Meanwhile, West Brattleboro’s Academy received a facelift with the goal of attracting secondary students from a twenty-mile radius.

The population of the East Village had also grown and additions were built on the north and south sides of the old high school to accommodate more students.

Completed in 2007, the renovation has brought many modern features to the school community as well as increasing energy efficiency and accommodating a growing number of students.

In addition, steps were taken to preserve key historical features in the original section of the school, such as wood paneling and certain light fixtures.

The BUHS Band led by Stephen Rice was chosen to represent Vermont in the 2009 Presidential Inauguration parade for Barack Obama.

[4] In August 2021, an alumna published an article "No More Secrecy" in The Commons, a local newspaper, telling of her experience with Robert "Zeke" Hecker, an English teacher at the school from 1971-2004 and volunteer chaperone from 2004-2009, and detailing multiple investigations into his conduct with minors over the decades.

The article quoted from police interviews with colleagues and supervisors who admitted to suspicions of misconduct by Hecker but never intervened or reported them.

It also quoted from a letter logged by the police, in which Hecker referred to himself as a "child molester" and admitted his attraction to "school girls."

In September 2021, following presentation of a letter signed by more than 180 alumni and members of the community and the surfacing of more allegations of misconduct by Hecker and others, the Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) board of directors promised "We're not gonna sweep anything under the rug."

In September 2022, the WSESD was notified of at least two possible lawsuits, alleging misconduct by Hecker, his wife, and former elementary teacher Thomas Haskins.