Arts

Lady Gaga Brings the “Mayhem Ball” Tour to Chicago

By Mary Rivera-Scheeringa, Producer of Podcasts

Pop icon and 14-time Grammy Award winner Lady Gaga is back on the road with her electrifying “Mayhem Ball” Tour, her eighth tour to date. Kicking off July 2025 in…

Album Review: “Virgin” by Lorde

By Jasiek Bugaj, Arts & Entertainment Editor

After a four-year wait, Lorde released her most gritty, polished and lyrically complex album to date – putting everything on the table and leaving nothing for interpretation. Lorde has a…

Album Review: Man’s Best Friend by Sabrina Carpenter

By Jasiek Bugaj, Arts & Entertainment Editor

Just 371 days after her breakthrough album, Sabrina Carpenter controversially returns to music in full throttle — with a flirty, fun, chaotic, and cheeky pop album packed with great hooks…

Students Take the Directors Chair in Senior Play

By Liam Maclean

On Thursday, May 16th, the Upper-School theater program performed Tommy Folan’s Senior Directed play, 13 Ways to Screw Up a College Interview. Starring Tommy Folan ’25, Stephen Agular ’25, Adrian…

Musical Talent Showcased at Studio Recitals

By Ryan Li

The Music Department hosted its annual year-end studio recitals during the three days of April 29th, April 30th, and May 6th. The music featured a diverse selection of musical genres,…

BH 5/13 Spring Concert

By Ryan Ho

On Tuesday, May 13, Belmont Hill hosted the Spring Concert, a culmination of the hard work all the bands had done throughout the school year. The orchestra opened with renditions…

ROTS Returns to Theaters

By Liam Maclean

In honor of its 20th anniversary, starting in late April, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith was released to theaters for the first time since May 19th, 2005. Revenge of…

Artist of the Issue: Photographer JJ Pena ’26

By Jaiden Lee

By Jaiden Lee ’26 Word count: 777 JJ Pena ’26 has been heavily involved in photography for several years, creating countless portraits and pieces of human subjects, nature, sports, and…