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 […]
Q&A: BHS principal Dr. JoAnne Smith speaks on school safety
By Joy Mazur The shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida this past Valentine’s Day has prompted widespread controversy across the nation concerning gun reform and school safety. In the wake of protests and mourning, schools from the east to the west coast are increasing their safety measures. Having just instituted mental […]
Coaches, administrators, put final touches on upcoming DuKane Conference
By Karlee Rindt and Savaughn Anderson On April 23, all the head coaches and athletic directors from the new DuKane Conference met at Batavia High School for a meet and greet to discuss next years new operating procedures and rules. Four schools from the Dupage Valley Conference (Glenbard North, Lake Park, Wheaton North, and Wheaton […]
High school students nationwide organize walkouts in response to school shootings
By Julianna Tassi and Joanna Garcia Since the fatal shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. on Feb. 14, the students and staff of thousands of schools nationwide have been thinking about school shootings more than ever before and are turning to walkouts to freely voice their emotions against them. Batavia High School […]
Boys’ track wins UEC title
By Brandon Kalsch Batavia boys track recently garnered another achievement by claiming an Upstate Eight Conference win on Sat., March 17. Batavia won seven events at the meet, winning events like the 55-meter hurdles, 200-meters, 800-meters, and shotput. West Aurora finished second behind the Bulldogs with 91 points to Batavia’s 170.5 points. This Batavia victory […]
New lockdown procedures earn high marks from teachers, students
By Anna Sandri On April 25, Batavia High School students and teachers practiced a variety of lockdown drills to prepare for an active shooter situation. These drills were a major update to the previous hard lockdown drills where teachers would lock the doors, turn out the lights, and have students huddle close to the wall […]
VTP run/walk/roll was huge success
By Katie Cole On Sun., April 15, the VTP run/walk/roll 5K took place in the Batavia High School fieldhouse. The 5K was organized by senior Claire VanTreeck and it was meant to raise awareness and money for the Vocational Transitional Program (VTP). It did just that as the event raised almost $3,000. The VTP is […]
Theft on the rise in BHS cafeteria lunch line
By Emma Exon Students have been stealing miscellaneous food items from the cafeteria lunch line, disregarding the consequences it may have. Many students think it is something to brag about, taking things ranging from a candy bar to an entire sandwich. Lots of kids attempt to skip payment by following a friend through the line […]
‘Rock the Runway’ a huge success
By Claire Gearhart On Fri., March 16, Batavia High School held its ninth annual “Rock the Runway” show where students compete in a competition to see who can make the best dress or accessory item without fabric or any other conventional item and ended with freshman Preston Williams winning the show. Lots of planning and […]
Vaping becoming a problem at BHS
By Allyson Mata and Izzy Mach Vaping has taken over high schools with new and different types of vapes coming out all the time. Junos, Juuls, and Sorin’s are a few of the many different types of vape products teens are using in 2018. Most of the vapes come in all different shapes, sizes, and […]