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Weather conflicts with outdoor track scheduling 


Weather conflicts with outdoor track scheduling 

By Sasha Semanision On April 18, Batavia High School canceled its annual Carlson-Anderson Classic girls outdoor track meet due to weather. It was canceled for the first time since the meet was created in 2016, other than in 2020, due to the pandemic. The Carlson-Anderson Classic is an invitational that would have included ten teams […]

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 […]

5 Things To Do On A Rainy April Day


By Emma Olberg Rainy days are calm yet boring. You don’t just have to sit there and do nothing! Rainy days should be considered as time to learn new things, gain new skills, and to relax. Most go on social media to fulfill boredom, but staring at a screen and scrolling for hours isn’t the […]

REVIEW: ‘Moon Knight’— A full Moon of a finale


REVIEW: ‘Moon Knight’— A full Moon of a finale

By Evelyn Lopez Marvel has released another hero into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), and his name is Moon Knight.  Moon Knight is a six-episode series where Steven Grant (Oscar Issac), a kind and smart gift shop employee in a London museum, is faced with an interesting dilemma. As Steven faces an issue of blackouts […]

How to keep the pests out of your garden


How to keep the pests out of your garden

By Evelyn Lopez Summer is right around the corner and with summer comes a chance at planting a garden. The most a gardener should have to worry about is the weather, but when the bugs, birds, and small rodents try to eat everything that was planted, it can be infuriating. Knowing your enemy and choosing […]

Take our 2010’s music quiz and see how well you do!


Take our 2010’s music quiz and see how well you do!

By Emma Stoodley and Paige Blasi What was the number one hit of 2010? Who were the top five most popular artists of this decade based on the Billboard Top 100?  What Bruno Mars song was the most popular in 2010?  What was the most popular album of 2010?  How old was Justin Bieber when […]

Batavia small businesses: Small but mighty


Batavia small businesses: Small but mighty

By Ava Curran, Faith Borre, Amanda Melvin https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AE23K2qOqB1_pgxJ_dH71rmmibGpB753/view?usp=sharing

Top 5 things for your staycation


Top 5 things for your staycation

By Evie Lopez As spring break is approaching some of us will not travel out of state. For those of us who will not be traveling but still want to go and explore, here is a list of some spots to go and explore. From the city to the woods here are some ideas and […]

REVIEW: There’s a reason Wordle is the new online sensation


REVIEW: There’s a reason Wordle is the new online sensation

By Ronni Gustin Wordle gives you a five-letter word to guess but is it a five-star game? The new online game “Wordle” has taken the internet by storm. Created by Josh Wardle in June of 2021  originally as a fun game for his girlfriend and him to play, but released to the public in October […]

20 sensational books you MUST read in 2022


20 sensational books you MUST read in 2022

By Sarah Sinovich There is this old saying that stories and poetry are to comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable. By whatever means of any media/art, like a good story or a good poem, it must be either/or (disturbing or comfortable), but a captivating story that truly forces you to ponder life is the true […]