Author: Sightline Staff

Advice: Dear Esther

Dear Esther, I confess, I’m a bit of a clotheshorse, but my conservative mennonite faith makes accessorizing a bit of a challenge. There’s just not a lot you can do with that tired old “white-on-black” number. I’ve tried loosening my…

Banquet 2013: “Step into Vintage”

Bethany’s 2013 Junior/Senior Banquet was a major success, boasting delicious food, fashionable style, magic, and, of course, dancing.   The evening began at 7:00, as students and faculty gathered at the Old Bag Factory to begin the festivities. Many table…

Moscow Dogs

Stray dogs in Moscow, Russia have learned how to find food in urban areas more easily. Most notably, the dogs have learned how to take the subway into town and get off at the right stop. They have also found…

What It’s Like Going to Bethany

It’s weird. But in a good way. While most of the other boarding students are either foreign or exchange students, I am from Indiana. I grew up in a tiny little town in the middle of nowhere called Winamac. It’s…

Caleb’s Diary: April 29, 2013

Hello, devoted readers of Sightline. I’m sure you saw the diary post that Caleb put on the Web last week. In response, I am doing the same to him. Without further ado, I (Jesse Bontreger) present Caleb’s Dairy. Dear Ms.…

Simplicity

I want to go back Back to a time A time when the streets are cobbled Where you pass merchants, give a friendly wave And be on your way A time where the cities are linked Not by roads, but…

Fish Fry: Sammy’s Perspective

I almost don’t know what to do with myself anymore. “Why?” you might ask. I am a Fish Head. Along with my partner in crime, Parth Patel (‘14), I have spent the last two and a half months planning the…

Jesse’s Diary: April 19, 2013

Readers: During a recent search of Jesse Bontreger’s locker, I, Caleb Morris, discovered a floral print booklet with pages upon pages of writing. Curious, I opened it up and was intrigued that it was Jesse’s diary, which he affectionately refers…

Jurassic Park and Modern 3D

Jurassic Park is a great film. Nowadays it’s remembered more for it’s groundbreaking technical achievements than for it’s dramatic merit, but as a suspense/`horror film it more than holds it’s own. The slightly dated-looking velociraptors still terrify, and Richard Attenborough…

Making Maple Syrup

Environmental Science and Biology teacher Amy Thut decided to tap into her knowledge of photosynthesis this spring and began maple syrup production around her house and Bethany. Since Amy was involved with tapping for maple syrup at Merry Lea, she…