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 […]
Q&A: Reflecting on mentoring
By Alexa Quiroz After school mentoring program is coming to an end soon. Mentoring is an afterschool program where high school students mentor elementary school students. Many students benefit from mentoring, both high school and elementary school. Giving us an insight is high school student Harrison Bingaman. Q: How long have you been mentoring? A: […]
Q&A: Sophomore Drum Major Chelsea Boothe reflects on her Batavia Marching Band Experience
by Sophia Nahorski Chelsea Boothe is a highly involved student at Batavia High School. She is a sophomore and participates in many extracurricular activities. These activities include Youth and Government, Mock Trial, Girl Up, Key Club, Student Council, Book Club, LINK, student ambassador for the super attendant, Marching Band, and Model UN. The Batavia Marching […]
Q&A: Frannie Gosselin talks about possibly majoring in music
By Bella Punzio 13 years of hard work and dedication Frannie Gosselin is in her senior year of high school. She has a passion for music and band and would like to pursue some career that involves music in her future. Frannie has a lot of experience with trombone, a little bit of piano and […]
Mackenzie Krauch, varsity softball player, is excited for new season.
By Emma Wecker The Batavia High School softball season has just recently begun. A current sophomore, Mackenzie Krauch, is excited to be playing on varsity this year. Last year she was pulled up late in the season for some varsity games and participated in the playoff games. With experience playing in many different positions, she […]
My top 5 MLB teams before the season
By Jackson Ketelsen With opening day for the MLB being in ten days on march 28th here are my top 5 teams this year based on how they have played and who they add this offseason. 1. Dodgers The Dodgers are already showing signs of being a really good team this year just from what […]
Q&A Senior Abi Edwards Kicks Off her senior season
By Brookelyn Vande Loo Soccer season started up this week and the Batavia bulldogs kicked it off with a win against Bartlett 1-0. Senior Abi Edwards, three-year varsity member who is committed to Wheaton College, started off the season with an assist and a win over Bartlett High School. Edwards is a highly involved student […]
Q&A with campus monitor Williams
By Nela Sedlarova Anthony Williams is a campus monitor at Batavia High School. He’s a well known monitor that can have almost every student say he is one of their favorite monitor’s from the school. Although most students can say that, not most can say they know more about him than his name and job […]
Best drinks to cool off this summer
By Addison Brown Top 5 best Starbucks drinks for the summer Strawberry Acaí Refresher This is a refresher that has strawberry flavors as well as strawberry pieces in the drink. The drink has small flavor notes of passion fruit and acaí notes. This refresher is very customizable between taking out the berries or adding lemonade […]
Making a name for himself: Ryan Boe
By Jackson Ketelsen This year was Ryan Boe’s senior season on the field and third year as a starter here at Batavia. In his three years as the varsity starting quarterback he passed for 6108 yards and for 65 touchdowns. When talking to his quarterback coach and the offensive coordinator Sean Anderson. he said this […]
Jennifer Carpenter’s inspiring journey into video production
Sunnove Carlson In the BATV halls, Jennifer Carpenter stands as a storyteller. Her journey from a hesitant substitute teacher, to a passionate advocate for creative expression conveys the value of compassion and creativity. Carpenter’s journey began with a love for writing stories when she found herself often writing in her free-time. Her transition into teaching […]