The Lookout End of Year Newsletter

One of our more recent traditions at The Lookout is to ask our seniors about some of their favorite memories and experiences across their years at BHS. Below are the responses from the Class of 2026, who predominantly love food, working with their hands, their male teachers, and a wide range of music.

By Joy Morrison, Ash Fossey, and Eleanor Chao, 2029

As he finishes out the year, three student-writers met with Mr. Peter Jacob-Dolan to discuss some of his reflections on his time at Bedford Public Schools. Below is the transcript of that interview. Best of luck in the future Mr. J-D!

By Daisy Bhatt, 2028

The Playwright’s Festival is a spring tradition at BHS that challenges students to write their own short plays, and then act in them while also filling roles of their peer writers. This year six plays were performed, directed, produced, acted, written, and staged by students. In just the short span of four weeks they work together to create breathtaking shows that are both funny, and real. Below is a quick overview of this year’s productions:

By Zoe Rodriguez, 2028

The sci-fi novel Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir got a movie adaptation last month. It’s a wonderful and faithful adaptation about a science teacher (Ryland Grace) who gets recruited for a government mission to stop an alien microorganism from eating the sun, then goes on a suicide mission to space and saves Earth along with an alien named Rocky. The movie captures...

By Jana Safieddine and Ayah Rizk, 2027

On April 8th, 2026, the Israeli military carried out the operation of “Eternal Darkness” attacking over 100 areas across Lebanon in just 10 minutes by dropping some 160 airstrikes, including on crowded residential neighbourhoods. According to the National Catholic Reporter, the operation killed at least 350 people and injured many in just one day, making this one of the deadliest attacks since the escalation of the war in March.

By Tim Dolan, Lookout Advisor, via Pat Culhane, BHS Social Studies Teacher

On Saturday April 11 the BHS National History Day team competed in the Massachusetts State Finals at Winchester High School. Many members of the team had impressive exhibits, exploring complex and currently evolving topics with fluency and nuance. The following students were recognized for their achievements:

By Tim Dolan, Lookout Advisor, per Sean Hagan, BHS Art teacher

On Saturday April 11, the following BHS students were recognized for their outstanding work at the 2026 scholastic art awards competition.

Gold Key:

• Mira Smith...

By Tim Dolan, Lookout Advisor, per Nicole Prince, BHS Science Teacher

On Thursday, April 9, BHS Students Hanna Suzuki and Cindy Yuan had an excellent showing at the Massachusetts Science and Engineering Fair at the Worcester DCU Center. Both entered the competition after conducting lengthy science experiments independently and outside of school.

By Tim Dolan, Advisor, per Liana Heldman, BHS Science Teacher

On Saturday, March 28, six BHS students competed in the annual Women of Science Competition. Aanya Jain, Elizabeth Trant, Alyssa Schmidt, Meghan Gimbo, Navya Karki, and Veda Keny represented the school well, showing...

By Tim Dolan, Lookout Advisor, per Justine Flora, BHS Business Teacher and DECA Advisor

The DECA State Competition took place at the Seaport from Thursday March 12 through Saturday March 14, with more than 4,100 attendees, making it the largest state competition ever.

BHS represented incredibly well. Our students...

By Eleanor Chao, 2029

If you’ve ever been curious about how to make spring rolls, here’s one of my favorite recipes to do so. You can go above and beyond the store bought spring roll wrappers and make them yourself with a short list of ingredients below. Enjoy!

"Backstage Romance" by Moulin Rouge

"The Woods" by Lydia The Bard

"Madwoman" by Laufey

"Talkin' bout a Revolution" by Tracy Chapman

"Shot in the Dark" by The Format

"Drop Dead" by Olivia Rodrigo