Ellen Muldowney, Author

Homecoming is quickly approaching, and students are already in the midst of planning. The dance, scheduled for October 19, will be the first that Battlefield has hosted this school year. This is where the common term “Noco” comes into play. It is almost the same as Homecoming, minus the actual homecoming...

Georgia Mintz, Author

Young Life is a religious ministry with a goal to connect with high school students all around the world and introduce them to Christianity. Young Life includes hundreds of smaller groups that will attend local school events, have weekly meetings with students to talk about Christianity, and host summer...

Ellen Muldowney, Author

As the new school year is starting to kick in to gear, Battlefield is making big changes regarding phone use in the school. In late August, Mr. Fererra, the school principal, writes in an email sent out to Bobcat students and parents, “This year, we are simply asking students to have their phones away...

Lily Stephens, Author

It seems like Northern Virginia has a whole other level of competition in youth sports, whether it be in soccer, lacrosse, football, or cheerleading. Battlefield High School demonstrates this with all of the extremely talented sports teams embedded in the school, including the volleyball team. Occasionally,...

Ashley Donohoe, Author

At the end of last school year, superintendent Dr. Walts created a plan for what he hopes to accomplish during 2019-2020, one goal being the installation of a turf field at Battlefield. Ever since the construction of the school in 2004, the stadium has been equipped with a grass field to hold football,...

Stephanie Morgan, Writer

Battlefield’s Varsity Football Team defeated the Osbourn Park Yellowjackets 45-7 on Friday, October 25. Battlefield running back Trajon Richards led the charge, scoring a touchdown in the first sixteen seconds of the game. He continued to produce, scoring multiple times and pacing an all-out rushing...

Lily Kardash, Author

November 13, 2019

This year at Battlefield, there are over three thousand students. As a whole, the students produce a lot of waste. Things such as using plastic water bottles and misusing...

Emily Hill, Author

November 13, 2019

 As the conversation of climate change has spread, young people around the world have begun filling the streets to demand action to protect their future. They hold signs...

Kayla Oba, Author

October 23, 2019

Writing is an important activity. Most people are required to write multiple time from the moment they wakes up to the moment they go to sleep. High school is a time where...