Every Vote Counts
Sarah Blankenship and Sadie Watkins
October 14, 2020
Intro Many students would agree that 2020 is a huge year for politics. Republican, and current president Donald Trump is running against Democrat and former Vice President Joe Biden for president. With passions running so high around politics, nowadays some members of the US see this ele...
Protests Against Police Brutality
Regan Johnston and Paige Hodges
July 1, 2020
Activists are making history as protests against police brutality take place world-wide. The protests in Kansas City and all over the world were sparked by public outrage over the murder of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, who died while in police custody on May 25 in Minneapolis, Minnesota....
New Issue, New Opportunities
May 11, 2020
Whether the obstacle be a worldwide pandemic quarantine or the introduction of new newspaper staff leadership team during a pandemic, The Bell keeps publishing. No matter what. With a fresh new staff taking on their new roles for the 2020-2021 school year, The Bell releases it’s virtual 2020 May S...
The Coronavirus Storm
May 5, 2020
Journalism students were ready to investigate their first news stories when the quarantine began due to the Covid 19 pandemic They had to improvise to follow new social distancing guidelines. Some of them interviewed family members, and others interviewed people they knew by phone, video or email. Work must go on!...
Terminating the Racial Target
April 28, 2020
Since the Coronavirus (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic on Mar. 11, 2020, more people have become victims of two other epidemics: racism and xenophobia. People’s fear of the Coronavirus has inflamed prejudice beliefs, intolerance, and microaggressions, putting a target of racism and xenophobi...
New Horizons
April 23, 2020
Curious about what to do during quarantine? Nintendo has you covered with their new game called Animal Crossing New Horizons. This new game has been breaking sales records and trending while the world is in isolation. On social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram users are exclaiming their excitement for...
Jazz Choir Needs Your Vote NOW!
April 16, 2020
April 16, 2020 -- Liberty High School, Liberty, Mo The Bell student newspaper staff Sophomore percussionist Gabe Baldia discovered a musical idea and ran with it. He led the new LHS Vocal Jazz Choir to enter a contest sponsored by Fox 4 News, creating a new arrangement of the station's t...
What’s goin’ on?
April 14, 2020
April 15, 2020 -- Liberty High School, Liberty, Missouri, The Bell student newspaper staff -- Junior Alison Adams Jobs across the country are being halted and only those that are considered necessary remain open. “Necessary” includes places that supply food. Junior Alison Adams works at Fi...
Full April Issue Drops Today
April 8, 2020
The plans for the April issue of The Bell fluctuated between regular routine and stop, shock and Coronavirus shutdown. Today, we’re bringing a completely renovated and 100% virtual issue to our BlueJay audience. Readers will be able to flip through the pages, just like our print edition. Click on th...
Shock. Awe. Dismay. Fear? Excitement?! OK, now what?
March 30, 2020
March 31, 2020 -- Liberty, Missouri, The Bell student newspaper -- by Sarah Blankenship, Jenn Carmony, Caty Franklin and Emma Stouffer After reading superintendent Jeremy Tucker’s tweet that Liberty Public Schools is closed because of the Coronavirus pandemic until April 24, a lot of different reactions...
