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

BREAKING: Former BHS Director of Guidance Mario Macias’s license revoked

Julia Shannon-Grillo February 14, 2019

Written by Julia Shannon-Grillo On February 14, 2019, the Vermont Agency Of Education confirmed that Burlington High School Director of Guidance Mario Macias’s license has been revoked. A statement...

The BHS Main Office is the first thing students see when they walk into the building. Photo: Halle Newman

BHS guidance and main office lose 14 women in two years

February 11, 2019

By Halle Newman This article has been updated since its original publication on 2/11/19 as The Register received more information. In the past 20 months, 14 women left the main office wing at Burlington...

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Government shutdown: understanding the impact on BHS families

Emily McNichols, Staff Writer January 30, 2019

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...

Giallorenzo warmly welcomes BHS community.

Shedding light on Ms. Giallorenzo

January 25, 2019

By Henry Wool There is a new and inviting mood in the Burlington High School main office.  Now when entering, one feels the soft glow emitted from an assortment of standing lamps instead of the...

BHS students call for walkout in response to half day on Martin Luther King Day

BHS students call for walkout in response to half day on Martin Luther King Day

January 20, 2019

Written by Nataleigh Noble For the 15 years after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968, activists worked to get his life and work honored as a federal holiday.  They were thwarted...

Photo: Sam Beste
View into the C building Boys Bathroom.

Missing: BHS boy’s bathroom door

January 18, 2019

Co written by Ayden Flanigan and Sam Beste On Thursday, January 17th, Burlington High School (BHS) students looking to use the boy's bathroom in C building found the door had been removed. Students...

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 Kate Dupee and Jo Robinson prepare for the stir fry craze.

Behind the lunchline: get to to know the cafeteria staff

Nora Jacobsen January 18, 2019

The lights switch on at six AM in the BHS kitchen. Pasta begins to boil, lettuce is chopped, and onions sizzle. While the rest of the world is asleep, the kitchen is just waking up. “I...

Photo: Lila Woodard

Students unpack myths and find Satan

January 18, 2019

By Nataleigh NobleDark rituals, bloodstained symbols, hellish sacrifices, and literal flames rising from the ground; these disturbing images bring to the popular mind Satanic worship. Despite this traditional...

Junior to junior: What is kindness?

Junior to junior: What is kindness?

January 11, 2019

BHS junior Jenna Peterson asks kindergarteners for advice on being kind. "If someone can't do it, you can help them. Or if someone falls, you can catch them if you can," said kindergartener Lele. Video...

Photo: Emily McNichols
LBGTQ support sign welcomes students to the nurses office.

BHS grapples with the language of gender

Emily McNichols, Staff Writer January 11, 2019

Last October, the New York Times released information about the upcoming Department of Health and Human Services memo on a new transgender policy that defines gender based on which genitalia a person...

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Anonymous student uses their vape in library bathroom.

Burlington High School, vaporized

January 11, 2019

by Sam Beste, Staff Writer Disclaimer: All student names in this article were changed to protect their identity. Smoking Cigarettes in the US is at an all time low, down 5 percent from 2005. Meanwhile,...

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...

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