On Saturday, November 8, the BJA speech and debate team competed against
19 schools from North and South Carolina at the Riverside Warrior Invitational. After 4
rounds of competition and a fire alarm...
On November 1st, the Speech and Debate Team arrived early in the morning to compete in the Corona Rostrensis tournament at Charlotte Latin. Here are the results!
Children's Literature
1st place - ...
On October 25, the BJA team competed at Myers Park tournament. The team won 2nd place in sweepstakes and did well enough to win OVERALL CHAMPION SCHOOL!
Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate
Chase Richmond...
Many people question why we observe daylight savings time. During World War I, daylight savings time (DST) was established for energy-saving purposes by the Germans. Shortly after the Germans created...
This day doesn’t look like much in history. You never have to memorize it for a test, and it’s of no consequence unless it happens to be your birthday, as it was for Marie Curie, a nuclear chemist,...
In 1958, William Higinbotham created the first video game, entitled “Tennis for Two.” Since then, many gaming systems have been created and developed to allow gamers to play more and more complex games....
Every year around this time, we are reminded of the rather supernatural aspects of our world: particularly, the strange creatures of folklore and local ghost stories. Have you ever wondered why so many...
October 31 is usually known as the day to dress up, knock on a stranger’s door that may or may not have graves set up in the front yard, and beg for food that slowly kills you, but to Christians in the...
Congratulations to the first place winner of the Spooky Story contest announced in our last print issue! McKenna Cary's "Revenge of the Yirledev" is a thrilling, chilling tale worth the read. Read McKenna's...
A rapid knock sounds at the old wooden door of 32 Linhope Street, London. You rise from your chair to answer, and are greeted by a young woman in mourning attire.
“May I help you, madam?” You ask.
“I’m...
On October 18, the BJA high school robotics teams competed in a season opener at JL Mann High School. Overall, the teams performed excellently, with all teams qualifying for the elimination rounds. Teams...
If you’ve ever met a person who firmly believes squirrels are an espionage tool of the government or a child who spends all of his free time wiping his nose and scrolling on his iPad, you may have told...
