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Homework: Necessary?

Homework: Necessary?

Isaac Bittner, Amira Derbala, Isaac Shover & Caleb Smith, BFA Students November 14, 2016

This investigation and story was submitted by Ms. Jacqueline Kaufman's freshman English class: We all know homework can’t kill us, but it sure gives us a lot of stress. We surveyed 6% of the freshman...

Generation Why?

Generation Why?

Ambyr Wagner, Mercury Writer November 14, 2016

What is a generation? Have you thought about the generations? What generation are you? Let’s start off relatively simple and build up your understanding of generations. Dictionary.com defines...

Martin Fills The Void

Martin Fills The Void

Alek Wolfe, Mercury Writer November 1, 2016

BFA has a boatload of people ready to give their time, dedication, and effort at any instant to make the school a safer and better environment for students and staff. Scott Martin is one of those people. Martin...

Sargent a Commanding Presence at BFA

Sargent a “Commanding” Presence at BFA

Ashley LaBelle, Mercury Writer October 25, 2016

Roy Sargent, a 32 year old originally from New Hampshire, has found a home in the BFA CIP community. The Community Integration Program (CIP), has been lucky enough to have Sargent with them for two...

Lavoie’s Legacy

Meagan Gaetano, Mercury Writer October 25, 2016

As a Building Trades lab supervisor in the Northwest Technical Center (NWTC), Ross Lavoie “has the ability and the knowledge to be a hands on teacher.” Lavoie has been working at BFA since the start...

HPV Vaccine Promoters Speak to BFA

A “Shot” At Taking Down Cancer

Meagan Gaetano, Mercury Writer October 11, 2016

Parents do just about everything they can to protect their children's health. Parents should be aware of a strong weapon to help prevent several types of cancer in kids when they get older, it’s called...

Mercury reporter Alek Wolfe meets with Geof Hewitt

Share your heart; Share the world!

Alek Wolfe, Writer September 23, 2016

Everybody has a poem to tell and write (although it may be a dying art form).   Students from Vergennes, Montpelier, BFA, and students from Lake Champlain Waldorf school are no different. On the...

Senior Send Off

Senior Send Off

Maya Airoldi, Writer June 1, 2016

One of the hardest choices in a young person’s life is what they want to do after they graduate high school. The choice they make will shape the rest of their life. The first thing to think about is...

Lock, Stock & Barrel

Lock, Stock & Barrel

June 1, 2016

Since 1791, the Bill of Rights has been protecting the residents of America from the government. The document was crafted based off what the colonist found to be the most unfair from under the rule of...

Non-stop Testing

Non-stop Testing

Gabe Friz-Trillo, Writer June 1, 2016

Tests are the epicenter of a student’s life. Whether focusing on the ability of the alphabet to theoretical physics, in the end students just cannot seem to escape from them. However, while they do...

Conspicuous Cuts

Conspicuous Cuts

Robbie Maher, Editor & Marketing Director June 1, 2016

As a joint result of Act 46 and the BFA budget, which was approved on Town Meeting day with astonishing numbers, numerous BFA programs, and staff members were cut. In order for BFA to meet the demands...

Spring Swing

Spring Swing

Julia Remillard, Writer May 9, 2016

As the snow starts to melt and the sun starts to shine people all around are starting to break out those sandals and shorts. Spring is typically a time when you throw out the old and bring in the new,...

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