Northern Elegance Set to Open
Keiona Fulton, Writer
February 7, 2017
With prom season right around the corner, Northern Elegance Formal Wear LLC, a new business on 81 Main Street St. Albans is set to open. Main street’s newest retail establishment will be selling prom dresses, pageant gowns, men's suits, and tuxedos rentals. The hours of the store are set to be...
BFA Writers Grow Platforms
Alek Wolfe, Writer
February 6, 2017
The BFA Mercury will be showcasing student editorials from BFA’s AP Language and Composition program in the upcoming print edition set to be published on Feb. 21. Of the dozens of editorials submitted to the Mercury in this effort, only the top four will be selected to be published in the print ed...
A Proactive Plunge
Keiona Fulton, Writer
February 3, 2017
Join the plunge! The Penguin Plunge that is… The Penguin Plunge is an event that benefits Special Olympics Vermont, an organization that works to unify people with and without intellectual disabilities through athletics. This annual event will be held at the Burlington Waterfront Park on February 4t...
Working With Wildlife
Alek Wolfe, Writer
December 20, 2016
BFA prides itself on great appreciation for our athletes, scholars and musicians. However, students who do great things outside of school are an important, but less talked about part of the BFA community. Jessie Casey ('17) on a weekly basis takes time out of her weekend to volunteer at Otter Creek...
Bustling Business at BFA
Ashley LaBelle, Writer
December 20, 2016
“They aren’t afraid to take risks, because failure is only temporary,” Business Department teacher Barbara Fraser said. Teaching students that accepting failure to achieve success is only a small part of what the BFA Business Department has to offer. The BFA Business Department offers ten di...
Musical Mayhem
Ashley LaBelle, Mercury Writer
November 14, 2016
Dorothy has made her way to Bellows Free Academy! The Wizard of Oz made its debut on November 10, with Rosie Newton (‘19) taking the lead as Dorothy. But is BFA losing one of it’s many unspoken traditions? For the last four years, BFA cast seniors as leads, so why is it different this yea...
Duel with dual enrollment
Keiona Fulton, Mercury Writer
November 14, 2016
Dual enrollment is a great opportunity for learning that many students do not even know about. Also “early college” is another example; how great would it be doing your senior year on a Vermont campus of your choice? Vermont provides 19 colleges that accept dual enrollment students. When...
Community Service Gives Back
Taylor Paquette, Mercury Writer
November 14, 2016
For students to graduate at BFA there are many requirements that have to be met. One is that you must complete ten hours of community service. Social studies teacher, Geoff Murray is in charge of the community service program. To count for the BFA requirement, community service can only be done seni...
NHS Spends Night Without a Home
Taylor Paquette, Mercury Writer
October 26, 2016
On Saturday, October 22, BFA’s chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS) is kicking off their year with a new look for the former “Shanty Night,” as well as coordinating support for another community event. Both will be held at the Collins-Perley Complex. “NHS’ Night Without a Home”...
Maple Leafs Unified
Ashley LaBelle, Mercury Writer
October 11, 2016
One in 68. One in 700. In the United States, one in 68 children are born with autism, meaning that the average American will meet 1,176 people with autism in his or her lifetime. One in nearly 700 children born in the United States has Down Syndrome, which means that the average American will meet 11...
International Travel
Ambyr Wagner, Mercury Writer
October 11, 2016
Where do you live? Think long and hard about it. What is there to do in your neighborhood or house that you haven’t done already? Not much, right? Now take a moment and imagine a different surrounding; snow, sand, a forest, a temple. Imagine the terrain and smells; rough terrain that smells of fresh rain...
Not So Secret Scholarships
Julia Remillard, Writer
June 1, 2016
As seniors prepare to graduate and move onto college, many are looking to receive money via scholarships. The price of attending a four year college nowadays is alarmingly high, ranging from $22,958 for public and $31,231 for private, and that’s why many students turn to scholarships for financial s...