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REVIEW: ‘Oppenheimer’ an ‘American Prometheus’

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 with campus monitor Williams


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


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


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 


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 […]

Students in the workforce


Students in the workforce

Behind the doors of Batavia High School, alongside the academics and extracurricular activities, there’s a group of students that roam the halls. This group of students hold more on their shoulders than the other students. This small army of teens hold the responsibility of having a job. Apart from getting small amounts of money, these […]

NEWS: Swingsingers end their season as Champs!


NEWS: Swingsingers end their season as Champs!

By Athziry De La Peña  Swingsingers is a 39-mixed-audition show choir, directed by Maddy Kozar, Peter Barsch and with the help of Addie Bloom and Maddy Misuira. This season they faced many struggles, but also encountered much success. BHS is no stranger to groups like this. Swingsingers has been live for longer than many of […]

Brooke Carlson’s storied high school basketball career comes to an end


Brooke Carlson’s storied high school basketball career comes to an end

By Eva Holzl As Brooke Carlson wraps up her last high school season playing basketball and reflects on her season, she got to experience the joy and excitement of reaching it to the super-sectional game. And getting to celebrate with her teammates for all the accomplishments and milestones they reached brought happiness and excitement to […]

Bright, creative, imaginative: Sophie Lindstrom


Bright, creative, imaginative: Sophie Lindstrom

The colorful chaos behind one of BHS’s most socially active artists By: Lylah Jakubiak  It’s March 10th, 2023, 7:29 P.M., Sophie Lindstrom is standing off-stage behind the Batavia Fine Art Center’s drawn curtain. She’s 60 seconds away from performing a dance as the opening act for Rock The Runway, 2023.  The theme is chaos this […]

Pole Vaulting Unveiled: The Good, the Bad, and the Bungee Cords


Pole Vaulting Unveiled: The Good, the Bad, and the Bungee Cords

By Zahra Ahmad “I think it’s unique; it takes a lot of different components of athleticism. You have to be fast, strong, coordinated, explosive, all at the same time. And you have to do all those things at a particular timing, just to go up,” said pole vault coach Adam Benkers. At Batavia High School, […]

FEATURE: Charlotte Johansen, sophomore sensation


FEATURE: Charlotte Johansen, sophomore sensation

By Athziry De La Peña Beyond the stage lights! Charlotte Johansen, a sophomore at BHS, is very active in all types of Batavia activities, including head of fundraising of Batavia Drama Program, Swingsingers, Principal advisory group, mock trial, photography, a bulldog ambassador for the district, and many more extracurriculars.  Johansen was a freshman representative in […]