Best entertainment in 2018
By Samantha Lewis The year 2018 has been a wild year for entertainment. Hundreds of movies, albums, and songs have come out and have had a huge effect on the world. Everyone has a different opinion on which were the best this year, and these are the overall opinions. Best Romantic Movie: Love, Simon […]
FEATURE: Schlenker hurdling one goal after another
By Mary Shields Sabrina Schlenker hears the crowd cheering as she waits for the running mark. When she begins her event she can feel the wind on her face as she sprints to be the first one to leap over the hurdle. When she finishes, smiles spread across every track member’s face. Schlenker has just […]
FEATURE: Lollapalooza is a popular event for a reason
By Joanna Garcia The excitement running through your body as your in line is surreal. The security line seems so long, everyone is looking at each other admiring each other’s creative outfits. Girls have different colored glitter falling down their hair, the different hairstyles are endless. After standing in line for what seems like forever […]
Q&A: Schindlbeck ‘wants the best you can offer’ in class
By Sara Nolasco For the past 18 years, Andrea Schindlbeck has been teaching Two-Dimensional Art, Graphics, and both Photography I and Photography II. She has helped her students in Photography I see the world in a new way as they look through the lens of a camera. Once you go into photography II, it is […]
Johnson makes his mark as a sophmore
By Savaughn Anderson Jan. 5, 2018: It’s game-day for the Batavia Bulldogs basketball team. The gym is full, a sellout crowd for the team’s matchup against St. Charles East. The aroma from the popcorn fills up the gym´s air. The game is tied at 53 with only ten seconds left on the clock. Batavia has […]
How-To: Wire Rings
Cass Norville Jewelry is credited to have begun with Ancient Egyptian legends like Cleopatra. The Egyptians would use jewelry to show social class or just to add a little flair to each outfit. One of the most popular features of jewelry was rings. As a jewelry fanatic, I understand the fascination. As a hobby, I […]
How to remake a doll
By Lilika Suzuki Dolls just reminds me of my childhood. In the young age, at least once there must been a doll colored with a sharpie and the kids will say “I gave her/him a makeup.” Dress a male doll in a dress or give a haircut to the female doll and make it into […]
FEATURE: LaSalle makes name for herself through triathlons
By Katie Cole Imagine plunging into a freezing pool, lake, or river and then swimming almost a half mile. After that, you bike 12 miles along winding, uneven roads. All of this is followed by a grueling 5K run under a hot summer sun. These are the kinds of things associated with triathlons, and Morgan […]
Highly anticipated movies of 2019
By Cass Norville How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (March 1, 2019) – The third film in Dreamworks’ How To Train Your Dragon series, this film will focus on the main characters, Hiccup, and his dragon, Toothless, as threats fall upon Hiccup’s people and his dragons. Captain Marvel (March 6, 2019) – The […]
FEATURE: Band goes to (Super)State
by Joy Mazur Krannert Center glows under the highly vaulted ceiling’s bright lights. The hall has an open atmosphere, seemingly inviting to the students of Wind Symphony, Batavia High School’s highest-level band. On Friday night, May 4– the night before their big performance– they stream through the doors and file into rows of seats to […]