The r-word you can use: respect
Haley Seymour, Editor-in-Training
March 23, 2018
On March 7, students at BFA and around the United States pledged to stop using the r-word, also known as ‘retard’ or ‘retarded’. This pledge is called Spread the Word to End the Word and was founded in 2009. This movement was founded by a man from Fremd High School in Illinois named Soeren ...
Nothing France-y
Drew Pettengill, Writer
February 23, 2018
Have you ever wanted to go travel to the famed City of Light? At the beginning of the year, the World Language Department announced that there would be a trip to France during winter break in 2019. BFA has always had a tradition of traveling abroad during the winter breaks. This year it was French te...
Jens 1,000
Alek Wolfe, Assistant Editor
February 23, 2018
Most athletes at BFA work hard at playing their sport. Whether it be on ice, snow, or the court, the aim is to play the game or sport at the highest level possible. Many of BFA's athletes have been playing sports since they could walk. One of these athletes is on the BFA Bobwhite Varsity Basketball ...
Chasing your dreams
Eros Bouley-Swedo, Writer
February 23, 2018
Hunter Harris (‘20) has lots of ambitions and has a plan to make his dreams come true. Harris has been a student at BFA, but he is taking time away from BFA as he chases his dream. Harris’s ambitions are cultivated around his own drive for luge and through his parent’s constant love and support o...
SBAC switch up
Ambyr Wagner, Editor-In-Chief
February 22, 2018
Juniors and sophomores, rejoice with happiness because you don’t have to take the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) test this year or the next. The SBAC has officially been moved from being administered to the junior class, to the freshman class. “We received that information from ...
“Karen” about BFA
Grace Bates, Writer
February 16, 2018
Karen Chesser’s day is not laid back in any sense. She is a busy woman, helping students with their careers, and getting them ready for post graduation. Working only part time at BFA, her days are very eventful and never dull. “It’s totally random every day. I could be here all day at my ...
Building new paths
Nick Clark, Writer
February 1, 2018
Wet clothes, muddy shoes, soaked floors, and ruined binders are all the results of BFA’s open walkway splitting the North building with the South building. Connecting the North Building and South Building of the BFA campus is a walkway without a roof or source of protection from the elements that...
Fighting for the body!
Alek Wolfe, Assistant Editor
February 1, 2018
Sports, sports, sports. People love sports. Hockey, basketball, football and soccer are a few that people follow or play. One sport that not everybody is familiar with is wrestling. Whether it be in the ring or just on the mat, it can be fun to watch, and challenging to participate in. Because...
The Importance of SLPs
Taylor Lavigne, Writer
January 30, 2018
What are SLPs, you may ask? SLP is the abbreviated form for Speech-Language Pathologist. Speech-Language Pathologists are professionals who are trained to help treat children and adults who have speaking disorders and language difficulty. They work with people of all ages who have various disorders...
It’s a sub . . . maybe
Ambyr Wagner, Editor-In-Chief
December 15, 2017
Students absolutely love substitute teachers (subs). It’s a well known fact because that means that students are able to get away with a lot more things, like playing on a cellphone and having to do less class work; it’ll be homework and they can do it then. Or, it is going to be movie day! ...
AP student success
Kira Williams, Writer
December 14, 2017
Bellows Free Academy Advanced Placement (AP) student scores not only outshine the Vermont state average, but the global average as well. Classes included in this academic excellence are Biology, Calculus BC, Chemistry, English, Environmental Science, Literature and Composition, Music Theory and many more. ...
Raising money and new hopes
Nick Clark, Writer
December 14, 2017
Powder Puff: a charity event filled with energy, excitement, laughter, spirit, and hope has become an event looked forward to by the BFA community. The first ever Powder Puff football game was October 20, 1945, at Eastern State Teacher’s College, in Madison, South Dakota. The game was originally...