Batavia’s genius hour program is genius!
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 […]
How are BHS juniors studying for the SAT?
By Yonglin Zheng The SATs are coming up this April and there’s always a lot of questions about what is the best way to study for the SATs. Last week, The Spectator conducted a poll that asked 100 juniors how were they studying or planning to study for the upcoming SATs. The graph above illustrates […]
Q&A with Operation Click Committee
By Allison Bleakley Operation Click is a nationwide organization that was created to encourage safe driving for high school students. The Batavia High School Student Council and Office Justin Howe connected with Operation Click this year to promote safe driving at BHS. The Spectator met with the student council students running Operation Click including Chris […]
Attention: Calling all future seniors
By Vanessa True For high school seniors, the majority of their senior year is taken up, debating over which college to choose. Senior year is filled with emotional ups and downs when it comes to planning. Students will have discussions with friends, school counselors, peers, and family about how to plan out the rest of […]
Batavia’s Scholastic Bowl team wins the Upstate Eight Conference
In just its third season, Batavia’s Scholastic Bowl team won the Upstate Eight Conference championship on Feb. 8 to stay unbeaten at 13-0 on the season. Two of the starters, Billy Dremel and Ava Langstaff, compiled the top two scores in the Conference. For Conference and Regionals, teams can take up to 15 members. For […]
BHS has a stroke (of paint that is)
By Emily Tratar Art students have been painting murals around Batavia High School these last few months to bring creativity and positivity to the students day. It was created by a group of students after petitioning for a grant during the PLATE event. (The PLATE event is a fundraising event for art students.) The grant […]
Latin students have opportunity to attend 2019 Italy and Greece trip
By Emma Exon Latin students have the opportunity to attend a 10-day trip through Greece and Italy during spring break of 2019 at a cost of around $4,000 for students. The trip is non-school sponsored and an informational meeting will be held on Feb. 21. The Latin program at Batavia High School has the smallest […]
Batavia Hall of Honor inductees announced
By Abigail Solano The Batavia Hall of Honor class of 2018 was recently announced with eight new inductees. This year, the alumni inducted include Samira Ahmed, Eldon Frydendall, Matt Holm, Sharron Moran (Jauregui), Mike Spillane, and Max Striedl. The staff inductee is Sue Bauer while the BPS friend inductee is Ron Karabowicz. The Batavia Hall […]
Vantreek runs for the VTP class
By Elisa Reamer Claire Vantreek, a senior at Batavia High School, has organized a run/walk/roll event to raise money for the Vocational Transitional Program on April 15, 2018, at 1 pm at Batavia High School. The event costs $15 per participant and all of the funds will go towards the program, which offers a safe […]
Q&A: Preziosio makes impact with VTP students
By Elisa Reamer Julie Preziosio is a special education teacher at Batavia High School. This is her first year teaching the Vocational Transitional Program (VTP) students but has also co-taught history, science, and English classes. Every day she is faced with challenges, but the happiness the students in the VTP class bring her overpowers it […]