By Richa Patel First up on our best-dressed teachers list, we have Ms. Borden. She is wearing a polka-dot dress along with some Nike shoes. Her outfits are always fun and colorful and fit her personality so well! Every day, she always has something fashionable on! Next, we have Ms. Wallace with a nice business... Continue Reading →
Winter Sports Kickoff
By Ella McLay As students are entering the second semester of the school year, winter sports are beginning to really kick into high gear. Winter sports are either beginning the second half of their season or getting ready to prepare for the postseason. Our BGA wrestling team is getting ready to go to the region... Continue Reading →
Artist Guild Preview
By Meredith Jones Artist Guild is an incredible way for many of our very talented BGA students to express themselves through their creativity and talent in the arts. With our show coming up on February 2nd, you must be wondering what the Guild is all about. Well, I'm here to tell you! History In the... Continue Reading →
On Books, Twitter, and Ourselves
By Sydney Carroll *Disclaimer: this is an Op-Ed which represents only the views of the author and not The Echo, its advisors, Battle Ground Academy or its administration* I thought that BGA would trend on Twitter for the first time when The Masked Singer finally invited Chloe to compete, but boy was I wrong. Over... Continue Reading →
Fall Sports Wrap – Up
By Ella McLay The team that made history did it once again! The BGA girls' volleyball team had an incredible season this year. They went undefeated in their district, and overall, they went 25-4. They had an exciting regular season and went on to be district champs, region champs, and then, of course, state champs.... Continue Reading →
Halloween Media to Enjoy If You Hate Horror
By Walker Kesler Halloween. A time for candy, frights, and fun. But if you’re anything like me, the second thing in that list doesn’t appeal to you that much. In fact, you might want to stay away from frights as much as possible. But if you are a big scaredy cat like me, the question... Continue Reading →
Halloween Nostalgia
By Jordan Collins Often, Halloween evokes some of the best memories of being a kid: trick-or-treating, being excited about king-sized candy bars, carving pumpkins for the porch, and watching spooky movies ranging from Goosebumps to The Nightmare Before Christmas become traditions. I asked some students around campus about their favorite parts of Halloween from the... Continue Reading →
The History of Halloween
By Julia King Halloween is a tradition that started over 2,000 years ago and is one of the most popular holidays in American culture. Halloween first started when the Celtic people in Europe celebrated the end of the harvest and the start of a new year in a festival called Samhain. Halloween is a holiday... Continue Reading →
GLUTEN FREE STUDENTS IN THERAPY AFTER COORDINATED ATTACK LEAVES SEVERAL FEARING FOR THEIR LIVES
By Sydney Carroll Gluten-free students at BGA: you love them or you hate them, but you certainly know them. You may recall an incident earlier this year in which several gluten-free students found themselves violently ill after a mix-up yielded the gluten-free pasta actually quite gluten-full. While this was a simple mistake, the latest attack... Continue Reading →
BREAKING BONNER ESCAPES
By Dalia Diab Exactly one year ago Dr. Bonner, B.G.A’s beloved chemistry teacher turned convict, was found guilty of mass manufacturing toilet wine on campus. As a result, Bonner has been serving out a 15 year sentence in Alderson, West Virginia’s federal prison camp, which also happens to be the same prison Martha Stewart served... Continue Reading →
