By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In the past few years, as the concept of a classroom has grown beyond the “brick and mortar” building, more students are taking advantage of e-learning opportunities. One of those is available at Burlington High School, with its VANguard distance classroom offered through Gateway Technical College. […]

The Burlington High School Wall of Inspiration committee is looking for nominees for 2014 induction. The deadline for nominations is Dec. 6, and nomination forms can be requested by calling (262) 763-0200, ext. 1008, or by going to the BHS webpage at http://www.basd.k12.wi.us/bhs/. People in and outside of the community […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As the City of Burlington Common Council held its public hearing Tuesday night for the 2014 budget – for an audience of one, who wasn’t there to comment – one part of the budget got batted around heavily. A week after directing city staff to pursue […]

The Burlington High School one-act play “The Laramie Project” pulled in several top awards Saturday at the Wisconsin High School Forensic Association State Theater festival. As the cast left the stage following the performance, the audience came out of the theater. Many were in tears over the show, which highlights […]

By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer Funding for the purchase of White River County Park survived a challenge last week from a Walworth County official who still believes the county is paying too much for the property in the Town of Lyons. Supervisor Carl Redenius presented an amendment to county’s 2014 […]

Service could be used to improve response times when Rescue Squad staffing is low By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The idea of implementing a first responder program with the City of Burlington Fire Department was discussed Tuesday at the City of Burlington Committee of the Whole meeting. Fire Chief Perry Howard […]

By Tom Ganser Correspondent Michelle Niles of Burlington will be joining with 70 members of the Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra in the first concert of “Horizons,” the 2013-14 season, on Nov. 16, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. at Calvary Community Church in Williams Bay at the intersection of Highway 50 and […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The Burlington Area School District School Board approved requests for student Youth Options courses Monday night. The approval followed a presentation by Burlington High School Assistant Principal Mike Raether the week before on the fall semester of classes. For the fall semester, there are 39 students […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After authorizing Scherrer-Nexus earlier this fall to pursue a possible facilities upgrade plan, the Burlington Area School District should have its preliminary audit from Nexus Solutions by mid-December. Nexus’ Mike David made a presentation, along with other representatives from Scherrer Construction and Nexus, to the BASD […]