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Newest Campus/ Local Arts and Culture Editor Felicia Blackstone
Felicia Blackstone is a student editor for the Beacon at SMCC on the South Portland campus. Her articles specifically focus on the visual arts happening as well as its impact on students around campus. Blackstone also enjoys writing articles on the arts impact generally in the Portland area, keeping up with its representation in the… Read more
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Fruitful Frugality: A Students Mindful Take on Finances
Jessica Spoto is a 27 year old SMCC student, who at the age of 14 years old started her journey with couponing, budgeting and learning the most useful and efficient frugal hacks she could find. Spoto deep dives into finances as she writes articles on how to save money, cut down on everyday bills and… Read more
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Growing
Yorberto Mejicano was an international signing of the Boston Red Sox out of the Dominican Republic in 2019. For these young athletes from other countries, international signing day is a huge day, but he had a slightly different experience as he tells me that “International signing was kind of hard for me cause Latin guys… Read more
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Run It Back
Brandon Cellucci was the 12th-round pick of the Boston Red Sox in the 2019 Major League Baseball first-year player draft. Cellucci tells me that “Draft day was a great experience for me. I got to soak in all the emotions because I was all alone.” He just sat on his couch and got the call… Read more
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For the Love of the Pool
Taylor Belanger was a swimmer for the Lewiston High School swim team. Before covid, Belanger mentions how It was really easy to be motivated as she also swam for a close-knit club team. She transferred to Cheverus High School in Portland when covid hit. After High School, she attended Stonehill College in Easton Mass where… Read more
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