School News

List of 9 news stories.

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  First in the State

  9/18/2020
  BBA junior Will Addington won first place in Vermont for both the spring 2020 Stock Market Game and the InvestWrite essay competition.
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  From Commencement 2020: Sue Ritchie '74

  9/18/2020
  Hola a Todos! Hello Everyone!
  
  First and foremost,  I want to congratulate the 2020 Senior Class on one of the biggest days of your lives!!
  
  Thank you for inviting me to speak. It is truly an honor to be with you today and to share some ideas and experiences that may inspire your confidence and excitement as you step forward today onto whatever great path fits YOU.
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  First in the State

  9/17/2020
  BBA junior Will Addington won first place in Vermont for both the spring 2020 Stock Market Game and the InvestWrite essay competition.  Like many students, Will found himself with more downtime than usual this spring, and these competitions served as a fun intellectual challenge.
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  After a Week of Orientation, Bulldogs Are Ready for 2020-21

  9/7/2020
  A busy summer for Burr and Burton faculty and staff started paying off last Monday, as the school welcomed the class of 2024 for their first day of freshman orientation. Teachers and administrators lined the lower circle below the Seminary Building, greeting new families, performing health and safety checks, and ushering the new Bulldogs onto Taylor Field for their official introduction to BBA.
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  BBA Board Chair Seth Bongartz Steps Down

  9/4/2020
  After fifteen years as chair of the Burr and Burton Academy Board of Trustees and a total of nineteen years as a member of the board, Seth Bongartz announced this week that he is stepping down from the board effective September 21 to focus on his campaign to represent the Bennington-4 district in the Vermont House of Representatives. 
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  BBA Director of Athletics Shares Fall Sports Reopening Framework

  9/3/2020
  Director of Athletics Dave Miceli shared the Fall Sports Reopening Framework with athletes and parents yesterday, highlighting player and spectator policies, health and safety requirements, and the responsibilities shared by all to make sure BBA students have every opportunity this fall to to play, learn, and grow through athletics.
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  The 2020-21 Performing Arts Year Starts with Zoom on August 31

  8/18/2020
  During 2020-21 the BBA Performing Arts Department will be offering extracurricular opportunities for interested students in dance, acting, tech theater, writing, directing, choreography, ballet/pointe, and more. BBA and the Arts are committed to helping students find their passion and their artistic voice during workshops, rehearsal, or performance experiences.
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  Fall Sports Update

  8/5/2020
  We are awaiting state guidelines for Fall Sports. The next step after that is for the individual VPA Sports Committees to make policy revisions based on that guidance. The state should release their guidance tomorrow and I expect to have all committee policy revisions by Tuesday so that we can create BBA’s athletics re-opening plan. Please check back for details. 

   

  In the meantime we will continue to operate summer athletic activities as described here. 
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  BBA Releases Reopening Plan for 2020-21

  7/28/2020
  On July 24th, Associate Head of School Meg Kenny shared the framework for reopening school this fall. 
  
  "I am grateful to all of my colleagues," she wrote. "So many are working behind the scenes to plan a safe and healthy return to engaging and vigorous learning on BBA’s campus. Our task forces have completed many critical planning steps and are ready to share our reopening framework with all of you."