Year I students signing up for spring semester classes were greeted with a surprise! For the first time in her career, Elizabeth Poreba will be teaching a section of Year I seminar. Ms. Poreba is usually a 9th and 10th grade English teacher but when she discovered that a new section of first year seminar was being created, she volunteered to teach the class.
BHSEC Divides and Unites Over Local Field
By Britina Cheng
As of April 20, 2010, BHSEC enforced a new rule regarding the use of the public field by the student body. Under the new regulations, BHSEC students would not be allowed to use the field at all while an outdoor gym class was in session.
Parting with Peterson
By Nathan Miller and Caleb Madison
At 3:20pm on March 23rd all of BHSEC was called to the auditorium for a special assembly. After several minutes of confusion, Principal Ray Peterson took the stage. In a brief but emotional speech, he announced his retirement from the school. Students were shocked; no one had expected the news. For many, it took days to process what they had heard.
Raptors Soar Into the A-Division
By Spencer Brown
The BHSEC boys soccer team remained a strong presence in the New York City B-division this year despite a disappointing loss in the playoffs. The Bard Raptors won an impressive eleven out of twelve games during the season and made it to the quarterfinals of the playoffs. With only two losses in the past three years, the Raptors have shown consistent dominance in the B-division. The PSAL has taken notice and recently invited the Raptors to join the A-division.
Student Union Updates
- Blood Drive May 5th
- Community Day will be taking the form of a hybrid half day. Activities will include Life Raft, crosswords, an open discussion, the potluck, and a BIG surprise.
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Hundreds Gather to Celebrate the Life of Wynne Wu
By The Bard Bulletin
On Sunday, May 2, hundreds of relatives, friends, colleagues, and former Bard students gathered to celebrate the life of Wynne Wen-Ren Wynne at the Congregation Beth Elohim Temple House in Brooklyn. Ms. Wu passed away on April 23, 2010 from metastasized breast cancer. The service was at turns poignant, funny, and inspirational. As Ms. Wu hoped, it was a celebration of life rather than the mourning of death.