New England’s newest high school and tech center is ready for students, and Burlington School District is ready to celebrate!
Community members are invited to attend Burlington High School (BHS) and Burlington Technical Center’s (BTC) Grand Opening and Block Party on Saturday, August 22nd, from 11AM-2PM! The free, family-friendly celebration will include food, music, self-guided scavenger hunt tours, bounce houses, community partners, and more. Attendees will gather at the south entrance at 11 AM for a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring students of all ages, before coming into the building to celebrate.
BSD Board Chair Clare Wool and Superintendent Tom Flanagan issued a joint statement of gratitude and an invitation leading up to the event. “We are incredibly excited about this new campus and filled with gratitude for all the community support we’ve received. This Grand Opening and Block Party is an opportunity for us to open the doors and say thank you to everyone who has helped get us to this moment. We cannot wait to share this celebratory moment with our community.” Flanagan noted that when students return to school next week, it will be the first time that high school and technical center students have been together on the same campus since 2020. At that time, the former campus was shuttered due to PCB contamination. As a result, BTC students attended classes throughout the city in numerous locations, while BHS students attended school in a renovated Macy’s, a story that received international news coverage.
Wool noted that in keeping with the community theme, the event has received donations and support from several community partners, and more than 20 organizations are set to participate in the celebration. All are welcome to attend and enjoy pizza, cookies, ice cream, and more.
Visit www.bsdvt.org to learn more about the BHS/BTC building project.
