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The Spearhead

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The Spearhead

The student news site of Battle High School

The Spearhead

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...

Carter Peck, Brandon Schoeneberg, Sarah Moore, Helena Duvnjak, and Grant Hughes participate in an intensive game of corn hole.

Your Backyard Friends

Amin Gozal, Copy Editor January 21, 2025

Backyard Club was approved at the October meeting of Battle’s Executive Council. The new club, influenced by Rock Bridge’s Pickleball Club, wanted to create an environment in which students could get...

At halftime, players Arriana Marli (12), Mylisa Shultz (12), and Amiya Burnett receive a play call from coach Chris Brown (12).

Reversing the Roles

Grant Hughes, Photography Editor November 14, 2024

This year, the senior class put on the annual powderpuff game on the football field. The game was rescheduled after the original November 4 was canceled due to rain. Powderpuff football consists of senior...

Jostens order form and preview magazine on Sharla Hyler's desk.

Opinion: The Senior Meeting Felt Like a Sales Pitch

Amin Gozal, Copy Editor November 6, 2024

With some seniors fretting the costs of college, the additional fees for graduation seem intimidating. Even though seniors already had a lot to think about, Battle held a mandatory senior meeting on October...

Kaeligh Smithburg, Lila Morris, Mason Kuhl, Ethan Morris, Kerynna Jarman, Breleigh Moore, and Amin Gozal pose with plaque after victory

What’s the Buzz?

Zachary Wood, Lead Editor October 24, 2024

The BHS Scholar Bowl team is off to a good start. The team is currently 9-0, winning all competitions and tournaments they’ve participated in. This is the second year the team has been active. The team...

Spectators buy tickets at entrance of football stadium. The clear bag policy started on the first game of the season and will continue throughout.

Keeping Things Clear

Grant Hughes, Photography Editor September 20, 2024

All attendees at the Battle-Hickman varsity football game tonight at Hickman must adhere to the new clear bag policy aimed at providing more security for CPS facilities. This policy states that only clear...

Brushfire: The High School Art Competition

Cloie Clayborn, Reporter March 21, 2024

Columbia College hosted the 19th Annual High School Art Competition on March 9, 2024 from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM in the Sidney Larson Gallery in Brown Hall. Sixteen art students from Battle had art featured...

History of Easter

Angel C, Reporter March 21, 2024

Easter falls on March 31 this year. But what exactly is Easter? Why is it celebrated? Where does it come from? And what does a bunny have to do with it all? What is Easter?  Originating in Europe,...

Hispanic Heritage Month

Jamyiah Bonds, Reporter October 31, 2023

Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated and observed between September 15 and October 15.  The date Hispanic begins is important because it coincides with the Independence Day celebrations...

Melissa Lindsey plays her guitar as bubbles float by.

Stand Out and Sing Loud

Jackie Ozanich, Managing Editor May 1, 2023

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...

Student wearing jean jacket decorates pronoun pin using markers and paper.

MO Don’t Say Gay Bill

Jackie Ozanich, Managing Editor May 1, 2023

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...

Battalion Wins Again

Jackie Ozanich, Managing Editor March 3, 2023

 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...

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