Batavia boys, girls basketball ready to take on DuKane
By Christian Stevens Head coach: Jim Nazos Years coaching at BHS: 7 years Asst. coach: Coach Nick Marsh, and Coach Anthony Williams Last season’s highlights: “21 wins is always a great highlight,” Nazos said. “We finished third out of 32 teams at a Christmas tournament, along with winning a Martin Luther King tournament […]
Q&A: Holden feeling confident going into playoffs
By Selena Lanham It’s no secret that Batavia football has been in high gear. The high school football team has been on a winning rampage since the start of the season; according to the varsity football team they went into some games already having the idea and probability of them winning to then more intense […]
Career paths for you here at BHS!
By Grace Summers Most students are unfamiliar with the Fox Valley Career Center Program (FVCC). The Center offers a variety of specialized courses and programs to juniors and seniors here at Batavia High School. Some of the programs offered are Automotive Technology I and II, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Fire Science, Basic Nurse Assistant Training […]
Batavia Marching Band’s “Connect” is in the books
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 […]
Q&A: Mangers, current senior, speaks on BHS’ condition
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 […]
Firnbach makes impact through class, extracurriculars
By Anna Laurich and Maddy Misiura At Batavia high school, teachers are not just involved in mainstream classes. Ms. Firnbach is involved with students at Batavia. Firnbach is an Algebra teacher, a Cross Country coach at the middle school, a track coach at the high school, she helps with the Dog Pound, and is a […]
The Fall Musical: Chicago
By Anna Laurich and Maddie Misiura The Batavia Drama Club is performing a musical production of Chicago from Nov. 8-10. While the high school is mainly known for Football, the Batavia Fine Arts Centre are known for their very professional productions. Several students that are in Chicago say that are enjoying the cast. “It’s […]
The Importance of BHS student ambassadors
By Matt Gorlewski Meet BHS Students Olivia Murchie and Chris Theros. These two both were both appointed by the BPS101 Board of Education to hold the position of student ambassador- what that means, is that they both speak on students behalf at school board meetings. They start a dialogue and bring students opinions to the […]
NAHS student drawing a future for themselves
By Sadie Busch and Rachel Ross National Art Honors Society is a program to present strong artists here in the school. Batavia High School students take great gratification in their art and put in lots of effort to finish a piece according to the high school art teachers. Students like Abby McReynolds, JJ Martinez, and […]
Williams takes the win
By Morgan LaSalle and Venessa Plourde Lights bright and blazing, the crowd cheering and taken by disbelief at the announcement of her name to signal her victory. Preston Williams, an aspiring young artist, unexpectedly wins Rock the Runway. “Rock the Runway is a theme based wearable art fashion show where students compete using anything but […]