By Abby Hill With chins lifted high, the color guard performs across the field; flags and rifles spinning in time behind and around the band. “Oh, they’re just spinning flags. That’s not even a sport.” Color guard performs with the band in the fall and competes on their own in the winter. Sports used to […]

By Audrey Pellico The United States has diverse landscapes and cities. From the rainy days in Oregon to the deserts in Arizona and around to the sticky hot summers in the south, these climates make up our unique cultural cities along with rare scenery. The list below will include some of the most popular and […]

By Abby Kent Gia Marino The Tennis Champion “I just won conference in Tennis. My dream job would probably be being a YouTuber because they get to travel a lot, they run their own job, and they make a lot of money. It’s a fun job. You make a lot of friends doing it, too. […]

CAN YOU FINISH THESE LION KING LYRICS? “I Just Can’t Wait To Be King”   “I’m brushing up on looking down I’m working on my _____!” “Circle of Life”      “Nants ingonyama _____ baba.” “Hakuna Matata”      “It’s a problem free _____ Hakuna matata.” “Can you Feel the Love Tonight”      “The world, for once, in perfect _____ with […]

By Xander Lundblad It seems like yesterday the Warriors and Cavs were battling it out for the NBA Championship trophy, but yes, it is that time of year again: the beginning of the NBA season. The NBA looks very different than how it did last year, with many big transactions over the offseason. Here is […]

By Maggie Boersma Yesterday morning, my (1)______ and I ran all the way to the (2)______ stop! We were almost late! We got to our first class, (3)______ Ed, right as the (4)______ bell rang. After a (5)______ block, I walked to the (6)______. I hungrily stared at the (7)______. After my (8)______ arrived, we sat […]

By Karen Reyes Taylor Tuominen, a senior at Batavia High School, is the Creative Director for “Rock the Runway,” a fashion show put on to display the artistic talent of students at BHS. She answered some questions about requirements and what the show is all about.   Q: How long has Rock the Runway been […]

By Nate Olesen On September 9th, the movie Sully, a movie about pilot Chesley (Sully) Sullenberger was released in theaters. When I went to watch the movie, I wasn’t expecting much. I walked in there knowing little about the incident that the movie was portraying. I knew that a pilot had masterfully landed a commercial […]

By Liliana Leanos Batavia senior Micaela Hix gathered classmates outside their old elementary schools to recreate fifth-grade pictures on two separate dates in September. At the beginning of the year, every senior received an email containing information on which Wednesday they would be taking the picture outside of the schools. If they transferred in after […]

By Tatiyana McSwine Coming from Glenbard East and entering Batavia High School for my first year this year, I have experienced both block and period scheduling. I believe that block scheduling is the best way to go. It takes a different approach and wants to get the students involved. Hearing someone say “I only have […]