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Songs for the Chillier Months: A Fall and Winter Playlist

Songs for the Chillier Months: A Fall and Winter Playlist

Sophia Kim February 5, 2024

For many BCA students, listening to music is a shared passion that accompanies them in their daily activities, whether it be studying at home or relaxing on long bus rides. As the seasons change from summer...

2023 Fashion Trends: Here to stay, or so last year?

2023 Fashion Trends: Here to stay, or so last year?

Mia Subrahmanyam January 24, 2024

It’s 2024, and with the new year come countless articles, videos, and posts all trying to predict fashion’s next big thing. However, the start of a new year is also a time to reflect on many fashion...

2023 BCA Wrapped

2023 BCA Wrapped

Isabella Hong January 24, 2024

At BCA, many students have headphones or earbuds in their ears during class, lunch, or even at home, certainly listening to music. From rap to indie pop to classical music, there is so much variety in...

“Barbenheimer”: How a Doll and a Bomb Blew up the Box Office

“Barbenheimer”: How a Doll and a Bomb Blew up the Box Office

Melanie Shim October 30, 2023

The summer of 2023 was filled with endless entertainment, and many BCA students took some of their time to head to theaters for the cinematic event of the season. Starting as internet sensations, Barbie...

Margot Robbie (Barbie) and Ryan Gosling (Ken) on the set of the live-action Barbie movie

The Summer of Barbie: The Influence of the Upcoming Live-Action Barbie Movie

Thalia Romm July 16, 2023

Barbie has been a symbol of empowerment, fashion, and limitless possibilities for over six decades. Her impact has especially reached current teenagers, as she was a prominent character in the animation...

AP Music Theory: The Most Deceiving AP of Them All?

AP Music Theory: The Most Deceiving AP of Them All?

Hannah Shin June 7, 2023

On May 12th, 2023, twenty-one students took the AP Music Theory exam. AP Music Theory is one of the more obscure AP classes that high school students at BCA have the option of taking. Each year, students...

BCA Hosts Chamber Music Society’s Young Musicians Regional Semifinal Concert

BCA Hosts Chamber Music Society’s Young Musicians Regional Semifinal Concert

Hannah Shin May 10, 2023

On March 22nd, 2023, ten chamber music groups competed at the Chamber Music Society’s 39th Annual Young Musicians New Jersey Regional Concert Semifinal hosted at BCA.  Chamber groups from seven...

Performance from final day of PlayWeek

The Resurrection of PlayWeek

Christina Tashji March 29, 2023

To be or not to be? More like, to go to PlayWeek or to not go? The obvious answer is to go, of course. Why miss out on a free show? Studio 216, Bergen County Academies’ one and only student-run theater...

One Act Festival 2022

One Act Festival 2022

One ActPlays 2022 Seniors in AVPA-T at BCA were handed the torch of responsibility for directing and putting on a show. BCA's One Act Festival is an annual event that brings students together from different...

Group B taking their bows

LIVE ONE-ACTS ARE BACK!

Sisley Carretas June 2, 2022

Alongside the return of live theatre is the return of staged One-Acts, directed by the AVPA-T seniors. As part of their Theatre Directing course, the Theatre seniors are granted the opportunity to take...

The Growing Divide Between New Music and Old Music

The Growing Divide Between New Music and Old Music

Aidan Park, Online Editor March 19, 2022

Old songs now represent 70% of the U.S music market, according to the latest numbers from MRC Data, a music-analysis firm. With albums such as Thriller by Michael Jackson and Abbey Road by The Beatles,...

LLF: Dont Trust the Boyz! - BCA Talent Truly Shines

LLF: Don’t Trust the Boyz! – BCA Talent Truly Shines

Cadee Lee, Elena Jacoby, and Ming-Jing Qin March 3, 2022

  There’s one thing we all know about students at Bergen County Academies: they love high school so much, they never want to leave (or rather, a part of them is stuck here forever). After more...

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