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 […]
Latin students have opportunity to attend 2019 Italy and Greece trip
By Emma Exon Latin students have the opportunity to attend a 10-day trip through Greece and Italy during spring break of 2019 at a cost of around $4,000 for students. The trip is non-school sponsored and an informational meeting will be held on Feb. 21. The Latin program at Batavia High School has the smallest […]
Batavia Hall of Honor inductees announced
By Abigail Solano The Batavia Hall of Honor class of 2018 was recently announced with eight new inductees. This year, the alumni inducted include Samira Ahmed, Eldon Frydendall, Matt Holm, Sharron Moran (Jauregui), Mike Spillane, and Max Striedl. The staff inductee is Sue Bauer while the BPS friend inductee is Ron Karabowicz. The Batavia Hall […]
Benefits of wasting time
By Bri Pierce From my understanding about how humans think, any second spent not bettering yourself as a person is a waste of time. This idea is simply corrupt. The benefits of wasting time greatly outweigh the cons. Benefits that come from wasting time are as follow: It’s a great workout. The three calories you […]
Three questions on the Philadelphia Eagles heading into Super Bowl LLI
By Michael Lanterman As the coaching trio of Bill Belichick, Josh McDaniels, and Patricia prepare to make their final run together in Super Bowl LII, another coaching staff prepares to take on an empire. The 2000’s have been dominated by the era of Emperor Belichick and his apprentice Tom Brady with Brady leading his team […]
Vantreek runs for the VTP class
By Elisa Reamer Claire Vantreek, a senior at Batavia High School, has organized a run/walk/roll event to raise money for the Vocational Transitional Program on April 15, 2018, at 1 pm at Batavia High School. The event costs $15 per participant and all of the funds will go towards the program, which offers a safe […]
Sophie Le Q&A
By Allyson Mata Sophie Le is a freshman here at BHS with a talent at art that can be seen in an Art gallery in St Charles. She has been drawing since she was little from the help of her architect parents teaching her everything. Art isn’t the only talent she has; she is also […]
Grammys being called “A night of protest”
By Katie Cole On Sun., Jan. 28, hundreds of famous celebrities, musicians, actors, and singers of all decades gathered together to celebrate “music’s biggest night.” The 60th Grammy awards took place in Madison Square Garden in New York City and had more to offer than just music. With nearly 20 live performances, a dozen moving […]
And the Academy Award goes to…
By Vanessa True The 90th Academy Awards airs on ABC on March 4. The Oscar nominations for 2018 are packed with talent and are sure to keep the nominees and people around the world watching on the edge of their seats. This year’s show will be hosted by second timer, Jimmy Kimmel. The show will […]
Top ten must-see musicals (2013-2018)
By Emily Tratar 10. Frozen Based off one of the most box-office breaking Disney princess movies, Frozen the musical is coming to Broadway in 2018. This is a story about two orphaned princess sisters, one with magical ice powers (Elsa) and one just looking for adventure (Anna), who fall into trouble when Elsa accidentally causes […]
Find your Spring Break destination!
By: Erin Golen Are you trying to plan your vacation for spring break but can’t figure out where to go? Take this quiz to solve that problem! Keep track of your answers! 1.)What’s your favorite type of weather? Snowy and chilly Warm, beach weather Rainy and tropical Windy or moderate temperature 2.) What […]