By Emily Tratar The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, was put on by Steppenwolf theatre in October. This play about the Salem Witch trials fit perfectly into their black box theater setting. The director, Jonathan Berry, brilliantly adapted this production to really strip the characters relationships and motives raw. The main character, Abby Williams (Naima […]

By Emma Exon Maze Runner: The Death Cure is the final film in the Maze Runner series, but certainly not the least. The movie is action-packed and sure to shock any audience. With plenty of intense scenes and emotional twists, this movie is a must-see. For those who haven’t followed the trilogy as closely, the […]

By Michael Lanterman The sci-fi genre has been re-sleeved; literally. Netflix’s new hit series Altered Carbon, released on February 2, 2018, is gritty, violent, action-packed, saucy, and a whole lot of fun for both sci-fi nerds and people just looking for something to binge watch. Creator and executive producer Laeta Kalogridis produces another masterpiece that […]

By Brandon Kalsch It’s a matchup anyone could’ve predicted at the beginning of the season. A one seed versus another one seed. Some teams had crazy wins like the Titans and some went on unforeseeable playoff runs like the Jaguars. But in the end, it turned out to be a predictable matchup, one that no […]

By Brandon Kalsch After a miserable Bears’ seasons going on and on since what seems forever, it is time for the Bears to make a change. With new coach Matt Nagy leading this team mixed of young stars and aging veterans, the front office needs to help Nagy lead them to the playoffs. The Bears […]

By Allison Bleakley Operation Click is a nationwide organization that was created to encourage safe driving for high school students. The Batavia High School Student Council and Office Justin Howe connected with Operation Click this year to promote safe driving at BHS. The Spectator met with the student council students running Operation Click including Chris […]

By Vanessa True For high school seniors, the majority of their senior year is taken up, debating over which college to choose. Senior year is filled with emotional ups and downs when it comes to planning. Students will have discussions with friends, school counselors, peers, and family about how to plan out the rest of […]

By Rudy A. Mix   There are many diseases that have plagued schools throughout the 2017-2018 school year and one best watch out for them. However, there have been none as powerful in schools and the United States as the horrible disease of influenza (the flu). The flu is an atrocious disease that causes terrible […]

In just its third season, Batavia’s Scholastic Bowl team won the Upstate Eight Conference championship on Feb. 8 to stay unbeaten at 13-0 on the season. Two of the starters, Billy Dremel and Ava Langstaff, compiled the top two scores in the Conference. For Conference and Regionals, teams can take up to 15 members. For […]

By Elisa Reamer When leaving Illinois for college, there are a lot of things here that you will never get to experience again. Either it’s because your entire family is moving with you, or you are going to move to that state after college. This A-Z list has everything you need to do or places […]