By Yonglin Zheng This will be the 21st year that Elizabeth Murphy has taught at Batavia High School. Murphy teaches English and Creative Writing classes. With about three classes a semester and two semesters a year, her teaching style has helped her impact the English curriculum at Batavia High School. The Spectator sat down with […]

By Erin Golden and Allison Bleakley The Batavia High School dance team attended IHSA sectionals last weekend (1/19/18) at Geneva High School. The dance team pulled out a win for BHS, placing first in the Class 2A division, a first for the dance team. After winning sectionals, the top six schools in the 2A division […]

By Rudy Mix On Sat., Jan. 27,  Batavia High School hosted their 25 annual Night of Hoops. This event featured eight high school basketball teams competing against each other all throughout the course of one day. On the day of the event, there will be two different sections throughout the day, one for the sophomore […]

By Emma Exon All things considered, little is known about lobsters. Though many would consider them a delicacy, there is much more to the crustacean than meets the taste buds. Though it is inconclusive and widely debated as to if lobsters feel pain, boiling them alive should still be filed under animal cruelty. In Switzerland, […]

By Elisa Reamer Getting involved is one of the best ways to make your high school career worthwhile. When looking at the list of clubs offered at BHS, students may become overwhelmed by the number of different opportunities. Everyone should choose to join Interact Club because it has an endless amount of opportunities. Interact Club […]

It didn’t come as a shock to anyone. Just hours after he had finished broadcasting the weekend’s first wild-card game between the Tennessee Titans and the Kansas City Chiefs, the former Buccaneers and Raiders coach announced his return to coaching. Joining the Raiders on a 10 year, $100 million dollar contract, Gruden, the first step […]

By Katie Cole Head coach: Coach Justin Allison Years coaching at BHS:  8 years Asst. coaches: Coach Bernardoni, Coach Hillman, Coach Theriault, Coach Plate, Coach Firnbach, Coach Kelsay, Coach Owen Last season’s highlights: Some of the highlights and achievements from last season include winning both indoor and outdoor conference and having many athletes overcome adversities […]

By Katie Cole 1. How do you feel about movies with sequels? A. Some of them are OK, but it depends on the series. B. If the movie has a good ending, there’s no need for a sequel. C. Sequels always ruin the first movie. D. The more movies, the better! 2. If a movie […]

By Grace Mirelez The four years you spend in high school are all about what you make of them and what you come out learning whether you choose college as your path or not. Your academics, electives, sports, and clubs are all major opportunities to further your education. They could become your favorite activity or […]

By Isabel Mach In this generation of teenagers, most are very dependent on their phones. Whether someone has an Iphone X or a Samsung Galaxy, there is one thing they all have in common: entertaining apps? In my opinion here are some of the apps that can be useful.   1. SAT PREP- Tired of […]