Category: Features

Meet New Students!

A new school year means new students. A couple of our Sightline staff interviewed a few of these new students. Not all grades get new students each year–the current Senior class for example, but this year there are a few…

Get to Know Madison Swartzendruber

Madison is one of our newest additions to Bethany’s faculty team and also an alumni! We interviewed Madison and asked her about… Get to know her by reading some interesting facts about her!  In her free time, Madison enjoys relaxing…

New Faculty Spotlight: Daniel Yoder

Daniel Yoder is the new Facilities Generalist at Bethany. In Daniel’s own words, “The Facilities Generalist is a new role at Bethany. I am learning that general is the right word for the position. I have cleaned toilets, fixed buses,…

New Faculty Spotlights: Jonathan Reuel & Andrew Lanctot

As the school year is starting there have been lots of changes around our school with new people entering our community. We interviewed two of these new teachers. Andrew Lanctot is the new fourth-grade teacher. Jonathan Reuel is the new…

Interview With Alumni- Dan Shenk

Dan Shenk, a Bethany grad from 1968, spoke in a chapel back in 2019 about a new book he was writing about his and other’s experiences with sports and spirituality. Dan Shenk also worked on the student publication back when…

How Spotify Premium Changed My Life: A True Story

The following is an unpaid testimony from a real customer: For years, I jumped from one music platform to another. I trudged through the depths of Pandora, regular radio stations, and even for a period of time, YouTube playlists. I…

2021 Senior Predictions

Jackie Barber: Jackie marries an investment banker from New York. They travel the world with their two border terriers and end up settling down on a country club in the Hamptons. Braden Bohn: Braden will try college while making singing…

Oscars Review

The Academy Awards are a time when moviemakers and moviegoers come together and celebrate the best of the best in cinema over the year. But, as high schoolers, many of us spend our Sunday nights writing essays or better yet,…

Land Art: A Continuing Conceptual Art Movement

Some art installations can’t fit inside any gallery. Some artists think on such a large scale that they could never buy the amount of materials needed to put it on canvas. These artists turn to the land itself, turning acres…

WNDU School Rules

On April 15th, Bethany participated in WNDU’s School Rules segment. This photo essay shows a few details of what happened that morning. To see clips from the morning click here. ~Carissa Woolace