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BHS teacher Ron MacNeil, back left, captures Ronald Reagans arrival at the Sheraton Hotel in Burlington on Feb. 14, 1980. MacNeil worked as a photojournalist before going into education. | Photo: Courtesy Rob Swanson

Photojournalist, Scholar Ron MacNeil Says Goodbye

June 10, 2017

Feet up, leaned back. 90% of the time, this is the position where one finds Ron MacNeil. MacNeil, who has been with the district for 16 years, will retire from the history department at the end of the year. When you walk into C104, it becomes immediately...

ONTOP Program Director Ed Murray works with students on May 22. Murray is retiring this June after over two decades.

Ed Murray Departing ONTOP Program After 37 Years

June 8, 2017

When asked about the best part of his job, Ed Murray, program director for OnTop, jokingly replies, “summers off.” Murray will be retiring from his position as a special educator at OnTop, an alternative program for children who face behavioral or...

Rick Sylvester has been teaching the Burlington Technical Center aviation technology program for the last 27 years. He will be retiring this June. | Photo: Jake Bucci/Register

Rick Sylvester Helped Aviation Program Take Off

Emma Chaffee June 7, 2017

Graduates of Richard Sylvester’s aviation technology program at the Burlington Technical Center work around the world, in places such as Singapore, Japan, Alaska, and Hawaii. Sylvester, who has run the program for the last 27 years, retires this spring....

Mike Interlandi chuckles while teaching health on May 18. He will be retiring this June after teaching and coaching at BHS for 20 years. | Photo: Alexandre Silberman/Register

Coach, Educator Mike Interlandi to Retire After 20 Years

June 6, 2017

Mike Interlandi began his Vermont teaching career by driving up five and half hours from the Pocono Mountains to Grand Isle, changing into his suit in a cornfield and heading to his interview. He got the job that day, and has been been teaching in the...

Burlington High School metals teacher Chris Sharp, second from left, poses with juniors Libby Branch and Kendal Pace, and sophomore Ryan Mitchell. | Photo: Jake Bucci/Register

Metals In Art: Fusing Innovation Into Education

Cerella Farinholt June 4, 2017

Junior Sky Rahill signed up for metals class with the sole motivation of fulfilling his required arts credit. However, a year of instruction and experimentation with manipulating metal unlocked an enriching new hobby for him. Rahill, who entered the...

Burlington High School student Anders Ode is just one of 161 high school seniors from around the country to receive this award. | Photo: U.S. Presidential Scholars Foundation

Senior Anders Ode Named Presidential Scholar

June 3, 2017

Burlington High School senior Anders Ode has been named a 2017 U.S. Presidential Scholar, one of the nation's highest honors for secondary students, according to a news release from the district on Friday. Ode, who will be attending Harvard University...

Burlington High School science teacher Gretchen Muller, front row, fifth from left, poses for a photo with the 2017-18 Rowland Foundation fellows. | Photo: Courtesy Rowland Foundation

Burlington High School Teacher Awarded Rowland Fellowship

Niels Arentezn June 3, 2017

Gretchen Muller, a Burlington High School science teacher, has been awarded a fellowship with the Rowland Foundation for the 2017-18 school year. Muller was one of ten teachers from around the state to be selected. The Rowland Foundation provides high...

Burlington High School is adding a makeup school day on June 19, after the completion of the YES program. Principal Tracy Racicot said she expects all students in grades 9-11 to be present. | Photo: screenshot

Students Puzzled Over Odd Make-Up Day

Lucy Govoni June 2, 2017

Note: This is the final edition of "What's Up With That?," a bi-weekly column by staff writer Lucy Govoni which explores questions and oddities that have community members curious. It actually snowed this winter, and in turn Burlington High School had...

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 him to take it down. The petition claims that the...

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 2015-2016 she served in the role of director of...

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 accreditation process occurs every 10 years.  A...

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.  In the exploration of articles from as early as...

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