Next Stop News

The Mercury

Next Stop News

The Mercury

Next Stop News

The Mercury

From Mercury to Pluto?

From Mercury to Pluto?

Owen Biniecki, Writer February 22, 2019

The future of journalism is of concern, especially in the “Age of Media Distrust,” as The Atlantic has called the current relationship between the worlds of journalism and politics in the modern era....

The safety of BFA

The safety of BFA

Owen Biniecki, Writer February 11, 2019

The safety of our school and the wellbeing of its students is imperative. With horrific events such as the Parkland shooting that took place on Feb. 14, 2018, there has been rising fear of how safe students...

Integration for the BFA commUNITY

Integration for the BFA commUNITY

Katharina Spöth, Writer January 14, 2019

For over twenty years the club Unified Sports enriched BFA to give everybody the possibility to participate and succeed in a sport they desire to practice. Besides the sport itself, Unified Sports...

Positivity resulting in reward at BFA

Positivity resulting in reward at BFA

Haley Seymour, Co-Editor January 14, 2019

Any student who has attended BFA and drives themselves knows student parking is a large problem. Karla Kane, math teacher and creator of "What's Your 17 BFA" has created a reward that will allow two...

The silent epidemic

The silent epidemic

Elizabeth Pietras, Writer December 18, 2018

All BFA students can attest to the fact that being a teenager isn’t easy. Juggling school, a job, and a social life can be a difficult, leaving little time for students to be mindful of their physical...

Exchange opportunities

Exchange opportunities

Katharina Spöth, Writer December 14, 2018

Exactly one year ago I submitted a formal application to a German exchange organisation. I was fourteen years old and didn’t seriously think about what I was doing. After half a year full of meetings,...

Nothing but net

Nothing but net

Isaiah Cline, Writer December 14, 2018

As the basketball season revs up into gear, the Bobwhites varsity basketball team is looking forward to reaching a championship. Last year the varsity team ended the season 17-5.  They made it to the...

Columbus; martyr or menace

Columbus; martyr or menace

Elizabeth Pietras, Writer November 20, 2018

Since 1930, BFA has proudly celebrated significant holidays through vacations, marches, and assemblies. However, what defines a significant holiday is often up to interpretation. The significance of one...

The growing leadership of BFA

The growing leadership of BFA

Owen Biniecki, Writer November 20, 2018

The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) is a non-profit organization based out of North Carolina that is centered on the belief that anyone can become a leader. Dr. Margaret Waddington, a late neurologist...

The positives and negatives of gaming

The positives and negatives of gaming

Isaiah Cline, Writer November 20, 2018

Gaming, something that lots of people do.  All types of games from role playing games to racing games. Gaming can have many effects. Ronald Tumbokon, an his website Raise Smart Kids, offers 25 plus...

A haunting hound

A haunting hound

Julia Scott, Co-Editor November 19, 2018

“Originally, when I saw it, I didn’t get a good look at it -- it was in my front lawn when I saw it; I live on Lower Newton -- and I thought it was a wolf so I just started recording it because it...

Expanding on proficiency-based grading

Expanding on proficiency-based grading

November 6, 2018

A few years after the first implementation of proficiency-based grading at BFA, the system has seen massive evolution from the past ways of traditional grading. In many ways, this new system picks up...

Load More Stories