In order to stay relevant with their main audience, students, the BearFacts has made quite the changes in the last two years, going from print to online. The 2018-2019 school year, the BearFacts staff began recording daily announcements and posting them on the social media outlet, Instagram. However,...

Sept. 6, 2019, indie-pop artist Melanie Martinez released her sophomore album K-12, along with a film that compliments the album. K-12 comes four years after her debut album Crybaby, which had immense success charting number one on the Billboard U.S. Top Alternative albums. Throughout the album, Martinez...

Bastrop High School’s four year resident mascot, Paige Barrington, is an expert at getting any crowd hyped and engaged in the game. Paige, Bobby the Bear, attends almost all Varsity games, while her little sister and high school mascot, Kaitlyn Barrington, attends the JV games as Billie the Bear. Both...

Gay-Straight Alliance Clubs, or GSAs for short, are student-run organizations that bring together LGBTQ students and allies to build unity, and organize issues surrounding their school and community. “It’s important for kids to know who they are, and to accept who they are,” said senior Holly...