Departing Faculty: Dr. DeFraia
As the school year comes to a close, Belmont Hill says goodbye to Dr. DeFraia, who stepped in as a sabbatical replacement for Dr. Tift in the English Department. When…
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Mai Hassan on Sudan
On April 24, award-winning MIT political science professor Mai Hassan came to Belmont Hill to speak about the ongoing conflict in South Sudan. Hassan spoke on the background of the…
Departing Faculty: Thank you Mr. Feldman!
In his fifteen years of teaching mathematics at Belmont Hill, Mr. Stephen Feldman has left a lasting impact on the school. Whether explaining differential equations in his BC Calculus class,…
Poetry Fest Performances
The Belmont Hill community gathered on Friday, April 25th, for the 31st annual Poetry Fest, a celebration of poems that has become an established tradition at our school. After a…
Departing Faculty: Mr. Ryan ’17
The 2024-2025 school year is in its final stages, and Mr. Ryan ‘17 will take off from Belmont Hill. Mr. Ryan spent six years at BH as a student and…
An Exciting End to the Year: Senior Field Day
To make up for missing their 7th-grade Roman & Greek Field Day because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Class of 2025 decided to bring it back—with a twist. Throughout the…
NS-31 Goes to Space With All-Female Crew
On April 14, 2025, pop star Katy Perry and five other women made history on a suborbital flight aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket. It was the first all-female-crewed space…
Mahmoud v. Taylor: Drawing the Line Between Church and State
On April 22, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court Case Mahmoud v. Taylor took place. The case unfolded in April 2023 when Muslim, Catholic and Orthodox Christian parents sued Montgomery County…
The Inaugural Breaking Barriers Gala
On the evening of March 8, Lake Forest Academy’s Breaking Barriers Club hosted its first gala. Breaking Barriers strives to allow immigrants easier access to healthcare. The Club’s leaders include…
The Abrupt Digitalization of Advanced Placement Exams
Advanced Placement (AP) tests are standardized exams taken each May created by the College Board; the exams allow high school students to demonstrate college-level knowledge and, in many cases, earn…