Bearing News

Mispronunciation causes insecurity, cultural names often take the blame

Ryan Choe • November 11, 2019

When people come across senior Yousef Binalsheikh’s (pronounced bin-al-shake) name, it can appear as an impossible tongue-twister. In Binalsheikh’s eyes, cases of other people butchering his name represent a linguistic and cultural bridge that spans from his home country of Saudi Arabia to the United States.

Girls’ and boys’ cross country teams place second, third at state

Maddie Orr • November 10, 2019

In a field of 16 teams and 170 individuals, the boys pulled away with an overall third place finish with 125 points, and the girls took home second with 112 points, only three points off the winner, Lee’s Summit West High School.

Fall Honor Flight assembly ignites emotion in the audience

Multiple Authors • November 9, 2019

Yesterday’s assembly was an emotional roller coaster. It featured five Bruin of my Life awards, a preview of The Drowsy Chaperone, recognition for student excellence in fine arts, athletics and academics, as well as a series of testimonials from soldiers, veterans and relatives of members of the U.S. Armed Forces, an introduction of Compassion-In-Action’s chain of kindness, an intense game of student-teacher “Hungry-Hungry Hippos,” and a video of students sharing what they are thankful for.

FAFSA makes changes to application process

Ryan Choe • November 8, 2019

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application made additional updates for its 2019-20 application. The adjustments include an increase in the Need Analysis Income Threshold, an update to the online website, a new feature for error notifications and modifications to the third-step verification process for the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE), a part of the Department of Homeland Security, according to Nitrocollege.com and Ifap.ed.gov.

Students perform in ‘Drowsy Chaperone’ musical

Sarah Mosteller • November 7, 2019

The Drowsy Chaperone is a parody set in the 1920’s written by Bob Martin. It opened tonight and runs again at 7 p.m. Nov. 8 and 9 at and at 3 p.m. Nov. 10th in the Performing Arts Department.

Planting her feet: woman advocates for wildlife sanctuary

Multiple Authors • November 7, 2019

Sutu Forte, a nature activist in Columbia, Mo., conducted a tree sit for eight days in protest of a new trail that would destroy a wildlife sanctuary her organization, It's Our Wild Nature, swore to protect. The city began construction on Monday and peacefully removed Forte from the tree on Tuesday.

Boys’ soccer victorious in district semifinal match against Hickman

Ryan Choe • November 7, 2019

With a record of 20-4 heading into the district semifinal match Nov. 5, the boys’ soccer team exuded confidence. After winning eight of their last 10 regular season games, the Bruins delivered in the class 4 district 9 semifinal match and came out the victors against local rival Hickman High School (HHS) with a score of 1-0. The Bruins gained their third win against HHS, having already won the teams’ two regular season meetings. The Bruins will play against Jefferson City High School (JCHS) 6 p.m. Nov. 7 at Battle High School for the district championship.

Fall musical shows today, Nov 7-10

Sarah Ding • November 7, 2019

The theater department will present the annual fall musical “The Drowsy Chaperone” 7-10 p.m. Nov. 7 and 3-6 p.m. Nov. 10 in the Performing Arts Center.

Students interested in joining military after high school explore options

Maddie Orr • November 6, 2019

Many students decide to go into the military after school; exploring the many different routes. There are many benefits the military offers young recruits including free tuition for most post-secondary institutions. The process is long and difficult, but rewarding in the long run.