Burlington was recently ranked the fourth safest city in the United States by WalletHub, but opinions among residents tell a more complex story. Long-time Burlingtonians have observed changes in the Queen...
For many high school athletes, coaches are more than just sports instructors – they shape lives, teach discipline and foster leadership. At Burlington High School, head baseball coach Cagney Brigham...
Do You Have Brain Rot?
Do you doom scroll? Zombie scroll? Find yourself unable to stop using social media? Are your conversations peppered with internet slang like rizz, sigma and skibidi toilet?
If...
Rowan Roberts, Social Media Editor
• December 17, 2024
Mid-race in one of her first high school Nordic ski races, Corrine Prevot tore her hat off her head and threw it to the side of the trail. Prevot had made the hat herself, but it was made of fleece and...
Downtown BHS opened in April of 2021. What didn’t open was its windows. That’s because it doesn’t have any. BHS was relocated to a former Macy’s department store because of concerns about cancer...
A picture of various drugs wrapped up in paper. A sidewalk downtown, a third of which is covered with hypodermic needles. A video of blood splattered on the entrance of a building on College Street after...
Nahum Ahmed, Journalism 1 Student
• September 26, 2024
What inspired you to become the president of the D&D Club? How did you get here?
“I was inspired because last year Eliza was [president]. Eliza did a lot to help the D&D Club grow, and I was...
It’s hard to miss seven foot tall Clifford. His role at BHS is student support, but most students also know him from his roles as basketball coach, trainer and Instagram influencer. Known as “dcliff...
Logging into DraftKings is like entering an arcade: bright colors filled the screen and a variety of shiny games demanded our attention. We selected the NBA playoffs and placed a wager on a “four-leg...
Jada Payea loves a challenge: from competing in grueling Spartan races to taking on a new role as Interim Assistant Principal.
“I've always been someone who really enjoyed continuing to grow and...
The BHS administration is creating a new “schoolwide phone procedure” that will go into effect at the beginning of the next school year. Principal Westdijk recently shared the results of a survey given...
