OPINION: Late start is important for student achievement
By Ashley Cichon Every Thursday morning, students enjoy the delayed class time that gives them an hour long opportunity for more sleep. This is a period that many students, if not all, take advantage of in many different ways. Kids at Batavia High School look forward to Thursdays because an extra hour before school allows […]
Administrators make changes to Bulldog Hour
By Emily Risner Changes to Bulldog Hour are being made by the administrators, shortening the hour long period to 40 minutes to alleviate teacher concerns. “We changed Bulldog Hour to before lunch to try to increase the number of teachers available for the students,” said BHS school administrator Tom Shields. “It was hard to manage […]
Point/Counterpoint: Should the strict ban of websites continue?
By Hannah Katz and Carly Simonian Ever since Batavia High School students receive Chromebooks from the school for the 2014-2015 school year and beyond, there has been a debate about what websites should and should not be blocked. Some students argue that sites should not be blocked because it disrupts their studying and limits them […]
Bulldog hour is important to students in more than one way
By Hailey Gillian There has been rumor that Bulldog Hour is not coming back, and as a student I understand that many other schools don’t have opportunities like Bulldog Hour and that it is a privilege to have. I honestly think that it is ridiculous to take something away because not everyone is using it […]
Q&A: Sam Branson
By: Sammy Pinner Sam Branson is a sophomore student at Batavia High School. Branson attended West Aurora High School for his freshman year and now goes to Batavia. He had a very rough time transitioning and becoming comfortable changing schools but now he is comfortable and has made many friends who made him feel welcome. […]
Q&A – Kylie Schultz
Kylie Schultz is a 15 year-old freshman at Batavia High School and has strong passions for soccer and art. This year she joined the BHS girls soccer team and is very excited for the upcoming season to start. In Schultz’s free time, she likes to spend time with her family, friends, and relax on the […]
Q&A with Lauren Jolly
Lauren Jolly is a sophomore student at Batavia High School. She is on the JV dance team and is involved in Key Club. Key Club is a school organization where students have different community service opportunities to sign up for. Lauren has gotten around 14 volunteering hours so far this year, which is a lot, […]
Multitasking Teachers
Susan Fricke is the JV dance team coach and algebra teacher at Batavia High School. At Batavia High School. Many teachers of all subjects coach a team or club. Fricke has lead the JV dance team to Conference and helped score a 82 last year at Sectionals. Even though she does things a little differently […]
Q&A with Jamie VandenOever
By Erika Knutson Jamie VandenOever is a senior at Batavia High School. You may have seen her on stage in Our Town, Little Brother, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and many other productions at BHS. Although she seems very fine arts focused, she will be graduating in the top of her class in 2016. Jamie also […]
Q&A with Dr. Smith about Bulldog Hour
Thursdays at 10:50, every student at BHS simultaneously stares at the clock, anxiously waiting for the bell that signifies an entire hour’s break from class. Bulldog Hour is looked forward to by many, but by now just about every student knows that it’s changing. Rumors are flying left and right about what’s going on. Some […]