OPINION: Batavia’s busted bathrooms
By Ben Barranco and Emma Kielion Bathrooms are a necessity everywhere you go. You would think in a school where children spend an average of seven hours a day, the bathrooms would be cleaner and more accessible. Surprisingly, they almost always fall flat and never reach their mark. First, the school bathrooms, specifically the cleanliness […]
OPINION: American Sign Language should be option for students
By Grace Summers Here in the United States, American Sign Language (ASL) is the sixth most used language, and yet our school teaches an unofficial language, Latin. Our nation strives to push Americans to learn other languages so that we can further grow and develop into a successful society. Evidently, a vast wall looms between […]
Q&A: Holden feeling confident going into playoffs
By Selena Lanham It’s no secret that Batavia football has been in high gear. The high school football team has been on a winning rampage since the start of the season; according to the varsity football team they went into some games already having the idea and probability of them winning to then more intense […]
The Importance of BHS student ambassadors
By Matt Gorlewski Meet BHS Students Olivia Murchie and Chris Theros. These two both were both appointed by the BPS101 Board of Education to hold the position of student ambassador- what that means, is that they both speak on students behalf at school board meetings. They start a dialogue and bring students opinions to the […]
Four things to do the prepare for college
By Brandon Thilges As the class of 2019 enters its final year of high school, many are left to contemplate what they are going to do after they graduate. Some are going straight into the workforce, others into the military, but the majority are going the attend College. The idea of College alone is a […]
Ducoff devotes her life to school
By Elisa Reamer Kenna Ducoff, a senior at Batavia High School, sits in her bedroom for hours working on different projects. She shakes in her seat at a club meeting, becoming more and more anxious for it to end. Ducoff needs all the time she can get in order to get everything she has on […]
What student want to change about BHS
By: Jennifer Walton Batavia High School is nowhere near perfect. There are many changes that can be made to it. School staff doesn’t typically listen to the students, ask what there opinion is, and what they would like to change or add to the school. This week, The Spectator made an anonymous survey and sent […]
Holm to travel across U.S. raising money for Journey of Hope
Batavia High School alum Axel Holm plans to go across country raising money for Journey of Hope, which raises money for a variety of causes. The following is from Axel’s Journey of Hope webpage. If you’d like to donate to the cause, follow this link: http://ipush.convio.net/site/TR?px=1023004&fr_id=1040&pg=personal My name is Axel Holm and I am currently […]
BHS snow sculpture team goes undefeated for third year
The BHS snow sculpture team is undefeated as they won first place for the third year in a row over the weekend at the Geneva Snow Sculpting Competition. The students were out in very cold conditions sculpting what was more like ice than snow, but they pulled through and brought another first place medal home. Please […]