Tis the season for Breakfast with Santa
FROM STAFF REPORTS
Bonny Eagle High School's Project Graduation team put on its annual Breakfast with Santa Dec. 8 at the high school. According to Project Graduation president Monica Steinbuchel, Breakfast with Santa is one of the group's four top fundraisers and one that the community looks forward to every year. About 45 senior elves were on hand to greet the 275 community members who came for the fun, games, face-painting, and pancakes. The high school chorus entertained the families during breakfast. Mr. and Mrs. Claus were also there to find out what the good little girls and boys were hoping to find under their Christmas trees this year.
Bonny Eagle High School's Project Graduation team put on its annual Breakfast with Santa Dec. 8 at the high school. According to Project Graduation president Monica Steinbuchel, Breakfast with Santa is one of the group's four top fundraisers and one that the community looks forward to every year. About 45 senior elves were on hand to greet the 275 community members who came for the fun, games, face-painting, and pancakes. The high school chorus entertained the families during breakfast. Mr. and Mrs. Claus were also there to find out what the good little girls and boys were hoping to find under their Christmas trees this year.
Shakespeare's The Tempest gains strength
FROM STAFF REPORTS
Bonny Eagle High School's Drama Club, staged a fine, well-lit enactment of William Shakespeare's classic, The Tempest, last Friday and Saturday at BEHS. The Tempest was Shakespeare's last play and many believe it presents his farewell to the Globe Theatre and to his career as a playwright and maker of magic. There are a number of murder plots, much magic and suspense, and some romance in the play. The cast, made up mostly of underclassmen, gained confidence over the course of the three performances.
Preceding the play, theater goers could take part in an Elizabethan dinner put on the BE Swim Team. The menu included Prospero's Cider Pot Roast, Falstaff's Favorite Mashed Potatoes, Cleopatra's Carrots, and a selection of puddings and pies.
Bonny Eagle High School's Drama Club, staged a fine, well-lit enactment of William Shakespeare's classic, The Tempest, last Friday and Saturday at BEHS. The Tempest was Shakespeare's last play and many believe it presents his farewell to the Globe Theatre and to his career as a playwright and maker of magic. There are a number of murder plots, much magic and suspense, and some romance in the play. The cast, made up mostly of underclassmen, gained confidence over the course of the three performances.
Preceding the play, theater goers could take part in an Elizabethan dinner put on the BE Swim Team. The menu included Prospero's Cider Pot Roast, Falstaff's Favorite Mashed Potatoes, Cleopatra's Carrots, and a selection of puddings and pies.
Cross Country team wins championship Members of the girls cross-country team pose with their trophy after the Festival of Champions in early October. Left to right, Coach Ryan Dyer, Coach TJ Hesler, Han- nah Stevens, Emma Pendelton, Delaney Hesler, Emma Abbott, Kayla Raymond, Ami Beaumier, Abigail Nelson, and Coach Michael Burleson. Photo courtesy of Cory Abbott
FROM STAFF REPORTS
The BEHS girls cross country team had five runners in the top 29 to run away from Falmouth and Camden Hills by 43 points in the Class A cross country state championships Oct. 27. Freshman Delaney Hesler was fourth in 19:02, and senior Ami Beaumier was fifth in 19:05. Kayla Raymond at 13th, Hannah Stevens at 21st and Emma Abbott at 29th rounded out the scoring. “A full team performance,” Coach Mike Burleson told the Portland Press Herald. “Our top five had their best race of the year.” This was the Lady Scots third title in four years. The girls also came away with a first place finish at the 17th annual Festival of Champions in Belfast in early October. The team was competing against 58 teams from Maine and nearby states. Their overall score was a 96, 34 points better than the second place team. In that meet, senior Ami Beaumier came in third out of 610 runners with a time of 18:45.94. Freshman Delaney Hesler was 10th with a time of 19:15.15. Senior Kayla Raymond was 25th with a time of 20:01.80. In all, the team had an amazing seven girls in the top 10 percent of runners (the top 60). Next stop for the Scots is the New England championships next weekend. 
