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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

Closed Bathroom barricade next to the bathroom in the commons

S.O.S: Save Our Stalls

Coen Buxton, Layout Editor April 28, 2025

The boys bathrooms at Battle High School have been subpar for four years now. They are missing mirrors and dividers, and often lack paper towels and soap. Because of this, at least one bathroom is often...

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 Buffaloe and school board-elect...

Opinion: Tigers to the Sweet 16

Corbin Buechter, Marketing Editor March 17, 2025

The annual NCAA basketball tournament March Madness, will tip off on March 18. 68 teams make the tournament, eight being play-in teams and the rest of the sixty teams are split up into sixteen seeds with...

Opinion: Why the MLB Needs a Salary Cap

Opinion: Why the MLB Needs a Salary Cap

Corbin Buechter, Marketing Editor February 20, 2025

 A salary cap gives all MLB teams a certain amount of money they can spend in a given year. Unlike the NBA and NFL, the MLB has no salary cap. This gives the more wealthy owners of the teams the advantage...

Snowvember

Corbin Buechter, Marketing Editor December 4, 2024

November weather can change quickly. It is one of the months with the largest difference between the highest and lowest temperatures.  The highest recorded temperature in November for Columbia was...

Explaining Ramadan

Deonna Jackson, Writer March 21, 2024

In Islamic culture, Ramadan is a cleansing practice that helps us open ourselves to God. It is a month of fasting, worship, service, communal gathering and spiritual development. Ramadan is very important...

Spartan Clothing Drive

Angel C, Reporter February 21, 2024

Looking to aid fellow students in need, Junior Hailey Mendez Roca, has coordinated a way for people to access necessities for this winter. Mendez Roca created a winter clothing drive as a project at the...

The History and traditions of Valentines Day

Cloie Clayborn, Reporter February 14, 2024

Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet, and so are you! Valentine's Day occurs every February 14. For centuries it's been a day to celebrate love and romance. It often is celebrated all over the...

All About AG

Andrew Gadbois, Reporter February 14, 2024

Agriculture Day, called Ag Day by students and staff, was held on October 16. It is a day to learn about the foundations of society, like where the food we eat and the clothes we wear come from. This...

Battle’s Outlooks on Love

Angel C, Reporter February 14, 2024

As a teenager, I feel like the idea of love can be quite complicated, especially around Valentine's Day. But let’s dive into the thoughts of a few people that attend and teach here at Battle.  Senior...

Shining Bright this Holiday Season

Savannah Cooper, Reporter December 11, 2023

As winter approaches, and the holiday season begins, Columbia starts this season off by putting up holiday lights. For the last four years Veterans United has been putting together a drive-thru light display...

Celebrating Veterans

Cloie Clayborn, Reporter December 11, 2023

Veterans Day was observed on Saturday November 11, 2023. On this day, Americans honor military veterans from all branches. Here is a little history about the holiday. From July 1914- November 1918 America...

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