By Brandon Abbs My mother has long held a job at Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, a Christian organization that works on college campuses to help students grow in their relationships with God. Intervarsity clubs are at universities all over the U.S. (over six-hundred in total). My mother herself was on one of these clubs when she […]

By Jen Mohorek Can you imagine a festival that interests over 300,000 people? Well, that’s how many people sat behind their computer screen waiting for Lollapalooza tickets to go on sale this past year. For the past 10 years, Lollapalooza has taken place in Grant Park, Chicago in early August. Because of the high demand, […]

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 […]

By Brandon Abbs A few weeks back, Jimi Jamison died. He was the lead singer of the 1980’s rock band Survivor, for whom my father passed on his love to me, and when he (my dad) read about Jamison’s heart attack-induced death in the paper, it saddened me. He was only sixty-three; neither me nor […]

By Brandon Abbs You have to have passion. You have to have purpose. My first editorial was about how one pulls through troubles. My second one was about how students often resort to illegal drug use to do so. As this article will again be in a similar vein, I feel like it’s the final […]

  -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 […]