A YEar in review
The annual homecoming dance was held on Saturday, September 27 at 7:00 pm in the BSHS Gymnasium. The Homecoming court consisted of Jake Ballentine, Marcus Ellwood, Korbin Myers (King), Garret McHenry, Brad Corliss, Trent Thompson, Sean Cadigan, and Jack Niles, Kim Rogers, Hannah Hilton, Allison Barnes, Lauren Lunde, Claire Lynch, Rebecca Burr (Queen), Lindsay Eichhorn, and Skylyn Bucher.
This year’s fall play was Twelfth Night, a classic Shakespeare production. Set after a shipwreck, maiden viola poses as a man in order to get a job with the Duke, and later sparks a love triangle full of despair and confusion. The Drama Club did a lovely job putting on this classic tale.
This year, students joined together to wage hope for Rick Vensel and his fight against pancreatic cancer. Senior Rebekah Vensel organized a t-shirt sale along with a school-wide purple out for Mr. Vensel. On March 14, she hosted a benefit concert at the First United Methodist Church in Mechanicsburg. The Vensel Family has left a lasting impact on Boiling Springs, and has enforced the powerful message, “Don’t let anybody steal your joy.”
Funny Girl was a smashing hit this spring. The drama club remade this famous story of Vaudville’s Fanny Brice and her lifetime of fame, fortune, love, and heartbreak.The show prominently featured many seniors, such as Kelley Hertzler, Jonah Downs, Ellie Tiley, Aslan Brewer, and Lauren Shooey. Kelley Hertzler won an Apollo Award for her performance as Fanny and Ellie Tiley received honorable mention for her performance as Rose Brice.
The 2015 BSHS Mini-THON was held on March 27 starting at 7 p.m. and running until 7 a.m. Over one third of the entire student body attended this fun event. At the second annual Man Pageant, Senior Josh McCoy was named Queen. The night included a rave, an inflatable obstacle course, a pudding eating contest, Mario cart races, and throwback music hour. At the end of the night, Mini-THON chairs revealed the grand total of $21,720.61. It was a great way to end a great year of fundraising efforts.
Congratulations to the Bubbler Band for their phenomenal job at this year’s Fiestival. On April 17, the BSHS Band competed in Myrtle Beach. They placed first in concert band, first in jazz band, and first place overall out of all the bands that competed. All featured soloists also received a soloist award, including Brooke Peterson, Andrew Cawley, Cameron Danesh, Caleb Deutsch, and Ajay Shugart. Congratulations to the entire band on this great achievement.
On November 7, 2014, Brittany Schilling organized and held a talent show in the Brenneman Auditorium. The talent show featured seven student acts of various forms. Featured performers include TAG, Boiling Springs High School’s new a capella group, Celadore, the popular school band consisting of Sam Wetzel, Chris Pedersen, and Bronwyn Stever, and a four-part duet tribute to Next to Normal starring Adeline Riley and Caleb Deutsch. Throughout the night, Schilling raised $722 for the BSHS Drama Club, and sold T-Shirts from the night. Students and community members came out to support the arts in this special event.
National Art Honors Society had a busy year planning a variety of events. In December, Blizzard Fest was held in the BSHS Cafeteria. It featured the band Celadore and received a great turnout. In March, they painted faces at Mini-thon with neon paint. On May 8, the art show was held in the gym, and displayed works from various students and various areas of interest. In June, NAHS will be painting faces at Foundry day.
2015 marked the creation of the first Bubbler Annual in all color. The books have also gotten bigger, moving up to an 8 by 10 inch frame. Yearbooks were originally sold for $42.50 and then sold at a late fee for $50. They will be available for pick up this fall during homecoming weekend.