OPINION: Future is bright for West Exit
By Neal Patel Students from Batavia High School came up with a brilliant clothing brand. Julian Davis, Joe Ruzicka, Michael Jansey, Jake Paoletti, and Connor Davis are the creative students who started this business. These five students showed us that anyone can bring their businesses to life These five juniors put all their brains together […]
The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 cast prepares for opening night
By Vanessa True The production of The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 is coming to the Batavia stage on Feb. 1. As the opening night nears, the cast discusses the production. Broadway’s original The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 opened on April 6, 1987, playwright by John Bishop, and is now being transformed for the […]
OPINION: Immigration needs change, but not in Trump’s way
Immigration today is one of the most controversial issues America is facing, with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement known as ICE with new rules giving illegal immigrants 48 hours to be deported after they are told they have to leave. These conditions are very unfair because they have very little time left to even get […]
OPINION: Don’t let social media trump voices
By Bri Pierce #MeToo began to spread widely after the convictions of Harvey Weinstein. This hashtag on social media is used to help spread the prevalence of sexual assault and harassment to show girls they are not alone when it comes to being a victim of sexual assault and influences them to want to come […]
Would You Survive a Nuclear Bomb Striking the U.S.?
Many Hawaii citizens and vacationers awoke to a scary situation on Saturday, January 13. Their phones, televisions and radios displayed a message some wish to only see in a nightmare. The message stated that a ICBM missile was headed for the state and people needed to take cover. Thankfully, 38 minutes later it was declared […]
Top 10 prospects in the 2018 NFL Draft
By Michael Lanterman With four teams remaining in the hunt for the Lombardi trophy, most teams in the NFL have already turned their focus towards the off-season. Perhaps the biggest moment this off-season for many teams is the 2018 NFL Draft, being held this year at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. While the Patriots, Jaguars, […]
Batavia Key Club gains publicity on Nickelodeon
By Emilee Ivan Batavia Key Club was featured on the Nickelodeon channel through national TV as well as Instagram. Nickelodeon released the commercial on Instagram on January 10 and then continued to release it on other social media. In the commercial is Key Club’s president, Maggie Keating, Vice President, Bridget Grimm, as well as many […]
OPINION: Teaching is the best job
By Emily Tratar When people are asked the question “what do you want to be when you grow up?” the answer is usually not to relive your high school days for the rest of your life as a teacher. Most people want to graduate after 16 years of school and never go back. Even though […]
OPINION: Should community service be encouraged more at BHS?
By Abigail Solano The debate over required community service in high school has been thoroughly analyzed. At Batavia High School, community service hours are not required although there are volunteer clubs such as Interact and Key Club that are for volunteer work. Service hours should be encouraged more at BHS for students to receive all […]
BHS students create banners for Batavia’s Main Street
By Grace Cozzi At Batavia High school, three student designs were chosen as banners to hang through Batavia’s Main Street. Kathleen Tieri Ton, the teacher of the accelerated graphics class, said that the banner ideas were introduced three years ago when the assistant director of Batavia High School approached her to have a project […]