Berlin Elementary School has an annual tradition of putting on an acting performance with the fifth and sixth grade classes. This year they did something different; they had the entire school put on the production. Instead of having the students…
Month: April 2016
The Curse of The Raider: The U-32 Baseball Team
U-32’s baseball team has had a 45 year losing streak when it comes to the playoffs. The varsity team has worked for many years to make it deep into the playoffs but have always fallen short. At the end of…
Forensics Add Twist to Keebler Case
After three weeks of stalled investigation, the Vermont Bureau of Retail Crimes announced a major breakthrough today in their investigation of the high-profile heist of a Keebler cookie trailer on I-89 in Middlesex last month. Forensic analysis has revealed a…
Ing’s Bracelet: A Jewelry Process
When the bell rings at the end of first lunch, Parima Chaopanitcharoen, a student from Thailand studying in her Junior year, is always in a hurry to go to room 115. Ing, as Parima is called, is taking jewelry making…
Senior Saga Part 1: Can A Discussion Save The Senior Lounge?
“People are ruining something that we have been waiting for for 4 years. The Senior Lounge should be respected, and it’s not. It’s really unfortunate,” said senior Krista Towne. Twice in the last two weeks, the senior lounge furniture has…
Editorial: More Skating is Safer Skating
Many people look at skateboarders and see only the baggy clothes and the backwards hats. They hear only the “punk” slang. But most skateboarders, even those who do fit the stereotypical clothes and speech, are just kids trying to have…
AP Courses: Worth the Challenge?
Nell Peterson, a senior at U-32, is preparing to take an “Advanced Placement” exam in May, and she feels that she needs to take these courses to prepare her for college level classes. This begs the question: what can a…
Inside Fairmont Farm: Feeding cows is more complicated than you think
When you think of the diet of a dairy cow, you may think of vast pastures and stacks of bone-dry square bales. While some farmers still use nutrition techniques from the past, many farmers have turned to new methods, with…
Artist Profile: The Forest Portfolio
Schuyler Forest, a junior coming from a large family of sisters, brings exceptional skill to U-32’s art community. Above is one of her most recent works, a set of containers. It took her just a few hour-long classes to complete,…
Colors of Spring
Maple syrup is a staple in most Vermont houses. If you don’t make it yourself you probably know somebody who does. The 2016 maple sugaring season is wrapping up, with many family sugar houses spewing steam late into the night…
World Language: Is It Really Important?
Grace Eklund-Gustavson, a sophomore at U-32 said, “I think most other countries know English and their national language, like in Spain the students know how to speak Spanish as well as English. But in America, we only really know how…
Trapping: A dying tradition
Hunting is an important tradition in the state of Vermont. Trapping animals is one way of hunting and using the animals for food, hides, fertilization, and to regulate the population. The prices in fur dropping every year isn’t helping keep…
Branden in Baggage
Branden King was part of Baggage, a play Stage 32 performed last summer in Scotland and again in the state drama festival recently. King was one of the background characters and only had two lines. His character’s name was…
Hindus In Berlin
Hilltop Inn, on Airport Rd. in Berlin, is more than just a motel for guests. At night, walking its halls, there is the smell of Asafoetida, an unfamiliar smell for most Americans but familiar and delicious to some of Hilltop’s…
Snappy Jingle Evades Local Business
Northern Basement Systems, located at the base of Gallison Hill Rd. in Montpelier, has been working to raise its profile through advertising. The business’ latest effort: a radio jingle, to be broadcast on Froggy 104.7, Frank 105, Frizz 92.7,…