The city of Batavia sings with all different kinds of positive energy. There’s one source of energy that the people in Batavia do not know about, their high school marching band. Under the direction of Chris Owen and Brian VanKley, the band has produced a show this year called “Connect.” The band directors work with […]

By Lynsey Kunert Jessica Mangers is a senior at Batavia High School who participates in Key Club, National Honors Society, and English National Honors Society. She is a straight-A student and aiming to go to Carthage University. During all four of her years spent at Batavia, she noticed some things about the school that she […]

By Nwe Win Recently in, veganism has become a more popular diet specifically due to the lifestyle and benefits it offers.  It is important that people are informed about this lifestyle so they can be more mindful of their choices, which can have a lot of impact in the community. The first reason to turn vegan […]

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By Joe Caltagirone Brett Kavanaugh has been accused of sexually assaulting three women. The women state that he abused them during his time in high school and college. I am not defending Judge Kavanaugh. Rather I am taking a glance at his attackers, almost completely Democrats, and their stances before a decision was made. I […]

By Ethan Still Genetically Modified Organisms, known by the acronym GMOs, have been a growing industry since early in the 1900s. The DNA in organisms are modified to increase crop yields and storage time, make foods more appealing and even help protect the plants from insects and storms while they are growing. Selling GMOs commercially […]

By Stana Burke The number of wildlife is supposed to decrease by two-thirds by the year 2020. This data was compiled by researchers who believe that this is being caused by human pollution. Some don’t understand what pollution even means. Pollution is the way humans have changed how the chemical and physical characteristics of an […]

By Payton Anselme The original Battlefront II which came out in 2005, is arguably one of the best games ever. It offered everything a Star Wars game should have including big ground battles, big space battles, an intriguing story, amazing voice acting, and everything gamers would expect to have in a Star Wars game. So, […]

By Josh Bode On Aug. 22, Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer was suspended by the university’s Board of Trustees. Meyer was suspended from practices until Sept. 2, meaning he was suspended for the first three games of the season. His suspension resulted from the knowledge that former Ohio State assistant coach Zach Smith’s wife […]

By Rachel Ross The stress and anxiety about the day of the test, the finger tapping, nail-biting, and leg shaking are all symptoms of the stress of an upcoming test that’s worth so much. So the question rings: is testing even a benefit to learning? It can all seem so easy for some people, while […]