By Maggie Boersma Books are a great way to easily pass time, and a great way to relax. We invite students and everyone else to explore these interesting and fun novels and stories. The Girl from Everywhere By Heidi Heilig Nix has spent her entire life sailing on her father’s ship. Except instead of sailing […]

By Liliana Leanos 1) Gotta Kick It Up! This movie was based on a true story of a middle school, even though it takes places in high school. It features Latina students who want to join a dance team but have no coach. The new teacher used to dance and they convince her to become […]

By Alexa Garcia The indie pop artist known as Halsey released her album Badlands in August of 2015. She has recently been featured in the hit song “Closer,” which flew to number one on iiTuneswith the Chainsmokers. Badlands is currently my absolute favorite music album. One of the things I enjoy about Halsey’s newest album […]

By Alexa Garcia ISYM is a summer music camp held at the University of Illinois in Champaign Illinois that many people from our town (including me) attended over the summer. Most students that sign up do not know the other campers and have no idea what their roommate will be like. I recently talked to […]

By Brad Balicki On Aug. 25, Dallas Edwards, a student at Batavia High School, went down to the counseling and advising office to propose a new idea, one unlike any other in this school. Her idea was that this new club would provide a newer experience for students who are connected on a personal level […]

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 Jackson Lambert The Office- A personal favorite among many Netflix goers, The Office manages to combine humor, real life situations, and a developing story in a way that few other television series have managed to do. With a strong cast lead by Steve Carell as Michael Scott, The Office takes you down a long […]

This past Saturday, Batavia High School underwent its annual remodeling- this year occupying the gymnasium- to become the dance floor that would be home to the Batavia 2016 Homecoming crowd of over 1,000 students. The Homecoming dance, which is one of three dances hosted at Batavia every year, occurs annually and usually in late September. […]

By Brooke Meyer Movies are something that everybody is thankful for being invented. Not only are they fun to just relax on the couch and enjoy a good story, but they are interesting to watch. Sometimes there are days where the mood is just down and not really feeling like yourself, so why not watch […]

This is the first episode of An Introvert’s Guide to Wasting Time, a podcast about media that I would recommend. During the second edition of this podcast, we discuss my review of 5 spooky, autumn-themed things: a book, a movie, a TV show, and two albums. Host: Abby Hill Episode 2 Thanks for listening!