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An unsung BFA hero

An unsung BFA hero

Ambyr Wagner, Asst. Editor

In the topsy-turvy era of technology, it was only natural for BFA to seek out a person to take up the role as Technology Integration Facilitator. That person was Stephen Davis... Facilitating the integration of Canvas, PLPâ...

June 9, 2017 • No Comments

Student parking: the call for action

Ashley LaBelle, Mercury Writer

Sixty-three empty spots is what students see, on average, when they walk in between buildings to get from third to fourth period each day. The next day sixty-two; the day before April break, seventy-four empty spots. Yet s...

June 9, 2017 • No Comments

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Features

A written experience

A written experience

Alek Wolfe, Asst. Editor

Everybody has a poem to tell and write (although it may be a dying art-form). Vergennes,  Montpelier, Bellows Free Academy (BFA), and Rockpoint school is no different. On the day of Sept 14, 2017 high school students f...

September 19, 2017 • No Comments

The ‘Dancing Does’

The ‘Dancing Does’

Alek Wolfe, Reporter

Many varsity BFA sports have the support of some type of cheerleading team. Whether it be shaking pom-poms as a cheerleader, or dancing for the BFA Dance Team, these groups are a big part of what makes BFA games fun and entertaining. "It's...

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BFA Student Mason Mashtare Shares His Homemade Movie Productions

VT Senator Patrick Leahy on World Happenings

  • Survey Results Show More Female Depression

    The Vermont Youth Risk Behavior Survey is a survey administered statewide to all high school students. The results can be broken down by county. The c...

  • Not “A” Distraction?

    Not “A” Distraction?

  • Parking Predicament

    Despite the endless amount of cars lining the streets and filling the parking lots of local businesses, Bellows Free Academy (BFA) has still not addre...

  • Honest Hillary?

    Throughout her time in politics, Hillary Clinton has struggled with being honest to the American people. Her honesty problem has escalated to the poin...

  • Books: cornucopia of knowledge

    Books are one of the oldest ways of sharing knowledge between all humans. Since the Sumerians wrote the first text down on clay tablets, this has been...

  • Speaking poetry: needed or no

      It’s that time of year again, when students all around the country gather in their individual schools and begin putting poems to memory fo...

  • Delay the start of the school day

    Schools all around the country are coming to the same realization. Teenagers need sleep. As a result of this realization, many schools are pushing ba...

  • Cell phones: a blessing or curse?

    In recent years, the accessibility of portable devices, like cell phones, has skyrocketed to the point where most everybody has one. A study made by t...

  • Language spotlight

    The language department at BFA is one of the many departments in the school. The department covers French, German, Latin and Spanish. Traditionally, t...

  • Political socialization: who cares?

    Of all of the many stresses of high school, politics is probably in the back of one's mind. However, adopting a political ideal is very important for ...

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