News Briefs

Black Student Union to host Baccalaureate
The school’s Black Student Union (BSU) will be hosting its first Baccalaureate, or farewell ceremony, for this year’s Senior Class. It will take place tomorrow, May 30 in the Eagle Theatre. Awards will include improved GPA, talent, positive attitude, athletics, art, overcome challenges, as well as many more.
“A lot of [BSU] members and staff thought there wasn’t enough recognition for African American students,” BSU adviser Kalinda Price said.
Awards will go to BSU members, African American students who may not be in BSU, and students who are not African American but are in BSU. The ceremony is for other BSU members but also the friends and family of the graduating seniors.
“We are really looking forward to this and we hope that it’s a great event for the seniors,” club member junior Sarah McGee said. “It’s taking a lot of work … because we’re looking for donations and sponsors, but it’s work that we’re happy to do for our seniors.”

Broken Box chooses plays for next year
Broken Box will be performing “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” “Romeo and Juliet” and “The Dining Room” next year.
“Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” will be based on the original story by Lewis Carroll, and will be different from the Disney version with more characters and a slightly different plot line.
Broken Box will also be performing William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. A full Shakespeare show is done every other year the musical is not performed.
“The Dining Room” will be similar to this year’s “Museum.” This story shows the experiences of different families who have moved in and out of the house over a span of 50 years. This show will be predominantly comedic but will have some serious scenes as well.
“I’m really looking forward to Alice in Wonderland because it’s the legit Lewis Carroll version,” Broken Box member junior Natalie Hon said. “The plays next year are different and there’s a lot we can do with them.”