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The Student News Site of BASIS Independent McLean

The BIM Bulletin

The Student News Site of BASIS Independent McLean

The BIM Bulletin

Letter to the Administration: BIM Library

Letter to the Administration: BIM Library

March 2, 2023

Dear BIM Administration, Our poll “How would you use a middle/high school library?” (Published January 23, 2023), asked the BIM student community what they would do with an available library...

Agora: A Citadel of Warmth within the Icy Expanse

Agora: A Citadel of Warmth within the Icy Expanse

Ash V., Editor March 1, 2023

The frigid breeze of early December panged against my coat. The never-slowing calendar had finally arrived in the realm of winter, truly the most peculiar season of the year. The once welcoming evening...

The FIRE Club is Coming to BIM: FAQ

The FIRE Club is Coming to BIM: FAQ

Henry P. '25 February 23, 2023

What is the FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) Club? FIRE Club is dedicated to learning about ways to establish financial independence so you can have more choices earlier in life. The goal...

Artwork by Isabella S. 23

Is Water Wet?

Sylvie Z. '28, Contributor February 16, 2023

Introductory message from Dr. Hartman: In chemistry, we are constantly evaluating the world around us in an effort to figure out how things work. Chemists are inquisitive, curious, and critical thinkers...

Credit: Paloma M.

A Guide to Surviving Valentine’s Day: A High School Student’s Diary

Hera L., Staff Writer February 15, 2023

Ahh, Valentine’s day. The day of love, chocolate, and kisses. (Hershey Kisses, of course.) It’s an infamous day that can either go really well or really…not well, and if you’re reading this, it...

Credit: Grace A.

How Climate Injustice Changed My Life

Hera L., Staff Writer January 27, 2023

“But, Mom, I’m scared! I don’t want to talk to a random stranger!” The little girl buried her face in her mom’s shirt as she shook with waves of anxiety. She turned around to watch her friends...

The Great BIM Flood of 2023

The Great BIM Flood of 2023

Paloma M., Reporter January 26, 2023

On December 31st, while we were all relaxing on Winter Break and pondering our upcoming return to school, an unexpected email arrived in everyone's inbox. It explained that grades 7 through 12 were going...

Photo by Samuel Regan-Asante, tributes outside of Buckingham Palace

Should a Royal Transition Initiate a National Transformation?

Grace A. January 20, 2023

The death of Queen Elizabeth II sparked widely different reactions throughout the world. Some view her death as a prompt to question the necessity of the monarchy. It is 2023. Should the British monarchy...

Fall Fashion!

Fall Fashion!

Isabella S. December 21, 2022

 

All photos by Ash V.

Founding Farmers: An Exploratory Passage on the Nature of Time

Ash V November 22, 2022

It was a cold day at sea in 1915. Keganoush Aghababian stared down at the ever-shifting waves below her, and, when she looked up, she began to see land ahead of her. Still unsure whether it was solid ground...

Credit to Paloma M.

What do you mean “No Phones in the Hallway”?

Paloma M., Staff Writer September 22, 2022

With the new 2022-2023 school year in full force, many students are excited to get back to class, finally returning to a sense of “normal” after nearly two years of pandemic-related changes. Many BIM...

Mr. Webb is a math teacher. The photograph was taken by Lifetouch Studios.

Teacher Spotlight: Mr. Webb

Grace A., Staff Writer September 22, 2022

Mr. Webb is one of our High School Math teachers at BIM, currently in his second year of teaching at our school. Mr. Webb teaches Graph Theory, Calculus BC, Pre-Algebra, and, briefly, Linear Algebra. I...

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