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Photo: Julia Shannon-Grillo / The northbound vehicle flipped outside the City Bluff condos.

Vehicles collide outside Burlington High School

Julia Shannon-Grillo October 10, 2019

Co-written by Julia Shannon-Grillo and Jenna Peterson Late this morning, a car crash occurred at the intersection of North Avenue and Institute Road, outside of Burlington High School (BHS).   Burlington police officers on the scene said...

Image: Tom Peterson, BCOC

Initial BHS/BTC building estimates $21 million above bond

Julia Shannon-Grillo September 30, 2019

In November 2018, Burlington voters passed the largest school renovation bond in Vermont history: 70 million.  The goal: make Burlington High School an accessible, secure, energy efficient center for 21st Century learning. The plan: renovate the...

Summa leads the pack in last years Manchester Invitational

Hard work pays off: Burlington cross country star runs to the top

Nora Jacobsen September 20, 2019

On September seventh, Burlington High School (BHS) senior Wondu Summa won the Burlington Cross Country Invitational 5,000 meter run by a whopping 58 seconds. The following week he placed third at the Queensbury Invitational, a much larger event...

Burlington High Schools environmental club LEAP, put posters detailing the strike around school

“Our house is on fire”: Burlington strikes for climate change

Jenna Peterson September 19, 2019

In August 2018, Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg started an international political movement.  Every Friday, instead of school, Thunberg occupied the steps of the Swedish legislature to insist they find a solution to the climate change crisis. Thunberg’s...

50 things to do this summer

50 things to do this summer

May 29, 2019

By Halle Newman There’s one hundred and four days of summer vacation, and school comes along just to end it, so the annual problem of our generation is finding a good way to spend it. Like maybe: Sleep. You deserve it. If you’re not sleeping...

Phin Brown, a 16 year old BHS senior.
Photo: Instagram

Secret Service agents frisk BHS senior: everything we know about the story now

May 29, 2019

By Nataleigh Noble Most high school seniors are only faced with the big decision of “What Comes After High School?” 16 year old Phin Brown, on the other hand, has some other choices to make. A little over a month after his encounter with two Secret...

Burdo and Callie take a stroll. Photo: Halle Newman

What does it mean to be a teen mom?

May 28, 2019

Two Vermont teen mothers share their stories By Halle Newman Every morning, 18 year-old Ashley Lynn Burdo wakes up at 6:30 to start her day. Like most other teenagers, she eats breakfast, does some homework, and feels pretty tired. Unlike most...

Photo: Courtesy Gaelen Kilburn
Kilburn placed second in Mountain Bike Nationals in Snowshoe, West Virginia

Concussed Kilburn: third time’s the harm

Julia Shannon-Grillo May 28, 2019

In 2014, 2.87 million emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and deaths occurred as a result of traumatic brain injuries - a 53% increase from the numbers seen in 2006. Traumatic brain injuries, commonly called concussions, are caused by a...

An album cover designed by senior Ellis Hodgson.

Bopping to student beats

April 4, 2019

by Henry Wool Burlington High School (BHS) students have found a platform for their music that their friends and other listeners have been able to enjoy. Musicians self-produce beats and lyrics and upload their tracks onto music media services. Eventually,...

Theo Buker, a BHS senior, dribbles to the hoop to take a shot. Photo: Halle Newman

BHS Unified Basketball wins 47-32 against MMU, marking their third win of the season

April 4, 2019

By Halle Newman The BHS Unified Basketball team took on their fifth game of the year yesterday, marking the second half of their eight-game season. The team is comprised of students of all abilities and grades, embodying the BHS motto of “all are...

Noel Greens BHS website photo.

BREAKING: BHS principal candidates drop out of race

Julia Shannon-Grillo March 18, 2019

Earlier this afternoon, Burlington School District (BSD) Superintendent Yaw Obeng released a statement announcing that two of the three remaining candidates for the Burlington High School (BHS) principal position have dropped out. “The competition...

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Worldwide climate strike: where does BHS stand?

Emily McNichols, Staff Writer March 12, 2019

On March 15th, students around the world will trade their classrooms for the steps of their local legislative buildings to confront legislators on the issue of climate change. Climate change, the change of Earth’s climate caused by human activity,...

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