McKenna Baxter, Author

Many high schools across the nation offer an academic organization called National Honor Society (NHS) or something similar to it. The most populated honor societies are often based on academics alone, though some are focused on a certain subject such as math or Spanish. However, colleges also have honor...

Maheen Qureshi, Author

Film Studies is a brand new class that was introduced at Battlefield for the 2018-2019 school year. The class is taught by English teacher, Kristin Henry. The course looks at movies from different time periods and genres to give Bobcats more of a diverse knowledge of film. The following is a Q and A...

Rebecca Cutsinger, Author

Applying to college is one of the most talked about, stressed about, and worried about topics during senior year. For me, it seemed as if everyone single person knew exactly what they wanted to do, exactly where they wanted to go, and that their dream school campus felt like home. I, however, did not...

Graham Randlett, Author

On Sunday, October 21, one of the NFL’s biggest rivalries, the Cowboys and the Redskins, played for the first time in the this season. The score was 20 -17 in the fourth quarter, with the Redskins in the lead. All the Cowboys needed to tie was a field goal. Unfortunately for the Cowboys, they missed...

Alex Young, Writer

If there is one thing that all Battlefield students know, it is that the last Friday of the summer is always host to a big game. The Bobcats opened up their season with a dominating win over Oakton High School last Friday by a score of 44-0. From the first play of the game, which was an interception...

Olivia Howard and Tylin Turner

The Battlefield boys soccer team is coached by Mr. Nemerow, Mr. Dolph, Mr. Slaiby, Mr. Merkel and Mr. Mateer. Tryouts begin February 20, and will continue through until the 23rd. Making it all the way to states, the boys had an overall record of 13-6-3 last year. They came out on top with 8-3-3 in the...

Emma Kelly, Author

November 13, 2018

It is no secret that the devastatingly addictive JUUL culture has swept its way across the country. Tobacco-Free Kids says, “according to the National Youth Tobacco Survey,...

Jayden Butler, Author

November 13, 2018

The debate about genome editing is not a new one but has regained attention following the discovery that CRISPR has the potential to make such editing more accurate and even...

Savannah Jones, Author

November 13, 2018

A recent study by a branch of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revealed that an unsettling number of dietary supplements sold between 2007 and 2016 contained...