By Marissa Spears If you are born and raised in Illinois I’m sure there are a few things you have recognized that set you apart from the rest of America. Especially since everywhere you go after growing up here just seems like they’re trying to poision you with their cat-litter-like food. Here are ten things […]

By McKenna Renier We’ve all had our horrific encounters in the hallway. A cluster of students going 50 different directions, the one kid who deems it dangerous to walk faster than the speed of a snail, and the obnoxious couple that feels the need to have an intimate encounter in front of the entire BHS […]

By Kate Buchas The seniors at Batavia High school have just weeks before graduation. They are trying to live up these last months they have with their childhood friends in the best ways possible. Seniors, weather they have been at Batavia since kindergarten or if they are just now coming into Batavia schools,  are still […]

By Rachel Morano Sports have always been a big part of Batavia High School, but especially now more than ever because of the way “Thatguyphotos” captures the action. Samuel Thiem is an eighth-grader at Rotolo Middle School and has already made such a huge impact on both Batavia High School and Batavia in general. Taking […]

By Alyssa Dian On Wed., Feb. 3, Batavia High School’s varsity gymnastics team placed third at the Glenbard West regional and took home two individual awards. Megan McGee, senior and one of five team captains, placed third on vault, receiving a 9.25. The other individual award went to Lauren Stangl, who is a senior as well […]

By Ashley Cichon On May 15, construction on a synthetic turf field will begin at BHS to improve playing and practicing usage, save money and reduce injury, according to school administration. Since the addition of the BFAC and fieldhouse, the conditions of the deteriorating fields were visibly noticeable, according to football coach Dennis Piron. The […]

By Erika Knutson You hear the phrase “chivalry is dead” when a male doesn’t hold the door open, give a female his jacket when she is cold, and so on. But chivalry is not dead; it has just taken a new form and changed with the times. Chivalry is all around you; it defines a […]

By Hannah Katz Yearbook Club, lead by biology teacher Melissa Ezpeleta, has been preparing for its second deadline, a 40-page spread due on Feb. 11, for months.  The club has been hard at work since the beginning of the school year, meeting every Thursday in order to design pages, gather quotes and images, and to […]

By Hailey Gillian Many people around the world don’t think about what they put in their bodies, or how it affects life around them. In fact, I didn’t start thinking about how the food I ate affected me and my surroundings until a couple of years ago. Most people don’t know that being vegetarian can […]

By Carly Simonian As a senior at Batavia High School, I have had my fair share of awesome, and awful experiences. These are a couple of things that have affected myself, and others, during our high school years. If you are in high school currently, I am sure that you will understand my pain. Waking […]