By Emma Exon Dryden is a well-known name in the Batavia High School community. Though it was a name shrouded in controversy towards the end of his teaching career, John Dryden was a beloved teacher according to colleagues and students before he made national headlines for his debatable teaching style. Dryden retired in the fall […]

By Julianna Tassi It’s not a one-time experience for the first thing students see walking into room C116 to be a tall man jumping around the room. He says, “Oh my gosh oh my gosh, guys! Do you know what day it is?” The students don’t need to wait another second to hear him answer […]

By Michael Lanterman Matt Holm stands on the twisted, distorted face of the growling bulldog logo in the middle of Bulldog Stadium, wearing a baseball hat and a pair of black sunglasses. At his feet, laying down on the turf, forming a circle around him are over a hundred padded and helmet clad players from […]

By Neal Patel Michael Jansey Jr. is a 6-foot-2-inch 215-pound linebacker for the Batavia Bulldogs. He is only a junior and already has various offers from Division-I schools. These schools also include some of the most prestigious universities in the US: Yale, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, and Cornell. However, even though these are very good […]

By Yonglin Zheng It’s a Friday at noon and at Nataleigh Rix’s house, the entire family is home. There was no school that day but Rix has to go to the Batavia High School at 2:30 to work on the upcoming spring play, Letters to Sala, a play produced by Batavia High School students. Her […]

By Allison Bleakley Ever since she was a kid, Anna Holcombe has always had a love for sports, especially soccer. For 12 years, Holcombe’s love for sports grew as she played softball, cross country, basketball, and tennis, but it was soccer that she couldn’t let go of. Today, Holcombe’s love for soccer continues to grow. […]

By Vanessa True “I have learned how to give back to the community, organize events, and I have confidence when public speaking,” said Maggie Keating. Since Keating’s freshmen year, she has grown due to her passion for helping others. Her passion was sparked through taking part in Key Club and Student Council, which gave her […]

By Emily Tratar Students prepare for the beginning of class; filing into the room, pulling out books, chatting with friends, snapchatting. When the bell rings, the teacher stands in the front of the room, bursting with energy. The students quiet down and the teacher tells them that he has a surprise for the class. One […]

By Bri Pierce Inspiration from art and music rooted a new form of passion for Batavia High School student Maddy Radtke: Youtube. The platform Radtke uses to express with the world her love for music and the soul spark it resides within her. Radtke began her channel her freshman year and had a small fan […]

By Rudy Mix and Koby Kett We all know the story, one that occurs night after night. A student who has a tremendous amount of work to get done, walks into his room, promising himself to get all the work done. The student has planned out a schedule, sits at his desk, opens his laptop […]