The iPhone, introduced in 2007, took the world by storm. With enticing new technology and constant accessibility, the iPhone quickly became a common accessory for most American adults. Twelve years later, the smartphone has become both a necessity and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
By Nataleigh Noble
After the February 14, 2018 massacre that took the lives of 14 students and 3 teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, student survivors of the mass shooting teamed up with young activists across the...
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...
“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...
By Halle Newman
Christine Blasey Ford, 51, recalled going to a party in Bethesda, Maryland, at age 15. On her way upstairs to use the bathroom, she said she was pulled into a bedroom by two older boys and pinned down on a bed by one of them as he attempted...
Written by Halle Newman
On the morning of August 6, 1945, thirteen-year-old Shigeko Sasamori walked through the streets of Hiroshima, Japan, admiring the sunshine when she noticed an airplane flying overhead.
“The white little grey airplane looked...
On Tuesday, September 11, Burlington High School interim Principal Noel Green censored the Register, BHS’s student newspaper. The editors were ordered to remove the breaking news of official charges filed by the Vermont Agency of Education against...
Every year, the Boys and Girls Clubs of America hold a national contest to honor one of their members as “Youth of the Year”.
As described by a statement from the Boys and Girls Clubs’ website, “The National Youth of the Year is a role model,...