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 […]

By Alice Neville With student loan debt increasing, high school students are desperate for an affordable and enriching college experience. After 2 years living in a pandemic, young people are getting restless about staying in their hometowns after high school because of how unaffordable out-of-state college tuition is. Although many students don’t even know it’s […]

By Reese Coonrod and Sophie Schwab During the month of March, the NCAA hosts an event called ‘March Madness’ which is a tournament featuring 68 college basketball teams. While this is being made, we are down to the final game. With that being said, how well do you know your college basketball teams? Take the […]

By Diego Sanchez 1. Kayvon Thibodeaux- Oregon- Edge Rusher Thibodeaux has had talks about being the first pick since the start of the year and has proven every person right. Thibodeaux is special as he has a blend of athleticism, explosiveness, and technique. Thibodeaux is known as a pass rusher but also is able to […]

By Gabi Pucher For the class of 2021, the SAT was originally scheduled for April. However, the test was continually moved around and landed on October 14. The SAT test was not taken in any normal standard and caused students much-unneeded stress in these already harrowingly difficult times. Due to all of the effects COVID-19 had […]

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 […]

By Elisa Reamer When leaving Illinois for college, there are a lot of things here that you will never get to experience again. Either it’s because your entire family is moving with you, or you are going to move to that state after college. This A-Z list has everything you need to do or places […]

By Rachel Morano Thinking about going to college can be a very scary and extremely exciting time period in someone’s life. Many times, people don’t fully understand what it’s like but more times than not everything works out in the end. There are many aspects that go into getting ready to head off to school […]

By Jackson Lambert Getting good grades, practicing a sport while also practicing an individual talent, and looking towards the future can be overwhelming for some. But not all. One prime example of this is Jack Darby, a senior on the Batavia football team. Excelling both in the classroom and on the field as the starting […]

By Maty Baines College Football is now in full swing and the rankings have been posted for week three. Already this year there have been game winning hail mary’s, eight touchdown performances, and Heisman hopefuls. Upsets are becoming common; three of the top ten teams were upset in week one. There have been blowouts from […]