On November 8th, seven states voted to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, including Maine and Massachusetts. While legalization efforts in Vermont are currently on pause, Burlington High School is still feeling the effects of decreased stigmatization.
The...
We all know the dreaded feeling of a Google Form waiting for us in our inbox. Even as the person who has made one of these convoluted surveys, I loathe taking them. When I created a survey to gain student input on the budget, I received many curse words...
Over two dozen residents packed into the Ira Allen Board Room at the Burlington School District central offices on Tuesday night for the school board finance committee meeting.
The agenda: presenting next year's budget.
Superintendent Yaw Obeng and...
BHS Principal Tracy Racicot started the school year with a big problem to tackle: scheduling. Only a few months into the job, she is hard at work figuring out a solution.
“What we really want to do is have a schedule that aligns with our core values...
After over 10 hours of slow negotiations between the Burlington Education Association (BEA) and the school board, a tentative agreement has been reached.
The deal will prevent a teacher strike and allow for all normal school operations, including athletics,...
Burlington teachers might be on the picket lines tomorrow.
The Burlington Education Association (BEA) voted to strike last Thursday if a tentative settlement is not reached during today’s mediation session. 96 percent of the 342 teachers present voted...
Burlington School Board Member David Kirk is drawing complaints and calls for his resignation after a series of Facebook posts surfaced that are racist and degrading to women, immigrants and students.
The outcry comes at a tense time for the Burlington...
75 teenage students. Two teachers. Poor lighting and internet.
For Burlington High School Social Studies teacher Ron MacNeil, this chaos is an experience he endures regularly: supervising a study hall in the auditorium.
“As a study hall space, it’s...
In every action movie there is that cliche chase scene, either in a car or on foot. The actors leap over buildings and backflip off walls. Sometimes they jump from high heights onto solid ground or backflip over a passerby. These iconic scenes always...
Days of writing on a chalkboard for punishment are over. Burlington High School has transitioned to restorative practices for a five-year pilot program.
Restorative practices are an alternative method of dealing with issues and working with the people...
When Vermonters turn 18 they can vote and serve in the military, but a new piece of legislation might change the smoking age to 21.
The Vermont House approved the bill, H.93, this April after an 84-61 vote and multiple revisions, but the senate did not...