Food truck offers limited menu choices
Jasmine Castillo, Staff Writer
January 8, 2019
Every Wednesday, students can be seen lining up to get a taste of the diverse foods offered at the new food truck parked outside the cafeteria area. The food truck ― available due to a grant Lodi Unified schools received over the past summer ― came as surprise to students, especially the ...
BC students not ‘disadvantaged’ enough to receive Title One funds
Gabriella Backus, Editor-In-Chief
January 8, 2019
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As the bell rings and people funnel into a long line, students wait impatiently to order their lunch. Little do they know, a fellow classmate is going to frolic to the front of the line and pay 69 cents for their lunch while they’re stuck paying $3.59 for theirs. Such a scenario is surprisingly common,...
LUSD approves 1:1 Chromebooks
Bailey Kirkeby, Managing Editor
January 8, 2019
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The Lodi Unified School District (LUSD) has approved district-wide implementation of the 1:1 Home to School Connection Initiative — a device checkout program that allows each student to check out a personal Chromebook for school and home use — for the 2019-20 school year. According to the LUSD...
Schools train students to ‘stop the bleed’
Bailey Kirkeby, Managing Editor
January 8, 2019
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"We've taught a generation of Americans to be passive and static and wait for police" -Former SWAT Officer Greg Crane According to the Washington Post, as of Nov. 28, 2018, 23 school shootings have occurred in the United States this year — the highest number of shootings in a single year since...
Para-educators meet needs of varied special-needs population
Bailey Kirkeby, Managing Editor
January 8, 2019
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When paraeducators were first introduced into classrooms in the 1950s, their sole purpose was to aid teachers by performing tasks such as setting up classroom materials and monitoring students. Today, paraeducators have evolved into a much larger role: providing assistance to students who require extra...
Spanish teachers struggle with room sharing
Amara Del Prato, Entertainment Editor
January 7, 2019
Since the beginning of the school year, the Spanish department has been sharing rooms due to lack of classrooms and increase in student population. Bear Creek High School currently has just under 2,000 students — nearly twice the number of students who were enrolled in 1991, the year the school opened. After...
BC mourns death of Speech and Debate team member
Jasmin Prasad, Staff Writer
November 16, 2018
Brandon Robert Bockman, born September 28, 2002, passed away on October 4, 2018, due to complications from Type 1 diabetes. A vigil was held at Bear Creek in his honor after a Speech and Debate tournament on October 20, and his memorial was held on October 21. Bockman was an active member of the Bear...
Students reflect on helpfulness of Bruin Bonanza activities
Bailey Kirkeby, News Editor
November 16, 2018
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The second annual Bruin Bonanza, an event on the first day of school, was started last year by Bear Creek’s leadership classes as a way to help freshmen assimilate to high school. This year, the event included rotations with presentations about the Bruin Way, goal-setting, and Bear Creek’s rules...
What’s in your lunch? Bacteria!
Amara Del Prato, Entertainment Editor
November 16, 2018
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Meat, eggs, and potatoes are all considered to be generally healthy foods, but packing them for lunch and bringing them to school may decrease their nutritional value at best ー and at worst, be downright dangerous. Certain foods that are packed in unrefrigerated lunch bags become susceptible to b...
Voters weigh in on Daylight Savings Time
Sydney Jasper, Staff Writer
November 16, 2018
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Time is usually not a concept people think they have control over, but a pending bill in the California legislature could impact how dark it is when students go to and return from school. Starting this November, California voters can weigh in on a bill to end daylight saving time (DST). At issue is...
Confusing schedule has some hearing bells too often
Bailey Kirkeby, News Editor
November 16, 2018
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Nearly two months into the 2018-2019 school year, Bear Creek was still experiencing weekly changes regarding the bell schedule. With problems such as constant revisions of the bell schedule itself, the bell failing to ring on time, and teachers not being able to hear different bells, students were frustrated...
Admin team rolls out new tardy policy
Gabriella Backus, Editor-In-Chief
November 16, 2018
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How did the new tardy policy originate? Who came up with it and how was it agreed upon? How it started is everyone felt there was need for change because tardy seemed to be a thing we want student to do better at. Also, absence was another issue, but mainly tardy. Particularly high schools, see t...
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