Bearing News

Ryan Choe

Bailey Stover • February 24, 2020

Senior Courtwarming King candidate Ryan Choe speaks with Bearing News. Voting begins Feb. 26 and closes prior to the 6 p.m. basketball game Friday, Feb. 28.

External validation disregarded

Ryan Choe • February 19, 2020

Learning about my heritage carried over into my early school days. Near the end of middle school, however, I came across Asian biases disguised as jokes, which challenged my belief that I should be proud of my heritage.

Wrestlers’ diets, training impact weight classes

Ryan Choe • February 7, 2020

In wrestling, making a weight can be the difference between facing a physically larger and more imposing opponent or being that opponent.

Rainfall effects reveal damp outlook

Ryan Choe • December 9, 2019

Ryan Choe details the causes of rainfall issues, including floods and droughts, and the effect on the local, national and statewide communities.

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.

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.

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.

Girls’ tennis takes top five finishes in individual state tournaments

Ryan Choe • October 27, 2019

After losing a closely contested team match in the state quarterfinals against St. Teresa’s Academy, 4-5, Oct. 19, the girls’ tennis team hoped to capture two titles for the singles tournament and doubles tournament in the Class 2 individual state championships.

Four choirs to perform in fall concert

Ryan Choe • October 17, 2019

On Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. the chamber choir, advanced treble chorus, tenor/bass chorus and treble choir will play in their fall concert. The concert is scheduled to last a little over an hour. Repertoire includes madrigals, ballads, gospel, spirituals, and contemporary choral music. The four choir groups have been preparing for their first concert since the beginning of the school year.