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

Racicot Hired as Permanent BHS Principal

April 21, 2017

Tracy Racicot has been hired as the permanent Burlington High School principal, according to a letter from Superintendent Yaw Obeng. Herb Perez and Noel Green will remain part of the administrative team. Obeng...

The Burlington Bike Path is undergoing extensive renovations. | Photo: Isabella Bucci/Register

Under Construction: Burlington Bike Path Sees Renovation

April 20, 2017

After seven months of extensive renovations, the Burlington bike path is open again, according to the parks and recreation department. Changes include viewing spots along the lake, a dog park upgrade,...

Senior Maddie Khamnei thinks GPA based graduation sashes divide students. She has proposed to administration the idea of having all students wear the same color sash. | Photo: Jake Bucci/Register

Student Hopes to Remove GPA Based Graduation Sashes

Theo Davis April 18, 2017

Senior Maddie Khamnei feels that graduation sashes divide students. BHS uses the Latin system of designation, where students wear (or don’t wear) a sash which represents their cumulative GPA over the...

South Burlington High School senior Isaiah Hines speaks to the group during a session at the social justice symposium on April 8. The event was hosted by Burlington High School. | Photo: Emma Chaffee/Register

BHS Hosts Social Justice Symposium

Emma Chaffee April 18, 2017

South Burlington senior Isaiah Hines began the teen conversation at the Symposium for Social Justice Action Groups by assuring participants that any level of experience with social justice was great. ...

Students will be holding a mock car crash at the high school on Wednesday.

Students Hope to Raise Awareness Through Mock Car Crash

April 18, 2017

Every two minutes, a person in the United States is injured in a drunk driving crash, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Burlington High School students will see the consequences...

Whats Up With That? is a bi-weekly column written by Staff Writer Lucy Govoni.

What’s Up With That: Vending Machines

Lucy Govoni April 15, 2017

The vending machines that have forever lived in the far left corner of the cafe between the entrance and exit to the lunch line, however they have been relocated. Consequently, students are disoriented....

Brian Difranco has been a school resource officer in Burlington schools for the last decade. | Photo: Alexandre Silberman/Register

Officer Difranco: A Community Presence

April 14, 2017

Brian Difranco spent his high school days hanging out with police officers at the Livingston County Jail, where his grandmother worked as a cook in the kitchen. “It was fun. It was usually lively,”...

Sticky notes line the walls of the office of BHS Principal Tracy Racicot, filled with suggestions for a redesigned schedule that will launch in the 2017-18 school year. | Photo: Alexandre Silberman/Register

Administration Halts Schedule Changes for 2017-18 School Year

April 14, 2017

Changes will not be made to the Burlington High School schedule for next school year, administration announced to lead teachers last week. Tracy Racicot confirmed the news in an interview with the Register...

Staff Writers Lucy Govoni and Cerella Farinholt reviewed the new film Beauty and the Beast.

REVIEW: Beauty and the Beast

Lucy Govoni April 14, 2017

Story By: Lucy Govoni and Cerella Farinholt After hearing extensive hype about the new, live-action version of Beauty And The Beast, Register staff members Lucy Govoni and Cerella Farinholt set out to...

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

English Department Adds Humor, Mindfulness to Teaching Style

April 13, 2017

Wander through C-building and you will see fifteen teachers, teaching ten different ways.   It’s striking how teachers of the same subject have such different and creative ways of helping students...

The job posting for the Burlington High School principal position, as seen on the district website on April 12.

District Begins Public Search For BHS Principal

April 12, 2017

The Burlington School District has publicly posted the Burlington High School principal position, as of April 12. The job description and application details are currently available on the district's employment...

Burlington High School freshman Eamonn Bottger receives his medal after a podium finish in luge at the Empire State Winter Games in Lake Placid, N.Y. | Photo Courtesy: Eamonn Bottger

Freshman Luge Athlete Sets Sights on Olympics

Theo Davis April 4, 2017

Burlington High School freshman Eamonn Bottger wants to represent the United States at the Olympics in luge, and he’s headed down the right track. Luge is a sport where one or two people race down...

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