OPINION: Future is bright for West Exit
By Neal Patel Students from Batavia High School came up with a brilliant clothing brand. Julian Davis, Joe Ruzicka, Michael Jansey, Jake Paoletti, and Connor Davis are the creative students who started this business. These five students showed us that anyone can bring their businesses to life These five juniors put all their brains together […]
The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 cast prepares for opening night
By Vanessa True The production of The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 is coming to the Batavia stage on Feb. 1. As the opening night nears, the cast discusses the production. Broadway’s original The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 opened on April 6, 1987, playwright by John Bishop, and is now being transformed for the […]
Top 10 prospects in the 2018 NFL Draft
By Michael Lanterman With four teams remaining in the hunt for the Lombardi trophy, most teams in the NFL have already turned their focus towards the off-season. Perhaps the biggest moment this off-season for many teams is the 2018 NFL Draft, being held this year at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. While the Patriots, Jaguars, […]
Batavia Key Club gains publicity on Nickelodeon
By Emilee Ivan Batavia Key Club was featured on the Nickelodeon channel through national TV as well as Instagram. Nickelodeon released the commercial on Instagram on January 10 and then continued to release it on other social media. In the commercial is Key Club’s president, Maggie Keating, Vice President, Bridget Grimm, as well as many […]
OPINION: Teaching is the best job
By Emily Tratar When people are asked the question “what do you want to be when you grow up?” the answer is usually not to relive your high school days for the rest of your life as a teacher. Most people want to graduate after 16 years of school and never go back. Even though […]
BHS students create banners for Batavia’s Main Street
By Grace Cozzi At Batavia High school, three student designs were chosen as banners to hang through Batavia’s Main Street. Kathleen Tieri Ton, the teacher of the accelerated graphics class, said that the banner ideas were introduced three years ago when the assistant director of Batavia High School approached her to have a project […]
Q&A: Murphy still making impact
By Yonglin Zheng This will be the 21st year that Elizabeth Murphy has taught at Batavia High School. Murphy teaches English and Creative Writing classes. With about three classes a semester and two semesters a year, her teaching style has helped her impact the English curriculum at Batavia High School. The Spectator sat down with […]
Batavia’s Night of hoops tradition still going strong
By Rudy Mix On Sat., Jan. 27, Batavia High School hosted their 25 annual Night of Hoops. This event featured eight high school basketball teams competing against each other all throughout the course of one day. On the day of the event, there will be two different sections throughout the day, one for the sophomore […]
OPINION: Students should join BHS Interact Club
By Elisa Reamer Getting involved is one of the best ways to make your high school career worthwhile. When looking at the list of clubs offered at BHS, students may become overwhelmed by the number of different opportunities. Everyone should choose to join Interact Club because it has an endless amount of opportunities. Interact Club […]
Girls’ track set to defend UEC crown
By Katie Cole Head coach: Coach Justin Allison Years coaching at BHS: 8 years Asst. coaches: Coach Bernardoni, Coach Hillman, Coach Theriault, Coach Plate, Coach Firnbach, Coach Kelsay, Coach Owen Last season’s highlights: Some of the highlights and achievements from last season include winning both indoor and outdoor conference and having many athletes overcome adversities […]