A Ride Through BCA’s History
Mr. Zhang (class of 2000) and Dr. Elina Zaretsky (class of 1999). Before I even thought about applying to Bergen County Academies or fully understanding what the school was, I remember...
View ArticleScience Meets Art: BCA Student Wins 2025 Science Without Borders® Challenge
Daniel Yu, a junior in the science academy at Bergen County Academies, has earned international recognition as a winner of the 2025 Science Without Borders® Challenge. This annual global art...
View ArticleCS Night 2025
On May 8, 2025, from 4:20 PM to 7:00 PM, the ATCS freshmen from the Class of 2028 came together in the 1st-floor cafeteria for CS Night 2025, an evening designed for fun and connection. Unlike...
View ArticleBCA Juniors Head to Lehigh
BCA offers many different opportunities to go on field trips, from the Global Studies program to club excursions to the senior class trip. One that is regarded as both full of fun and one the most...
View ArticleMatcha 101
Historically a traditional Japanese staple, matcha has evolved into Gen Z’s favorite “cool-girl drink,” spotted in nearly every cafe and social media feed. BCA is no exception to this trend, with 90%...
View ArticleBCA’s Favorite Fruit
With students from diverse cultural and personal backgrounds, BCA is a place where different perspectives and experiences come together. But beyond language and heritages, what about food? Despite all...
View ArticleMr. Lancaster goes to Vietnam
For most students in the U.S., the Vietnam War is a lesson in history class, often taught through the American perspective. But for BCA’s Mr. Lancaster, the war became more than a textbook chapter in...
View ArticleWhat Are The Trendiest Shoes at BCA?
Shoes are a necessity as well as a huge part of fashion. When it comes to BCA, there’s many types of shoes, from comfy UGGs to fashionable sneakers. BCA students have different types of shoes for...
View ArticleChocolate Competition 2025
In a fun display of creativity and sugar, culinary (ACHA) students from Bergen County Academies (BCA) showed off their impressive cakes at this year’s Chocolate Competition. The event, held on...
View ArticleFeaturing: BCA Robotics Team
Inside the Titanium Knights robotics team, students discover that robotics is about more than just building a winning bot; it’s about building each other up. FTC 15887 (Titanium Knights) Robots With...
View ArticleAI’s Growth is Accelerating. How Will Education Adapt?
The year 2024 saw unprecedented growth in artificial intelligence: new innovations included models that could generate breathtaking videos, and others that could reason with quasi-human intelligence....
View ArticleBCA Takes on DECA SCDC 2025: A Recap of the Conference
From March 4th to March 6th, BCA students from the Academy of Business and Finance traveled to Atlantic City, New Jersey, to compete at the Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) State Career...
View ArticleVideo Games vs. Board Games:
The ultimate battle against Video Games vs. Board Games began at Bergen County Academies amongst the students with a survey that the Academy Chronicle launched to the students. At BCA, a passion for...
View ArticleWriting: the Joy, the Agony, and the Reality
Ernest Hemingway once said, “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” What Hemingway did not note was that, for the average person, writing expressively and...
View ArticleBCA Research EXPO 2025
At Bergen County Academies, students have access to a wide range of opportunities, one of the most valuable being the chance to engage in hands-on research and explore their academic interests in...
View ArticleClub Getaway: BCA’s Annual Freshman Trip
The entrance sign when you enter Club Getaway. From September 4th to 6th, the class of 2028 freshmen at BCA traveled to the annual freshman overnight trip, Club Getaway, which kicked the school year...
View ArticleWould You Fear? Turkiye 1980-1981
The year is 1980, tensions have built and now leftist, rightist, and Islamist parties are launching terror attacks on each other in Turkiye (Turkey). Then, on the 12th of September 1980, the military...
View ArticlePrint Week 2025
Print Week at Bergen County Academies (BCA) is a highly anticipated event curated by the students and teachers of the Visual Arts Academy. It showcases the incredible work produced throughout the year,...
View ArticleMeet the New Chef: Chef Jerel Dam Jhocson
Chef Jerel joined Bergen County Academies as the new culinary instructor for the Academy for Culinary Arts and Hospitality Administration in September of 2024. Interestingly, he also attended BCA as a...
View ArticleLip Balms: Student Favorites at BCA
At BCA, it is common to see students applying lip products in class, and even carrying them around with them everywhere they go. There is a large variety of lip products, such as lip gloss, lipstick,...
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