We can all remember the good old days of first grade, where sentences like “Dan and Nan ran fast,” predominantly made up our literature and the concept of compound words was revolutionary. From these...
The Creative Writing class decided to do a spontaneous, impromptu, and even extemporaneous story using the opening line “Three times I almost died, and no one noticed.” The class narrowed the best...
April is National Poetry Month, and in appreciation of this literary art, the sophomore and senior English classes have been dabbling their pens into a bit of poetry. Enjoy the samples of their work showcased...
The Sons of the American Revolution is a national society working to promote patriotism and the education of future generations. Each year, high schoolers from all over the country submit essays to the...
As the world recovered from the aftermath of World War II, consumerism in America experienced a major boom in technology and convenience item sales. One of the hallmarks of the 1950s was the TV dinner,...
For the first time at BJA, sophomores in English 10 put the Count of Monte Cristo on trial for accessory to murder. Sophomores chose a side early on in the reading of the novel and have been working on...
This year, students in Mrs. Snyder’s U. S. History class were given the opportunity to interview a panel of veterans about their experiences in the military. During the panel, the three veterans in our...
This past week, the students of Mrs. Smith's senior English class wrote "roll-a-dice" ghost stories. Each student rolled a dice to randomly select a setting, protagonist, conflict, antagonist, creepy element,...
On Thursday, October 24, the junior English classes acted out a scene from The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper.
The Deerslayer opens with Deerslayer’s arrival at Glimmerglass to keep a rendezvous...
Ryn and Aaron won the top spots in the local chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution essay contest. Ryn took first and Aaron runner-up. The students who submitted were in competition with local...
