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Photo: Courtesy of @kingcobras23
The members of King Cobras from left to right: Bety Mayani, Medine Nifasha, Diana Fikiria

BHS’ own King Cobras build a dance empire

Nora Jacobsen February 6, 2020

Chances are when you think of high school students running a business, an Instagram dance page is not the first thing that comes to mind. However, for Burlington High School (BHS) junior, Diana Fikiria, senior Bety Mayani, and 2019 BHS graduate Medine...

Photo: Anessa Conner

BHS Boy’s Bathroom, one year later

Anessa Conner February 6, 2020

A year and a handful of days ago the door to the C building boys’ bathroom was removed following multiple incidents of boys vaping.  Today, the boys’ bathroom remains doorless.  Since the door came off, vaping has come to national attention...

The school board approved the budget at City Hall Tuesday night.

2020-2021 school budget numbers approved by board

Anessa Conner January 22, 2020

Last night the Burlington School Board unanimously approved a $91,525,288 budget for the 2020-2021 school year. The 2019-2020 school year had an approved budget of $88,706,132. This new proposed budget is a 7.36% increase for property taxpayers and 3.18%...

BSD progresses in superintendent search

BSD progresses in superintendent search

Anna Huener January 8, 2020

On November 6, 2019, Burlington Superintendent Yaw Obeng announced that he will resign in June. Since then, the Burlington School Board has hired the search firm McPherson & Jacobson, LLC to advise on the process and recruit a competitive applicant...

BHS choral director shines in the spotlight

BHS choral director shines in the spotlight

Sam Beste December 19, 2019

Coming to Flynn Theater on December 31st is the second annual Burlington Does Broadway New Years Eve performance. The show is a collaboration between Lyric Theater, The Vermont Symphony Orchestra, The Flynn Center for the Performing Arts and Vermont...

The refugee coat drive located in the BHS lobby
Photo: Ayden Flanigan

Refugee Outreach Club runs resource drives

Ayden Flanigan December 19, 2019

Every year a clothing rack pops up in the BHS lobby. A colorful array of gently used coats, it’s decorated with a sign that reads “Coat Drive: Need one? Take one!”  While it may just cause a passing glance for some students, many Burlington...

Photo: Courtesy Dover Air Force Base // A Dover Air Force squadron practices an active shooter drill in an elementary school in Dover, Delaware.

Burlington implements new active shooter protocol

Julia Shannon-Grillo December 19, 2019

On Feb. 22, 2018, Governor Phil Scott signed a memorandum that sought to expand school safety state-wide. This note came just one week after then 18 year old Jack Sawyer was arraigned for an alleged plot to carry out a shooting at Fair Haven Union High...

Tyler Lavoie, Gabi Gardner-Burke, Liliana Venner, and Lulu Guy showcase their artwork // Photo: Nora Jacobsen

BCL students showcase original artwork in a public exhibition

Nora Jacobsen December 12, 2019

On Tuesday December 11, from 6 to 7:30 pm students from the Burlington City and Lake (BCL) semester unveiled four large scale original acrylic paintings created by small teams of BCL students in collaboration with community muralist and arts educator,...

Photo: Courtesy Burlington School District

BSD signs settlement with U.S. Department of Justice

Julia Shannon-Grillo December 6, 2019

The Burlington School District (BSD) has entered into a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Attorney for Vermont, in response to peer-on-peer harassment based on sex, according to records obtained by The Register.According...

EMS students raise BLM flag

EMS students raise BLM flag

Anna Huener November 20, 2019
Edmunds Middle School students raise the Black Lives Matter Flag.
Photo: Julia Shannon-Grillo

Looking into Lakeview: learning from a cemetery rich with local history

Julia Shannon-Grillo November 7, 2019

Spooky season is upon us, and Halloween brings a certain urge to face the frightening. From deserted tombstones to lurking ghosts, cemeteries are commonly known for their haunted environments. Such is not the story of North Ave’s Lakeview Cemetery....

Photo: Jessica Nordhaus
The Burlington girls soccer team sports their #equalpay jerseys after their home game against South Burlington

Girls soccer team scores in the national spotlight

Jenna Peterson November 7, 2019

The Burlington High School (BHS) girls soccer team is used to buzz. They have played fiercely this year, being nearly undefeated the first half of the season and going into this week’s playoffs seeded fourth in Division I. Many students show up to...

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