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Savana Carter
Staff Writer Behind the act on the Little Theater stage, there are dozens of tasks happening for both the technical and drama class. There are many projects happening before, during, and after the show like running through every detail, scene, and line. The technical theatre students work behind the curtain making props and scenes, practicing placement, and moving the set while the drama students are on stage delivering crafted lines, scenes, and emotions. The technical theatre students take time out of their day to work hard to put up the show, work with the sound, find the right lighting, make props, make costumes, and much more. Especially when preparing for opening night, the technical theatre students work before, during, and after school to get everything finished. Kendra Vickers, a senior tech student, is in charge of sound effects and actors' microphones. When Vickers was asked what her favorite part of technical theatre was, she responded, “The people in tech; it becomes a community.” In both small and large groups, the students work on projects such as sets, props, painting, and more to ensure the show runs smoothly. In both small and large groups, the students work on projects such as sets, props, painting, and more to ensure the show runs smoothly. While the technical theatre team handles the behind-the-scenes, drama students are working on their acts. According to Aubrey Barnard, a junior and melodrama actress, “[practice] takes a lot of pausing and redoing scenes.” Drama students rehearse lines and acts until each word and emotion is memorized. To help students remember their parts, they often use improvisation games to help! How improv goes according to Barnard is “you get a topic or scene [or] scenario and have to act it out bouncing off of each other and see where it goes.” Barnard explains that she admires drama because she "love[s] the family dynamic and the way [they] make new friends." Taking drama allows new students to find more friends and improving their improv skills, working everyday, whether at home or school, on the acts and performances. Barnard claims: “The best thing about it is that it will never be perfect.” No matter how much actors work, they can always mess up making the mistake look as if it was part of the act. Students in both technical theatre and drama classes work extensively and unyielding to show their passion in the performing arts. Even with the immense amount of practice the actors go through, mistakes can be made while acting on the stage. The students love doing their best because of their ever-growing passion.
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Lucy Ker
Staff Writer Hey, Bees! Most people do not know that Bonneville High School (BHS) has a mixed choir. Well, BHS has many different choirs. One of those choirs, the Bonnevaires, had their annual dinner show on February tenth at six o’clock in the BHS commons. The dinner show included Bonnevaires students singing, while the others gave out food to the people. The Bonnevaires had many business sponsors such as Logan Glass, Holst Truck & Auto, In Step Clogging, Idaho Fall Music Academy, Sam's Club, Kneaders, Chick-fil-a and Olive Garden. The Bonnevaires put on a dinner show every year to help raise money for competitions. Steven Dresen, the choir teacher, states that he believes the dinner “went really well” and was “definitely better than last year.” Dresen was impressed with the amount of people that showed up in support of the Bonnevaires. Dresen claimed, “I have watched these kids grow so much this year and learning from their mistakes and then correcting them.” The choir staff does a reflection of themselves and the class. With that being said, Walker Steffen (11) has been a part of Bonnevaies for two years. Steffen is a part of the tenor section in choir believes "the dinner show went okay" even though the tables were too close together. Without the amount of tables that they had, they would not have had the room for all the people that showed up. The Bonnevaires have put a bunch of work into the dinner show and many more things that they do! The dinner show went better than last year, and the group is excited to start planning next year's event because they love watching the people show up and having fun eating and watching the show. Dresen added that he hopes as long as hes here they will be able to do the dinner show every year. Dresen thinks that doing the dinner show is good for the choir students because they learn basically how to work. He tries to make it fun while they're doing the jobs that they get assigned. All of the “staff” are happy to answer any questions that students and staff may have. Grisel Gonzalez
Editor The Culture and Dance club started around April of 2021 when a group of Latin students asked Mrs. Bair if they could dance in her classroom at lunch. Bair expressed that she loved how enjoyable the dances were and how well it represented their culture, so she asked them if they wanted to turn it into a club. The purpose of the club was to allow more cultures to be represented at Bonneville High School and to bring people together. To join the Culture and Dance club all students have to do is talk to Bair in room 110 to receive a form and pay a small club fee. Meetings usually take place a couple times a month during lunch time. Currently there are eleven committed members, along with a few other students who pitch in occasionally. Isabel Trujillo, a senior, serves as the club president. Bair speaks of the activities the club partakes in. “Currently we have been doing fundraising, practicing a dance for Hope Week, and float for homecoming, selling Mexican candy, and last year we were able to throw a multicultural dance at the highschool with music representing more than one culture.” A great amount of effort is put into all the events the Culture and Dance prepare and set up. Bair also shares her favorite memory saying, “the multicultural Jairpeo themed dance was amazing and so fun!” Apart from all their achievements so far, Bair mentions how she wants to continue expanding the club. “We are still growing and fundraising, but someday I hope we will be able to do way more in the community. I love that anyone can join without any grade point average, [and] that anyone can belong somewhere.” The Culture and Dance club provides various opportunities for not only the hispanic community, but for every other community of students here at BHS. It allows students to venture out and explore different cultures. No matter who they are, any student is welcome to join Culture and Dance. Mrs. Bair is located in room 110, so stop by with any questions. Students should continue to support the Culture and Dance club as it promotes diversity, enhances their ability to work outside of their comfort zone, and creates new memories and friendships. Eden McIsaac
