The Batavia Spectator

By Lauren Burnham Batavia High School presents the comedic tale of Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream this weekend, spinning the audience a tale of lovers and magic and mischievous misdoings for their viewing pleasure. This version of the play was adapted and directed by Joshua Casburn, the Theater Arts Director at the high school. It’s been […]

By Tommy Maren 51-7. 56-7. After 2 straight weeks with blowout victories over Streamwood and Pekin, the Batavia Bulldogs (9-1) will travel to Chicago’s Gately Stadium to face a tougher Simeon squad (8-2) at 7 pm on Fri., Nov. 6 in a second round IHSA playoff matchup. Now facing one of their biggest challenges this […]

By Davis Ward If anyone thought that Pekin was going to be a challenge then prepare yourself for Simeon. Simeon was 7-2 this regular season, scoring an average of 34 points a game, and beating its opponents by an average of 23 points per game. So it’s no doubt that the Wolverines will be well […]

By Tommy Maren Two years ago, Batavia baseball had one of its most successful seasons of all time. Finishing as Upstate Eight Conference champions and making a deep run in the state tournament, the future looked bright for the Bulldogs. However, after a disappointing 2015 campaign, Batavia looks to get back on track with new […]

By Aaron Viland There are plenty of great albums that are included on every top ten list, and which have a name that seems to carry more weight than the music itself, but what about the great albums that don’t get as much recognition? Here’s a list of ten great albums you might not have […]

By Lauren Burnham Tired of binge watching the same old mainstream shows like Supernatural and Bones? Satisfy your zombified hipster brain with some not-so-mainstream TV! 1.The Finder The Finder is # 1 on my list, not because I think it’s the best, but because this show is the most relaxing show I’ve watched. Since I […]

By Andrew Costigan Basketball season starts in a week and Batavia’s team is excited to take the court again after finishing with a 15-14 record last season. Batavia has nine returning seniors playing this season and hope to use this depth to continue to improve and make Batavia a basketball powerhouse. The Spectator was able […]

By Maria Poling I wanted to know what other freshmen thought was different in high school than middle school and what was the same. For me, I thought the cafeteria food and the bathrooms are different. There’s more people especially tall people in high school than their was in middle school. We can also eat […]

By Maison Tollas High School Bucket List There are some obvious feats that you should achieve before you graduate high school. These include: join a sport, a club, apply for college, go to a football game, get good grades, etc. But there is a series of less “cliché” (school-appropriate) accomplishments that you should really complete […]

By Gianna Kozaczka Most everyone in this world dances in their own way. There’s contemporary dance, ballet, hip-hop and many more forms. Another form of dance, which is unlike any other is flow dance or flowarts. It’s called flow because you use inanimate objects and synchronize it into dance, which causes it all to come […]