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The Burlington School Board voted to adopt a budget of $73.76 million for FY18 at a meeting at Hunt Middle School on Jan. 10. The result is a 6.6 percent budget increase over last year, which will now head to the ballot...
The 2016 and 2017 Burlington High School OREAD (yearbook) staffs are pleased to announce that the 2016 yearbook has arrived!
Pre-ordered, pre-paid copies may be picked up from noon until 3:30 on Monday, Jan. 9 in the BHS Main Lobby. After Monday, pre-ordered...
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...
The One Acts are an excellent and unique dramatic opportunity for BHS students. After winter break students get the opportunity to direct or act in short, one act plays. All students who wish to participate, can, no matter their experience.
Senior students...
Michael Coccetti is a longtime BHS employee who holds a special place in the school, not only as a custodian, but also as a kind-hearted baseball fanatic and friend to many students. Students and teachers alike vouch for Coccetti’s consistent generosity,...
Written by: Alexandre Silberman and Emma Chaffee
Gov. Phil Scott took office on Jan. 5, after a campaign focused on responsible state spending and growing Vermont’s economy. The Berlin Republican’s inaugural address cited transforming the state education...
World traveler, avid baseball fan, musician, and the new interim director of the Burlington Technical Center (BTC) Adam Provost did not know what he wanted to do when he was in high school. Now he’s the director of a program that helps high school students...
There’s a new restaurant on the scene in Burlington, and it’s located right here at BHS. Previously the Gourmet Cafe, the new Champlain Cafe serves up themed meals every Friday, and is open to reservations by teachers and community members.
The change...
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 met with staff members at the high school...
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, and realigning the path to run along Lake Champlain.
The...
Burlington High School students have partnered with a local pediatrician to respond to what they see as an increase in anti-immigrant rhetoric towards New Americans, refugees and asylum seekers, according to a Jan. 13 news release.
Dr. Andrea Green...
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,” he said. “My grandma was an old Italian woman....