Staff Writer Ms. Pilgrim is a math teacher at Bonneville High School (BHS), she has been teaching here for 31 and a half years, all in the same classroom. The Bonneville Buzz was able to interview Pilgrim about her experiences and the changes throughout the years. One of the questions Pilgrim was asked was how the school has changed over the years. She replied by listing a variety of things; however, she mostly focused on how the technology at the school has changed. She declared, “Technology is vastly different. I did not even have a computer in my classroom when I started.” Pilgrim additionally mentioned how keyboards have changed, she says, “Classes like 'keyboarding' are no longer offered.” Nowadays teachers expect their students to have already learned typing skills. Another technological change she mentioned was cell phones. Pilgrim did not have a phone until “several years into [my] career;” however, her students had smartphones before she did. The biggest difference is Pilgrim "managed to survive day-to-day without constant contact," while many students consider their phone their lifeline. Pilgrim remarked that the bell schedule has undergone a huge change as well. When Pilgrim started teaching, Bonneville was on the A/B block schedule; the change to a six-period day was “a big switch” for her. Along with the change in the schedule, Pilgrim commented that there used to be semesters instead of trimesters. Besides the technology change and scheduling, Pilgrim revealed that Bonneville has changed the courses and classes they offer. Now BHS offers a way to receive an associates degree while still in highschool, Pilgrim mentioned that what the school offers has more varieties now than it did in the past. Students are now able to graduate from high school with an associate’s degree through universities such as Idaho State University. Pilgrim commented that she wished she could have had that option when she went to school here at Bonneville. Pilgrim went to school at BHS in 1986 and graduated from BYU. Before coming to teach at BHS, Pilgrim worked at a grocery store. Pilgrim enjoys a variety of things such as sewing, hiking, quilting, reading, and watching old movies. When Pilgrim was first hired, the BHS newspaper wrote an article on her, to introduce her as a new staff member. One thing the article mentions is that when Pilgrim was hired, she still had siblings that attended school. Upon getting hired, she stated, “The only draw-back, is that people might think I am favoring my siblings who attend BHS.” In addition, The Buzz asked Pilgrim what her favorite subject to teach is and why. Pilgrim responded, “I love to teach pre-calculus and calculus because the students are more motivated, and the subject matter is more challenging.” Pilgrim decided to become a math teacher because she is good at math. When her friends struggled in class they came to her for help. The last question asked to Pilgrim was what is the biggest challenge while teaching at (BHS). Pilgrim proclaimed, “Exhaustion and overwork. I am something of a perfectionist, and I like things just so. That takes a lot of work to keep up.” Ash Merritt
Assistant Editor Taking care of babies can be a difficult experience as well as a look into the delightful parts of having a baby. Bonneville High School provides students with a Child Development class to learn about becoming a parent. Taught by Mrs. Child, the class teaches students about all aspects of childbirth and parenting like anatomy, conception, development, and cost. One of the main projects called the “Baby Think it Over.” This project consists of taking a robotic baby for a three to four day period and taking care of the baby as if it was real. Many individuals choose the weekend to take a baby because they would prefer to care for the baby outside of school hours. Aspen Gooding, a freshman, explains she did not want the baby during school as she “didn't want to be embarrassed at school” because of the baby crying in the middle of class or carrying a baby around the halls. Additionally, she could spend more time with the baby if she took it for the weekend. Other students choose to take the baby from Tuesday evening to Thursday morning instead of over the weekend. Ashley Delehanty, a freshman, explains that she took the baby for the weekdays because she “didn't want to have [her] weekend dedicated to a baby doll.” Similarly, to having a real child, caring for the robotic baby comes with a few challenges. One of the many dilemmas parents faces is not having the tools to take care of the child. Unlike reality, this class gives students some tools: a bottle, two diapers, and a carrier. Since parents are not given all necessities in real life, students must bring one outfit and a blanket for the baby because parents are not given everything it would need in real life. Other challenges are nighttime; the robotic babies do not care what time it is, and it will cry in the middle of the night. Delehanty discloses that “Some challenges I face[d] while with the baby [were] definitely when I was woken up at night by [the baby]. It helped me realize how hard it must be to be a parent of a real baby.” The babies have four goals the student has to achieve: burping, feeding, rocking, and changing the diaper. Full of sensors, the baby releases different cries based on its needs. The diapers have two different colored sensors to show the student has changed the diaper; furthermore, the baby coos once the sensors on the baby and diaper connect. As for feeding the baby, there is a magnet on the bottle tip that connects to a sensor in the baby's mouth. Once the bottle is inserted, the baby will begin "eating" and finish with a drinking sound to indicate its done. After eating, the baby must be burped for a maximum of twenty minutes or until a burping sound is made. Just as real-life babies these robot babies need to be rocked, and this action is difficult to achieve. Students may accidently rock the baby too harshly or too softly. Once the baby coos, the students can stop rocking the baby. The students are graded based on achieving the needs of the baby and head support. The babies are set up as newborns to teach students to support the head of a baby. If head support is not being done the baby will scream and wail for three minutes; furthermore, the student will be docked ten points for each head support mishap and unmet needs. The project adds up to 200 points. Child Development's baby project shows how difficult childcare can be. Furthermore, the students gain a new experience. These sensitive babies may not be real: however, it may leave a deep bond between the student and child. |
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