Freshman Delaney Hesler is without peer among freshmen runners in the state.
Senior Ami Beaumier will be missed next year.
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Life with an exchange student is challenging and rewarding
 Zoe Peters, on the right, has had fun sharing experiences this
fall with exchange student Ilenia De Lucia, who is from Verona, Italy.
Editor’s note: Junior Zoe Peters is one of the BEHS students hosting an exchange student this fall. She shared her experience so far with Eagle Times editor Athen Hollis.
I wanted to host an exchange student because I love languages and learning about different cultures. I thought it would be a great experience to become close to someone from another country to be able to experience those things. Many people read through application after application looking for someone whom they feel is a good fit for their family. However, the way my family and I chose to host a long-term student was very different. We got involved with Greenheart Exchange through its two- week program that brought a group of students from France to BEHS last spring. The local coordinator, Judy Farwell, who is in charge of all Greenheart host programs in this area, came to my house to interview my family about hosting one of these students. At some point, she began talking about long-term hosting, and even though my parents were not fans of the idea, she wanted to show us what a student bio looked like anyway. She skimmed through the names and quickly chose a girl that she had been trying to place for a while. My mom and I started reading all about her and were shocked at how similar she and I were. Our grades, interests, hobbies, and favorite subjects in school were all exactly the same. My mom looked at me and said, "How would you like to host an exchange student?" Once we discussed it with my dad and told Judy our final decision, the process went quickly. There was a lot of paperwork, along with back- ground checks of the adults in the house, a home visit for Judy to see where Ilenia (my exchange student) would be sleeping and to take pictures of the house for Ilenia. We had to write a host family letter, which is a letter from the host family to their student so they can generally get to know the family. Host students write one into their applications too, before their families choose them. Living with an exchange student has definitely been an interesting experience so far. I grew up as an only child, so I really like living with someone who’s my age; in some ways it’s like having a sister. But there’s definitely a challenging side to it too. It’s a challenge learning to live with someone new, especially because of the different cultural norms. Sometimes the language barrier can get in the way as well. Trying to communicate expectations, classes, or again, cultural norms can be difficult, but it’s nothing that can’t be solved. Nevertheless, the most fun part is having a best friend that lives with me. It’s like having a year-long sleepover. I look forward to continuing to build our friendship. It’s so much fun getting to travel with Ilenia, and learning all about her culture. To anyone thinking of hosting an exchange student, I suggest doing it! Take your time with choosing the right student. Find someone whose interests match up well with your family’s. Remember to contact them long before they arrive, so you can get to know them, and make them feel like they’re a part of your family! |
Congratulations to the 2018 Bonny Eagle Homecoming court!
The 2018 Homecoming court poses for a picture during the dance. Back row from left to right, Zackary Allocca, Deytric Enking, Will Hendrix, Griffin Madore, and Will Whyte.
Front row from left to right, Ashely Conners, Jazmyne Mejias, Allie Carpine, Sydney Gillingham, and Keelin Sweeney. Will Hendrix was crowned Homecoming King and Allie Carpine was crowned Homecoming queen. Photo by Diane York.
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Girls soccer and field hockey made playoff runs this fall Both the girls field hockey team, under new coach Vonde Saunders, and the girls soccer team made it to the playoffs this fall. The field hockey team was eliminated in the first round by Gorham in a hard- fought, 1-0 game. The girls soccer team ended its season 9-4-2, with a loss to Windham in the state quarterfinals.
