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The Online Student Newspaper of Bethel High School, Hampton, VA 23666

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The Online Student Newspaper of Bethel High School, Hampton, VA 23666

Bear Facts News

The Online Student Newspaper of Bethel High School, Hampton, VA 23666

Bear Facts News

SCA Pep Rally for the 23-24 SY

Get to know SCA

Kylee Hopkins, Alex Robertson November 15, 2024

Have you ever asked where you can learn of school events this year? Have you ever been curious about how the student events are put together?  Student Council Association is the club that handles a...

Pumpkin carved by staffer Maia Hart.

Fall into Autumn with these festive local activities

Maia Hart and Chaniya Timbers September 26, 2024

Fall is here! What do you have planned? Where do you plan to go, and how do you think you’ll spend the festive season? Can't think of anything? Here are a few of our staff's suggestions on how to spend...

View of the Sandy Bottom pond and dock.

Sandy Bottom Nature Park: the outdoor getaway that has it all

Keira Morgan, Kaeleigh Ames, and JoJo LI April 9, 2024

The feeling of leaves crunching underfoot is what greets you once you fully step into Sandy Bottom Nature Park. The sun beats down relentlessly on your body as you decide which of the various trails...

Denise attempts a difficult boulder problem.

Reach new heights at a Latitude, Hampton’s first climbing gym

Kamiyah Kirton and Michael Baranyai February 9, 2024

If you love to exercise, socialize and learn, consider spending a day at Latitude Climbing at Peninsula Town Center in Hampton. People who visit say they come for the climbing but stay for the community. Hampton’s...

7 Brew serves up coffee and kindness

7 Brew serves up coffee and kindness

Krystal Jones and Tiara Woolard November 21, 2023

Just 4 months ago, 7 Brew opened its first location in Newport News right off of Mercury Blvd. This new drive-thru only coffee shop has taken the 757 by storm and become an overnight sensation, raking...

Posters for the short films featured at the Hollywood to Hampton Festival hosted by Next Generation Storytellers.

Bethel student film wins the hearts of audiences at the Hollywood to Hampton competition

Tiara Woolard October 10, 2023

Aspiring Bethel student filmmakers won the Audience Choice Award for Fear The Fog, Bethel’s entry to the Hollywood to Hampton film competition hosted and sponsored by Next Generation Filmmakers on September...

TIme-Travel Mystery Gala Poster. Source: FLEx

Time-Travel Mystery Gala showcases student actors’ talents

Morgan Stanislaus February 24, 2023

Hampton City Schools is hosting an immersive, interactive theater experience - the Time-Travel Mystery Gala - at the Hampton Air and Space Center. On March 24th from 6-9 pm, guests will watch film clips...

Hollywood Comes to Hampton!

Hollywood Comes to Hampton!

Mackenzie Freeman and Dallen Delk December 15, 2022

Students across the district have been given the opportunity to participate in a film competition called Bringing Hollywood to Hampton, which is hosted by actors Jake Young and Trent Garrett. The winner...

The Live, Love, Paint Foundation uses art to empower Hampton's youth

The Live, Love, Paint Foundation uses art to empower Hampton’s youth

Morgan Stanislaus and Jasmin Allen November 9, 2022

When the pandemic left us isolated at home, the Live, Love, Paint Foundation stepped up. Initially, this non-profit had hosted art workshops at local schools, but during the pandemic, the foundation...

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