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The Student News Site of Burlington High School

BHS Register

The Student News Site of Burlington High School

BHS Register

Tom Flanagan interviewed by reporter

Burlington prepares to vote on new school

Cecily Spence, Managing Editor October 13, 2022

Burlington voters will flock to the polls on November 8 to vote on the bond that will pay for the construction of a new high school to replace the old BHS and the Burlington Technical Center. No source has provided an alternative plan if the bond does...

Photo: Sofia Wells

BHS launches new student government organization

Sofia Wells, Staff Writer October 12, 2022

It’s eight a.m. on a Wednesday morning and tables are full in the library. Students from all grades are here to become part of Student Government, the new BHS organization which has merged with the Student Planning club. While the new program is student...

Photo: Courtesy of Jinny Diop

Students connect through club opportunities

Oscar Jacobsen, Staff Writer October 11, 2022

Students roam the halls visiting one classroom and the next. In each room, advisors have set up displays and presentations to inform students about a club they are leading. On September 23, BHS held a club fair for students to learn about and sign up...

Photo: Orin Paxton

These Mortal Fools return

Amy Chung, Staff Writer October 9, 2022

Auditions for the student-led play “Twelfth Night” were held Wednesday, October 5.  “Twelfth Night” will be the second performance put on by theater group These Mortal Fools (TMF) following last year’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” “‘Midsummer’...

The newly elected student government (not pictured: Krisha Thapa).

Breaking News: Student government election results

Phoebe Spence, Editor-in-Chief October 6, 2022

The results of the student government elections are in, and here are the winners: President: Gussie Guyette Grade 12 Representatives: Georgia Wool and Sahra Hassan Grade 11 Representatives: Grace Park and Max Ladner Grade 10 Representatives:...

Photo: Jeff Finn

Fire truck pull: community raises money for LGBTQ+ youth

Teams lined up at the top of Church Street wearing rainbow capes, colorful wigs and clear raincoats labeled “Team Trans Parent”. They were there on Saturday October 1 to support LGBTQ+ youth and to compete in Outright Vermont’s annual Fire Truck...

But Im a Cheerleader: a campy and subversive love story

“But I’m a Cheerleader”: a campy and subversive love story

Miranda Ljung-Baruth, Creative Media Editor October 5, 2022

Warning: This review does contain minor spoilers! Read at your own risk… In the 1999 film “But I’m a Cheerleader”, director Jamie Babbit takes gender roles to the extreme in order to subvert them. The movie follows Meghan (Natasha Lyonne),...

Students attend presentation on social media safety

Students attend presentation on social media safety

Apsa Dieng and Alyssa-Thy Huynh, Contributing Writers October 4, 2022
“It was really hard to hear that while this kid was unconscious on the floor, other kids were just standing over him taking pictures and not doing anything,” Sophie Burdick '23.
Photo: Clio Burns

Burlington Pride ‘22: a rainy celebration

Clio Burns, Staff Writer September 22, 2022

BHS students, families and staff marched in a reserved section in Burlington’s annual Pride Parade on Sunday, September 18. They were joined by other Burlington School District community members as they marched up Church Street on their way to the festival...

The International Club unveiled a new mural entitled “Togetherness and Peace” in the cafeteria on Tuesday, September 13. BHS student Rafad AlMulla and her father, Ajmed Jamal, created the work together.

“Togetherness and Peace”

Clio Burns, Staff Writer September 14, 2022

The International Club unveiled a new mural entitled “Togetherness and Peace” in the cafeteria on Tuesday, September 13. BHS student Rafad AlMulla and her father, Ajmed Jamal, created the work together. “The painting's depiction of black and...

Sheryl Haiduck

Club Fair 2022

Oscar Jacobsen, Staff Writer September 14, 2022

On Friday, September 23, BHS is holding a club fair during choice time. Students can visit classrooms where stations are set up, and club organizers will have the opportunity to inform students and recruit new members. Here is a list and brief description...

Students watch BHS homecoming drag ball. Photo Courtesy: Soni Laughlin

From school sports to drama productions: students reflect on school year

Phoebe Spence, Staff Writer June 6, 2022

As BHS finishes the 2021-22 school year with spring sports championships and the Year End Studies (YES) presentation learning, the Register spoke to students to hear their thoughts on the year, the first one fully in-person since 2018-19. “The biggest...

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