The Bellarmine Prep Lion

Farewell to familiar faces

Cristina Shaffer

May 24, 2018

Next month, the Bellarmine community will bid farewell to the graduating class of 2018. These students have worked for four long and hard years and have amassed tremendous achievements. However, none of the success of these graduates would be possible without the support of Bellarmine staff, teachers...

Jim Fish, Judy Torgerson, Fr. Tom Lamanna, S.J. and Erik Michels will be leaving at the end of the year. Not pictured: Kirsten Byers, Julie Campbell, Denise Diaz and Frank Lewis. Photo by Jeanne Hanigan

Farewell to familiar faces
Buy Brooks’ bands and stickers

Ali Lo, Executive Editor

February 27, 2018

On Dec. 14, 2017, Bellarmine lost one of its own: freshman Brooks Rolfness took his own life. The community is heartbroken over the loss. Before break, the emotions were palpable. Students took refuge in the St. Aloysius chapel, counselors’ offices and with Fr. Jerry Chapdelaine, S.J., Brooks’ football...

Stickers sold by Haeli Sterino for $2. Photo by Jeanne Hanigan

Buy Brooks’ bands and stickers

June 18, 2018

Walking into the gym foyer was an experience like no other on Wednesday, April 25. It was the Evening of the Arts, possibly one of the most under-appreciated events at Bellarmine. The room was redone, with art stands sprawled across the floor. Towards...

Unprecedented ASB Election elects an all-junior cast for the Student Senate

Max Bessler B'18, Writer at Large

June 5, 2018

With the departure of another senior class, the new school year is on the horizon. Finals beckon and the summer calls. Among the end of the year ﬁnalities, comes the Student Senate Executive Elections— the yearly renewal of elected leaders on campus....

Lions on the Hill: an initiative to increase empathy

Ali Lo, Editor-in-Chief

March 12, 2018

Many people have seen the feature, "Humans of New York." It is a photoblog collection of street portraits and interviews collected on the streets of New York. It allows regular individuals an opportunity to share their story and increases awareness of...

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Features

Hipster is the new black

Zoey Suarez, Guest Writer

May 10, 2018

Are you tired of the mainstream? Do you desperately need to differentiate yourself from the norm? Is your favorite character in Mean Girls (not that you would ever watch such a popular “film”) Janis Ian? If you said yes to any of these questions, I have great news for you—the counterculture is back! That’s right....

Bellarmine Prep students participate in National Walk Out on March 14, 2018

Max Bessler, Josh Hanigan, Maddie Halvorson, Audrey Pentimonti, Julia Maher, Broadcast Team

March 14, 2018

On March 14, at exactly 10 a.m. PDT, many Bellarmine Prep students, along with countless other students at other schools around the nation, participated in an optional, peaceful but powerful walkout. Here is the broadcast of that day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WsooUG19PQ

Spring on the horizon

Mariella Caruso

March 14, 2018

As the school months start to wind down before the greatly anticipated season of summer, people at Bellarmine anxiously await...

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Epicenter

Class of 2016 college map

September 30, 2016

The Senior Class of 2016 is off to college!

Lion staff apologizes for Epicenter error and Elizabeth Blodgett omission

December 19, 2014

The places they will go…Class of 2013 college map

May 28, 2013

‘Love in the Jungle?’ February 2013

February 13, 2013

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Sports

It’s National Signing Day at Bellarmine Prep

Lion Staff

February 7, 2018

On Wednesday, Feb. 7, on National Signing Day, 17 Bellarmine student athletes officially announced their future colleges where they will continue their sports careers. Jordan...

Wrestling equals work

Adrienne Pascual

December 8, 2017

Nov. 13 marked the start of a new wrestling season here at Bellarmine. Across the wrestling team handbook reads a short saying in bold, capitalized letters: “Hard work!...

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Opinions

The countdown is coming to a close

Josh Hanigan

May 24, 2018

As freshmen, perhaps we felt that graduation would never come and we would stay in high school forever. Once senior year rolled around, though, all we can do is look back...

Hipster is the new black

Zoey Suarez, Guest Writer

May 10, 2018

Are you tired of the mainstream? Do you desperately need to differentiate yourself from the norm? Is your favorite character in Mean Girls (not that you would ever watch such...

Rejection deserves its own rant

Cristina Shaffer, Executive Online Editor

February 27, 2018

There are a lot of things people prepare for. Bringing reusable bags to the grocery store to avoid paying for bags, keeping First Aid and disaster preparedness kits, and saving...

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A&E

The annual art show is a gem
Walking into the gym foyer was an experience like no other on Wednesday, April 25. It was the Evening of the Arts, possibly one of the most under-...
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Art teacher Ben Meeker talks about Morse Clary’s display at Bellarmine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMhSY6tOA4E&feature=youtu.be Text below provided by www.bellarmineprep.org/news/?id=1806 Morse Clary - "The Subt...
Bagels and (Tea) Brews at Bert’s
Walking into Bertolino’s Coffee Bar on a Late Start Wednesday, it may be a tad difficult to find a seat. The aroma of baked goods and coffee fil...
A backstage look behind the musical and plays at Bellarmine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_HEXlUDfHk&feature=youtu.be...
Christmas in November through the fall musical, ‘A Christmas Carol’
The musicals of Bellarmine’s past are rolling in their graves. The musicals of Bellarmine’s future are already shaking in their knees. Why? Th...
While new art gallery debuts in Fr. Weber Hall, teacher Tom Gross Shader has works on display at TCC
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Singers welcome holiday season
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The Bellarmine Prep Lion

Farewell to familiar faces

Farewell to familiar faces

Buy Brooks’ bands and stickers

Buy Brooks’ bands and stickers

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