Rachel Ledoux, Editor
June 9, 2023 • No Comments
While Bellows Free Academy is no stranger to sports titles and club accomplishments, this year brought about a first for one group: the Yearbook Club. For the first time, BFA’s Yearbook committee has received a Gold Level...
Hannah Branon, Contributor
April 19, 2023 • No Comments
Laura Branon (‘14), a Bellows Free Academy St. Albans and University of Vermont graduate, paved the way for younger cousin Leah Branon (‘20), who is a Bellows Free Academy St. Albans alumni and junior at the University...
Cooper O'Connell, Editor
June 28, 2023
Northwest Career and Technical Center automotive teacher Adam Vincelette will be retiring after 34 years of teaching, 22 of those years being at NCTC. During retirement,...
Jakob Birnbaum, Writer
June 8, 2023
After working at Bellows Free Academy for 25 years as both a mah teacher and math interventionist, Tonja Gray is retiring. Gray has taught math classes such as AC Algebra...
Rachel Ledoux, Editor
June 7, 2023
As the semester draws to a close, Northwest Career and Technical Center (NCTC) will be saying goodbye to its Administrative Assistant, Mary Anne Langlois, who is retiring. For...
Parker Gagne, Contributor
May 12, 2023 • No Comments
The BFA Mercury met with the 2022-2023 Bobwhite hockey captain Ethan Audy (´23) about his plans after graduation. Audy plans to take a different path than other senior hockey players; he is going to be...
Cooper O'Connell, Editor
May 8, 2023 • No Comments
This year, Bellows Free Academy welcomes a new athletic trainer: Megan Robitaille. Robitaille graduated from Milton High School in 2004 and is a born-and-raised Vermonter. Robitaille later attended Norwich...
Hazel Starr, Contributor
June 13, 2023 • No Comments
The following is from an assignment in Jeff Moulton's Sociology of Crime class: Should Bellows Free Academy (BFA) have both School Safety Workers (SSW’s) and School Resource Officers (SRO’s)? If...
Lynda Bouchard, Contributor
May 18, 2023 • No Comments
Having your father teach at the same high school you attend is both a blessing and a curse. The blessing is that you will always make it to school on time. The curse? You always make it to school on time. ...
Leah Fitzgerald, Contributor
June 26, 2023
Administrative Assistant to the Principal, Theresa Callan, asked Leah Fitzgerald ('24) if she would be interested in speaking at Brett Blanchard's retirement gathering as...
Grace Ripley, Contributor
June 9, 2023
I recently went to the prison to conduct an interview for my PBL research project in my Sociology of Crime class. For my call to action, I decided to create a poem to create...
Paxton Getty, Photographer
February 16, 2023
When you’re a kid, you’re always asked what you want to be when you grow up. Some say “a doctor” or “a firefighter” but there's always one kid who says “I want to be President!” If you look at the news today, being the President of the United States doesn’t seem all that cool anymore. There's a lot that goes into running the nation;, it can be overwhelming for many. You have to make sure the nation stays together and try not to completely ruin it. Pandemic or vaccine, you’ve got to give it your all. However, if you're still interested, then I suggest you read this carefully. These are the 5 steps to becoming a President.
What to Do When You’re Feeling Overwhelmed (in High School) – An AP Language Process Essay
February 16, 2023
Life can get busy, especially when you are in high school. Between going to school, homework, sports, clubs, work, or going out, it seems like there is always something on your plate. After days and weeks and months of nothing but being busy, things can become very overwhelming. When this happens, you start to feel like you aren’t yourself, but there are some simple steps that you can do when you’re feeling overwhelmed:
How to Ask Your Teacher a Question Over Email – An AP Language Process Essay
February 16, 2023
Forgot to ask your teacher a question in class? Too prideful to ask for help in person? Maybe you forgot to brush your teeth before class and didn’t want to subject your teacher to “dragon breath”? Whatever the reason, you now need to do what Gen-Z finds tedious: send an email (seriously, emailing is as old to Gen-Z as faxing is to millennials). Here’s how to ask your teacher a question over email.
“How to Escape the Consequences of Your Actions” – An AP Language Process Essay
February 15, 2023
Were you recently caught red-handed dancing naked in the woods? Are you living in a Puritan society where such naked dancing is forbidden? Are you and your naked-dancing companions now being faced with a horrid punishment like a lashing? Well, you’re in luck! There is now a simple solution that will help you escape any and all accountability for your actions: accusing an innocent person of witchcraft. Here’s how it works.