Burlington, Vermont
All BSD schools have an early release on Thursday, 9/25. Classes at BHS will end at 11:35am that day.
During the afternoon, all district educators will be in professional learning. At BHS, teachers will be working to refine their content area priority standards, which will form the basis of their work this year revising common rubrics & developing common summative assessments.
BCL15 had another engaging and powerful week, last week! We have been talking about and practicing vulnerability, exploring local businesses and non-profits, and trying our hand at nature journaling.
BCL is a unique place-based experiential program that offers full BHS credit to Juniors and Seniors. In BCL, Burlington itself is both our classroom and our curriculum. It’s real-world, empowering, and fun! To learn more about Burlington City & Lake Semester, watch this short video, check out our blog, or follow us on Instagram: @btvcityandlake
Mon 9/8 & Tue 9/9 8a-3:30p in the dtBHS Hub.
You can place your order on mylifetouch.com using your Picture Day ID: EVT978WC7.
Order before midnight on Picture Day to get FREE shipping!
Your child can also bring their completed order form with cash or a check on Picture Day.
Orders after Picture Day must be placed online at mylifetouch.com.
The downtown Burlington High School Open House is Thursday, September 11 (67 Cherry Street). Doors open at 5:30p, and the “school day begins” at 5:45, and wraps at 8pm. Come visit the school to walk your child’s full schedule, meet all their teachers, get familiar with the building, and learn more about what your student will be up to this year. The full schedule for the evening is below. Your student’s schedule will be provided to you upon arrival, though you can also access it through Powerschool on a phone.
We really value our BHS families, and we hope to see you there!
We couldn’t be more proud of BCL14 students and the public event they hosted on May 14th to unveil our mural, “Hands of Hope: One Community” on Church Street! The party featured delicious food, great music courtesy of DJ Harper Kenney, and live screen printing provided by Brittany Mae, our artist-in-residence. So many members of our community showed up to celebrate – from city leaders, to BHS administrators, teachers, and students, to parents, siblings, and friends. The city estimates that there were over 200 attendees!
The mural is a visual culmination of the learning students have experienced this semester as they sought answers to BCL’s essential question, what does it take for a community to thrive? Over the past few months, and alongside dozens of community partners, students have explored sustainability, values-based businesses, third spaces, the housing crisis, urban planning, logos and branding, and the role of public art in fueling social change. The mural, a testament to the ideas of community care and belonging, will remain on Church Street until it moves to the new high school in the fall of 2026.
Check out NBC5’s coverage of the event here, WCAX’s coverage here, and to read students’ reflections on the mural project and see photos of the art process, check out the Burlington City & Lake’s blog.
Join us for BHS’s Spring Small Ensemble Concert – Chamber Choir, Chamber Orchestra, and Jazz Band – Monday May 19, 2025 7pm at The Cathedral Church of St. Paul on 2 Cherry Street!
Come to downtown BHS and enjoy performances by our bands and choirs, as well as displays of student artwork representing an array of mediums and a year of learning together.
Join us at Edmunds Middle School Gymnasium for Games, Music, Talent Show, Karaoke, and Calcutta Raffle!
Please come out and celebrate the orchestra students at the Burlington School District Orchestra Night held Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at Hunt Middle School @7pm. Admission is free!