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"Juuls Are For Tools"
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Students get it wrong this time
FROM STAFF REPORTS
It used to be true that the way Bonny Eagle High School students voted in the state's Mock Election was a good predictor of how actual voters would vote in the November election. But this year, BEHS students -- along with students across the state ---- got two big items on the Mock Election ballot wrong. BEHS students overwhelmingly voted for Republican Shawn Moody to win the governorship over Democrat Janet Mills by a 447-109 margin. As most know by now, Mills became Maine's first female governor with 51% of the vote to Moody's 43%. BE students also predicted that Question #1, which asked voters if they wanted to fund home health care by taxing people with incomes over $125,000, would pass. The measure was resoundingly defeated by Maine voters. Students did match the real election in the races for U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives where Sen. Angus King and Rep. Chellie Pingree were re-elected. From BEHS to News Center 6
Screen shot by Brenna Finn
BY BRENNA FINN
Have you watched Channel 6 News lately? If so, you might have seen reporter and 2010 Bonny Eagle graduate Samantha York on your television screen. Samantha joined News Center Maine during the summer of 2014 soon after graduating from the University of Southern Maine with a major in Media Studies and Communications. Samantha says she always loved writing in school. Her English teachers, Mrs. Kathy Field and Mr. Dan Murphy, pushed her to pursue a career in journalism. To gain experience, Samantha took over the school’s morning announcements for the athletic director and narrated school and library introduction videos, which helped her learn the functions of a camera. She also started "BE in the Spotlight," a radio show that talked about what was going on at BEHS. |
Bonny Eagle gets to state finals with one-act play, Humbletown Dara Khin from a scene in Humbletown.. For more photos, click on the words Bonny Eagle in the story headline.
BY SARAH DUROCHER AND BRIAN WAKEM The BEHS drama club's journey is over, but it's likely the participants won't soon forget the 2018 statewide one-act play competition. It all started with a trip to Camden-Hills Regional High School on March 9. The students, competing with their historical satire, Humbletown: The Greatest Town On Earth, crossed their fingers as the crowd roared its approval. They were competing against three other Class A schools (schools with 500+ students): Camden Hills Regional High School, Waterville High School, and Edward Little High School. Bonny Eagle's performance was on the first day of competition. While the cast and crew knew that it had been one of their best performances yet, they were informed shortly after they finished that they had exceeded the time limit by 5 seconds, and that they had been disqualified. The students, angry and disappointed, headed back to their hotel for the night. |
Watching the birdie
Photos by Tabitha Burgess
FROM STAFF REPORTS
The Class of 2020 made over $100 at its fundraising badminton tournament in late March. Close to 22 teams, made up of students and staff members, participated in the double-elimination tourney. Though the second day of competition was postponed almost a week because of our two snow days, competitors hung in there and put on a good show. A team named 'Samolia' (Sam Connell and Mollie Ward) won the tournament. "We had a few bumps in the road, but those were expected," said sophomore class officer Athen Hollis. "I would say this event was successful given the obstacles we had to work around." |
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Wrestling team rising
 Alex Smith, Tyler Fitz, Brian Dupuis, Caleb Frost, Hayley Grant, Emily Welch, Alivia Stanley
(Photo Courtesy of Caleb Frost).
