By Carly Cutrara Christopher Payton and Dan Renz will be creating a greenhouse with 2-liter plastic bottles (not Coca-Cola because of the shape) across from the preschool playground. The purpose is so students are able to garden during winter and so they are able to see a full plant growth cycle. As of right now, […]

By Brooke Meyer At Batavia High School, a new system has been going around called “BARK chart.” The chart emphasis on responsibility, respect, and safety. Batavia High School’s goal is for each student is to grow in education but also social-emotional growth.  According to BHS, these are important rules each student should follow in the classroom […]

We all have clocks either at home or on your wrist. Clocks are meant to tell you what time it is or set an alarm for a certain time. The teenage body has an “inner clock” that is different from an adults clock. For a teenager it’s hard for them to go to bed before 10:30 […]

By Abby Hill and Alexa Garcia On September 28th, Peter Barsch, the chorale teacher, will bring those who have been picked to participate in a call back audition to their first rehearsal with the Chromatics. From there, Barsch is going to see which members blend with the group and decide who will be joining the […]

By Cassie Kearney Most people have very strong opinions involving gun laws. A lot of people are closed off to the idea of civilians having concealed carry and even police and military using guns. There have been cases such as when in June of 2016 South Carolina at a nightclub where a man who had […]

By Kelly Bleakley Being in class for seven hours a day with only seven minutes to get class to class, and then only a 30-minute lunch period sounds like a lot for students that are expected to focus and complete homework daily.  Then having to go home and either be too exhausted to start homework, […]

By Audrey Pellico Editor’s note: This is a two-part series completed by Journalism I students. The opposing side will be released in the coming days. “I’ve said if Ivanka weren’t my daughter, perhaps I’d be dating her,” said Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump. Now, why would we want someone like him to run our country? […]

By Xander Lundblad It’s hard to stay away from Draft Kings or FanDuel commercials these days, especially now that  New York has allowed these sites to run again on a temporary permit after being shut down last fall. The issue will continue to be revisited but it is clear that daily fantasy is online gambling […]

By Kyra Swims Best known for her soulful voice and powerful lyrics, Alicia Keys is no stranger to the public eye. The  #nomakeup movement, founded by Keys, is a movement to inform girls that they don’t need makeup to look “pretty.” She’s completely right. Out of all of the 13-year-old girls living in America, 53 […]

By Maddie Durso Wake up. Go to school. Practice. Homework. Sleep. This is the routine of many student-athletes at BHS. Sports are a huge commitment in many people’s lives and participants are getting plenty of physical activity from it. So why do we still make athletes take physical education classes? Students who are athletes should […]