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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

By Natalie Delcorps On Wed., March 11, James L. Swanson spoke at the Batavia’s Fine Arts Center. Swanson is famous from the New York Times bestseller Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer. It seems fitting that April of 2015 commemorates the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War and the assassination of […]

By Matt Cuartero On any level and for any sport, going to compete at a State meet or game is intense, to say the least. There are 247 teams going down, and another 54 individuals raring to compete at the 2015 IHSA Boys Swim Meet. Batavia freshman Garrett Clasen is the only individual representing the […]

By Grace Borchert On Wed., Jan. 28 Batavia High School’s Interact Club had their first annual recognition night. The night started with speeches by both Rotary Club leaders and Interact Club leaders. Rotary Club founded Interact Club. Rotary club was pleased with Batavia’s club, “It showed Rotary Youth Service at its best,” said David Pedersen […]