On Tuesday, March 15, 2022, the Sunshine Protection Bill of 2021 passed the Senate by a unanimous voice vote. The bill would make Daylight Savings Time, which is currently in effect from March 13, 2022, to November 6, 2022, permanent. Daylight Savings Time, or DST, is a clock shift one hour forward in the interest of longer days and a...
June 24, 2022
Jackass Forever Streaming Now
After 12 years the Jackass franchise has made a comeback in the movie industry. After getting great reviews from multiple sources, director Jeff Tremaine finishes another successful Jackass Film called Jackass Forever. Many students have seen this movie in theaters and really liked it. “I really enjoyed the movie and thought this one was the best out of all of them....
How divorce impacts adolescents
When parents make the decision to end their marriages, kids react in different ways. According to Involvement, 40-50% of marriages in the U.S. end in divorce–more specifically 750,000 divorces in the U.S. each year. Children’s and teens’ depression, anxiety, and other problem rates have gone up due to having divorced parents or guardians. Teens from divorced households are more likely to...
Newest Batman movie: What’s all the rage?
On March 4, movie theaters were more crowded than they have been since the pandemic hit, as The Batman premiered on the big screen. With an 88% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes and a $150 million dollar budget, The Batman is climbing the ladder of success. According to Variety, The Batman has treaded ways to get to the top. The entertainment site states, “After only 10 days...
No-Shave March Raises $640 for Cancer Care Packages
The end of March marks the end of facial hair for students at NDA. A prominent rule at NDA is that male students must have a clean-shaven face, but at the beginning of March they were given the choice to buy a $20 pin to grow out their facial hair for the month. “It’s a fun event and helps raise...
Community circle celebrates Scholars of Month, High Flyers
The cheerleaders performed at the start of the community circle as the Amani Public Charter School family celebrated the Scholars of the Month and the High Flyers. High Flyers get to go on trips for their accomplishments during the year they are good students. They have pizza parties and receive gifts from their teachers and principals. Amani has a wonderful...
Student Perspective: Door Alarm Distractions
Over the past few weeks, most Bellows Free Academy students and staff have become very familiar with PA system testing issues and lack of passing time bells making for an interesting assortment of sounds throughout the day. Another contributor has been the addition of alarms to all BFA doors, minus the connector. The Mercury spoke to Heather Fitzgibbons, one of BFA’s...
Career day brings people with various jobs to Amani to describe opportunities
Career day came into the spotlight at Amani Public Charter School students Jan. 29, as numerous employees and managers arrived in the building to talk about themselves and their jobs. A few Amani Universe reporters and student government members came together in the third floor conference room to meet Lindsey Davis from ABC News and have the opportunity to ask...
The Present and Future of the BFA Robotics Team
“This team robot is one that would make anyone proud on the field that we’ve shown. They are on track for a bright future. Don’t lose your marbles, but the first place for the Innovate Award goes to team 6731, The Ringers, from St. Albans,” John Cohn (an American Engineer and Scientist who worked at IBM) at the Regional Competition at Champlain Valley...
Comic Con In a Pandemic
Comic Con is one of the biggest pop culture events, but what if it was in a pandemic? I got to go see. The first thing that had to happen was everyone had to be vaccinated, or have a negative COVID-19 PCR test less than seventy-two hours before the event. If you couldn’t do that, you could get a negative...