After only three months of negotiations, the Burlington School District and Burlington Education Association (BEA) have reached a tentative agreement on a one year contract. The previous two contract cycles were protracted and contentious. They...
If one were to name a sport Vermonters excel at, they would probably choose skiing, snowboarding, or maybe even ultimate frisbee. Definitely not rugby, but recently Vermonter and BHS alumna, Ilona Maher, class of 2014, has risen to international rugby...
By Halle Newman
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14- The Vermont Agency of Education (AOE) held the third hearing for Burlington High School (BHS) Director of Guidance Mario Macias. After a yearlong investigation, the AOE charged Macias with seven counts of unprofessional...
Halle Newman
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13- The Vermont Agency of Education (AOE) held the second hearing for Burlington High School (BHS) Director of Guidance Mario Macias. After a yearlong investigation, the AOE charged Macias with seven counts of unprofessional...
By Halle Newman
The best place to sit on a plane is a window seat. You can stare down at the labyrinths of neighborhoods and ribboning highways as they shrink below you, watch as buildings turn to dollhouses and fields turn into green patchwork on the...
By Nataleigh Noble
On November 15, the Vermont Agency of Education (AOE) held the hearing to present their case against Burlington High School (BHS) Director of Guidance, Mario Macias. Macias was placed on paid administrative leave on September 14 after...
Tonight a wave of excitement swept over the cafeteria in Burlington High School (BHS) where Superintendent Yaw Obeng invited BSD staff and community to await the results of the “Say Yes for BHS” bond campaign. Voters weighed in on the $70 million...
Co-written by Julia Shannon-Grillo and Jenna Peterson
On October 2nd, a trickle of water dripped into the ramp that connects B building to C building. First, a wet floor sign was enough, but as the water accumulated, the ramp was shut down.
The closed...
By Halle Newman
Students and faculty plugged their noses as they walked through the hallways of BHS today, dodging an odor with an unknown source.
"It smelled like sewage," Bridge coordinator Laura Weiskotten said. "It was really strong and heavy, and...
By Halle Newman
The scariest day of the year is almost upon us. Can’t you see yourself there now? Walking past pumpkin-laden porches and lackluster foliage to get to your destination, quickening your pace as you pass spindly trees that creak in the...
“In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue,” and landed on the shores of what is now The Bahamas.
526 years later, his arrival is still celebrated in the United States and several other North and South American countries including Argentina and The...
During the 2017-18 school year Burlington High School (BHS) offered two sections of Computer Programming. For the 2018-19 school year, it offered none.
Computer science is a field of study that involves the programming, manufacturing, and understanding...