Early on November 19, BHS held its own Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Seniors paraded through the halls dressed up as different characters and rolled in on floats. They formed kick lines, held colorful balloons, and threw candy to underclassmen.  “It...

Each week the Register will feature a BHS student as "Seahorse of the Week" and ask them a set of questions aimed at revealing their character. This week, we sat down with BHS senior Elizabeth Crawford!   What have you been thinking a lot about...

Scores of cars lined up around the back of the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex on Saturday, October third. A march of dancing bear bumper stickers waiting to be corralled into carefully crafted rows in front of a small stage. They were waiting to see...

Dear Freshman,  Welcome to The Reef!  We are so excited to have so many new fish in our sea. The jump from middle to high school has always been an intimidating one. This does not even take into account the dystopian pandemic in which...

With senior year comes newfound freedom, fun traditions, and the everpresent excitement of graduation. In addition to these exciting aspects of being in 12th grade, there is one thing that most students at Burlington High School (BHS) tend to like the...

Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed a marijuana legalization bill into law on Monday, January 22nd. This law legalizes the possession and recreational consumption of marijuana for adults over 21, and goes into effect on July 1st. Although the United States...

The jump from middle school to high school can be daunting. In middle school my parents used to tell me, “If you do not try hard in class, you’ll make a habit out of it and by the time you get to high school, you will not be able to adjust to the...

This is the end. After hours of school board meetings, interviews, research and tens of thousands of words later, my high school journalism career has come to an end. It’s been a wild ride. Each story I pursued brought me closer to the greater community....