Ballard's field hockey team has some exciting games scheduled for August, September, and October of 2025. The team has already gone up against Oldham County and DuPont Manual with shocking results, but...
This year at Ballard High School, we are switching from the ACT to the SAT. Let's establish what the ACT and the SAT are; both of the tests are standardized tests used for college admission in the United...
Starting the new school year is always stressful and not fun, but a student this school year started their year 7,713 miles away. After coming to Ballard on a student Visa, sophomore Kavya Chaurasia...
One controversy among students in the 2025-2026 school year is Ballard's new tardy policy. For new students or staff in the building, how has the policy changed? Last year, tardies used to be reset after...
One common struggle for many of Ballard's students is the afternoon rush, waiting not-so-patiently to get out of the parking lot. This school year, that struggle becomes more pronounced with Kentucky's...
Ballard offers a wide variety of after-school clubs and organizations. Now that the first month of school has come to a close, we're ready to start welcoming students to join. Club flyers have been put...
As the school year starts, we welcome hundreds of new freshmen to a new beginning. Here at Ballard, we are making sure that these new students feel comfortable. We surveyed 25 different freshmen about...
Dr. Brian Yearwood, superintendent of JCPS, visits Ballard High School to hold a community forum. During the forum, many important concerns were raised including school fights and discipline of students....
Last Friday, August 22nd, the Ballard Bruins began their football season with an intense home-opener against Lexington Catholic, with a winning score of 19-6. Ballard now enters the rest of the season...
I have been with the Ballard newspaper, BetweenTheLines, since my Freshman year of high school. As I enter my Senior year, I have had my sights set on what sort of power this publication is capable of. ...
The Kentucky Derby is known for the horses, outfits, and gambling. Every single Derby, there are millions of dollars being won and lost on the horse races, And this year at the 2025 Derby there was a record...
The Great BalloonFest has been held annually for 52 years in celebration of the Kentucky derby. This year the Festival had two L&N Federal Credit Union Great Balloon Glows on April 24th and 25th. At...
