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 […]
OPINION: Animals are companions not lab experiments
By Katherynn Ramirez Thousands of people believe that animal testing has long since disappeared, but it’s much worse now than it has ever been. Animals are companions, they shouldn’t be abused by scientists and kept in laboratories for such long time periods. Each year, over 100 million animals such as mice, rabbits, dogs, cats, hamsters, […]
OPINION: Ballet is the best dance style
By Hailey Adams Ballet is the best style of dance. It might be the hardest and it takes a lot of control but it is still the best style of dance. It helps grow technique for other styles, learn musicality, and gain muscle, control, and flexibility. Ballet is the base for all other styles of […]
OPINION: States shouldn’t have opened too soon
By Amanda Schmelder Recently states have started opening up fully, such as lifting masks mandates in public places and opening up businesses at full capacity. Some states started lifting restrictions, like opening up restaurants, last summer when the risk of infection was very high across the U.S. Lifting restrictions early won’t help; it will just […]
NEWS: BHS returning to in-building learning
By Hailey Adams With CDC guidelines changing, it accommodates schools to let children go in full time. School schedules and rules have been changed and put in place. With only two months left of school, it is a big change. Many CDC guidelines have changed and now require a 3-foot social distance. It allows more […]
Q&A with “The Theory of Relativity” cast member Erin McLauglin
By Emma Kilburg The BHS 2021 musical “The Theory of Relativity,” filmed and made into a movie for the first time ever, will be premiering through a livestream at 7:30 on Fri., April 16 and 23. The cast and crew has spent months tirelessly working to put this production together, and cast member and BHS […]
Chris Stapleton throughout his life
By Katherynn Ramirez Chris Stapleton has left quite a footprint in the country music industry. He is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer with one of his singles being No. 1 on the hot country songs chart. He was born in Lexington, Kent. on April 15, 1978 and moved to Staffordsville, Kent. along with his […]
Social Media: How does it impact teens and preteens?
By Emily Newburn Students are getting phones at increasingly younger ages. A new study from Common Sense Media, an organization that works to advise parents about safe technology for kids, shows that 53 percent of kids own a smartphone by the age of 11, and 69 percent have a phone at age 12. Many of […]
OPINION: Half days should stay at BHS
By Sofia Bellafiore This school year at Batavia High School has allowed students to only complete half days. This new schedule is ideal because it allows students to have the rest of the day to either reach out to teachers or finish any missing assignments. Not every student can work at the same pace, so […]
OPINION: Mental health days should be given to high school students
By Emily Newburn There have always been high expectations for high school students to maintain diligence with their assignments and school performance and pressure to manage the social aspect of going to school daily. In recent years, the problem is worsening due to increasing mental health problems. Schools should show support to their students and […]
Ways to stop procrastinating
By Amanda Schmelder Procrastinating is normal, many people do it. But there are a couple of different ways that might help to stop procrastinating and improve productivity. The first step is to recognize you are procrastinating. Then you can find out why and try these different strategies that might help. Time work period and give […]