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Burlington College Ground-Breaking Ceremony

 
L to R: Jeanné Collins, Ali Amir (Elder from the Somali Bantu of Vermont Community Association) and Mayor Weinberger at Wednesday's ground-breaking ceremony of free garden space at 345 North Avenue. This garden will be used by 30+ families from the Somali and Burundi communities and is part of the College's launch of the Sustainability and Urban Gardening Project.
Read more at:
https://www.burlington.edu/content/sustainability-urban-garden-project. 


 

Bosnian Lilies 10th Anniversary Celebration
 

CONGRATULATIONS, CLAUDE!

Claude finished runner-up in last night's Poetry Out Loud National Finals in Washington D.C. Runner-up! In the whole country! 

Read about Claude's journey here:

http://bhspoetryoutloud.blogspot.com/ 








Citywide Summer Registration Events
  • May 22nd, 5pm-7pm at the Edmunds Middle School Cafeteria
Click here for more details. 

BSD Joins VFN (Vermont Fresh Network)
May 9, 2012 

It is thrilling to announce that all Burlington School District cafeterias are joining the ranks of some of the most sought after high-end restaurants in Vermont! We are now the first public school district to become members of the Vermont Fresh Network. To be a member of this organization requires that we meet specific local food standards as determined by VFN. 

Click here to read more.  

North Avenue News – May Superintendent’s Message
May 4, 2012

Greetings everyone. What a beautiful spring we are having this year. As the school year winds down, I invite parents to check with their individual school websites to confirm final days in June, graduation dates, and other events at the end of the year. For the entire community, I invite you to participate in the upcoming school plays, musical events and other community gatherings as the weather continues to improve and the days get longer. We have incredibly talented students and dedicated staff and parents. Come enjoy your schools! Check the calendar on school websites for dates and times.

To read the full message, visit the Superintendent's Blog.  


BHS Students Visit High School in China

     

On April 20th, BHS Students visited Shanghai Datong High School to experience the educational environment in China and to prepare for a possible study abroad opportunity in Shanghai through the Vermont International Academy (VIA) program.

Read more about this trip and program:
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Governor Shumlin Appoints EMS Principal to State Board
April 16, 2012

Peter Shumlin has named Bonnie Johnson-Aten, principal at Edmunds Middle School in Burlington since 2006, to the State Board of Education, joining the 10 member board on March 20th. Johnson-Aten, who lives in Montpelier, replaces Fayneese Miller of South Burlington, whose term on the board expired in February.

Click here to read the full article from the April 6th issue of North Avenue News. 

EMS Student Awarded Honorable Mention in Statewide Essay Contest
April 16, 2012

Eva Paradiso, 8th grader at Edmunds Middle School, was awarded Honorable Mention in this year's Lincoln Essay Competition. This is the second year in a row that an EMS student has been awarded for their writing; last year Nathan Treadway placed 1st in the competition.
                                                                     
 Click here to read the press release from Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home. 
Winooski and Burlington Announce Education Fellowships
April 13, 2012

The Winooski-Burlington Partnership for Change announced today that it has awarded five fellowships to support school transformation in the two communities. Click here to read full press release. 
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