At 3:26 pm Monday, April 8th, Burlington experienced a total solar eclipse: the rare moment when the moon moves completely in front of the sun. The last time Vermont was in the path of totality occurred...

When you turn 18 you can sign a contract, call yourself out of school and perhaps most importantly - vote.  For many BHS seniors their first chance to exercise their new right was March 5 during Town...

Where are you from originally? “New Hampshire.” What college did you go to to become a teacher? “I went to Bennington College for my undergrad. It’s a very tiny hippie school in Southern...

Student Government Question and Answer  Students I talked with didn’t know what effect student government has on our school - or even what they do. Freya Heinzer, one of the freshman class representatives,...

Hisham Awartani, Tahseen Ali Ahmad and Kinnan Abdalhamid grew up as close friends in the West Bank and have been visiting Burlington since they were children. While going on a walk together near Awartani’s...

Jay Cassell passed away last July. For those of you who didn't know Jay, he was a long-time special educator at BHS and he was instrumental in starting our Rowing club. Jay had a passion for sharing both...

Where are you from? Why did you choose to teach at BHS? “I am originally from Syracuse, NY.  I chose to teach at BHS because of the amazing students and supportive community!” Do you prefer...

Where are you originally from? "I'm originally from Lowell Massachusetts." Why did you choose to teach here at BHS? "A combination of things. I was teaching in Massachusetts, but my contract there...

In 2016, Jason Raymond took his middle school class to a Donald Trump rally. Raymond, now a teacher at Burlington’s Technical Center’s Digital Media Lab, made a connection with someone who worked at...

Where did you grow up? “I grew up in Brooklyn, New York, in a neighborhood called Bensonhurst, and when I was ten we moved like five blocks over, so the same neighborhood but a slightly different...

Mr. and Ms. Havens met on MySpace (the olden-day Facebook) in 2005. Now they are a teacher couple who have been working together since 2019. They spoke about the ups and downs of working with your spouse. Meeting...

There is no doubt that there is a robust coffee culture in Burlington. From Black Cap Coffee & Bakery to Kru Coffee Collective, there are several local coffee shops to choose from in walking distance...