Mackenzie Smith, Writer
January 26, 2023 • No Comments
Kristin Corrigan, a Bellows Free Academy science teacher, has recently given birth to a baby girl. Corrigan said that the baby was named Harvie after her grandfather. When she was born, Harvie only weighed 6 pounds and 3...
Reilly Babinski, Writer
November 12, 2022 • No Comments
Para-educators, now called Educational Support Professionals (ESP), provide assistance and support for students in mainstream or alternative classes under the supervision of a classroom teacher or case manager. Kasia Bilodeau...
Patricia Noza, Writer
January 31, 2023
On Nov. 1, Cooper O’Connell (‘25) received an email while in his geometry class. Before his excitement, O’Connell said the moment was very nerve-racking. This email...
Cooper O'Connell, Editor
January 20, 2023
After being the principal of Bellows Free Academy for three years, Brett Blanchard is set to retire. According to Blanchard, he got into the education field because he...
Rebekah Dalmer, Writer
January 13, 2023
From her roots in the small town of St. Albans, Julia Remillard (‘18) has followed her dreams to New York City. The Mercury got in contact with this dream-chasing BFA...
River Dalley, Writer
February 5, 2023 • No Comments
Bellows Free Academy’s Dance team is in the middle of its 2022-2023 season. The Mercury sat down with Colleen McHugh, BFA's dance teacher and the team’s coach, to discuss the details of her coaching,...
Rae Alexander, Contributor
December 19, 2022 • No Comments
After winning back-to-back championships in 2020 and 2021, the Bobwhites completed the 2021-22 season with an impressive 17-4 record before falling to rivals Essex in the semi-finals. Last year, the Bobwhites...
Maxwill Westen, Contributor
January 18, 2023 • No Comments
What is art? When someone sees that word, they often think of something like Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” or Da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa,” but the Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines art as “the conscious...
McKenna McWilliams , Contributor
January 18, 2023 • No Comments
The following was written for an assignment in Jeff Moulton's Sociology of Crime Course: Compelling Question: Can restorative justice promote healing and reintegration to lower the recidivism rate? In...
Myah Fresn, Contributor
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I believe I’ve watched the human heart Shrivel in front of my eyes, Life draining from The limp red rose that Laid coldly in dim light. I believe I’ve...
Jillian Koval, Contributor
January 23, 2023
I could hear the trains zooming beneath me from the grates on the street, the wind blowing up and creating a mini tornado for some poor lady to get stuck in. As my aunt walked...
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