By Vanessa True This school year, Batavia High School is saying their goodbyes to a teacher of 23 years, Celeste Dalton. Dalton has touched the lives of hundreds of students throughout her years here at BHS teaching classes such as Child Care Lab, Child Development, Parenting, Foods, Consumer Ed, Fashion Merchandising, Housing and Interior Design, […]

By Grace Cozzi Scott Bayer is a head wrestling coach, assistant football coach and a history teacher at Batavia High School. The wrestling program’s featured home match, “ the event was held on Jan.11  on the stage in the auditorium at the Batavia High School under the lights against their rivals Geneva. With over 500 attending […]

By Neal Patel Danny Sterne, a 17-year-old attack player and captain for the Batavia Bulldogs lacrosse team, sat down with The Spectator for an interview. Sterne has been on varsity ever since freshman year so he has experience and is considered one of the best lacrosse players at BHS. Sterne is a captain this year, […]

By Alexa Garcia The 6th annual kaleidoscope concert occurred in the BFAC on Wed., Dec. 9 to showcase musicians at Batavia High School. This concert included performances from the band, choir, orchestra, and small ensemble groups. For this concert, musical groups from Batavia High School prepared holiday music to perform together. Each group prepared one […]

By Grace Gerardi Evidence of Batavia High School’s past presents itself in ways both small and large: trophies standing proudly in display cases, the names and years emblazoned on pennants hanging from the gymnasium ceiling, and, of course, teachers who have become an integral part of the school community. One of these esteemed teachers is […]

By Alexa Garcia The hit song ‘Closer’ by Halsey and The Chainsmokers shot to number one on the charts for 12 weeks straight. On Sun., Nov. 20, Halsey and The Chainsmokers aroused the crowd at the American Music Awards with an electrifying performance. The stage was complete with moving neon geometric shapes in the backdrop […]

By Alexa Garcia As time passes, new genres of music form, but some people are still drawn to music produced 20 years ago. There is something about classic rock that entrances audiences to continue to keep coming back to it. Classic rock for many people is an escape from this era. It can take people […]

By: Brad Balicki A timeout is called; the competition has been dominating all night and it was Nick Benson’s choice to either accept his defeat or hustle up and come back strong from the 10-point deficit. Benson does exactly that in his match against Bartlett’s Alex Montriband, pinning him in the third quarter and winning […]

By Maggie Boersma On Wed., Nov. 2, the Chicago Cubs won the World Series. The Chicago Cubs had been denied a World Series win for 108 years. After their last win in 1908, they definitely deserved this win. It’s been a shocking 108 years since they last won the World Series in baseball. Grant Brisbee […]

By Abby Hill Jordan Smith: “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” Jordan Smith is an American singer who won season nine of The Voice. His voice sits in a higher range and is known for his performance of Sia’s Chandelier during his audition on The Voice. This song is very rarely covered, so hearing it […]