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BHS students call for walkout in response to half day on Martin Luther King Day

BHS students call for walkout in response to half day on Martin Luther King Day

January 20, 2019

Written by Nataleigh Noble For the 15 years after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968, activists worked to get his life and work honored as a federal holiday.  They were thwarted by members of Congress until a bill was finally...

Photo: Sam Beste
View into the C building Boys Bathroom.

Missing: BHS boy’s bathroom door

January 18, 2019

Co written by Ayden Flanigan and Sam Beste On Thursday, January 17th, Burlington High School (BHS) students looking to use the boy's bathroom in C building found the door had been removed. Students and faculty said that the door was likely removed...

Photo: Nora Jacobsen
 Kate Dupee and Jo Robinson prepare for the stir fry craze.

Behind the lunchline: get to to know the cafeteria staff

Nora Jacobsen January 18, 2019

The lights switch on at six AM in the BHS kitchen. Pasta begins to boil, lettuce is chopped, and onions sizzle. While the rest of the world is asleep, the kitchen is just waking up. “I come in. I get here at 6. it’s still dark, and turn...

Photo: Lila Woodard

Students unpack myths and find Satan

January 18, 2019

By Nataleigh NobleDark rituals, bloodstained symbols, hellish sacrifices, and literal flames rising from the ground; these disturbing images bring to the popular mind Satanic worship. Despite this traditional portrayal of the religion, it’s true values...

Junior to junior: What is kindness?

Junior to junior: What is kindness?

January 11, 2019

BHS junior Jenna Peterson asks kindergarteners for advice on being kind. "If someone can't do it, you can help them. Or if someone falls, you can catch them if you can," said kindergartener Lele. Video edited by Jenna Peterson, editor.

Photo: Emily McNichols
LBGTQ support sign welcomes students to the nurses office.

BHS grapples with the language of gender

Emily McNichols, Staff Writer January 11, 2019

Last October, the New York Times released information about the upcoming Department of Health and Human Services memo on a new transgender policy that defines gender based on which genitalia a person is born with. In response, the University of Vermont...

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Anonymous student uses their vape in library bathroom.

Burlington High School, vaporized

January 11, 2019

by Sam Beste, Staff Writer Disclaimer: All student names in this article were changed to protect their identity. Smoking Cigarettes in the US is at an all time low, down 5 percent from 2005. Meanwhile, electronic vapor use is on the rise. The...

Burlington teachers reach tentative agreement with Burlington School Board in record time

December 19, 2018

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...

USAs Ilona Delsing Rosa Maher charges through the Australia defense on day one of the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens 2018 womens competition on 29 November, 2018. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby

BHS alumna Ilona Maher powers to top of USA rugby

Lea Mihok, Staff Writer December 19, 2018

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...

Macias testifies before the hearing panel. Photo: Julia Shannon-Grillo

Markley and Macias testify on third day of AOE hearings

December 14, 2018

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...

BHS senior Jackson Elder being questioned by VOA attorney Emily Simmons in front of the hearing panel (right), Macias, and Guzman (center). Photo: Halle Newman

Current and former BHS faculty testify at Macias’s second day of AOE hearings, Macias to testify tomorrow

December 13, 2018

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...

Courtney Radsch, Ph.D., the Advocacy Director of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), speaks to students in the Journalists Memorial in the Newseum. PHOTO: Freedom Forum Institute

Taking the window seat: my journalistic adventure in Washington, DC

November 28, 2018

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...

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