Please note: the account below is largely speculative It was just a normal day in Vermont for Poultney. She soared high above the Earth, her nearly 2 meters (6 feet) wide wingspan allowing her to ride the warm air…
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Profiles in Resilience: Otis Loga
When Otis Loga was born at Gifford Medical Center he had a difficult time breathing. His parents, Amy Williamson and Joe Loga had no idea what was going on. This was frightening because throughout the pregnancy nothing had gone wrong.…
“Eliminate that Discussion”: Seeking Social Justice, State Reps, and the H.92 Flag Bill
Editor’s note: this story was also published on VTDigger, through the Underground Workshop. Growing up in Derby Vermont, Brian Smith said the Pledge of Allegiance every day in school, in the classroom, in assemblies, in the gym, and at…
50@U-32 Quiz : Celebrating its Origin
U-32 opened in 1971. After 50 years, the school (and its newspaper) are still thriving. There are a number of humorous memorable moments from the school’s past. Ever wonder where U-32 came from and what the student attitude used to…
Up For Debate: U-32’s student perspective on politics
The day after a mob of people stormed the US capitol on January 6th, U-32’s juniors and seniors went to in-person school. Meanwhile the ninth and tenth graders stayed home for a remote week. On this day and throughout the…
Fully remote learning before the end of the 2020/21 school year?
2020 has been a year that involved distinct challenges within workplaces and social communities due to the pandemic COVID-19. But also has increasingly been causing considerable disruptions within public school systems. One of the biggest disruptions has been the…
The Driver with the Leatherman
Editor’s Note: This story is describes true events and contains explicit (graphic) detail According to Burke Law VT, in 2016 there were over 2,500 DUI’s processed in the state of Vermont, making them a fairly common occurrence. For many…
H.92 Flag Ban
Statement In Support Of Inclusive Flags At Vermont Public Schools U-32 Seeking Social Justice and Green Team Alliance does not support the actions proposed in Bill H.92. As a school, we support our BIPOC and LGBTQ peers. We are…
“I felt like I was treading water”: Working Conditions in the Middle School
Georgia Roy is a 7th-grade seventh-grade math teacher in the middle school at U-32. Part of her responsibilities includes administering lunch for students. U-32’s middle school lunch period is broken into 3 different 20 minute periods. Students eat in…
Two Years Later: Remembering Laure’s Funeral
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on February 22, 2017. The original title was “Don’t Be Afraid”: Laure’s Funeral. The content has been left unchanged for this republication. This article is for those in the U-32 community who were…
Pow!: The Green Mountain Comic Expo
The flash of a camera goes off, emitting to the right of the entrance. A large green screen is set up by the CW Network, letting attendees take pictures with characters like The Flash and Green Arrow. Across the path,…
“Fairly Radical”: The Dismantling Rape Culture Conference
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article referred to Dr. Lourdes Ashley Hunter with she/her pronouns. Out of respect for Dr. Hunter’s preference not to use pronouns, they have been replaced with Dr. Hunter’s first or last name. …
U-32’s BLM Flag: The Story So Far
At the WCSU School Board meeting for April 4th, 2018, a student stood up from her chair, walked forward, and read a speech proposing that U-32 raise the Black Lives Matter Flag. She was a member of the student club…
The African Library Project
Africa is a continent with amazing natural resources, but many of the countries within are very poor. In southern Africa you will find the small country known as Malawi. Malawi is the 6th poorest country in the world. It is…
Fighting the Opioid Crisis: The Berlin BAART Clinic
The Berlin clinic lies in a low, off-white building housing several office. Behind the dark blue door, a snow-soaked carpet leads to the front desks. Bundled up in winter jackets and scarves, new and returning patients talk to administrators, or…