OPINION: High School sports take the heat
By Carly Simonian Lately there has been a lot of talk on high school sports. Is the coaching really beneficial to our athletes? Are kids being played based off of their skills, or is it all politics? High school sports have had a good effect on nearly everyone who has participated. They help you to […]
OPINION: Bulldog Hour is needed during the school day
By Marissa Spears For the past three weeks students here at Batavia High School have been cut off of their most valuable hour of the week, Bulldog Hour. This time is needed during the school week because of how big of an impact it has on students grades. When 60 students were questioned how they […]
OPINION: Batavia students too stressed
By Hannah Katz Students are stressed, there is no denying that. Two a.m is an early bedtime, a night off is unheard of, and when I asked students approximately how much homework they had per night, the average amount was four hours and 45 minutes. That is enough time to watch almost 13 episodes of […]
OPINION: Late Start Detentions are Pointless
By Tarah Redmond Students at Batavia High School who are late to school by even a mere 5 minutes on Thursdays receive a late start detention to be served the following Thursday. This rule angers many students, who feel they don’t deserve to serve a detention for barely being late. “The late start detention rule […]
OPINION: Late start is important for student achievement
By Ashley Cichon Every Thursday morning, students enjoy the delayed class time that gives them an hour long opportunity for more sleep. This is a period that many students, if not all, take advantage of in many different ways. Kids at Batavia High School look forward to Thursdays because an extra hour before school allows […]
Top five teams in the NBA
By Adrian Guzman As the NBA is coming towards its halfway point of the season (All-Star Break) there are many teams that are sending players on breaks, cutting minutes, or haven’t really had success all year. But there are a few teams who are showing early signs of being an NBA Finals ready team. These […]
Point/Counterpoint: Should the strict ban of websites continue?
By Hannah Katz and Carly Simonian Ever since Batavia High School students receive Chromebooks from the school for the 2014-2015 school year and beyond, there has been a debate about what websites should and should not be blocked. Some students argue that sites should not be blocked because it disrupts their studying and limits them […]
Socks and bed
By Owen Lehman Everyone has a pet peeve. Some of these pet peeves are noticing things that certain people do, like bite their nails, pick their nose, and tapping their feet. Some of these habits we notice can either be unhygienic or just plain annoying. This year I’ve asked the question to many students and […]
Ways to ease the excruciating pain of PARRC testing
by Aaron Viland Political doodles What better way to express your disgust with the ‘fascist pigs’ in Washington D.C. than through doodles in the extended response section of the test? Maybe you badly desire to express the similarities you’ve observed between Barack Obama and Adolf Hitler, or maybe you have an itch to somehow portray […]
OPINION: Geneva students aren’t that bad
By Jennifer Walton Geneva is one of Batavia’s biggest rivals, and many people in Batavia would say they hate them. In my opinion I think Geneva is a good school, and I don’t really care about the rivalry. When comes to sports I don’t like geneva sports very much. I like Geneva because I […]