Pricing problems at prom
Grace Bates, Writer
March 23, 2018
Filed under Features, Showcase
Prom is always a very exciting time for BFA juniors and seniors, but not everyone is impressed by the cost of the prom tickets themselves. The 2018 version of the prom will take place May 5, at UVM’s Davis Center. With a variety of students already spending money on dresses and tuxes, they prefer...
Cutting Classes
Julia Scott, Editor-In-Training
March 22, 2018
Filed under Features, Showcase
This BFA Mercury article is brought to you by BFA electives. Journalism is a non-core-curriculum class offered at BFA, providing a writing opportunity that students would not get in their standard English class. Electives enable the student to pursue his or her passions, no matter how nontraditional....
Controversy from Cover to Cover
Haley Seymour, Editor-In-Training
March 8, 2018
Filed under Features, Showcase
Many juniors at BFA have just finished reading and discussing The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. At BFA, it is required that American Literature teachers have their students read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. However, some schools banned the book due to racial content. Larissa...
The unheard voice of LGBT youth
Owen Pelkey, Writer
February 23, 2018
Filed under Features, Showcase
Almost three years after the legalization of same-sex marriage in all 50 states of the U.S., the issue of societal discrimination against the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community has failed to go away, and in the halls of BFA, the situation is no different. 92 percent of LGBT yout...
Quinlan time
Owen Pelkey, Writer
February 15, 2018
Filed under Features, Profiles
Close to finishing his third school year working at BFA, Devin Quinlan is still passionate as ever to be working so closely with his co-workers and students at BFA since beginning his work here in the fall of 2015. Quinlan is enthusiastic about working with students and helping them grow with th...
Music: the universal language
Kira Williams, Writer
February 1, 2018
Filed under Features, Showcase
From generation to generation new and original music is created and listened to across the globe. Thanks to the digital age people everywhere listen to different genres on a variety of apps, ranging from iTunes Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Pandora to Youtube. Whether you’re doing some last-minut...
How do you spell SPIRIT?
Eric "Jasper" Johnson, Writer
February 1, 2018
Filed under Features, Showcase
Screams and cheers from BFA students at the MVU basketball game. The shouts from the Complex as fans watch the boys and girls hockey program. A standing ovation at Godspell. BFA certainly doesn’t lack spirit. These examples above are a few events that have and will draw a crowd. “School spirit ...
Vamos amigos!
Ambyr Wagner, Editor-In-Chief
November 14, 2017
Filed under Features
Italy. Germany. Russia. China. Spain. There are a lot of places for people to visit; everyone has their own preferences for a destination. This spring, there is a trip to Argentina that is open to any and all students, parents and friends who want a change or just want to travel. This is a o...
Time to recycle the old ways
Nick Clark, Writer
November 14, 2017
Filed under Features
Recycling has long been an issue, especially when a discussion pops up regarding what is and is not recyclable. Many people grow up not knowing what is recyclable and don’t end up recycling because of the lack of education. “Kids these days don't know what is recyclable or don’t care enough to even try...
Lack of feminine hygiene products available at BFA
Taylor Lavigne, Writer
November 5, 2017
Filed under Features
BFA’s lack of essential hygiene products in women’s bathrooms is a problem that needs to be talked about. There’s a stigma associated with the topic of menstruation and needing the necessary pads and tampons for female students. It’s no secret; women have their periods. The fact that this t...
All for one or one for all
Ambyr Wagner, Editor-In-Chief
November 5, 2017
Filed under Features
Volunteering is always something that is on people’s minds during high school. This is especially true for seniors. With the school year zooming by, seniors must find a way to incorporate at least ten hours of volunteer work into the next nine months in order to graduate and move on in their li...
A new year; student parking problems persist
Nick Clark, Writer
November 4, 2017
Filed under Features
Parking is a problem everywhere, but the worst of it all is student parking. Student parking has been a recurring issue at BFA because there is no on-campus student parking. A recent development has made student parking even more difficult than in the past. “The Puddle” is a sort of vacant...
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