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Batavia football team’s time to shine in NBC ‘Drive’


Batavia football team’s time to shine in NBC ‘Drive’

By Morgan Haug and Mia Wells The NBC Sports Chicago Drive has chosen to follow Batavia High School football this year, meaning NBC Sports will be involved throughout Batavia’s practices, games, and major highlights. The “Drive” is a Chicago sportscast that focuses on a high school team throughout their season and their accomplishments. NBC broadcasts […]

Students prep for fun-filled week of school spirit


Students prep for fun-filled week of school spirit

By Morgan LaSalle and Venessa Plourde Batavia High School is hosting its annual Homecoming week Sept. 17-22. The theme this year is “vacation across the nation.” Through the week, students will participate in many activities that will put them in the school spirit. Homecoming is a week of celebration of BHS and everything it stands […]

The financing behind Batavia High School sports programs


The financing behind Batavia High School sports programs

By Josh Bode and Andrew Nelson Batavia High School has seen its share of athletic success in recent years. The football program took home a 6A and 7A championship trophy both coming in the last 5 years, with the most recent coming last year with the 21-14 overtime victory over Lake Zurich. The boys cross […]

Q&A: Meyers hopes to fill Cooper’s shoes


Q&A: Meyers hopes to fill Cooper’s shoes

By Mia Wells After backing up Riley Cooper last season, Jack Meyers was named the starting quarterback for the BHS football team this fall. Playing sports since he was six years old, Meyers has learned a lot, made memories, grown as an athlete and person, and now shares how he has gotten to this point, […]

Survey: BHS Students Favorite Season


By Macie Rummel There are many different seasons and all are liked by many people. After taking a poll of 70 people and finding out the diversity of people and what season they liked these are the results.

Survey: Starbucks vs. Dunkin’ Donuts


A tough controversy came upon the students and staff of BHS. Do they prefer Dunkin Donuts or Starbucks? After asking exactly 100 people, it was found that the majority chose Dunkin Donuts.

Poll: Stress getting you down?


School is naturally stressful, some classes are harder than others for students. In this survey, it asks the level of stress one feels when at school, what grade they are in, and what class is most stressful for them.

An Inside Look Into the Smaller Sports at Batavia High School


An Inside Look Into the Smaller Sports at Batavia High School

By Lucy Lisberg and Isabella Brooks When people think of high school sports, there are a lot of teams that most likely don’t come to mind. There is a wide variety of sports at BHS that, according to the players, deserve more attention. For example, there’s a swim team, golf team, and a gymnastics team, […]

OPINION: Is a study hall a better option?


OPINION: Is a study hall a better option?

By Morgan LaSalle The purpose of a gym class is to instill healthy lifestyle habits in students. However, most of the concepts are ones that have been previously rooted in student-athletes. Therefore, student-athletes should be exempt from gym class in order to apply their efforts in other areas. Students athletes make up a large portion […]

Seniors meet to talk college applications, finances


Seniors meet to talk college applications, finances

By Brandon Thilges Yesterday, the class of 2019 convened for the final time as a whole before their graduation. The meeting was an overview the of the college application process, which consisted of several parts. The one that was covered in the most efficient detail was that of financial aid, which students may apply for […]