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 10 prospects in the 2018 NFL Draft
By Michael Lanterman With four teams remaining in the hunt for the Lombardi trophy, most teams in the NFL have already turned their focus towards the off-season. Perhaps the biggest moment this off-season for many teams is the 2018 NFL Draft, being held this year at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. While the Patriots, Jaguars, […]
Batavia Key Club gains publicity on Nickelodeon
By Emilee Ivan Batavia Key Club was featured on the Nickelodeon channel through national TV as well as Instagram. Nickelodeon released the commercial on Instagram on January 10 and then continued to release it on other social media. In the commercial is Key Club’s president, Maggie Keating, Vice President, Bridget Grimm, as well as many […]
OPINION: Teaching is the best job
By Emily Tratar When people are asked the question “what do you want to be when you grow up?” the answer is usually not to relive your high school days for the rest of your life as a teacher. Most people want to graduate after 16 years of school and never go back. Even though […]
OPINION: Should community service be encouraged more at BHS?
By Abigail Solano The debate over required community service in high school has been thoroughly analyzed. At Batavia High School, community service hours are not required although there are volunteer clubs such as Interact and Key Club that are for volunteer work. Service hours should be encouraged more at BHS for students to receive all […]
BHS students create banners for Batavia’s Main Street
By Grace Cozzi At Batavia High school, three student designs were chosen as banners to hang through Batavia’s Main Street. Kathleen Tieri Ton, the teacher of the accelerated graphics class, said that the banner ideas were introduced three years ago when the assistant director of Batavia High School approached her to have a project […]
Q&A: Murphy still making impact
By Yonglin Zheng This will be the 21st year that Elizabeth Murphy has taught at Batavia High School. Murphy teaches English and Creative Writing classes. With about three classes a semester and two semesters a year, her teaching style has helped her impact the English curriculum at Batavia High School. The Spectator sat down with […]
Batavia Dance Team on the road to Nationals
By Erin Golden and Allison Bleakley The Batavia High School dance team attended IHSA sectionals last weekend (1/19/18) at Geneva High School. The dance team pulled out a win for BHS, placing first in the Class 2A division, a first for the dance team. After winning sectionals, the top six schools in the 2A division […]
Batavia’s Night of hoops tradition still going strong
By Rudy Mix On Sat., Jan. 27, Batavia High School hosted their 25 annual Night of Hoops. This event featured eight high school basketball teams competing against each other all throughout the course of one day. On the day of the event, there will be two different sections throughout the day, one for the sophomore […]
OPINION: Liberty for lobsters
By Emma Exon All things considered, little is known about lobsters. Though many would consider them a delicacy, there is much more to the crustacean than meets the taste buds. Though it is inconclusive and widely debated as to if lobsters feel pain, boiling them alive should still be filed under animal cruelty. In Switzerland, […]
OPINION: Students should join BHS Interact Club
By Elisa Reamer Getting involved is one of the best ways to make your high school career worthwhile. When looking at the list of clubs offered at BHS, students may become overwhelmed by the number of different opportunities. Everyone should choose to join Interact Club because it has an endless amount of opportunities. Interact Club […]