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What do BHS students think of the Seawolf?

What do BHS students think of the Seawolf?

Ayden Flanigan and Hazel Wasmund October 5, 2018

Burlington High School (BHS), Winooski High School (WHS), and South Burlington High School (SBHS) joined forces this year to create a combined football team: the Seawolves. One of the many tasks that fell to BHS history teacher and football coach,...

Speakers and various attendees of Thursdays press conference hold signs urging voters to pass the renovation bond on November 6.

BHS ReEnvisioning Committee urges support for $70 million renovation bond

Julia Shannon-Grillo October 5, 2018

The Burlington High School (BHS) ReEnvisioning Committee, the committee charged with the high school remodel process, held an extensive press conference at BHS on Thursday, October 4. The list of speakers included the superintendent, school board members,...

Cheerleaders Preform at BHS homecoming game
Photo: Anessa Conner

Bring it on! Combined cheerleading team provides opportunities for BHS students

Anessa Conner September 28, 2018

Every day at 3:05 Savanah Jarvis, a BHS junior, and Kami Chadwick, BHS freshman, rush to South Burlington High School (SBHS) for their 3:45 cheerleading practice. Their hair is already up in a tight ponytail with a bright blue bow. Jarvis and Chadwick...

Kavanaugh vs. Ford: BHS weighs in on the showdown

Kavanaugh vs. Ford: BHS weighs in on the showdown

September 28, 2018

By Halle Newman Christine Blasey Ford, 51, recalled going to a party in Bethesda, Maryland, at age 15. On her way upstairs to use the bathroom, she said she was pulled into a bedroom by two older boys and pinned down on a bed by one of them as he attempted...

Photo:Halle Newman

Hibakusha Stories: atomic bomb survivors share their stories with BHS

September 18, 2018

Written by Halle Newman On the morning of August 6, 1945, thirteen-year-old Shigeko Sasamori walked through the streets of Hiroshima, Japan, admiring the sunshine when she noticed an airplane flying overhead. “The white little grey airplane looked...

BREAKING: Burlington School Board and District Administration end the restrictive BHS Register Publication Guidelines imposed by Interim Principal

BREAKING: Burlington School Board and District Administration end the restrictive ‘BHS Register Publication Guidelines’ imposed by Interim Principal

September 15, 2018

On Tuesday, September 11, Burlington High School interim Principal Noel Green censored the Register, BHS’s student newspaper.  The editors were ordered to remove the breaking news of official charges filed by the Vermont Agency of Education against...

Burlington High School Director of Guidance charged with six counts of unprofessional conduct

Julia Shannon-Grillo September 10, 2018

The following article was previously censored by Burlington High School and Burlington School District administration. Cowritten by Halle Newman, Nataleigh Noble, Jenna Peterson, and Julia Shannon-Grillo. On September 7, 2018, after a year-long investigation,...

Photo: The Boys and Girls Club of Vermont

BHS junior inspires the nation

Halle Newman June 12, 2018

Every year, the Boys and Girls Clubs of America hold a national contest to honor one of their members as “Youth of the Year”. As described by a statement from the Boys and Girls Clubs’ website, “The National Youth of the Year is a role model,...

Brian Difranco has been a school resource officer in Burlington schools for the last decade. | Photo: Alexandre Silberman/Register

Officer Difranco says farewell to BHS after 11 years as SRO

Henry Sheeser June 11, 2018

With Burlington High School (BHS) graduation just around the corner, the school is ready to say some difficult farewells. Among the most difficult will be saying goodbye to Officer Brian Difranco, the Student Resource Officer (SRO) at BHS. Difranco is...

McNeil advises the school board in regards to the risks of raising the Black Lives Matter flag.

What does it mean to be Joe McNeil?

Emma Chaffee June 4, 2018

From discussing the legality of raising the Black Lives Matter Flag to coaching students on the courts of Burlington High School (BHS), local lawyer Joseph E. McNeil has played more than one role in the Burlington School District. Currently, he is counsel...

Mykee Fowlin performance sparks controversy at BHS

Summer Grace June 3, 2018

Dr. Michael Fowlin, psychologist, performer, and poet, performed for the Burlington High School student body (BHS) on Monday, April 23.  His mission as stated on his website mykeefowlin.com is “to create an atmosphere of worldwide inclusion, not just...

Burlingtones rehearse at North Beach 

Photo: Jeremy Brotz

Talking notes: A look inside BHS’s student-led a capella group

Cerella Farinholt May 24, 2018

Every Wednesday afternoon, long after most students have trickled off of campus for the day, Burlington High School’s C-building swells with the sound of spontaneous vocal riffs, finger snaps and bursts of song. For two hours, Ms. Brock’s history...

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