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 […]
REVIEW: Swift releases her best album yet
By Natalie Zagorski Ten-time Grammy-winner, Billboard music award for top artist, MTV Video Music Award Video for the year, American Music Award for Artist of the year. Even with all this accomplished Taylor Swift is still in her prime and has released yet another breathtaking album. Her newest album Evermore was released on Dec 11, […]
REVIEW: ‘Attack on Titan’ overcomes issues in production
In a relatively quick return, on Sun., Dec. 6, 2021, season four of Attack on Titan aired in the U.S. Before the first episode of Attack on Titan season four aired, a lot of people were skeptical. Even now some people have mixed feelings, but it’s not bad as some people have put it. For […]
REVIEW: Mrs. America brings new life to feminist icons and villains
By Hailey Haddon The Equal Rights Amendment, at its conception, was a piece of legislation aiming to make women equal to men on a legal basis, but as it gained traction, it became the source of a fierce divide between liberal feminists and conservative homemakers. With 2020’s new rise in feminist-fueled politics, the ERA has […]
Blackpink’s ‘The Album’ breaks down language barriers to reach all age groups
by Gabi Pucher The music scene has been shaken with the drop of Blackpink’s new work titled The Album. It was officially released on Oct. 2, 2021. Some of the songs featured top American artists such as Selena Gomez and Cardi B. If you are looking to be hyped up and wanting to dance The […]
REVIEW: ‘Fate: The Winx Club Saga’ disappoints
By Leah Monroy The new Netflix series “Fate: The Winx Saga” was released earlier this year. Netflix’s spin-off of the Winx club made the action come to life. I spent the day watching the series with a total of six episodes but ultimately felt there was nothing special about it. It had some major creative […]
REVIEW: Call of Duty Cold War has something for everyone
By Mason Kruse What a time to be a teenager that loves video games! The newest Call of Duty has been released called Call of Duty Cold War and it is better than any other game that you can think of. Cold War was released on November thirteenth, 2020. One reason I have really been […]
REVIEW: The Weeknd’s halftime performance, while misunderstood, was not to be missed
By Aubrey de Guzman and Alyssa Hurley The Weeknd performed at the 2021 Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 7. The Weeknd is a male singer who is 30 years old. He has won nine Grammys and has been nominated 37 times. Lately, it has been on news, memes are being made, and jokes are […]
NEWS: Reimbursement from state provides all BHS students with free bagged lunches
By Natalie Zagorski Quest Food Services changed the way they distribute their meals in order to provide meals for BHS students during the pandemic. Quest provides Batavia school district as well as 75 other school districts with locally grown and produced food that comes from a 250-mile span radius of the district that it provides […]
NEWS: Teachers, district prepare for Covid-19 vaccines
By Amy Bleakley and Mason Kruse Since the start of Covid-19, American citizens have been patiently waiting for the vaccine’s arrival. In the month of December, the first few distributions of the vaccine were made to front line health care workers. As time has gone on, more and more people have received the vaccine, but […]
How the Covid lockdown impacted fashion trends
By Ashley Marcukaitis and Courtney Houser This pandemic has influenced fashion trends and the clothing industry in numerous ways. During quarantine, people turned to new fashion trends due to a lack of socialization. This led people to ditch their usual uncomfortable, but socially acceptable, clothes. People now had a lot of extra time to come up […]