Q&A: Omerza’s experience at Blue Lake International
Ariane Omerza is a senior at Batavia High School. She has participated in the school’s band, choir, madrigals, marching band, jazz band, pit orchestra for musicals, and percussion ensemble. Recently, she was a section leader in marching band and attended the Blue Lake International program summer after her freshman and sophomore year. Blue Lake International […]
Color Guard: Relationships that last a lifetime
By Abby Hill Emotions pour out onto the tarp, a story being created right in front of the audience’s eyes. Flags and weapons spinning, the color guard performs their heart out as a team, but more importantly, as a family. Ranging from 25-12 people, the BHS color guard prioritizes relationships and teamwork in everything they […]
OPINION: Listening to music during class assists many students
By Alexa Garcia At the beginning of this year one of my teachers let us listen to music every day when were were given time to start our homework. A couple weeks ago, she took away that privilege because she felt we couldn’t concentrate while listening to music. Since then, my grade in their class […]
An Introverts Guide to Wasting Time: Episode 3
This is the third episode of An Introvert’s Guide to Wasting Time, a podcast about media that I would recommend. During the third edition of this podcast, we discuss my review of 5 new pieces of media: a book, a movie, a TV show, and two albums. Host: Abby Hill Episode 3 Thanks for listening!
REVIEW – ‘Coloring Book’ Chance’s best yet
By Kyra Swims Debuting his third independent released mixtape on May 12, 2016, Chance the Rapper has once again shook the music industry. With collaborations with artist such as Lil Wayne, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, and many more, Coloring Book, in my opinion, has earned its spot as one of the best musical creations of […]
My ‘Imaginative Reality’ playlist takes me out of this world
By Alexa Garcia Last month I used 90 Gigs of data from playing this Spotify playlist I made from my phone. This playlist is titled “Imaginative Reality” because it includes all the songs that can help me escape this world and visit a new one. When I listen to these songs, I forget about all […]
OPINION: Color guard is a sport
By Abby Hill With chins lifted high, the color guard performs across the field; flags and rifles spinning in time behind and around the band. “Oh, they’re just spinning flags. That’s not even a sport.” Color guard performs with the band in the fall and competes on their own in the winter. Sports used to […]
ISYM summer music camp is beneficial
By Alexa Garcia ISYM is a summer music camp held at the University of Illinois in Champaign Illinois that many people from our town (including me) attended over the summer. Most students that sign up do not know the other campers and have no idea what their roommate will be like. I recently talked to […]
Chromatics start their second year
By Abby Hill and Alexa Garcia On September 28th, Peter Barsch, the chorale teacher, will bring those who have been picked to participate in a call back audition to their first rehearsal with the Chromatics. From there, Barsch is going to see which members blend with the group and decide who will be joining the […]
Live Music is Better than Recorded Music
By Alexa Garcia My family has connections with live nation, so we occasionally get the opportunity of attending great concerts. The concerts that I can remember are The Jonas Brothers, Karmen, Los Lonely Boys, New Kids on the Block, 98°, Boys to Men, Steve Miller Band, Journey, The Fray, Matt Nathanson, Train, Steve Winwood, Steely […]