New Advanced Placement class offered to freshmen this year
By Rebecca Kaminski A brand new course, AP Human Geography, is open to freshmen at Batavia High School this year. The course’s purpose is to “introduce students to the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of Earth’s surface,” according to the AP student college board. This course […]
Author Gaiman has another entertaining read in Good Omens
By Lauren Burnham Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch. The full title is a bit of a mouthful, so the common populace mostly just refers to it as Good Omens, or ‘that one thing with the gay angel’. Both alternative titles are particularly apt, although one may confuse the latter […]
Husband, wife duo make Gaetano’s a Batavia restaurant to visit
By Jack Church What does it take to run a successful restaurant? According to Wendy Dibenedetto and her husband Gaetano of Gaetano’s Batavia and Gaetano’s Forest Park, “ambition and pride. I take pride in everything that I do.” Gaetano and Wendy are a husband and wife duo who manage, cook, and serve two renowned, five-star […]
Wegner overcomes cheer injury, its side effects
By Alyssa Stanczak Hoisted five-feet-high off the ground by two fellow cheerleaders, a small error resulted in a dramatic change for Lauren Wegner. While practicing a stunt for cheerleading her sophomore year, Wegner was dropped, hit her head, and obtained a concussion, which caused her to lose her sense of smell and sense of taste. […]
P.E. leadership benefiting BHS students
By Olivia Monzel Laughter fills the gym as the students sprint from base to base or toss a football to their friends. Zachary’s eyes light up everytime he catches the ball as his fellow leaders cheer him on in the background, yelling his name with excitement. Zachary is part of P.E leadership, a widely-known and […]
French students expand their horizons with trip
By Natalie Delcorps According to St. Augustine, “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page.” Twenty-three students from Batavia awaited a flight to France at the start of Spring Break for a trip of a lifetime, traveling to five different places in and near France. Even though this […]
Interactive BHS College Map!
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Six picked for BHS graduation speeches
By Natalie Delcorps Seniors are itching for Wed., May 20, graduation date at Northern Illinois University’s Convocation Center at 7 p.m. During the ceremony there will be six student speakers and four faculty speakers. Students who are tried out for speeches on April 7 chose from six speech formats: welcome, military, academic, journey, quote and […]
Students ready to shine at all-city orchestra
By Grace Borchert Students are getting excited for the end of the school year, but they have something else to look forward to before school lets out: the orchestra students from all eight schools in the district are preparing for the all-city orchestra concert on Thurs., April 9. This annual concert is a special event […]
Birdman (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) : Movie Review
By Matt Cuartero “How did we end up here? This place is horrible.” Birdman is the latest product from Mexican Director and Screenwriter Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, who has produced hit films such as Babel and Biutiful. Inarritu is known for his overly unorthodox screenwriting and stage direction, and this is definitely shown in this Oscar-winning movie. […]