Batavia Middle News Today

Melzie Case, a member of the Genesee Symphony Orchestra and president of the board of directors.Photo by Howard Owens. Music has been a big part of Melzie Case's life since she was four years old when

A Batavia mother charged with harassment in the second degree for sending a series of angry emails, including one with profanity, to City School officials will not need to admit to any wrongdoing

When I saw that Bradley Rogers had died, I stopped for a minute. Then I decided that I wanted to write something about him. Admittedly, I wasn’t sure that I had enough to write. After all, it has been — well, let’s just say considerable enough years since I knew him that I wasn’t sure I could fill a page. Mr. Rogers was my sixth-grade teacher at Batavia Middle School. I can

A five-year grant of just under a half million dollars per year will fulfill the city school district’s ambitions to hire more social workers for each school building, focus on family engagement and work to increase student mental and behavioral support, district leaders said Thursday. The grant was announced by Senator Charles Schumer as part of $3.6 million of Full-Service

Lucas Hoisington was happy to be playing his cello during a concert Thursday at Batavia Middle School. Unlike other concerts, though, this one was to commemorate the Ross Street school’s centennial birthday. That made the occasion even more special, the 13-year-old musician said. “It’s pretty cool,” he said after the celebratory event. Lucas, who is in seventh grade, was with

Press Release In celebration of Batavia Middle School’s 100th anniversary, the Batavia City School District is hosting a celebration on Thursday, December 8, at 7:00 PM with a special concert by the Batavia Middle School Band, Orchestra, and Chorus, as well as a presentation of the recently restored historic bells that called students to school more than 150 years ago.

Press release: The Batavia Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center Auto Body program, for the last three months, has been restoring two Bells that used to hang at the Batavia Middle School. The bells will be presented at the Centennial Ceremony at Batavia Middle School. The Auto Body students, with help from Conservation Students, made platforms for the newly renovated

Students from Batavia High and Notre Dame participated in “Project Sticker Shock” this morning to kick off Red Ribbon Week, the annual end-of-October alcohol, tobacco, and other drug and violence prevention awareness campaign. Red Ribbon Week began in 1985 as a tribute to Enrique Camarena, a fallen U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency special agent. According to the DEA, it is the

Two local girls and a coach from Batavia will attending their first-ever competition in Florida with Dynamic Elite Athletics, Batavia resident Robin Cook says. They will be attending the Summit Championship at Walt Disney World Resort’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex beginning Thursday through May 1. Kayla Gangarossa, a Batavia High School graduate, is the coach of Level 2

Press Release On Thursday, April 21, 2022, upon recommendation from Superintendent Jason Smith, the Batavia City School District Board of Education approved the appointment of Nathan Korzelius as principal of Batavia Middle School, effective immediately. “I’m proud that Nate Korzelius is my first administrative appointment during my tenure as superintendent,” said