During the summer of 2020, a resident of south main street began a peaceful protest against the BLM movement through the use of hand-painted signs in her yard and asking vehicles to honk to show support for her opinions. By…
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Who is Elizabeth Holmes?
When people hear the term “court case” in the news, they usually think of the Supreme Court hearing a case on abortion or immigration. Not too often do people see a federal case make the headlines. Former CEO of Theranos…
What do Bethany students eat for breakfast?
School starts fairly early in the morning and most students lack the motivation to get up earlier than necessary. Consequently, breakfast can often be an easily overlooked part of a high-schooler’s diet. Breakfast is often referenced as the most important…
The Impacts of Hurricane Ida
16 years ago, New Orleans faced a category 5 hurricane, Katrina, which devastated neighborhoods, toppled businesses, and killed 1,833 people. On August 29th, New Orleans was hammered by Hurricane Ida, a category 4 hurricane. The devastation left behind showed America…
Michael Walker Interview
Recently, the Sightline Staff had the pleasure of interviewing a new staff member, Michael Walker. During the interview, we got to know him a little better on a professional level as well as personally. So through this article, we will…
Small Bits of Poetry
The little star all by her lonesome has always envied the stars in a cluster and their ability to rely on one another.Why can she only joke with thembut never bear her heart to them?Why has the star who is…
New Staff: Christa Janzen
Christa Janzen is one of Bethany’s new hires this year, taking the art teaching position after Eric Kauffman resigned last year. Christa moved here from Nebraska, a state that she tells us is quite uninteresting. When students heard this in…
Taliban Takes Over Afghanistan
In 1996, a religious militant group, widely regarded as terrorists, took power and declared Afghanistan to be an Islamic Emirate, imposing strict laws and brutal punishments around the nation. In 2001, the U.S. army invaded Afghanistan and toppled the Taliban’s…
Haiti is Experiencing a Humanitarian Crisis
Haiti has recently faced multiple natural disasters and is currently in the middle of a humanitarian crisis. On August 14, a major 7.2 magnitude earthquake ripped through the nation, killing over 2,000 citizens, injuring 12,000, and leaving 300 missing. Death…
COVID Check-up
It’s been over a year now since the COVID-19 pandemic began and surely some people are wondering when it’s going to be over. This is the state of the COVID-19 pandemic as of right now. People are looking to take…