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The Spearhead

The student news site of Battle High School

The Spearhead

The student news site of Battle High School

The Spearhead

Brilliant Move

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 March 10 and March 20 for...

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 and parades to small community...

A sample ballot for the General Municipal Election on April 8.

The Fight For a Spot on the School Board

Amin Gozal, Copy Editor March 21, 2025

  The candidates for the Columbia school board have been finalized. The candidates who filed in December are Erica Dickson, Ken Rice, and incumbent Suzette Waters. Only two spots are available...

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,...

The Walk-Up

Corbin Buechter, Marketing Editor March 13, 2025

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 the 2024 season with an...

Business is Booming

Business is Booming

Breleigh Moore, Coverage Editor March 11, 2025

The Future Business Leaders of America, or FBLA, had their district-level competition on January 31, 2025. Districts were held in Moberly at MACC. Eleven Battle students competed this year. FBLA is the...

Art displayed in the guidance office for the BHM pop up showcase

February Festivities

Breleigh Moore, Coverage Editor March 7, 2025

Battle High School celebrated Black History Month in a variety of ways this February. One constant was a pop-up art display showcasing Black Battle students' art in the guidance office. Students were encouraged...

Junior Ellie Buxton competes in 100m freestyle

Just Keep Swimming

Breleigh Moore, Coverage Editor February 6, 2025

While the Battle High School Swim Team is a small collection of mainly beginners, they have seen continuous growth during the 2024-2025 season. The team gained another member from the previous season,...

Poster for Love/Sick hanging outside of the guidance office.

Sick of Love

Grant Hughes, Photography Editor February 4, 2025

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 Cariani. The play follows a series of nine different relationships...

Ja'Kobi LaBoy (10) taking the ball up the court.

Nothing But Net

Corbin Buechter, Marketing Editor January 31, 2025

The Battle Men’s basketball team has started their season with an 11-4 record in their first fifteen games. They have also won their first two conference games over Smith-Cotton and Rock Bridge. Battle...

Opinion: AMI, Am I Doing This?

Opinion: AMI, Am I Doing This?

Coen Buxton, Layout Editor January 29, 2025

On Sunday, January 5, Columbia Public Schools experienced the first snow day of the 2024-2025 school year. But something was new, students were faced with a new form of online learning called the Alternative...

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