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Left: The Nazi swastika. Right: The Hindu swastika used by student Kolby LaMarche on his school email account. | Photos: Wikimedia

Petition Attacks Response to Swastika Email Icon

May 26, 2017

The use of a Hindu swastika for a school email profile picture by Kolby LaMarche, a Burlington High School freshman, has prompted his peers to circulate a petition requesting administration to require...

Sen. Bernie Sanders Graduation Speaker Rumor False

Sen. Bernie Sanders Graduation Speaker Rumor False

May 23, 2017

A rumor spread through social media claimed that U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders had been prevented from speaking at the Burlington High School graduation. That rumor is entirely false, according to Principal...

Some lawmakers and community members are concerned about the impact that marijuana legalization in Vermont might have on youth. | Photo: Miran Rijavec/Flickr

Lawmakers, Stakeholders Debate Pot Legalization Impact on Youth

Emma Chaffee May 22, 2017

UPDATE: Gov. Phil Scott vetoed the marijuana legalization bill at a press conference in Montpelier this afternoon.  Vermont legislators have passed a bill that if signed by Gov. Phil Scott will legalize...

Burlington High School Principal Tracy Racicot. | Photo: Alexandre Silberman/Register

Racicot Looks to the Future as Permanent Principal

May 22, 2017

Superintendent Yaw Obeng announced on April 21 that Tracy Racicot had been hired as the permanent principal at Burlington High School. Racicot served as the high school’s interim leader this year. From...

Vermont Lt. Gov. Dave Zuckerman (far left) held a high school town hall panel at Vermont PBS studios in Colchester on Thursday, May 4. The event was livestreamed and televised statewide, and students could ask questions in-person or online. The panel consisted of youth activists (from left to right) Alex Escaja-Heiss, Austin Davis, Elise Greaves and Haley Lebel-Stephen.

Lt. Gov. Zuckerman Hosts High School Town Hall Meeting

May 10, 2017

COLCHESTER - Youth activists were in the spotlight — literally — when Vermont Lt. Gov. Dave Zuckerman held his first televised high school town hall meeting at Vermont PBS studios last Thursday. The...

Register staff accept the first place, All-New England print/online newspaper award at the New England Scholastic Press Association conference at Boston University on Friday, May 5. From left to right: Jake Bucci, Alexandre Silberman, NESPA Executive Director Helen Smith, Isabella Bucci and Halima Said.

Register Named Top Newspaper in New England, Wins 12 Regional Awards

May 6, 2017

BOSTON - The Register, Burlington High School's student publication, has been named first place All-New England print/online newspaper by the New England Scholastic Press Association. The award was presented...

Spectrum Youth and Family Services will be hosting a Multicultural Youth Leadership Conference at Champlain College on Saturday. | Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Spectrum to Host Multicultural Youth Leadership Conference

Emma Chaffee May 4, 2017

Spectrum Youth and Family Services will be hosting a Multicultural Youth Leadership Conference on Saturday, May 6 at Champlain College. The student-organized event runs from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The organizing...

The New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) has voted to re-accredit Burlington High School.

BHS Earns NEASC Accreditation

Theo Davis May 3, 2017

Burlington High School has been reaccredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) after a vote by the Committee on Public Secondary Schools, according to a press release. The...

The front page of an edition of the Register from March 1953. The top story was the boys basketball teams overtime victory over Montpelier to win the Class A championship. | Photo: Jake Bucci/Register

Into the Archives: a Look at the Register’s Historic Past

April 30, 2017

Story By: Alexandre Silberman and Cerella Farinholt In order to learn about, understand and celebrate Burlington High School’s history, the Register staff dug into the archives of the paper’s past....

Posters around Burlington High School advertise the Gay Straight Alliance club, which was relaunched as an after school program this year. | Photo: Lucy Govoni/Register

Club Launched as Safe Space for LGBT Students

Lucy Govoni April 29, 2017

Think of a club and BHS probably offers it. BHS students have the option to participate in clubs such as, bowling, Leap environmental club, detour literary magazine, Model UN, there is even a minecraft...

Members of the Burlington High School Scholars Bowl team pose for a photo after a competition this season. The team hopes to compete at the national championships in Atlanta. | Photo: Courtesy

Scholars Bowl Team Looks to National Championships

April 27, 2017

Burlington High School’s scholars bowl team is heading to nationals after making it to the semifinals of the state championship. Scholars bowl, a sport where teams of four answer questions that range...

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