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Month: February 2018

Three Keys to a Great Story: Tips From Extempo Storytellers

February 23, 2018February 24, 2018 Shannon O'KellyFeatured

One Monday night at 7:30, Kismet closed its doors to customers and arranged a judge’s table with four chairs beside a small stage at the front of the restaurant. Every seat was full, and late audience members fit into gaps…

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Cardboard Violence: The Pep Rally Controversy

February 22, 2018February 24, 2018 Shannon O'KellyCommunity, Featured, Uncategorized

On Friday, February 16th the U-32 high schoolers were gathered for the winter sports pep rally. Packed in the bleachers, they cheered for the teams as they entered the gymnasium. Most of the team entrances were typical to U-32 pep…

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Profile: Caitlin Roberts, Athletic Trainer

February 22, 2018 Shannon O'KellyFeatured

Last season at lacrosse practice, Shawn Lavigne started to experience some hip pain. He went and saw the athletic trainer (AT), Caitlin Roberts. Roberts first thought it was his IT band, basically a large tendon running from your hip to…

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“An Alcoholic Frolic: The Story Behind Vermont’s First Drunk Driving Law”

February 21, 2018February 21, 2018 Addie HannanUncategorized

Photographer unknown. 1910s. A postcard showing the West River covered bridge between Brattleboro and Dummerston, Vermont. The sign reads “Dangerous, automobiles take notice, short turn → bridge”. Courtesy Vermont Historical Society, Barre, Vermont.   Before dawn on July 3rd, 1916,…

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West Windsor’s Peculiar Poet

February 21, 2018March 22, 2018 Addie HannanUncategorized

His mausoleum was a symbol of his wealth, costing $38,000 to build ($500,000 today).(6, 8) It was modeled after Napoleon Bonaparte’s final resting place, made of marble and imported cypress wood from Florida.(8, 11) The massive structure dwarfs the surrounding gravestones, overlooking…

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Student Loans in Vermont: Four Case Studies

February 21, 2018 Addie HannanUncategorized

On Wednesday, November 8, almost three dozen colleges visited U-32 High School. Situated in the Atrium at large rectangular tables, Castleton University offered colorful brochures, Rivier University gave out branded pens, and the University of Maine advertised enticing scholarships. These…

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Taking out the Trash: Waste Stream Audit

February 19, 2018 Addie HannanFeatured

On the 24th of January, the U-32 auditorium was flooded with things like trash, a set of keys, a blue plastic plate from the cafeteria in the classroom trash, a whole set of Pez* dispensers, and even a brand new…

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Class at 12:30pm: The Early College Program

February 19, 2018February 22, 2018 Shannon O'KellyFeatured

It was 8:00am. Luca Montore woke up and looked his alarm clock. He still had three hours to sleep. His previous high school, U-32 would require him to be at school right now. But not this year. Montore is enrolled…

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Cutting Photo: Where is the Line?

February 15, 2018February 15, 2018 Shannon O'KellyFeatured

Editor’s note: The Chronicle has decided to include the controversial image in question at the bottom of the article. The image contains content that may be disturbing to some readers – though no one was actually harmed in the making…

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The Panera Menu: How to Get the Most Bang For Your Buck

February 13, 2018 Shannon O'KellyChronicle Classroom, Community, Economics

You throw open the glass front doors of the Berlin Panera and enter the warm environment of your everyday oasis. As you respectfully stomp the dirt and snow off your shoes, the sweet smell of freshly-baked Chocolate Chipper Cookies® wafts…

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Local Art: The Stories Behind the Prices

February 12, 2018February 12, 2018 Shannon O'KellyChronicle Classroom, Economics

Willis Backus stands solitary, encompassed by four glass cases of colorful jewelry. This is his counter– he’s earned the right to call it that. The only vacation he’s ever taken was in 1975, when he had a heart attack. “I…

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Fred Harris and The Brattleboro Winter Carnival

February 12, 2018February 12, 2018 Addie HannanUncategorized

On January 12th, 1922, two feet of fresh snow covered Brattleboro, Vermont (1).  Thousands of people gathered on the town rink for the first annual Brattleboro Winter Carnival (2). A 25 piece band huddled around an oil heater to keep…

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Why Are Organic Milk Prices Dropping?

February 12, 2018February 12, 2018 Shannon O'KellyChronicle Classroom, Community, Economics

It’s 3am, 30 degrees, and the lights switch on in the barn. Twenty cows are herded into the milking parlor above the operating pit. As milk is pumped from the Holsteins, it travels through tubes into two stainless steel bulk…

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Artist Tribute: Black History Month

February 8, 2018 Shannon O'KellyFeatured, Uncategorized

  “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” – Martin Luther King Jr. Art by Robin Hartzell

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George Schmitt: Professionally Amateur, and Dead

February 8, 2018February 13, 2018 Shannon O'KellyIn Our Past, Uncategorized

  On September 2nd, 1913, a crowd of around 500 spectators assembled on the fields of the Rutland Fair to watch George Schmitt fly in his Baldwin Red Devil biplane. (10) The machine, little more than a few metal rods…

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