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 […]
Ouija: Is it spooky or goofy?
By Jen Mohorek Do you love frantic moments that throw you out of your seat in fear? Some horror movies can be embarrassingly comical. We always ponder why the main character makes foolish decisions, and why the actors and actresses possess the acting skills of a squirrel. There are also those horror movies that scare […]
Myanna Cook becomes first BHS swimmer to qualify for IHSA State meet
By Abigail Lockwood Last year as a freshman, Mayanna Cook was one of the five girls from Batavia High School to join the girls’ co-op swim team with the West Chicago Wildcats. A year after setting two freshman school records, Cook became the first Batavia swim team member to qualify for the IHSA State swim […]
Hello, Dolly! a hit with BHS students
by Natalie Delcorps The musical Hello, Dolly took center stage at the Batavia Fine Arts Centre last week with parents, grandparents, students, and people all over town coming to support the cast members. Students from Batavia High School were involved in the cast, pit orchestra, stage crew, and production team. Students have been working on […]
Freshmen continue to adjust to late start, Bulldog Hour
By Grace Borchert School started a couple months ago and numerous freshmen are just getting used to BHS. Adjusting to a new school can be difficult especially with new traditions they have to learn, one of these new traditions being late start. At Rotolo, where the majority of the freshmen have come from, there was […]
Batavia Boys’ Cross Country marks 2nd consecutive run at IHSA State meet
By Matt Cuartero On Nov. 8 at Detweiller Park in Peoria, the IHSA held its 3A State Cross Country competition. This is the second time in Batavia history that the Batavia Boys Cross Country team made it down to state, and to add to that, this is also the second consecutive qualifying team in BHS history. […]
Tennis ends another successful season
By Abigail Lockwood Batavia’s fall sports season is coming to an end and sadly it is the last time some of the players will set foot on their fields and courts. There are no words to better describe 2014’s fall sports season than to hear it from the head coaches themselves. Tennis head coach Brad Nelson […]
What I wish I would have known about the ACT
By Natalie Delcorps High school brings on a lot of pressures. Some of these pressures include getting good grades, fitting in, and performing well on standardized tests. Looking back as a senior, there are a lot of things I would have told my “freshman year self” to do differently, one of them being preparing better […]
Soccer hopes successful season continues with Sectional semifinal win Wednesday
-By Natalie Delcorps The boys soccer team has made huge strides this year. The boys varsity soccer team won the Upstate Eight Conference championship, earning them the second seed in the Bolingbrook sectional. On Oct. 25, Batavia won 3-0 against Neuqua Valley, avenging a loss to Neuqua from earlier in the season. The last time […]
Trippi-Payne earns 500th win
By Abigail Lockwood Batavia’s Head Volleyball coach Lori Trippi-Payne surpassed a milestone on Aug. 30, claiming her 500th win over a 27-year journey as head coach for the Batavia Volleyball team. “The kids knew and the parents knew. I didn’t tell them but everybody jumped on me,” Trippi-Payne said after the 25-19, 25-23 semifinal victory […]
Youth and Government starts preparations for Springfield
By Nicole Miller High expectations are held for Youth and Government delegates travelling to Springfield on March 20-22, and because of the level of maturity and formality of the event, there are strict rules for everything from the dress code to when someone is allowed to speak. Mr. Kettering, the club’s advisor, said that it […]