New Classes for the New Year
Next school year, Batavia High School will be offering new classes and will also be making changes to the current class requirements. Some of the new classes being offered are Civil Engineering, 21st Century Literature, and AP Physics II. Civil Engineering and AP Physics II will be semester classes and 21st Century Literature will be […]
Batavia Kicks Off the 2014 Track Season
Last fall, Batavia Cross Country qualified for the state meet for the first time in school history. Moving into track, the distance track program is planning on being as successful as they were during the fall season. They have set high goals for their season, after qualifying in the mile and 4×800 meter relay last […]
BHS Students Rock the Runway
As Yves Saint Laurant once said, “Fashions fade, style is eternal.” Batavia High School’s Art and Identity class is presenting the annual Rock the Runway event on May 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the BFAC. Rock the Runway is a wearable fashion show that helps raise money for scholarships. There is no fabric used, just […]
Graduation at NIU
Graduation is a month away. That’s right, graduation is one month away, seniors. Wed. May 21 is the day that many of us have been waiting for, but now that it is this close, it might be hard to imagine this as the last time the class of 2014 will be together. While it might […]
Chromebooks at BHS
The school board met on March 25 to discuss the expansion of the 1:1 pilot program with Chromebooks at the high school and at the middle school for grades 6-8. In the fall of 2013, the school board approved the 1:1 pilot program to be expanded to the middle school. This means that there was […]
Sooner Than We Think – Should Graduation Be At BHS or NIU?
Graduation is a month away. That’s right, graduation is one month away, seniors. Wed. May 21 is the day that many of us have been waiting for, but now that it is this close, it might be hard to imagine this as the last time the class of 2014 will be together. While it might […]
Batavia High School: Grammy Signature School
By Brie Isom “And the Grammy goes to, Batavia High School!” Wow! Wouldn’t that be another great reason to be proud of your music department? Batavia High School is one of the 2014 Grammy Signature School Semi–Finalists in the Grammys in the Schools competition. The Grammy Foundation’s Grammy Signature Schools program recognizes high schools across the […]
New Batavia, West Chicago co-op swim team competes in Upstate Eight
It’s official! Batavia can finally announce that we have a swim team, co-opting with the West Chicago Wildcats. The news was finalized in May and the two-a –day practices started up in early August. “I think it’s good,” head coach Nick Perry said. “I wouldn’t have started it if I didn’t think it would have […]
BHS Homecoming events are here!
Students and staff at Batavia High School are getting ready for the annual Homecoming dance that is to be held in the school’s cafeteria on the evening of Saturday September 24. The dance will follow the football game against St. Charles East High School on Friday. The week prior to the dance will be […]
AP Art Studio Art Show Tonight at Waterstreet Studios
This was the first year AP studio art was offered at BHS and two students accepted the challenge. In honor of their great accomplishment a show of their portfolio will be on display this weekend at the Water Street Studios. Please stop by and check out an amazing body of work by Ian Bosak and […]