By Natalie Delcorps On August 18, 2014, more than 2,000 students at Batavia High School were outfitted with Chromebook laptops, briefed, and sent off to their first day of school. It’s a historic moment for Batavia High School. All students now have their own electronic devices to do schoolwork, and not just for core classes […]

-By Matt Cuartero Enter the world of collegiate athletics. Enter the world of tenacity and power, the passion of the game and of the sportsmanship that it holds. Enter athletic recruiting. Athletics is a staple in schooling, and athletic recruiting is an important part of the career of a student athlete. Recruiting is a way […]

By Natalie Delcorps In a world succumbed to criticism and pressure, it is hard not to get beaten up by other people’s opinions. Even though the “high school experience” might be different for every person, certain things remain the same. During this year, I’ve noticed people didn’t have anything in common with activity-wise, still ended […]

By Grace Borchert Wednesday, September 3, marks the fourth year of Interact Club at Batavia High School. With the saying “Service above self,” the Interact Club is a local community service volunteer group that helps out in the community multiple times a week. This year, they are partnering with several organizations such as Lazarus House […]

  -Matt Cuartero

In honor of Homecoming week, reporter Natalie Delcorps asked Batavia students about their favorite Homecoming event. “I love the themes and how we have a different theme every day.” – senior Ali Lillig “I’d have to say…the pep assembly. It’s fun when each grade represents their class and I love drumline as well!” – senior Courtney […]

Batavia High School Dance Team is hoping to make the holidays a little brighter for needy local families this season by hosting its 5th annual Holiday Kick-A-Thon fundraiser on Friday, December 16th during half times of the Batavia High School Sophomore and Varsity basketball games against Elgin-Larkin.  The team will be accepting free-will donations during […]

This was the first year AP studio art was offered at BHS and two students accepted the challenge.  In honor of their great accomplishment a show of their portfolio will be on display this weekend at the Water Street Studios.  Please stop by and check out an amazing body of work by Ian Bosak and […]

“Adelaide” by Olivia Boyd “Adriada” by Megan Pieterick “Self Portrait” by Megan Pieterick   BHS would like to congratulate sophomores Megan Pieterick and Olivia Boyd for placing in the Fox Valley Community Associates’ annual portfolio night on Tuesday.  The Director of Undergraduate Admissions for the School of the Art Institute came to evaluate local area […]

Batavia High School alum Axel Holm plans to go across country raising money for Journey of Hope, which raises money for a variety of causes. The following is from Axel’s Journey of Hope webpage. If you’d like to donate to the cause, follow this link: http://ipush.convio.net/site/TR?px=1023004&fr_id=1040&pg=personal My name is Axel Holm and I am currently […]