The Batavia Spectator

By Abby Hill In a survey from 2012, it was shown that 20% of Americans thought that USA spent too little on space exploration. This is an overwhelmingly small amount of people compared to the 70% that thought that we were spending enough or even too much money on the program. Now, this may see […]

Fall is just around the corner! There’s so much to do before the winter starts. With so little time what can you do?  Here are ten activities that you can use to “successfully” start off your fall. Have some fun and remember it’s always fun with friends! Scary movie marathon-  Grab some friends and watch […]

Every Thursday, I look forward to singing karaoke at Aliano’s in downtown Batavia. People often view karaoke as a way of socializing with friends at bars for entertainment. Even though it is fun, karaoke has numerous different beneficial traits. After an exhausting week of work or school karaoke is an overall fun activity where you […]

By Kinga Blando, Abby Barry, and Audrey Pelico Batavia High School students have been waiting for over a month for Bulldog Hour to return to students’ schedules. BHS has had Bulldog Hour for two years, two different ways and the teachers and school administration are working to find a solution to help solve the problems […]

  Head coach: Lori Trippi-Payne Years coaching at BHS: 30th seasons at Batavia   Last season’s highlights: Coach Tippi-Payne said that the previous year’s highlights were that the Bulldogs won against a few state-ranking schools such as West Aurora and Glenbard South. The team went 17-18 and lost in the IHSA regional quarterfinals against Plainfield North. […]

Stephanie Garcia is a senior at Batavia High School. She moved to Batavia in sixth grade and made plenty of friends since then. She holds a good relationship with her family and has decent grades at school. She also works a part-time job at Pal Joey’s. Juggling all of that and having a relationship with […]

By Xander Lundblad Head coach: Coach Chad Hillman Years coaching at BHS: 14th year in IHSA Asst. coach: Coach Samantha Miller       Last season’s highlights: The cross country team took third in the state, and that was the second girls’ athletic trophy in school history. The team won the Upstate Eight conference title and IHSA […]

By Daniel Gotfryd and Kyra Swims At a cost of $1.1 million, Batavia has succeeded in transforming the grass football field to turf. The field was funded by the booster club and the Capital Project Committee. The project started on May 16, 2016 and ended in late August. The new turf will debut on Sept. 17 […]

By Sarah Hager Homecoming week is upon Batavia, beginning today, Mon., Sept. 12. Months of planning and preparation have gone into making this week the best it can be. Batavia High School’s student council plays a vital role in the organization of this long-running tradition. What exactly does the student council do in preparation for […]

By Maddie Durso Head Coach: Tim Debruycker Years coaching at BHS: 14 years coaching Batavia boys’ golf Last season: Last season the team was very consistent but just didn’t make the cut for a conference championship. Despite the outcome of last year Coach Debruycker is excited for the rest of the new season. First Half […]