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Boise Highlights
The Student News Site of Boise High School

Boise Highlights
Bella Rock

Bella Rock, Social Media Editor

Bella Rock is a Boise High Senior entering her second year reporting for the Boise Highlights. She’s passionate about all forms of writing from journalism to poetry to short story and many more. She hopes to follow her love of journalistic writing to college and one day end up writing articles for a living. In addition, she plays for the Boise Brave club lacrosse team.

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A group rallying against anti-Asian American and Pacific Islander sentiment and hate at City Hall in Los Angeles. (Frederic Brown/ Getty Images)

Viral Hatred

Bella Rock, Social Media Editor
May 12, 2021
Defense attorney Eric Nelson and Derek Chauvin in a courtroom sketch from a video feed in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Jane Rosenberg/Reuters)

The Beginning of the End: Derek Chauvin’s Trials

Bella Rock, Social Media Editor
May 12, 2021
Biden speaking in Wilmington, Del., discussing his relief plan to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating economic fallout. (Matt Slocum / Associated Press)

Build Back Better

Bella Rock, Social Media Editor
March 2, 2021
Tom Brady celebrating as the clock ticks down in the final seconds, marking Tampa’s victory. (Mark J. Rebilas, USA TODAY Sports)

Tom Brady’s Super Bowl Success

Bella Rock, Social Media Editor
March 2, 2021
A pile of hand packaged orders for Audacity cosmetics. (Monica Silva)

The Boom in Teen Business

Bella Rock, Social Media Editor
February 3, 2021
A mob of Trump supporters rallying together in the U.S. Capitol siege. (Leah Millis/Reuters)

“This is Not America.” Yes, It is.

Bella Rock, Social Media Editor
February 3, 2021
A mask hanging on a Christmas tree like an ornament to show the way the holidays have shifted this year in that COVID feels all encompassing. (Bella Rock)

COVID and How to Stay Safe During the Holiday Season

Bella Rock, Social Media Editor
December 21, 2020
A picture of Fuller’s “Play Like a Girl” helmet that she wears to empower other female athletes. (Vanderbilt University)

Kicking Through Gender Norms

Bella Rock, Social Media Editor
December 21, 2020
Brain scans from July 2020 of coronavirus patients showing neurological damage, as serious as nerve damage in some cases. (Oxford University Press)

The Way COVID Harms the Brain

Bella Rock, Social Media Editor
November 20, 2020
An image of an artist performing in an empty concert hall to highlight the isolation that comes with this new world. (MN2S)

Virtual Concerts: How Artists are Adjusting to the New World

Bella Rock, Social Media Editor
November 20, 2020
An image of a pride flag, a symbol of solidarity and pride for the LGBTQ+, community being displayed outside a church to show support. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

All Means All

Bella Rock, Social Media Editor
November 20, 2020
A group of friends watching Hubie Halloween during a pivotal moment in the film. (Bella Rock)

Hubie Halloween Saves 2020?

Bella Rock, Social Media Editor
October 21, 2020
Large scale photos and quotes from RBG kept up in the "Notorious RBG" exhibit, now being used to honor her memory. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune)

The Legacy and Aftermath of Ruth Bader Ginsberg

Bella Rock, Social Media Editor
October 21, 2020
A magazine with a dieting advertisement on the cover being burned to represent destroying the dangerous ideals that dieting culture creates. (Bella Rock)

The Danger of Dieting

Bella Rock, Social Media Editor
October 21, 2020
A scattering of everyday items along with a mask to show how masks have become incorporated into daily life. Additionally, the mask has the word “happy” written on it to show how as a society we often hide our negative emotions and only display positive things to make us look our best on social media.

[Photo] Behind the Mask

A Collaborative Project of the Highlights Staff
September 24, 2020
Uyghur Muslims protesting the disappearance and encampment of their people (Aris Oikonomou/ AFP via Getty Images).

The Uyghur Concentration Camp Crisis

Bella Rock, Social Media Editor
September 18, 2020
The 2017 solar eclipse which could be seen in total from Idaho. The solar eclipse has a strong astrological impact in that some signs are believed to have negative changes while other sun signs experience happiness, peace, and major positive development (Bella Rock).

The Horoscope Hoax?

Bella Rock, Social Media Editor
September 18, 2020
Teenager Therapy podcast cover photo (https://teenagertherapy.carrd.co/).

Teenager Therapy: The Podcast that Brings Light in Dark Times

Bella Rock, Reporter
May 1, 2020
Students protesting and calling for their government to take action against climate change. (Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

The Spike in Student Climate Strikes

Bella Rock, Reporter
March 12, 2020
Banners posted outside Parliament in the people’s attempt to share their voice on the issue (AP Photo / Kirsty Wigglesworth).

The Fragile Future of the United Kingdom

Bella Rock, Reporter
March 12, 2020
A crowd of marchers gathering at the 2020 Women’s March (Getty Images).

Redefining Feminism

Bella Rock, Reporter
February 19, 2020
Boats sailing on the Nile River (Amr Nabil/AP).

The Fight For the Nile

Bella Rock, Reporter
February 19, 2020
Tennessee Titans quarterback, Ryan Tannehill, throwing a pass during the Patriots v. Titans week one playoff game (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images).

The Fall of The Patriots Dynasty

Bella Rock, Reporter
January 22, 2020
President Trump’s press conference addressing the Iranian missiles launched on January 7th (Michael Reynolds/EPA-EFE).

World War III?

Bella Rock, Reporter
January 22, 2020
Bella Hadid, a heterosexual identifying woman, kissing a female-presenting robot, for an advertisement, which was later determined as queerbaiting by the general public since Hadid is not LGBTQ+. (Pride.com)

The Toxicity of Queerbaiting

Bella Rock, Reporter
December 16, 2019
Democratic presidential candidates before the third Democratic primary debate, including (right to left) Harris, Warren, Biden, Sanders, Buttigieg (Frederic J. Brown, Getty images).

2020 Presidential Elections: Who is Running?

Bella Rock, Reporter
November 19, 2019
President Trump speaking at the 74th General Debate at the United Nations General Assembly on September 25th, 2019, where he addresses the issues related to the impeachment inquiry (Drew Angerer, Getty Images).

To Impeach or Not To Impeach

Bella Rock, Reporter
October 22, 2019
Matt Edwards, Sophomore English Teacher. (Courtesy of LinkedIn Profile)

Welcoming New Staff

Bella Rock, Reporter
September 25, 2019
Taliban representatives at peace talks in Doha, Qatar. (Karim Jaafar/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images) m Jaafar/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Kari m Jaafar/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Karim Jaafar/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

The Issue of Peace Between the U.S. and The Taliban

Bella Rock, Reporter
September 25, 2019
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