Category Archives: Features

By: BHS Features Staff May 7, 2025 This year, Mother’s Day is celebrated on May 11, and it is time to start thinking about how to celebrate the special moms in our lives. Whether it is a thoughtful gift, a homemade card, or simply spending quality time together, there are countless ways to show appreciationContinue reading “Honor Thy Mother”

By: BHS Features Staff April 30, 2025 If you struggle with mental health, you are not alone, and this is why May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental Health Awareness Month was founded in 1949 and is meant to highlight the importance of a person’s mental well-being and to promote support for mental health issues.Continue reading “Mental Health Awareness Month”

By: BHS Features Staff April 23, 2025 With April coming to an end and Summer nearing, it is time for the Geauga County Maple Festival! 🍁 The Maple Festival was founded in 1926, with the idea coming from Art Carlson. The idea for this festival was to introduce a competition between maple syrup and VermontContinue reading “Maple Festival”

By: BHS Features Staff April 16, 2025 As we all know, Easter is right around the corner. On April 20, prepare to have the Easter Bunny deliver lots of sweet treats.  However, Easter is not about a bunny. It is a holiday observed by Christians, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ, three days after hisContinue reading “Happy Easter!”

By: BHS Features Staff April 9, 2025 The most notable aspect about Spring are the beautiful flowers that bloom. The warm weather and occasional rain are perfect for growing flowers at home or even going out and seeing all of them beginning to bloom.  Spring is a really pretty season, so what are the topContinue reading “In Bloom”

By: BHS Features Staff March 26, 2025 As we know, Spring Break is right around the corner, and we are very excited about the much-needed week off. It is a fantastic time to catch up on favorite activities and attractions. If you are unsure of what to do or where to go next week, youContinue reading “Ideal Spring Break Destinations”

By: BHS Features Staff March 19, 2025 Unfortunately, racism is still a common issue, but there are many opportunities and ways to stop racism today. Many organizations fight against racism, and even though progress has been made, the work is not finished. The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is this Friday, MarchContinue reading “The Elimination of Racial Discrimination”

By: BHS Features Staff March 12, 2025 Many people (Irish or not) celebrate St. Patrick’s Day every year on March 17, the anniversary of St. Patrick’s death in the fifth century. For over 1,000 years, the Irish have celebrated St. Patrick’s Day as a religious holiday. Many families attended church in the early morning andContinue reading “Shamrocks and Parades”

By: BHS Features Staff March 5, 2025 Every year, starting on the first day of March, Women’s History Month is celebrated. We all know a woman in our lives who helped shape us into who we are today. In the 1970s, women’s history was generally unknown because it was not taught in schools or toContinue reading “Influential Women”

By: BHS Features Staff February 26, 2025 On February 26, 1993, the World Trade Center was bombed. Today marks the 32nd anniversary of this attack.  A terrorist bomb was planted in the basement-level parking garage of the World Trade Center, and it exploded at 12:18 in the afternoon. This explosion caused mass destruction of theContinue reading “Remembering the World Trade Center”

By: BHS Features Staff February 19, 2025 Each year, the World Cancer Research Fund organizes Cancer Prevention Action Week, aimed at helping to prevent cancer by supporting and encouraging individuals to change their daily bad habits to reduce their risk of preventable cancers.  This year’s Cancer Prevention Action Week looks into the effects of alcoholContinue reading “Alcohol and Cancer: Let’s Talk”

By: BHS Features Staff February 12, 2025 Valentine’s Day is perfect for giving mediocre chocolates and flowers to someone you love or care about, but who or what started this annual tradition? Valentine’s Day is named after Saint Valentine, but most of this day’s history is unknown. What we do know is that February hasContinue reading “Jolly Ol’ Saint…Valentine?”