writer • November 8, 2024

Subway, Primanti Brothers, Jersey Mikes. All good sandwich places. But what exactly is the most popular sandwich, is the question? Here are the top 3 most popular sandwiches...

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