Gabe Watkins-Mocumbi Acting Profile
Alissa Perkins, Reporter
April 24, 2019
Junior Gabe Watkins-Mocumbi has been acting since he was in 6th grade and is a respected actor within Battle. He was invited to The International Thespians Society Missouri Conference (ITS) which is a weekend long state competition/festival because of his merit as a performer. During his high school career, he’s been i...
Art: To Be? or Not to Be?
Kaylee Faddis, Reporter
January 7, 2019
The strong smell of paint sticks to the air, while water is being stained by used brushes. The world between fantasy and reality is finally defined, and now we get to dive into the mind of one of their own. One needs a steady hand and an open mind to enter the world of Art and produce the works and...
The Presko Project
Kaylee Faddis, Reporter
November 23, 2018
Early last October, Principal Dr. Kim Presko received the outstanding administrator award by the Missouri Council of Career and Technical Administrators (MCCTA). Presko was recognized for her continued support in both career education and technical education. Jordan Smith, teacher and adviser of Darkroom...
Callie Brinkman Profile
Marissa Beaver, Reporter
October 29, 2018
Sophomore Callie Brinkman enjoys having a busy schedule but makes sure to save time for friends and family. Brinkman heavily participates in church, music, golf, and school. A busy schedule comes with positives and negatives, but the positives typically outweigh the negatives for Brinkman. “I want to ...
Haily Cook Profile
Jocelyn Calhoun, Reporter
October 29, 2018
While most seventh grade students were playing sports or spending time with friends, sophomore Haily Cook was working with her teacher to become a published author. 7th Grade Poetry (7GP) is a national organization that provides school poetry competitions. Their goal is to bring together families, stu...
Turning Pro
Cheyenne Leasure, Reporter
October 17, 2018
For some professional athletes, time management is something they may struggle with, especially if they are a student. That doesn’t seem to be the case for sophomore Cynthia Ricciotti though. Between school, homework, marching band, and disc golf, Ricciotti has succeeded at keeping up with each. Disc g...
This Ain’t No PowderPuff
Allison Collier, Student
September 27, 2018
Go out the field, warm up, split into groups, practice blocking, practice plays, conditioning. The typical narrative of a football practice--only this one’s told by a girl. Kayla Moss has been around football ever since she can remember. “I’ve watched football my whole life,” s...
Student of the Month: Natalie McNeely
December 20, 2017
Freshman, Natalie McNeely is the freshman student of the month. This means we're gonna take a deeper look at this star student. Let's get to know Natalie. Natalie is very involved at Battle High School. She is in show choir, acting troupe, drama club, and math club. Show choir one of her major commitm...
Taylor Reed Profile
Neila Bates, Writer
October 2, 2017
Taylor Reed is a junior at Battle and she is nothing short of impressive. Taylor has faced a lot of obstacles to get to the point she is at today. At a young age, Taylor was facing the struggle of her parents divorcing and being all over with her grandparents. This led to Taylor realizing who her her...
Katelin Glascock Profile
Summer Evans, Writer
October 2, 2017
Katelin Glascock, 16, is a junior at Battle High School. She is involved in multiple extracurricular activities and various Advanced Placement, honors, and world language courses. Although Glascock has a heavy load, between school and dance classes, nothing has never kept her from doing her best. It all...
Greg Soden Profile
Cheyenne Fields, Writer
October 2, 2017
Going to a foreign place is a big commitment and can be a frightening thing to face on your own, especially as a young adult. As a child Gregory Soden was curious as to what he wanted to do with his time. He tried out swimming, water polo, soccer, basketball, and baseball in all of which he didn't...
Margaret Frey Profile
Adrian Maddox, Editor
October 2, 2017
Sophomores welcomed a new face this year at Battle when Margaret Frey came onto the scene as the brand new learning specialist of English 10. Frey moved to Columbia Missouri six years ago, but will be teaching her first year at Battle this year. Frey has taught English throughout many cities along th...