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Forrest, Andre, and Alex Burnham may seem like typical teenagers. They enjoy golf, hockey, and even extreme croquet, a sport invented in their own backyard. But unlike typical teenagers, the Burnham brothers are on top of the world, quickly making their mark on the nation’s music scene.

The Community Sailing Center: Reaching out to Vermont and its youth

Vermonters are traditionally land-oriented people. Vermont’s love for leisure and sport, such as skiing, snowboarding, biking, climbing, and hiking are a testament to the land we live on. Agriculture, alternative energy, and scenic tourism use Vermont’s land to drive much of the state’s economy. As a result, Vermont’s land largely influences its lifestyle.

UVM’s Integrated Product Development: Not your everyday class

UVM’s Integrated Product Development course has no exams. There are no midterms, assignments, or lectures from professors. The word “homework” is never mentioned.

This does not seem like the average university class. Well, that’s because it’s not a class. It’s a job.

Alec’s Spicy Pretzels and young entrepreneurship in Vermont

Alec has always been a fan of pretzels. This was largely in part due to the great taste of his family’s recipe. Alec’s family would always use the recipe, which includes the infamous “kick” of Cayenne pepper, to bake up a batch of pretzels for holidays and events.

Kevin Pearce: Getting back on board

Kevin Pearce has become one of the largest figures in snowboarding’s public eye. He quickly established himself on the sport’s scene by winning events in Sweden, Austria, Germany, and other mountains around the world soon after graduating high school.

WWOOFing around Vermont: Living opportunities on organic farms

Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms is an organization that aims to give volunteers experience in organic farming and to provide living space in a rural setting based on a host-volunteer relationship. Better known by its acronym WWOOF, the organization was created in 1971 in the United Kingdom as a way to connect volunteers to organic farms.

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Comcast awards $22,000 in scholarships to Vermont high school seniors

p>The Comcast Foundation, founded in 1999 to provide charitable support to its local communities and to empower and enrich lives, is awarding 13 Vermont high school seniors scholarships through its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program. The program, one of the Comcast Foundation’s signature community investment programs, recognizes s

New visual arts center opens at Johnson State College

Freeman French Freeman, Inc. recently joined the Johnson State College community in celebrating the opening of the new Visual Arts Center on April 19th.

Vermont Technical College Student Selected for Prestigious German Exchange Program

p>Stephanie Bodensieck, a Vermont Tech junior, has been selected to participate in the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX), a yearlong, federally funded fellowship for study and work in Germany.