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Batavia Boys Lacrosse Season Update


Batavia Boys Lacrosse Season Update

By Trey Hickman The Batavia Boys Lacrosse team is currently 2-5 having their five losses against Lyons Township, Wheaton North, Lock Lort, South Elgin, and Wheaton-Warrenville South. The team’s two wins come from Marmion and Crystal Lake South.  The top contributors on this team include the players with the highest amount of goals on the […]

OPINION: Why Caleb Williams will be good for Chicago


OPINION: Why Caleb Williams will be good for Chicago

The Chicago Bears should draft Caleb Williams, the best player coming out of the 2024 NFL draft. The Bears recent trades and adjustments Williams will be perfect for this upcoming season. With the Bears trading away their former 2021, 11th overall first round pick, Justin Fields, to the Pittsburgh Steelers, they are in great need […]

Batavia Boys Lacrosse Preview


Batavia Boys Lacrosse Preview

Batavia Boys Lacrosse Preview  Head Coach: Connor Legorreta This is Coach Legorreta’s first year coaching boys Batavia lacrosse. He hasn’t ever coached or played lacrosse before. He is an active coach for boys Batavia Football. Last season: Last season, this team ended up going 9-7 with their last game losing to Hinsdale Central. This Lacrosse […]

REVIEW: New Quest bar great, but not for the price


REVIEW: New Quest bar great, but not for the price

By Sasha Semanision For people who want to live a healthy lifestyle, finding snacks that are healthy, tasty and convenient is important. Protein bars are a popular option, and there are many to choose from. As a regular consumer of Quest protein bars, I decided to see how one of their new flavors, dipped chocolate […]

Bright, creative, imaginative: Sophie Lindstrom


Bright, creative, imaginative: Sophie Lindstrom

The colorful chaos behind one of BHS’s most socially active artists By: Lylah Jakubiak  It’s March 10th, 2023, 7:29 P.M., Sophie Lindstrom is standing off-stage behind the Batavia Fine Art Center’s drawn curtain. She’s 60 seconds away from performing a dance as the opening act for Rock The Runway, 2023.  The theme is chaos this […]

Pole Vaulting Unveiled: The Good, the Bad, and the Bungee Cords


Pole Vaulting Unveiled: The Good, the Bad, and the Bungee Cords

By Zahra Ahmad “I think it’s unique; it takes a lot of different components of athleticism. You have to be fast, strong, coordinated, explosive, all at the same time. And you have to do all those things at a particular timing, just to go up,” said pole vault coach Adam Benkers. At Batavia High School, […]

OPINION: ‘I just want to sleep.’


OPINION: ‘I just want to sleep.’

Why BHS should start school later By Lylah Jakubiak This school year, BHS has accumulated almost a week’s worth of E-learning and snow days. As a result, many students ended up sleeping in during this time. Now back in school, some students are beginning to question the 7:35 start time, wishing for their morning sleep […]

NEWS: BHS students reflect on college admissions: Has it really become too competitive?


NEWS: BHS students reflect on college admissions: Has it really become too competitive?

By Zahra Ahmad Batavia high schoolers’ heavily concern over college admissions. As a result changes in BHS are being implemented accordingly.  Seniors are offered senior resource blocks at BHS specifically for applications and scholarship work. A series of college 101 courses have also been started by counselors at BHS to combat the increasing difficulty. These […]

NEWS: Snow Day: The Maintenance Issues of Jan. 17


NEWS: Snow Day: The Maintenance Issues of Jan. 17

By Bryant Grizzell On Jan. 17, Batavia High School was shut down by a slew of maintenance issues following several days of inclement weather, resulting in several days of e-learning for students. Problems that were reported to have occurred in the school included burst pipes, malfunctioning heating systems, and water leaks in certain classrooms. The […]

A revived BHS tradition: Key Club’s Top Dog Talent Show


A revived BHS tradition: Key Club’s Top Dog Talent Show

Q&A with Key Club’s president, Emilie Jack. By: Lylah Jakubiak Top Dog, originally known as Mr. BHS, is a student-led event which has been hosted by Key Club for almost 40 years. After COVID’s inevitable closing of the show, it returned last year, rebranded from Mr. BHS to Top Dog. The tradition was supposed to […]