The power of a walkout stems from its core of civil disobedience. Walkouts make a statement by breaking the law. From women walking out of factories to oppose low wages in the 1930s, to 21st century students leaving school to advocate for gun reform,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
By Sam Beste
Last month, news and media outlets buzzed with a scandal in college admissions. At least 50 parents who are among the most wealthy and famous in America allegedly paid millions to get their kids admitted into top schools across the country....
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...
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 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,...
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...
I love coffee. Every morning I drag myself out of bed and stumble to the coffee pot and pour myself a nice extra tall mug of strong black coffee. It wakes me up. More days then not, I follow my morning coffee with an afternoon sweet iced coffee. It...
Written by Julia Shannon-Grillo
On February 14, 2019, the Vermont Agency Of Education confirmed that Burlington High School Director of Guidance Mario Macias’s license has been revoked.
A statement from Vermont Secretary of Education Daniel...
