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 […]
Top 7 former Batavia restaurants
By Sophie Dominguez In my 16 years living in Batavia, I have watched many restaurants come and go. At first, when a place shuts down, many people are upset, but eventually most people forget those restaurants were even there. Here is a list of 7 former Batavia restaurants to hopefully give you a nice little […]
Leave it all on the mat
By Grace Summers The wrestling season started Nov. 5 with a group of new wrestlers, now including girls. Coach Scott Bayer and Coach Ryan Farwell have been coaching the team throughout the summer and through preseason training. All eyes are on the team as BHS has just now created a girls’ wrestling team. “I work […]
Girls’ swimming finishes second in varsity, first in JV at Upstate Eight Conference meet
By Marissa Mirallegro and Ella Helfer On Sat, Oct 27, the girls’ varsity swim team placed second and the girls JV swim team placed first at the six-team Upstate Eight Conference swim meet at West Chicago High School. The team said it was thrilled with the results after a long, hard-fought season. “We did really […]
BHS ‘Cheer Buddies’ creates opportunities for VTP students
By Caroline Hager and Ellie Alholm Batavia High School’s new program, “Cheer Buddies,” is a partnership between the cheer team and BHS VTP (Vocational Transition Program) that helps students with intellectual disabilities or Autism cheer. Their first basketball game that they will be cheering at is on Nov. 30. Students from VTP will be participating […]
Getting involved in politics at BHS
By Sophie Dominguez Multiple teachers at Batavia High School put in an effort to make sure students were able to participate directly in the midterm election on Nov. 6. Thirty-five of the 100 seats in the U.S. Senate and all 435 seats in the House of Representatives were contested. The Republican party widened its control […]
Chicago Bears success so far due to three factors
By Evan Misner After four consecutive last-place finishes in the NFC North for the Chicago Bears, starting off this season 6-3 is looking really promising. Three big events occurred that led to a 6-3 record and a first-place standing in the NFC North One of the first reasons is trading and signing linebacker Khalil Mack. […]
OPINION: Batavia’s busted bathrooms
By Ben Barranco and Emma Kielion Bathrooms are a necessity everywhere you go. You would think in a school where children spend an average of seven hours a day, the bathrooms would be cleaner and more accessible. Surprisingly, they almost always fall flat and never reach their mark. First, the school bathrooms, specifically the cleanliness […]
OPINION: Landscaping helps students do better in school
By Rachel Balsamo and Isabella Helm Landscaping does so many things for the world around us but it also helps our students perform better in school. Greener landscaping at schools helps students to perform better in their classes according to the University of Illinois. We believe that schools should put more effort into their landscaping. […]
A look ahead at the annual Kaleidoscope Concert
By Renee Forsyth The Kaleidoscope concert is presented by the Batavia Music Program, which includes over 500 students and four music teachers. The music department has put on this program for nearly 10 years and has two performance times. “This is the most popular event that we put on each year; it draws people from the […]
Chicago Blackhawks made mistake in firing Coach Quenneville
By Christian Stevens What do you think of when someone mentions the Chicago Blackhawks? I know I think of the three Stanley Cup Championships in a matter of six seasons. One team winning that many championships in that short amount of time is most definitely a huge accomplishment. How did they do that, though? The […]