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Logan Morey, 13, poses with donations for the Back at-it Packs. Photo: Courtesy of Shannon Morey

Getting “back at it” this Christmas

December 20, 2018

By Halle Newman This Christmas, 13 year-old Burlington resident Logan Morey and his mom, Shannon Morey, decided to spread their Christmas spirit in the form of giving. Just last week, they launched a project to fill backpacks with practical gifts...

Burlington teachers reach tentative agreement with Burlington School Board in record time

December 19, 2018

After only three months of negotiations, the Burlington School District and Burlington Education Association (BEA) have reached a tentative agreement on a one year contract.  The previous two contract cycles were protracted and contentious. They...

USAs Ilona Delsing Rosa Maher charges through the Australia defense on day one of the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens 2018 womens competition on 29 November, 2018. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby

BHS alumna Ilona Maher powers to top of USA rugby

Lea Mihok, Staff Writer December 19, 2018

If one were to name a sport Vermonters excel at, they would probably choose skiing, snowboarding, or maybe even ultimate frisbee. Definitely not rugby, but recently Vermonter and BHS alumna, Ilona Maher, class of 2014, has risen to international rugby...

Macias testifies before the hearing panel. Photo: Julia Shannon-Grillo

Markley and Macias testify on third day of AOE hearings

December 14, 2018

By Halle Newman FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14- The Vermont Agency of Education (AOE) held the third hearing for Burlington High School (BHS) Director of Guidance Mario Macias. After a yearlong investigation, the AOE charged Macias with seven counts of unprofessional...

BHS senior Jackson Elder being questioned by VOA attorney Emily Simmons in front of the hearing panel (right), Macias, and Guzman (center). Photo: Halle Newman

Current and former BHS faculty testify at Macias’s second day of AOE hearings, Macias to testify tomorrow

December 13, 2018

Halle Newman THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13- The Vermont Agency of Education (AOE) held the second hearing for Burlington High School (BHS) Director of Guidance Mario Macias. After a yearlong investigation, the AOE charged Macias with seven counts of unprofessional...

Courtney Radsch, Ph.D., the Advocacy Director of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), speaks to students in the Journalists Memorial in the Newseum. PHOTO: Freedom Forum Institute

Taking the window seat: my journalistic adventure in Washington, DC

November 28, 2018

By Halle Newman The best place to sit on a plane is a window seat. You can stare down at the labyrinths of neighborhoods and ribboning highways as they shrink below you, watch as buildings turn to dollhouses and fields turn into green patchwork on the...

Parkland activists talk gun sense

Parkland activists talk gun sense

November 5, 2018

Parkland activists Alex Wind, David Hogg, and Emma González visited Burlington, Vermont on October 20, 2018 to speak about a new book they co-wrote with fellow gun control activists called "A Glimmer of Hope". Wind, Hogg, and González shared their experience...

Photo: Anna Huener

PLPs: what’s the point?

Nora Jacobsen and Anna Huener November 3, 2018

By Anna Huener and Nora Jacobsen  In just under two years, the class of 2020 will graduate. Each student is expected to be prepared with the credits, skills, and content required by Burlington High School. However, a barrier to graduation may stand...

Photo: Halle Newman

Mysterious smell drives students out of class

November 2, 2018

By Halle Newman Students and faculty plugged their noses as they walked through the hallways of BHS today, dodging an odor with an unknown source. "It smelled like sewage," Bridge coordinator Laura Weiskotten said. "It was really strong and heavy, and...

POLL-tergeist: the chilling reality of not showing up

POLL-tergeist: the chilling reality of not showing up

October 30, 2018

By Halle Newman The scariest day of the year is almost upon us. Can’t you see yourself there now? Walking past pumpkin-laden porches and lackluster foliage to get to your destination, quickening your pace as you pass spindly trees that creak in the...

Controversy: Columbus Day 526 years later

Controversy: Columbus Day 526 years later

Anessa Conner, Staff Writer October 8, 2018

“In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue,” and landed on the shores of what is now The Bahamas. 526 years later, his arrival is still celebrated in the United States and several other North and South American countries including Argentina and The...

Image: Bureau of Labor Statistic

The Digital Age: Can BHS Keep Up?

Emily McNichols and Lea Mihok October 5, 2018

During the 2017-18 school year Burlington High School (BHS) offered two sections of Computer Programming. For the 2018-19 school year, it offered none. Computer science is a field of study that involves the programming, manufacturing, and understanding...

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