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The Student News Site of Burlington High School

BHS Register

The Student News Site of Burlington High School

BHS Register

Student playwrights direct one-acts

Student playwrights direct one-acts

Emily McNichols, Staff Writer February 19, 2019

Burlington High School (BHS) - Student directors and their cast members are scattered around A-building busily rehearsing their plays for the One Acts Festival. Three directors decided to write original plays which will premiere on opening night. “We’re...

Art is a verb at Burlington City Arts

Learning comes to life with Burlington City and Lake

February 19, 2019

by Julia Shannon-Grillo, editor “Picture yourself… assisting local scientists as they study our impact on Lake Champlain, and making policy recommendations to the Mayor and City Council.” These hands-on, place-based experiences are the heart...

The BHS Main Office is the first thing students see when they walk into the building. Photo: Halle Newman

BHS guidance and main office lose 14 women in two years

February 11, 2019

By Halle Newman This article has been updated since its original publication on 2/11/19 as The Register received more information. In the past 20 months, 14 women left the main office wing at Burlington High School (BHS).  11 women resigned,...

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Government shutdown: understanding the impact on BHS families

Emily McNichols, Staff Writer January 30, 2019

by Emily McNichols Just nine days before the start of a new year, President Trump shut down the United States government, causing a painful start to 2019 for many Americans. Hundreds of thousands of citizens, including students and families at...

Giallorenzo warmly welcomes BHS community.

Shedding light on Ms. Giallorenzo

January 25, 2019

By Henry Wool There is a new and inviting mood in the Burlington High School main office.  Now when entering, one feels the soft glow emitted from an assortment of standing lamps instead of the cold glare of fluorescent lighting.  Plants...

BHS students call for walkout in response to half day on Martin Luther King Day

BHS students call for walkout in response to half day on Martin Luther King Day

January 20, 2019

Written by Nataleigh Noble For the 15 years after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968, activists worked to get his life and work honored as a federal holiday.  They were thwarted by members of Congress until a bill was finally...

Photo: Sam Beste
View into the C building Boys Bathroom.

Missing: BHS boy’s bathroom door

January 18, 2019

Co written by Ayden Flanigan and Sam Beste On Thursday, January 17th, Burlington High School (BHS) students looking to use the boy's bathroom in C building found the door had been removed. Students and faculty said that the door was likely removed...

Photo: Nora Jacobsen
 Kate Dupee and Jo Robinson prepare for the stir fry craze.

Behind the lunchline: get to to know the cafeteria staff

Nora Jacobsen January 18, 2019

The lights switch on at six AM in the BHS kitchen. Pasta begins to boil, lettuce is chopped, and onions sizzle. While the rest of the world is asleep, the kitchen is just waking up. “I come in. I get here at 6. it’s still dark, and turn...

Photo: Lila Woodard

Students unpack myths and find Satan

January 18, 2019

By Nataleigh NobleDark rituals, bloodstained symbols, hellish sacrifices, and literal flames rising from the ground; these disturbing images bring to the popular mind Satanic worship. Despite this traditional portrayal of the religion, it’s true values...

Junior to junior: What is kindness?

Junior to junior: What is kindness?

January 11, 2019

BHS junior Jenna Peterson asks kindergarteners for advice on being kind. "If someone can't do it, you can help them. Or if someone falls, you can catch them if you can," said kindergartener Lele. Video edited by Jenna Peterson, editor.

Photo: Emily McNichols
LBGTQ support sign welcomes students to the nurses office.

BHS grapples with the language of gender

Emily McNichols, Staff Writer January 11, 2019

Last October, the New York Times released information about the upcoming Department of Health and Human Services memo on a new transgender policy that defines gender based on which genitalia a person is born with. In response, the University of Vermont...

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Anonymous student uses their vape in library bathroom.

Burlington High School, vaporized

January 11, 2019

by Sam Beste, Staff Writer Disclaimer: All student names in this article were changed to protect their identity. Smoking Cigarettes in the US is at an all time low, down 5 percent from 2005. Meanwhile, electronic vapor use is on the rise. The...

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