By Ashley Cichon On May 15, construction on a synthetic turf field will begin at BHS to improve playing and practicing usage, save money and reduce injury, according to school administration. Since the addition of the BFAC and fieldhouse, the conditions of the deteriorating fields were visibly noticeable, according to football coach Dennis Piron. The […]

By Hannah Katz Yearbook Club, lead by biology teacher Melissa Ezpeleta, has been preparing for its second deadline, a 40-page spread due on Feb. 11, for months.  The club has been hard at work since the beginning of the school year, meeting every Thursday in order to design pages, gather quotes and images, and to […]

By Marissa Spears This past weekend Batavia High School’s varsity dance team brought home 12th at the IHSA competition that took place at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington, Ill. on Fri., Jan. 29. The girls went against 30 different teams in their 2A division. They were scored based off of their technique, unity and […]

Students are in need of a longer, not shorter, Bulldog Hour. By Alyssa Dian If you are a student, teacher, or administrator at Batavia High School, you might have heard about the new time change for Bulldog Hour. The teachers and administrators have recently been discussing this topic and are attempting to make a compromise. […]

As the track season is right around the corner, the distance team is having early practices to have a fantastic start to the season. They are working on specific workout plans written by their coach to get ready for the season. They also take precautions on their own outside of practice. The distance team plans […]

By Zaira Solis   The Batavia Fine Arts center was packed with parents, teachers, and student from Batavia High School by 6:30 on Sat., Jan 23. The lucky competitor to win Mr.BHS was senior Alex Cahill. At the beginning of the show each contestant started out by being escorted by a girl from their grade […]

By McKenna Renier Who are all of these people with Yoga Club sweatshirts? I am sure many of you have seen these walking advertisements. But what is Yoga Club? Over 60 people at Batavia High School are practicing yoga every other Wednesday in A101 with Yoga Club. This club is probably what you’re thinking it […]

By Marissa Spears For the past three weeks students here at Batavia High School have been cut off of their most valuable hour of the week, Bulldog Hour. This time is needed during the school week because of how big of an impact it has on students grades. When 60 students were questioned how they […]

By Hannah Katz Students are stressed, there is no denying that. Two a.m is an early bedtime, a night off is unheard of, and when I asked students approximately how much homework they had per night, the average amount was four hours and 45 minutes. That is enough time to watch almost 13 episodes of […]

By Tarah Redmond Students at Batavia High School who are late to school by even a mere 5 minutes on Thursdays receive a late start detention to be served the following Thursday. This rule angers many students, who feel they don’t deserve to serve a detention for barely being late. “The late start detention rule […]