The Spearhead

Amin Gozal, Copy Editor • April 28, 2025

The 2025 Missouri State Scholastic Championship for chess took place at BHS on March 22 from 8:30 to 8:00. K-12 students were eligible to participate and had to sign up between...

Celebrating Earth

Grant Hughes, Photography Editor • April 24, 2025

Every year Earth Day is celebrated around the world on April 22 to show appreciation and love for the planet that we call home. These celebrations range from big festivals...

Striving for Seats

Corbin Buechter, Marketing Editor • April 14, 2025

The Columbia, Missouri, Mayor, City Council, and School Board elections wrapped up on April 8 with familiar results. Two of the four winning candidates, mayor-elect Barbara...

News

Battle DECA Means Business at State

Coen Buxton, Layout Editor • March 19, 2025

Six Battle High School seniors—Lori Arnold, Grant Hughes, Breleigh Moore, Evie Pemberton, Madeline Samb, and Michelle Flores-Martinez—are moving on to the State Career Development Conference. The Missouri...

Keeping It Real

Grant Hughes, Photography Editor • March 17, 2025

Over the past 22 years, Columbia has been home to one of the biggest all-documentary film festivals in the world. The True/False Film Festival is a four-day event that brings together filmmakers, artists,...

Student Life

Battle DECA Means Business at State

Coen Buxton, Layout Editor

March 19, 2025 • No Comments

Six Battle High School seniors—Lori Arnold, Grant Hughes, Breleigh Moore, Evie Pemberton, Madeline Samb, and Michelle Flores-Martinez—are...

Sick of Love

Grant Hughes, Photography Editor

February 4, 2025 • No Comments

The new semester brings a new line of rehearsals to Battle Performing Arts. The new play put on by the theater is Love/Sick written by John...

Your Backyard Friends

January 21, 2025

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A&E

Raising Awareness Through Talent

Angel Collins

October 30, 2024 • No Comments

Junior Kaia Mawhinney will be hosting this year's winter talent show. “It ties into my advanced seminars and investigations class, which just helps me run it. It gives...

Get your Freak On!

Coen Buxton, Layout Editor

September 25, 2024 • No Comments

The news is out, and Battle’s first musical production is in the works. Battle’s Vocal Arts Committee announced on August 23 that they will be showcasing the musical Freaky...

Musicians In The Making

Zachary Wood, Lead Editor

September 10, 2024 • No Comments

Four bands of Columbia Public School students performed at the Stephens Lake Park Amphitheater on September 5. The event was held by Darkroom Records, the CPS recording studio...

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Sports

District Downfall

Zachary Wood, Lead Editor

March 19, 2025 • No Comments

Blue Springs South stunted Battles state hopes, winning 71-48 in the District Championship game March 10. Despite Battle scoring the highest against the Jaguars in the entirety...

The Walk-Up

Corbin Buechter, Marketing Editor

March 13, 2025 • No Comments

With winter sports coming to an end, spring sports are in full swing. This spring is a big one for the Battle Baseball program after a rough 2024 season. Battle baseball finished...

Opinion: Sports Betting is Flawed

Zachary Wood, Lead Editor

February 24, 2025 • No Comments

The popularity of sports betting has exploded in recent years with multiple betting sites like DraftKings, PrizePicks, and Underdog, making it as accessible and easy to bet...

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