The restaurant, filled with rich smells of Cajun cuisine and people sitting in anticipation, quiets as the band, Artie’s Univibe, enters the stage with Melissa Lindsey, along with her dad and lead-guitarist...
Senator Mike Moon has proposed the “Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act” or SB134, which is the most extreme “Don’t Say Gay Bill” yet, which would ban any and all discussion of gender...
Battle High School’s show choir, Battalion, is on fire this season after winning show after show.
Battalion won Grand Champs out of 17 choirs for the Show-Me Classic Show Choir Competition...
Standards-Referenced Grading (SRG) is a relatively new grading system that has been integrated into CPS since 2016, and will soon be making its debut at the high school level.
SRG is a new...
As the NBA season nears its midpoint, we approach a day all NBA fans love: the NBA trade deadline. Known as one of the most dramatic deadlines in sports, the NBA trade deadline is always packed...
This year the softball team faced a lot of obstacles that have helped them grow as a program. The Spartans faced teams such as cross-town rivals Rock Bridge, Hickman, and Jeff City, ending with a .500...
On Sunday, Oct. 16, Columbia held the Out of Darkness Walk in partnership with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). This year, BHS’s club Youth Kindness Ambassadors (YKA)...
Blue and Gold cards are returning to Battle this year! Blue and Gold cards are student rewards for being a Spartan that meets expectations in the classroom and out. Students who receive blue or...
For those returning to Battle this year, it might have been hard not to notice changes in school security. From the new two-factor authentication system at the student entrance to locked doors during class,...
As the month of May reaches its final weeks, seniors are growing excited for Prom and the relief of 12 long years finally coming to an end. May can still be a stressful time just as an exciting one. The...
The majority of teachers can agree that the 2021-22 school year has been the hardest and most stressful school year of their career. Teachers cite reasons such as low pay, attacks on educators by the...
The winter formal was held on April 23, from 8-10pm, with the theme Winter Olympics. Despite the snow day that made the original set date for the formal, Feb. 12, that made the theme confuse many,...
