Hall of Fame:BTH
2000s
Tri-Force
Composed of Allegragrace, Parsley, and Olivia. They're pretty much synonymous with CTY Bethlehem, or at least session 2 of the site.
From the discovery of Sean Kelly's middle name (Patrick) to the conservation of traditions such as dancing to American Pie and the infamous Sit and Spin V. Sit and Swivel debate, these girls have seen it all. Olivia even dated a member of the Icy Hot Massacre. They have passed down the stories of CTY days long since passed to new generation CTYers and are famous for playing in the rain and getting in trouble for being soaked and hugging people.
In 09.2, Parsley and Olivia showered in the rain.
Perhaps the greatest contribution by this group was the performance of Moravian Pie at the 09.2 talent show by Allegra and Parsley. Morovian Pie was a song that changed the words to American Pie and made them specific to CTY Bethlehem
It is important to mention that Tri-Force looks forward to running around in the rain during one of Bethlehem's famous storms and ending their escapade with a relaxing nap in the center of the quad.
2010s
Bananagrams
In 2010, the Bethlehem staff became obsessed with Bananagrams. The 2010 Site Director, Michael, brought his game to the site, and he or the Academic Counselor, Matt, would start games in the office when it wasn't busy. Their love of Bananagrams spread to all the branches of the staff (Instructional, Residential, and Admin) to the point that there would be nightly matches in the main office.
During 10.2, an epic Bananagrams battle occurred as 8 staff members played using two Bananagram bags' worth of letters. This led to a variation of Bananagrams in which teams were formed. Insults were hurled and words were debated, but the end result was a new tradition at CTY Bethlehem.
Due to the constant use of Michael's Bananagrams game (and the mind-numbing number of potential germs), he donated his game to the CTY Bethlehem site for future use and bought a brand new game to take home.
Fire Alarm
On the last night of 10.1, the fire alarms went off. To this day, no one knows exactly what happened, but the most popular version was that a boy had sprayed Axe over a smoke detector. Needless to say, there was a lot of confusion and grumbling; one boy had his face stepped on because he'd been sleeping on the floor (ISO).
The Puerto-Rican Era
During 2010 and 2011, Spanish-speaking CTYers, predominantly from Puerto Rico, came to Bethlehem, many for the Spanish BIOT and ANPY classes. There was an influx of Spanish-speaking staff to accommodate the students. It was a wonderful experience for all, with only minor problems.
The female students were particularly fond of the male RAs and Jr. staff, particularly RAs Ruben and Borja, HA Tim, and TA Georgi.
The residential staff noticed an increase of dirty dancing, and some of the Spanish speaking students would become upset if there wasn't enough Latino music played during the dances. RPAs Alicia (BTH '10 and '11), Sherri (BTH '11), and Rae (BTH '10) did not speak Spanish; this was a problem when Spanish speaking parents would call the office and the RPAs couldn't help. Thankfully, Pau, Miguel, or Elvida were always in the office both years to help answer calls.
The Spanish courses were eliminated in 2012 and most of the students went to take standard English courses at the other sites.
