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A gracious host

BHS honored by AFS for its work with exchange students By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Since Burlington High School began hosting American Field Service – or AFS – foreign exchange students in the 1950s, the school has developed a strong tradition. That continued this year – and the district was […]

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BASD pleased with MAP testing

Format provides better gauge of student progress, they say   By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer For the last two years, the Burlington Area School District has been stressing the importance of moving away from the Wisconsin Knowledge Concept Exams as an accurate representation of student achievement. With the state set […]

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It’s no fish tale

Lynch lands monster muskies on back-to-back days By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer When Patrick Lynch sits down in the years to come to tell his children – and grandchildren, friends, family and neighbors – about the fish he caught in Canada last week, he won’t need to brag. The accomplishment […]