REVIEW: ‘Oppenheimer’ an ‘American Prometheus’
Oppenheimer exceeds expectations with 13 Oscars and a powerful message in movie theaters and homes around the world. By Lylah Jakubiak In a crowded movie theater, darkness stretches across the screen. Suddenly, the audience is encapsulated by a rolling, roaring cloud of glowing fire that snakes across the black. The theater falls silent as they […]
BHS music department offers new class
By Grace Borchert Batavia High School has started a new orchestra class, Sinfonietta, for the 2015-2016 school year. Sinfonietta is a sophomore class where orchestra students have the chance to grow and prepare for the audition into one of the two orchestra classes, Symphony and Philharmonic. Students are placed in orchestras that they can grow […]
New Advanced Placement class offered to freshmen this year
By Rebecca Kaminski A brand new course, AP Human Geography, is open to freshmen at Batavia High School this year. The course’s purpose is to “introduce students to the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of Earth’s surface,” according to the AP student college board. This course […]
Author Gaiman has another entertaining read in Good Omens
By Lauren Burnham Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch. The full title is a bit of a mouthful, so the common populace mostly just refers to it as Good Omens, or ‘that one thing with the gay angel’. Both alternative titles are particularly apt, although one may confuse the latter […]
Finding the perfect cleanser
By Sam Fricano Finding the perfect cleanser is a hunt all of us teenagers go on at one point or another. Cleansers are necessary to remove both makeup and other oils and dirt that have accumulated on your face throughout the day. However, finding the perfect cleanser is nearly impossible to do because there is […]
Back to School Beauty Essentials
By Sam Fricano Another school year is upon us. With it comes homework, sports, and a whole new routine. Your schedule is changing, the season is changing, so why not change up what beauty products you are using, as well? These eight beauty products are essential for starting off the school year. Primer The first […]
Husband, wife duo make Gaetano’s a Batavia restaurant to visit
By Jack Church What does it take to run a successful restaurant? According to Wendy Dibenedetto and her husband Gaetano of Gaetano’s Batavia and Gaetano’s Forest Park, “ambition and pride. I take pride in everything that I do.” Gaetano and Wendy are a husband and wife duo who manage, cook, and serve two renowned, five-star […]
Wegner overcomes cheer injury, its side effects
By Alyssa Stanczak Hoisted five-feet-high off the ground by two fellow cheerleaders, a small error resulted in a dramatic change for Lauren Wegner. While practicing a stunt for cheerleading her sophomore year, Wegner was dropped, hit her head, and obtained a concussion, which caused her to lose her sense of smell and sense of taste. […]
P.E. leadership benefiting BHS students
By Olivia Monzel Laughter fills the gym as the students sprint from base to base or toss a football to their friends. Zachary’s eyes light up everytime he catches the ball as his fellow leaders cheer him on in the background, yelling his name with excitement. Zachary is part of P.E leadership, a widely-known and […]
Freshmen reflect on high school transition
By Anastasia Gelardi This Friday is all about the Batavia High School Class of 2018 and their reflections on their athletics, clubs, classes, and overall experience during their first year at BHS. Freshman year, for most people, is shocking and scary at first. There are so many new things in high school that are different […]
Featured artist: Jessica Duschean
By Sara Prier Covered in hundreds of tiny, hand-placed sunflowers seeds, edged in feathers, in contrasting shades of white and black. The dess shines in the blinding lights of the stage, stealing the attention of the audience, holding their eyes captive. Jessica Duschean poured hundreds of hours into her dress to show at Batavia’s annual […]