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5 Ways to Get Better Sleep


5 Ways to Get Better Sleep

By Mira Nevins It may sound obvious, but people need their sleep. Have you ever been woken up by your alarm in the morning, just to hit the snooze button? Or maybe it’s late at night and you’re tired, but you can’t get off of your phone just yet. On average, according to Sleephealth.org, 70 […]

Is America going Vegan?


Is America going Vegan?

By Mira Nevins In 2007, just 290,000 Americans identified themselves as vegan. Now, in 2022, more than 9.8 million Americans have turned solely to plants to satisfy their hunger, according to an article from vegannewspress.org. Today, burgers can be vegan, as well as pizza, and even milkshakes! The seemingly endless possibilities await. But this big […]

Five ways to start achieving year-old goal of getting healthier during quarantine


Five ways to start achieving year-old goal of getting healthier during quarantine

By Emma Kilburg Most people made some kind of health goal during early quarantine, and whether the goal was to lose weight, eat more vegetables, or workout more, very few people actually achieved it. At the recent one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 lockdown, many people have been looking back at their former goals and assumptions […]

NEWS: Teachers, district prepare for Covid-19 vaccines


NEWS: Teachers, district prepare for Covid-19 vaccines

By Amy Bleakley and Mason Kruse Since the start of Covid-19, American citizens have been patiently waiting for the vaccine’s arrival. In the month of December, the first few distributions of the vaccine were made to front line health care workers. As time has gone on, more and more people have received the vaccine, but […]

How the Covid lockdown impacted fashion trends


How the Covid lockdown impacted fashion trends

By Ashley Marcukaitis and Courtney Houser This pandemic has influenced fashion trends and the clothing industry in numerous ways. During quarantine, people turned to new fashion trends due to a lack of socialization. This led people to ditch their usual uncomfortable, but socially acceptable, clothes. People now had a lot of extra time to come up […]

Environmental changes that happened during quarantine


Environmental changes that happened during quarantine

By Leah Monroy In March of 2020, quarantine hit everyone. Kids and adults had to stay home to prevent getting the new virus Covid-19. Quarantine means strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease. Everyone was advised to stay home. That means no spending time with friends, driving to the nearest store, or having […]

OPINION: JB Pritzker’s “Stay at Home” order isn’t as bad as you think


OPINION: JB Pritzker’s “Stay at Home” order isn’t as bad as you think

By Alli Perez The coronavirus spread rapidly and grew out of control before we knew it. The first COVID-19 case dates back to Nov. 17 in China, eventually spreading to the US where it has now surpassed a million cases. Due to the constant rise in cases,  Illinois Governor, JB. Pritzker issued a stay-at-home order […]

OPINION: BHS should require vaccinations


OPINION: BHS should require vaccinations

By Aubrey Rupp In Illinois, only 9 percent of schools have 100 percent of students who are vaccinated, and Batavia High School is not one of them. At BHS every student who goes here should have all of their vaccinations. I believe that at Batavia High School 100 percent of our students should be vaccinated. […]

How the anti-vaccination movement has caused the spread of measles


How the anti-vaccination movement has caused the spread of measles

By Aubrey Rupp The Anti-vaccination movement began in the mid-1800s when the smallpox vaccine was introduced. Some people chose not to vaccinate their children because of the potential risks that they felt vaccines could impose on them. Ever since then, the anti-vax movement has become more and more popular. The Washington Post says that 9 […]

What is Type One Diabetes?


What is Type One Diabetes?

By Gabriella Helfer Many people don’t know much about diabetes. People joke around and make fun of the disease. They think that only unhealthy people have it. But that’s untrue. There are two different types of diabetes: type one, and type two. Type two is common in older people or adults. In some cases you […]