Student Life – The BHS Beat

Battlefield students painting in the enclosed cafeteria
Photo by Emma Swain

Paint it forward

March 1, 2020

On Friday February 22, Mini-THON and National Art Honor Society (NAHS) collaborated together and hosted a painting night called ‘Paint It Forward” at Battlefield. The setup is similar to that of Mus...

Black Student Union

March 1, 2020

In honor of February being Black History Month, let's take an inside look on what Battlefield’s Black Student Union (BSU) is really about. February is dedicated to recognizing past achievements of African Am...

SCA President Aden Beyene and Vice President Candace Osei with their fellow officers.

Photo Courtesy of Candace Osei

Hooray for the girls of SCA

March 1, 2020

The Student Council Association (SCA) is one of the biggest clubs at Battlefield and continues to contribute to the school in beneficial and uniting ways. The student led organization focuses on the bet...

Crystal Dang working on her online classes that are a part of the Hybrid program

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Invited to take Hybrid

February 27, 2020

Originally, when students took one online class throughout the school year, they would have to pay over $200. The Hybrid program on the other hand, allows students to take two of the online class...

Sleep Study

Hadley Scott

March 1, 2020

People rarely meet their sleep needs, not allotting their bodies enough time to rest and repair. High schoolers in particular miss out on the proper 8-10 hours, causing focus to deteriorate and bad habits to form. Sleeping enough each night allows for optimal performance in school, sports, health, thought processes. Teenagers are often the most prevalent victims of sleep insufficiencies. Between school, work, extr...

An inside look at Inside15000

Camille Owen

March 1, 2020

With the start of a new semester, the Battlefield Journalism program is changing the way they deliver news to the student body. From the relaunched website to the fresh magazine, the new program has something for everyone to enjoy. Senior Rylee Pledger is Editor-in-Chief of the Battlefield magazine, Inside1500. "I would describe the journalism program as beautiful chaos," says Pledger, "From the outside what we do seems k...

Meet the Editors-in-Chief of Journalism

January 27, 2020

Journalism has been an elective at Battlefield since the opening of the school way back in 2004. Within the program, there are editor positions that are taken up by students of the Advanced Journalism clas...

The Den at the Battlefield Pink Out game is cheering on the football team. Image courtesy of the BHS Sports Network.

Surge in school spirit

December 20, 2019

It is no secret that in years past Battlefield has not been the most spirited of schools. However, this year, the whole Battlefield community has showed out to lots of games and events. The Den is always f...

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High school: then vs. now

December 19, 2019

It is no question that the education system has changed from when today’s parents were in school to the current children and teens who are currently in school. If we just compare the types of...

The struggle of balancing school and work

December 18, 2019

As students grow throughout their high school journey, many of them may take an interest in exploring a temporary career to make use of their free time or to make extra money. However, multiple studie...

Battlefield’s new yoga club

December 17, 2019

This year, Battlefield High School has started yoga classes during flex periods once a month. The Yoga Club was the idea of junior Madison Graham and Mrs. Starkey serves as its advisor. The purpose is ...

Community volunteers gather wearing Santa hats.
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Santa’s helpers

November 23, 2019

Winter is an important time of the year for many Bobcats. Some members of the Battlefield community celebrate holidays, others are on the lookout for upcoming winter sports, and other Bobcats are in it for...