Competition. It is a word that inspires many different reactions, yet no one denies its presence here at BIM. For many, the word elicits stress, fear, and all kinds of negativity. Others have figured out...
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...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
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...
The BASIS Independent McLean volleyball team won the Independent Small School Athletic Conference (ISSAC) league championship. In an unexpected turn of events, we won the last three sets in a row after...
Melis O., Op-Ed Editor and Yearbook Liaison
• December 14, 2021
Over November 12th and 13th, the Model UN club at BASIS Independent Mclean hosted our first ever conference (called BIMMUN I). The Secretariat of the Model UN club, including Benjamin W. (‘23), Sophie...
Ah, Homecoming, the most wonderful event in the month of October at BIM. Every year at BASIS Independent McLean since 2019, excluding last year, we have had a Homecoming dance. The Homecoming dance is...
The BIM Hybrid Learning Model was implemented in the 2020-2021 school year as a result of COVID-19. A schedule in which half the school (red cohort) would come to school on Monday and Tuesday and the other...
Introducing the House System to BASIS Independent McLean
Many of you have probably heard about the House System but only to the extent that it exists. So what exactly is its purpose and what does it...
