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 […]

By Matt Cuartero Track and field is one of Batavia’s finest spring season sports. Batavia offers one of the strongest track and field teams for conference and sectionals, both boys and girls alike, winning conference each of the past three seasons. One of the best programs within the sport is the throwing team, which compete […]

By Natalie Delcorps For the first time in five years, a gymnast from Batavia High School qualified for state. This year, junior Megan McGee made the IHSA State Gymnastics meet. Last Tuesday at Glenbard North, McGee placed fourth in Sectionals. According to the rules, the top five qualify for the state competition. McGee says, “To […]

By Natalie Delcorps Optional finals for seniors? Could this be true? In previous years, the two last days of school for seniors would be days for finals, but this year it is changing. According to BHS principal, JoAnne Smith, finals are indeed optional for some classes. “In previous years, the last two days of senior […]

By Matt Cuartero Batavia was up one point, 26-25, on Kaneland during Senior Night at the the wrestling meet on Jan. 31, 2015. One match remained. The last match of the night was for the win. The winner of the match would decide the winner of the night. The final wrestling weight match was at […]