Camille Owen, Author

On August 27th, 2018, thousands of students across the country showed up at testing locations to take the SAT, a formal college-preparedness test run by College Board. But some of the students taking the test had seen it before. The same exact test had been given in Asia for the October 2017 date, and...

Jayden Butler, Author

In recent years, a focus on the environmental concerns that the Earth is currently facing has shifted closer to the forefront of the public eye. This includes many issues such as climate change and the deforestation of rainforests. One related problem is the endangerment and extinction of a large number...

Ellen Muldowney, Author

As the new school year begins, technology seems to be playing a bigger role in schools than ever before. It seems that electronics have now become essential to a student’s success in school and teachers are even requiring them in their classes. The way students get their news, information about classes,...

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...

Derek Viator and Michael Barbuti

Battlefield’s Softball is coming off a successful season last year, finishing the regular season with fourteen wins and five losses. Softball won their overall series against Patriot, beating Battlefield’s perennial rival two out of the three times they played. Their second win led to their progression...

Alex Young and Mary Alphonse

September 20, 2018

Battlefield has been open since 2004, and since then, over 35,000 students have walked through the halls of 15000 Graduation Drive. Out of those 35,000 people, Battlefield...

Maheen Qureshi, Author

May 7, 2018

May 16 is the beginning of Ramadan, which is the ninth month in the Muslim lunar calendar during which fasting is observed from sunrise to sunset. Healthy, adult Muslims who...

Emily Payne and Izzy Barrett, Authors

May 7, 2018

What started as a viral video has turned into a massive controversy over the popular coffee company Starbucks. On April 12, 2018, two black men were arrested in a Philadelphia...