What is art? When someone sees that word, they often think of something like Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” or Da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa,” but the Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines art as “the conscious...

The following was written for an assignment in Jeff Moulton's Sociology of Crime Course: Compelling Question: Can restorative justice promote healing and reintegration to lower the recidivism rate?  In...

On 18 Nov., Bellows Free Academy hosted a student town hall forum featuring Senator Bernie Sanders as the guest speaker. Sanders reached out to BFA administrators about visiting after meeting students...

Music has a place in the school ecosystem, more specifically in the classroom. I see students all the time with earbuds in or headphones on, I assume with their favorite tunes on full blast. I see it in...

This is a speech that Elora Menard ('23) prepared and presented at the 2022 Saint Albans' Veterans' Day Ceremony at Taylor Park. I came from a military family, my brother, my grandfather, my cousins,...

“14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible '' is a thrilling documentary released on Netflix Nov. 29, 2021 and filmed in 2019. It is directed by Torquil Jones and produced by John McKenna, Drew Masters and Catherine...

When I walk into a class for the first time in a semester or the beginning of the year, I'm always hoping that the teacher doesn't have a caddy for cell phones hanging on the back of the door or somewhere...

When I walk into a classroom, like a lot of other students, I expect the teacher to greet me. Whether it's a quick,  “hello” or “how are you?” The importance is that at least one person throughout...

Almost a century ago we discovered Pluto, and it still hasn't made a full orbit around the sun. Is Pluto really a planet?   Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto, the ninth planet in our solar system. He...

We’ve all heard the saying “money can’t buy happiness” and heard about the countless celebrities still dealing with anxiety and depression despite their bank accounts. Although I am quick to agree...

Video Games are first and foremost a source of entertainment, designed to engage the player for extended periods of time. Video games provide a little bit of something for everyone; there are games focused...

The decline in mental health has had a significant rise within the past decade, and I blame social media. Teens and young adults are living on the internet. Research by The American Psychological Association...