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The Student News Site of Burlington High School

BHS Register

South Burlington High School senior Isaiah Hines speaks to the group during a session at the social justice symposium on April 8. The event was hosted by Burlington High School. | Photo: Emma Chaffee/Register

BHS Hosts Social Justice Symposium

Emma Chaffee April 18, 2017

South Burlington senior Isaiah Hines began the teen conversation at the Symposium for Social Justice Action Groups by assuring participants that any level of experience with social justice was great. “Just tell your truth and say whatever you feel...

Students pitched tents in the lobby and hallways after winter weather moved the annual Spectrum Sleep Out event indoors. | Photo: Alexandre Silberman/Register

Winter Weather Moves Spectrum Sleep Out Indoors

Emma Chaffee March 24, 2017

Over 100 Burlington High School students planned to bundle up and brave the cold tonight for the annual Spectrum Sleep Out. Mother Nature decided otherwise. Organizers moved the event inside the high school building after a combination of snow, sleet...

Delia McConnell Shares Her Experience with the Spectrum Sleepout

Delia McConnell Shares Her Experience with the Spectrum Sleepout

Emma Chaffee March 24, 2017

Reporter Emma Chaffee talks to junior Delia McConnell about the annual Spectrum Sleepout, an event that raises funds and awareness for youth homelessness. Students have raised $16,000 this year.

A torn up Register newspaper found in C-Woods | Photo Emma Chaffee/Register

The “C-Woods” Legacy

Emma Chaffee March 3, 2017

Junior Alida Beste says one word comes to mind when she hears ‘C-Woods’: trouble. C-Woods is the area behind the C building of BHS, the wing in which most English and History classes take place. Junior Delia McConnell also feels that C-Woods has...

The BHS student council is working to establish a condom availability policy at BHS. | Photo via creative commons.

Student Council Seeks Condom Availability Policy

Emma Chaffee February 14, 2017

According to the 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 36% of BHS students have had sexual intercourse, and only 59% of these students used condoms the last time they had sex. On Nov. 22, 2016, Harry Chen, the Commissioner of the Department of Health, and...

A sign outside the South Burlington High School football field reads Once a Rebel, Always a Rebel, pictured on Feb. 8. The school board voted unanimously to remove the mascot, as ties to the confederate south prompted pressure from students and community members. | Photo Courtesy: Ben Tate

South Burlington Drops ‘Rebel’ Name

Emma Chaffee February 13, 2017

On Feb. 1, the South Burlington School Board voted unanimously to change the ‘Rebel’ name used by the high school for sports teams. This decision marked the end of a long fought battle by students opposed to the nickname. The board voted to keep...

A woman raises her first in the air as thousands of people gather for the Womens March on Washington on Jan. 21. The event took place the day after the Inauguration. | Photo: Emma Chaffee/ Register

BHS Students and Faculty Attend Women’s March on D.C. and Montpelier

Emma Chaffee February 3, 2017

On Saturday, Jan. 21, millions of people worldwide took part in marches for women’s rights. Outside of the main event in Washington, there were marches in all 50 states, as well as 56 countries outside of the U.S. The catalyst for this international...

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