BC lacks consistent college guidance

November 15, 2019

Life after high school becomes a significant question for students as they progress through their four years at Bear Creek. One of the most commonly discussed routes to take is college. How- ever, at Bear Creek, a lack of guidance leaves some students shut out of the college application game. ...

The Voice shall not be silenced!

May 3, 2019

Once again, the Bruin Voice has proven its slogan “The Voice shall not be silenced!” to be true. In 2013, 2010, and, even back as far as 1992, the Lodi Unified School District attempted to censor various articles, and every time, the fearless Bruin Voice adviser, Kathi Duffel, alongside her old friend,...

An open letter to the Bear Creek administration:

April 26, 2019

Let’s cut to the chase here, people. Every student and staff member on the Bear Creek campus knows about the severity of the bathroom situation. Just imagine: you’ve been working hard in class, but all of a sudden, you’ve got to pee. You walk (with your government-mandated, obnoxiously saturated...

Baby, it’s cold outside

January 10, 2019

Another holiday, another controversy. Or should we say, another day, another controversy. Cause it’s 2018. This time, the populus has concerned themselves with the lyrics in popular Christmas classics. What was once seen as charming, quaint fun has evolved into another sexist excuse to violate the...

What makes a club?

November 16, 2018

Last year, Bear Creek’s International Rally debuted a club unlike any other: Arab Club. Compared to the more formal, conventional clubs offered at Bear Creek, such as Polynesian and Swing, the club—consisting primarily of a single group of friends—raised concerns over its legitimacy. Members of...

Bruin Bucks add to school spirit – but fall short of changing behavior

November 16, 2018

With every school year, new changes made at the district level trickle down to affect student experience to different extents. However, the administration’s sudden push this year for encouragement of the “Bruin Way” in the materialistic form of “Bruin Bucks” has us wondering whether the hot...

California schools must set example for its students and not settle for a D+

Voices

May 30, 2018

California is a state known for its sunny skies, its supposedly celebrity-packed cities, and, more recently, its poorly trained teachers. At the end of December last year, the National Council on Teacher Quality released a report ranking school systems based on factors such as teacher evaluation,...

Negative teacher stereotypes — fueled by social media — contribute to teacher shortage

Voices

November 28, 2017

Education is a right that people should not be denied. Around the world girls are fighting for the opportunity to receive an education and explore that right. Here in California, students’ right to education is mandatory. There is no guarantee, however, that students will have enough qualified teachers...

Changes to campus sexual assault guidelines are questionable

October 16, 2017

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has promised to restore due process in cases of campus sexual assault and harassment.  This change will provide those accused of such behaviors with more rights.  However, DeVos says she will keep the safeguards provided for the victims that were detailed in the Obama...

Dashboard rating a step in the right direction

May 9, 2017

School ranking is not a trivial matter; it helps concerned parents decide which school will best educate their kids, and can sometimes influence the real estate values of houses surrounding the school. As such an important thing, this ranking should not depend on test scores like the SBAAC — for which...

Throwing Bucks to the wind

May 9, 2017

BRUIN Bucks are a remnant of a simpler, better time — a time devoid of worries and enhanced with a primitive reward system for good behavior. That’s right, we’re referring to elementary school. Students used to be rewarded for cleaning up trash at lunch, doing their work, or even being a good...

LUSD must address AP exam costs

March 17, 2017

Many students take an AP class because they believe that it will help them save money when it comes to taking classes in college. This year the price for students who qualify for free and reduced lunch jumped from $5 for an AP test to $63 — only $30 less than the $93 that most students pay — making...