On Tuesday, both educators and students in Burlington, Vermont, celebrated the opening of a temporary high school in an old Macy’s department store.
The original Burlington High School building was closed due to chemical contamination concerns.
But as students entered the new “Downtown BHS,” they were happy to resume in-person learning. Also, their school’s new home still had many original features revealing it was a place to shop, and providing content for quite a few amusing social media posts.
Burlington High School was closed due to chemical contamination concerns
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But it reopened in an old Macy’s building
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Both teachers and students are pretty excited about the changes
@mirandaljunggg♬ baby one more time x levitating – Adam Wright
Inside, some classroom walls still remind of the products that were sold here
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The escalator leads to a former jewelry section
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Here’s a video tour of the premises
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The school district highlighted that getting a safe space for in-person classes has been a priority
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Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, also shared some good news
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The governor announced all Vermont teachers, school staff, and employees of child care centers will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines starting next week
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The conversion took about 10 weeks
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And had a budget of $10 million
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Image credits: Cat Cutillo
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Here’s what people said about the conversion
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