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BFA students wait in the connector to start their day.  Photo credit:  Jessica Southwick

BFA’s New Start Time Provides Promising Data

Jakob Birnbaum, Writer October 11, 2022

According to Bellows Free Academy guidance counselor Elaine Archambault, due to how teenagers’ brains develop, and their late-night behaviors, their “brain[s] should get around nine hours of sleep...

The senior class float.  Photo credit: Maryellen Tourville

Homecoming Parade 2022

Patricia Noza, Writer October 11, 2022

According to Bellows Free Academy English teacher Nathan Archambault, an adviser for the student council, on Sept. 30, before the homecoming game, students of each grade participated in a parade float...

BFA Homecoming Video 2022

Asher Ballantine, Digital Media October 5, 2022

In this video, you can view the BFA 2022 pep rally, homecoming parade and part of the homecoming football game.

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NCTC Digital Media Students Prepare for the Northwest Nightmares Film Festival

Brendan Conley, Contributor October 5, 2022

The Northwest Nightmares Film Festival happens every year around this time. Tons of local horror enthusiasts and producers get together to make 1-10 minute long films for the festival in hopes of claiming...

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BFA’s Parent Informational Night: What YOU Need to Know

River Dalley, Writer October 4, 2022

Bellows Free Academy is holding a Parent Informational Night this week. The Mercury was able to talk to the event coordinator, Jamie Bristol, about the event and why it is being held. According to Bristol,...

NCTC students participate in the The Hive.

The HIVE at NCTC

Amber Poquette, Contributor October 3, 2022

At the Northwest Career and Technical Center (NCTC), the staff takes the community very seriously.  NCTC has always organized activities throughout the year to bring the whole school together. According...

Students dressed for comfy day. Photo credit: Larissa Hebert

BFA’s First Spirit Week of the Year

Alexis Dragon-Greeno, Writer September 30, 2022

The leaves are falling, and days are getting shorter. The steps of Bellows Free Academy students flow through the halls. That’s when you know the time has come for Homecoming Spirit Week. From Sept....

Riots and Prayers event.  Photo credit: Rachel Ledoux

Student and Community Voices Come Together at VSO’s Riots and Prayers

Maya Frost, Contributor September 30, 2022

Vermonters gathering to spread awareness on important topics is nothing new but Daniel Bernard Roumain, the director of Riots and Prayers, gave Bellows Free Academy junior Rachel Ledoux and school board...

Photo credit: Larissa Hebert

BFA’s New Film Club

Maxwill Westen, Contributor September 30, 2022

The Film Club is a new club started by a new English teacher, Wendy Finn.  It is for students who love movies to come to watch a film. According to Finn, meetings are planned for Mondays in room A208. ...

BFA's New Course:  21st Century America

BFA’s New Course: 21st Century America

Anna Bouchard, Writer September 30, 2022

Bellows Free Academy social studies teachers Caitlin Madeiros and Emily Schwartz have taken on the challenge of introducing, and now teaching, a new course at BFA: 21st Century America. According to...

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Homecoming Dance Cancelled: Why?

Evangelica Luneau, Writer September 26, 2022

The Mercury met with Genevieve Laclair ('23), the Student Council Vice President, to discuss Bellows Free Academy’s Homecoming dance and find out why it was cancelled.  Due to Covid restrictions,...

BFA students enjoy St. Albans Free Library's First Friday event.
Photo credit: Penelope Noza

“A Safe Place to Hang Out and Have Fun:” St. Albans Free Library’s First Fridays Program

Rachel Ledoux, Editor September 15, 2022

Sept. 2 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Bellows Free Academy students gathered at the St. Albans Free Library for a night of trivia, nachos and video games.  According to Becky Manahan, the Assistant...

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