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BHS Relocation Revealed to be Part of Promotion for Macy’s Brand Clothing

March 31, 2021

After a month-long investigation, the Register can now report that Macy’s Department Store provided BSD an estimated $6 million to participate in a promotion for Macy’s apparel.  BHS’ move to the abandoned Macy’s building on 67 Cherry Street...

BHS Speling an Grammer at a All Time Low, Test Results Says

BHS Speling an Grammer at a All Time Low, Test Results Says

March 31, 2021

As stewdents finaly return to in-person skool with no spel-chek anymore, BHS stewdents are worse at spelling then ever, acording to the test results from the PSATs  “BHS has seen worse scores on tests then any other school,”  rote Princpal McBride,...

New State Mandate Requires All Students to Practice Fire Drills Via Google Meets

New State Mandate Requires All Students to Practice Fire Drills Via Google Meets

March 31, 2021

On Monday, the BHS Department of Safety announced that it will require all students to practice a virtual fire drill from their homes on asynchronous days.  “It was very awkward,” Matt Johnson, a BHS sophomore said. “We had to keep our cameras...

Air Quality Testing Reveals Elevated Levels of Radioactive Materials at Downtown BHS

Air Quality Testing Reveals Elevated Levels of Radioactive Materials at Downtown BHS

March 31, 2021

On April 1, 2021 results from air-quality testing revealed a radioactive substance in the new Downtown BHS campus. The substance is potentially dangerous and has already affected some students.  Jake Smith, a BHS freshman who has been found wandering...

BHS staff model newly announced prom theme.

BHS Prom Theme Announced: “PITy Party” for dtBHS Students

March 31, 2021

It is that time of the year again: lavish dresses, photoshoots, and booming music enter the dreams of  high school students. With the disappointment of last year’s prom looming over their heads, the BHS admin wowed the student body this weekend by...

Photo: Courtesy Burlington School District

Racism, Racial Trauma, and Bias in Schools: A Recap of BSD’s February 3 Equity Webinar

Anna Huener, Staff Writer February 4, 2021
Around 70 individuals met over Zoom Wednesday evening, February 3, to discuss racialized trauma at a Burlington School District Equity Webinar. A small group of panelists, people of color currently or previously involved in the school district, shared their experiences with racism and racial trauma.
Principal Noel Green speaks at a BHS Graduation. Photo: Colby Skoglund

BHS Principal’s Resignation Email Blames School Board for Lack of Support

Anna Huener and Nora Jacobsen January 15, 2021
At 5:15 p.m. on January 8, Burlington High School Principal Noel Green resigned, effective immediately, sending shockwaves through the community.  In his email of resignation to Burlington School District Superintendent Tom Flanagan, obtained by the Register on January 13, Green blames "an overbearing board and manipulative board chair” for making his job almost impossible. 
Cunningham and Hondal work at their computers Photo: Rebecca Cunningham and Julia Hondal

Student representatives aim to improve communications between the student body and the School Board

Julia Keeton, Staff writer November 17, 2020

On a cold October evening, BHS junior Rebecca Cunningham delivered a heartfelt speech over Zoom to the Burlington School District’s School Board. She urged the commissioners to consider allowing students to reenter the Burlington High School (BHS) building...

Superintendent presents three potential plans to revive in-person learning at school board meeting

Superintendent presents three potential plans to revive in-person learning at school board meeting

Julia Keeton October 22, 2020

On Tuesday, October 20th, the Burlington School District’s School Board held a meeting to discuss how to proceed after the discovery of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) at Burlington High School (BHS). The majority of the meeting was dedicated to...

Churchs classroom in 1992 and 2020
Photo: courtesy Bob Church

From heart transplants to Google Meets: the complicated ways BHS faculty are coming to terms with the school closure

Nora Jacobsen, Editor-in-Chief October 20, 2020

On September 16, Chris Sharp, a Burlington High School (BHS) art teacher of 29 years, opened his all-faculty meeting invitation and clicked on the Zoom link. He and his colleagues got an announcement they were not expecting: because of test results...

Concert Review: Dark Star Orchestra Shines at the Drive-in

Concert Review: Dark Star Orchestra Shines at the Drive-in

Ayden Flanigan October 13, 2020

Scores of cars lined up around the back of the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex on Saturday, October third. A march of dancing bear bumper stickers waiting to be corralled into carefully crafted rows in front of a small stage. They were waiting to see...

A Letter to a Freshman, from a Senior

A Letter to a Freshman, from a Senior

Anessa Conner October 5, 2020

Dear Freshman,  Welcome to The Reef!  We are so excited to have so many new fish in our sea. The jump from middle to high school has always been an intimidating one. This does not even take into account the dystopian pandemic in which...

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