In rainy Portland, Oregon a group of seven or so teenagers ages 15-20 arrive for their shift at the Youth Line call center. The teens dubbed “Peer Helpers” are the answerers of a peer-to-peer youth crisis hotline, one of only 6 in America.
Sitting...
Students bowling at practice.Photo cred: Jenna Peterson
In 2014, BHS math teacher Michael Havens started the first BHS Bowling Team. This year the team has had a shocking rise in popularity. In 2018-19 there were 15 bowlers on the team. This...
On April 15, 2019, people from all over the world watched on screens as the beloved Notre Dame burned in Paris. Suddenly, Instagram stories were flooded with snapshots of the exquisite structure. Posts eventually transitioned from those of sympathy to...
As most of our readers know, The Register spent the first weeks of its year in a First Amendment battle. With our time as an editing team coming to an end, it only seems appropriate that we reflect. To avoid repetition, I’ll leave out the details....
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Due to the sensitive nature of this topic, all student names have been changed.
It’s 3:35. School’s out, and the busses have long since dropped students off at the Downtown Transit Center. Teens travel...
Drawing: Emily McNicholsThe Tampon Superhero takes off!
During the 2019 Oscars on February 24th, viewers were shocked by the winner for the Documentary Short Subject category. It is called Period. End of Sentence, a documentary telling...
In 2012 Burlington schools commissioned Encore Renewable Energy, a clean energy company located in Burlington, to design and install solar panels on both Burlington High School (BHS) and C.P. Smith Elementary School. Terry Bailey, Director of...
By Nataleigh Noble
Humans have long been fascinated with the mystery of the world. It is human nature to try to explain the inexpiable, and as a result, myths, legends, and religions are born. In recent years, many people are once again looking to...
By Henry Wool
There is a new and inviting mood in the Burlington High School main office. Now when entering, one feels the soft glow emitted from an assortment of standing lamps instead of the cold glare of fluorescent lighting. Plants...
By Nataleigh NobleDark rituals, bloodstained symbols, hellish sacrifices, and literal flames rising from the ground; these disturbing images bring to the popular mind Satanic worship. Despite this traditional portrayal of the religion, it’s true values...
After only three months of negotiations, the Burlington School District and Burlington Education Association (BEA) have reached a tentative agreement on a one year contract. The previous two contract cycles were protracted and contentious. They...
By Halle Newman
The best place to sit on a plane is a window seat. You can stare down at the labyrinths of neighborhoods and ribboning highways as they shrink below you, watch as buildings turn to dollhouses and fields turn into green patchwork on the...