BY HAYDN GOULET
While it has yet to achieve the same immense following as basketball or football, the fan base for wrestling has grown immensely this year. Seniors Caleb Frost, Tyler Fitz, Alex Smith, and star freshman Colby Frost have all played a key role in the expansion of the wrestling fan base. As a team, they only have a 4-10 record, but each have great individual records. Scholastic writing award winners to be honored Some of the award winners: Back row, L to R, Logan Hiltz, Michael MacFarland-
Foley, Ian Jarvis, Lauren Bearor and Cassidy Grass. Front row, L to R: Michaella
Tillo, Julia Morin, Kinsey Oliver, Tayler Johnson-Hartley, and Sydney Gillingham. Photo by Joanne Lannin
BY GARRETT HAWXWELL
Fourteen BEHS students earned an award or recognition for their writing in the Scholastic Writing Contest. They will be recognized at a ceremony at Hannaford Hall, at the University of Southern Maine, Portland campus on March 16 at 6 p.m. Ian Jarvis was one of the winners, earning a Silver Key for his poem, Renaissance. “I enjoyed entering my piece in the contest and was happy to have been recognized,” said Ian. Two students won Gold Key awards: juniors Lauren Bearor for her short story, “Dark,” and Michael MacFarland-Foley for his poetry collection, “Outliers.” Robotics build season beginsBY KADY MURPHY
High school students around the world have questioned for years what the future will look like. Will there be robots to do our work for us? We might have the answer to this question because of FIRST, an organization dedicated to spreading the recognition of science and technology. FIRST Robotics Competition is the subdivision of the program for high-school aged students, and it’s also the program in which our MSAD 6 robotics team, BERT 133, competes. Every year, FIRST reveals the theme of the competition season. Last year’s theme was called FIRST Steamworks. This year, the competition is called FIRST Power Up and is video-game themed. Robotics teams from all over the world have six and a half weeks to build their robots and prepare for competitions. BERT has been brainstorming the best ways to tackle this year’s game. Chinese spoken here at BEHS Mrs. Ji Wenhau during a Chinese language class at BEHS. Madison Chayer photo.
BY MADISON CHAYER
Growing up in Shijiazhuang, the capital city of North China’s Hebei Province, our new Chinese language teacher, Mrs. Ji Wenhua, says that her experience in school was much different from what she is encountering at BEHS. In China, schools were much stricter and the students were forced to wear uniforms. She likes the fact that the students here are allowed to express who they are. Mrs. Wenhua says she was interested in working in the U.S. because the students know very little about China, and she’d love to give the students more in- formation about the culture. “I think your country has the most advanced educational system,” adds Mrs. Wenhua. |
Students with special needs learn how to cook Adam Carberry, Darren Gravenstien, and Chris Pillsbury. Photo by Lea Pillsbury.
BY LEA PILLSBURY
On Wednesday’s the special needs students load the bus from the high school and are taken to the Jack Memorial School. Their faces light up as soon as they see Chris Pillsbury, who started the program in 201, with the hopes of teaching students in the special needs department to cook and have everyday life skills. The students yell “Hey Chef” and go in for personalised handshakes and hugs. One of the students, Dean, says “My favorite thing about coming here is seeing Mr. Pillsbury, don’t tell him this but I think of him as an older brother”. Pillsbury has always been a chef, working at places such as Fore Street and Becky’s Diner, running the Royal River Grillhouse, and previously having two restaurants of his own. Unified basketball has another good year Colbe Lewis (13) goes up for a shot in a 2017 Unified basketball game. The 2018 season is in full swing. For more photos, click on the words Unified Basketball in the story headline.
China trip shows similarities Mrs. Napolitano takes a selfie with a group of Chinese students.
BY ATHEN HOLLIS
After a 10-day trip to China, Bonny Eagle High School Principal Mrs. Lori Napolitano has learned that Chinese education is more similar to America’s education than it is different, and she hopes other teachers can get this experience in future years. Mrs. Napolitano traveled to China in November with Mr. Benjamin Harris, the Bonny Eagle Middle School principal, and Mr. Douglas Parker, the Steep Falls Elemenary School principal, as part of the Chinese Bridge Delegation, a group sponsored by the national College Board. Inside was so delightful at the BEHS winter talent assembly
FROM STAFF REPORTS
As the snow came down outside, a cavalcade of voices entertained students at the annual holiday assembly on Dec. 22, hosted by Zach Klein as Santa and Nathan Carlow as the Grinch. Below, a group of select chorus members perform a vocal percussion rendition of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" during the annual holiday assembly. Staff photos and video |
Teachers give Class of 2017 a deserving send-up/send-off
A modest proposal indeed
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following video captures Eagle Times editor Ronahn Clarke's farewell to BEHS at the Senior Last Assembly June 7 at the University of Southern Maine. Ronahn was Salutatorian of the Class of 2017. He will be attending Colby College in the fall.