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Bernie Sanders’ Student Town Hall Video Nov. 18, 2022

Asher Ballantine, Digital Media

November 28, 2022 • No Comments

Gettin’ Groovy with BFA’s New Record Club

November 16, 2022

BFA has a groovy Record Club that meets after school on Tuesdays in the Hideaway...

What’s New About “The N.E.W.S?”

November 15, 2022

New Entertaining Watchable Stuff, also known as "The N.E.W.S" is a program made...

Last Total Lunar Eclipse for the Next 3 Years Happened on Nov. 8

November 11, 2022

Unless you were up at 3 a.m. on Nov. 8, you missed the last total lunar eclipse...

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Features

ESPs: “Advocates for Students” but Staff Shortage an Issue

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...

Ada Shookenhuff’s (’23) Experience with International Learning

March 30, 2022

COVID-19 has put many students in an interesting position over the past few...

Holiday Baking Champion: Adam Monette

January 16, 2022

After receiving a DM (Direct Message) on Instagram from head hunters who scour...

“One of the Greatest Experiences”- A Story of Adoption

October 13, 2021

For the past few months, Bellows Free Academy social studies teacher Darrin...

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Profiles

Foreign Exchange Student: Aroa Sanjuan Mas (‘24)

Rachel Ledoux, Editor

November 28, 2022

Every year, Bellows Free Academy welcomes foreign exchange students from various countries. This year, several foreign exchange students have joined BFA, one of whom is Aroa...

BFA’s New School Safety Officers: Ward and Mazzaferro

Anna Bouchard, Writer

November 10, 2022

Joining William Weston as school safety officers are Michael Mazzaferro and Dennis Ward, who The Mercury sat down with for an interview. Mazzaferro explained...

Paula Marras-Giminez (‘24): From Italy to Vermont

Mackenzie Smith, Writer

November 6, 2022

Paula Marras-Giminez (‘24) is new to Vermont and Bellows Free Academy this year as an exchange student. She stated in an interview with The Mercury, “I came from Sardinia...

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Sports

Comet Hockey Makes a Return for the 2022-23 Season

Lyla Rouleau, Contributor

November 18, 2022 • 1 Comment

The Bellows Free Academy girls’ ice hockey team had an undefeated season going 22-0 in the 2021-22 season. This year brings new players with fresh talent, but will the Comets succeed without their tactical...

BFA Winter Sports Season is Upon Us

Amber Poquette, Contributor

November 10, 2022 • No Comments

The 2022-2023 Bellows Free Academy winter season sign-ups have been released. The sports available this season are girls’ and boys’ ice hockey, girls’ and boys’ basketball, Nordic skiing, snowboarding,...

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Opinion

Music Has A Place In The School Ecosystem

Brendan Conley, Contributor

November 12, 2022 • No Comments

Music has a place in the school ecosystem, more specifically in the classroom. I see students all the time with earbuds in or headphones on, I assume with their favorite tunes on full blast. I see it in...

What Can We Learn From Veterans

Elora Menard, Contributor

November 11, 2022 • 1 Comment

This is a speech that Elora Menard ('23) prepared and presented at the 2022 Saint Albans' Veterans' Day Ceremony at Taylor Park. I came from a military family, my brother, my grandfather, my cousins,...

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