Lauren Jolly is a sophomore student at Batavia High School. She is on the JV dance team and is involved in Key Club. Key Club is a school organization where students have different community service opportunities to sign up for. Lauren has gotten around 14 volunteering hours so far this year, which is a lot, […]

Susan Fricke is the JV dance team coach and algebra teacher at Batavia High School. At Batavia High School. Many teachers of all subjects coach a team or club. Fricke has lead the JV dance team to Conference and helped score a 82 last year at Sectionals. Even though she does things a little differently […]

2015 was a big year in movies, from big blockbusters to quirky, independent films the movie industry grew leaps and bounds. The following is a list of the top ten movies of 2015. All of these films are wildly entertaining and deliver a powerful message that deserves to be seen. Spotlight – $27.2 Million Domestic […]

By Erika Knutson Jamie VandenOever is a senior at Batavia High School. You may have seen her on stage in Our Town, Little Brother, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and many other productions at BHS. Although she seems very fine arts focused,  she will be graduating in the top of her class in 2016. Jamie also […]

Thursdays at 10:50, every student at BHS simultaneously stares at the clock, anxiously waiting for the bell that signifies an entire hour’s break from class. Bulldog Hour is looked forward to by many, but by now just about every student knows that it’s changing. Rumors are flying left and right about what’s going on. Some […]

Mark Gianfrancesco is the varsity boys’ and girls’ soccer coach at Batavia High School. He’s worked at BHS for 18 years but has been coaching for a total of 22 years. For 17 years, he coached boys’ high school soccer and this year will be his fifth year coaching girls’ high school soccer. “Coach G,” […]

NFL Playoff Predictions By: Wyatt Kmoch AFC DENVER BRONCOS– (12-4) 1 seed, Home Field Advantage, First Round Bye, AFC West With Peyton Manning back, the Broncos are entering the playoffs coming off of a strong 27-20 comeback win over San Diego. The Broncos are now playing the Pittsburgh Steelers at home. Denver has skilled running […]

By Lauren Burnham One of my favorite things in the world are books. Stories that come alive in my brain give me the shivers. The characters stay in my mind for a very long time after I’ve finished the book. My good friend, Nora, has been writing ever since I met her. She writes about […]

Alternative Paths to College According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 66 percent of High School Seniors enroll into college the following fall. The other 44 percent either wait a year or so to enroll, work, or join the military. High School puts a great emphasis on college and college-readiness. But what about the […]

Santa Every year, a big man in a red     Article of clothing        decides whether or not you have been    Adjective     or   Adjective   this year. His name is Santa! If you are   Adjective, Santa will bring you    Plural Noun.    But if you are    Adjective     Santa will give you plural noun. Every Christmas Eve, Santa rides in […]