Q&A With Best Buddies Parent
By Emma Olberg Wendy Olberg, a Batavia mom whose second child has autism, explains what it is like raising an autistic daughter and how it has affected her life. Q: What were your initial thoughts when you found out your daughter was diagnosed with autism? A: “I wasn’t too surprised just based on what I […]
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 […]
Q&A: Mangers, current senior, speaks on BHS’ condition
By Lynsey Kunert Jessica Mangers is a senior at Batavia High School who participates in Key Club, National Honors Society, and English National Honors Society. She is a straight-A student and aiming to go to Carthage University. During all four of her years spent at Batavia, she noticed some things about the school that she […]
Q&A with Nora Carr on her book ‘Tempest’
By Lauren Burnham One of my favorite things in the world are books. Stories that come alive in my brain give me the shivers. The characters stay in my mind for a very long time after I’ve finished the book. My good friend, Nora, has been writing ever since I met her. She writes about […]