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Register wins All New England award for Best Newspaper

Register wins All New England award for “Best Newspaper”

Mr. Finn, Proud sponsor June 17, 2024

The New England Scholastic Press Association awarded "Best Newspaper" to the BHS Register for the 2023-2024 school year. The All New England awards are the highest honor NESPA awards to publications each...

You bet?

You bet?

Oscar Jacobsen and Annie Harte June 13, 2024

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...

Bashir Abdallah speaks about his Palestinian fathers immigration at the Ohavi Zedek Synagogue as part of a 9th grade field trip.

A moment of peace

Rose Howell, Staff Writer June 5, 2024

With protests against the Israel-Hamas war breaking out on campuses around the country including UVM and tensions rising between the communities affected, the idea of a Palestinian speaker at a High School...

Louis Napolitain playing during his band class.

Beats for Good

Lincoln Safran, Staff Writer June 4, 2024

The Plain White T's. X Ambassadors. Michael Franti. Your band? The “Beats for Good” competition gives Vermont high school students a chance to be the opening act for a nationally known band and...

Where there is smoke

Where there is smoke

Rose Howell, Staff Writer June 3, 2024

Let’s talk about weed. Vermont legalized the recreational sale of marijuana in October of 2022. There are now 75 licensed retail cannabis stores in Vermont. 10 of them are within a 5 minute walk from...

Daniel Gavin at the Blood Drive

Blood shortage

Emily DAndrea, Journalism 1 Student May 9, 2024

According to the Red Cross, every two seconds someone will need blood. Hospitals across the United States collectively need 29,000 units of blood everyday to keep up with this demand, but people are not...

Jada Payea is the new interim Assistant Principal at BHS

From Spartan races to new faces

Lillian Connolly, Editor May 2, 2024

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...

Cassidy Dengler and Zara Esposito-Davis, watching YouTube videos together.

Unliking social media

Bellamy Crehan, Staff Writer May 1, 2024

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...

Seniors Camryn Poulin, Hanna Coughlin, and Brooks DeShaw hold up the trophy in celebration after the win.

A winning recipe

It took a lot for the Sealakers to beat BFA-St. Albans 3-2 for the program’s first championship in its 10 year history.  BFA-St. Albans is the state’s most decorated team with 11 state championships...

A Poll Worker assists a voter on Town Meeting Day (03/05)

The youth vote

Vivian Halladay and Penelope deRosset April 3, 2024

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...

Across the nation chronic absenteeism (missing 10% or more of school days) has doubled since 2018. BHS has seen a 75% increase in that same time frame and now has a 28% chronic absenteeism rate.

Unexcused

Connor Byam, Co-Editor-in-Chief February 1, 2024

28% of BSD students were chronically absent last school year – having missed more than 10% of school days. This follows a nation-wide trend of increased absenteeism in recent years. The chronic absenteeism...

School Board members

School board meeting 1/9

Krisha Thapa, Staff Writer January 20, 2024

Summary of 1/9 School Board Meeting: The board expressed gratitude for Magnet Schools, raised budget concerns and emphasized the importance of spending time with students. Recognition was given to Seahorse...

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