Category: Bard News
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Listening, Learning, and Supporting by Valentina Tang ’26
As May arrives, flowers are brought back to bloom, and the days get warmer. Vacation plans start to occur, and everyone’s clothing choices become more colorful. However, as this month arrives, the act of raising awareness for mental health also arises. While it was first recognized in the United States in 1949, Mental Health Awareness…
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Spring is Blooming and So Is The Quill: What To Know About Bard’s Brand New Literary Magazine by Lazarus Lopez ’26
Bard’s literary club, the Quill, has recently reestablished itself as of the fall semester. The club previously existed in the form of writers’ forums and open mics, but with its return, it brings one new aspect: a magazine. Bard is a school that is heavily focused on the literary arts, meaning that there are plenty…
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Doctrix Marturano: The Language of Latin and Beyond by Rassa Kia-Young ’27
Melissa Marturano, known by many as Doctrix Marturano, is one of the two Latin teachers at BHSECQ. Her interest in Latin started when she was required to learn Latin in catholic school, which she attended from the age of three all through high school. She excelled in it and especially enjoyed it when they read…
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Socrates with a Stopwatch by Emilia Sawicka ’25
He has taught over 400 fitness classes, and coached 74 different girls and boys teams among a multitude of vastly different sports. And that’s just his career at Bard. Jon Leizman is often seen in his office or the hallway discussing various philosophical, sports, and fitness related topics. He is a master of blending the…
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Bard’s Clock Crisis by Rassa Kia-Young ’27
The clocks. While a small problem compared to other, much bigger issues at BHSECQ, it remains a burden that students and faculty face every day. The attempts to fix them or make them all the same and the correct time only last for short periods until they get mixed up again. In many of the…
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Mindfulness or Mindless? When Self-Care Becomes Toxic by Shiria Kazi ‘26
Welcome back to the mental health section of BQ Broadside! This time, I want to dive into something that isn’t always talked about: the fine line between self-care and self-sabotage. Read on to find out how self-care can sometimes become more of a distraction than a solution and what it could really mean to take…
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Bard Hosts Born This Way Foundation by Maisie Morrison and Beatrix Worthington ’25
On Tuesday, March 18th, Born This Way Foundation held an event at Bard High School Early College Queens to present a panel of young members of the LGBTQ+ community, discuss case studies based on the online queer youth experience, and showcase novel research on media use and mental health. According to their website, Born This…
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The Magnificent Mills by George Bath ’27
The wonderful reality of being a student is that you are surrounded by teachers who each have endless knowledge and experience to share. Yet, it feels easy to miss this opportunity, especially when we don’t often hear about the lives of our teachers. Sean Mills is a literature and creative writing professor here at Bard…
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Keeping up with the Track Team by Holly Hook and Lily Seibert ’28
As we are entering spring, many of Bard Queens’ very own students have taken up spring sports! While some of us struggle to get out of bed, thanks to daylight savings, some students at Bard have been up and ready early in the morning, lacing their shoes for practice, and at the track nearly every…
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Climate Justice in the Capitol by Valentina Tang ’26
On Wednesday, March 5th, high school students from all over New York gathered together in the State Capitol to advocate for climate justice. Approximately 600 teens from different high schools such as Townsend Harris, Brooklyn Tech, and NEST+M rallied together to discuss the importance of climate action. Students sent direct letters to Kathy Hochul, the…