After an investigation, the Register can confirm the CEO of Macy’s department store, Jeffery Genette, offered BHS Principal Lauren McBride a trade she couldn’t resist: the BHS campus for a lifetime of free shopping at Macy’s.
Genette is starting...
At 3:00 AM Thursday, March 31, students and teachers stumbled to class not so bright but quite early.
Throughout the year, the district has experimented with pushing BHS start times back later and later to support adolescent development.
"I...
A new Burlington High School building will cost $200 million. At a board meeting Tuesday, the district announced they are now considering alternatives for the same price. The Register obtained a primary list.
8,000 acres on the moon
A...
On October 21, Nijaza Semic, the district Multilingual Liaison Coordinator, walked into room 233 ready to start her day. Within minutes, multilingual liaisons approached with questions, parents called and when she opened her inbox, she found more work...
Maybe it's because this is my first prom, or perhaps because prom is the climax of seemingly every teen romantic comedy I've seen in my 18 years, that I find the concept so alluring. Prom has been built up to be this magical culmination of the high school...
Angelina Yordan:
BHS sophomore
“My dog Charlie was obviously already a huge part of my life before quarantine, but since lockdown started he’s become 100 times more important to me. He always puts the biggest smile on my face, even...
What surprised you most about teaching at BHS during covid?
Dawn Stygles: I think what surprised me the most was how flexible that we have to be as teachers in order to accommodate students during this difficult time.
Madeline Wilson:Learning...
On April 2, the BHS Student Political Engagement Committee (SPEC), invited Vermont State Senator, Kesha Ram, D-Chittenden, to speak over Zoom.
SPEC is a student-run group with a goal of "give[ing] young people an environment to develop perspective...
Dozens of teachers from schools in the Burlington area braved the wintry weather on Thursday afternoon, April 1, and lined Williston Road by Staples Plaza. Holding signs like, “A PENSION IS A PROMISE” and “ESSENTIAL WHEN CONVENIENT”, teachers...
On Monday, March 22, the head of Casella Waste Systems, John W. Casella, bought the old Burlington High School campus through a local auction. He released the news through a press release, sending shock waves throughout the Burlington community.
“With...
The whole of the A-day cohort was shocked as the first student attempted to hit his Juul in the sleeve of his hoodie, last Thursday at Downtown Burlington High School (dtBHS). As the grey vapor rose from his teal Champion hoodie the whole school could...
It was late in the day at the downtown Macy’s and fourth block had just begun. Most students were already tired from a long day of learning and aching to go home. Not the members of Robert Hill’s new auto class. These students waited eagerly, bouncing...
