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Petela Recaps 30-year BHS Career, Plans to Retire this Fall

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By Paige Johnson One of the founders of BHS Model Congress, a favorite and impactful teacher at BHS, Mr. James Petela is saying goodbye to his teaching career. Although he began teaching here in 1993, Petela has been intertwined with the evolution of Branford High School since he was born. His father, Stan, was a physical education teacher at BHS after serving in World War II.

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10 Back To School Tips For a Great Year

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By Katie Harmon Now that the school year is back in full swing and the workload is starting to increase, things at school can get pretty stressful. Here at The Branford Buzz have put together a list of ten tips that will help you to have the most successful year possible. Good luck. Change up your study spots  Finding new environments to do homework or

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Kev Connell Reminisces on Long Career As Teacher and Coach

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By Colin Donahoe Here at Branford High School, a fashion icon, longtime social studies teacher, and championship-winning coach roams the halls for the last time this school year. Kevin Connell, who is known by ultiple names – Kev, Mr. Connell, Coach to name a few – is planning to retire in June. In his 35 years at Branford, Connell has had a large impact. Looking

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Retiring Superintendent Hernandez Visits BHS

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Outgoing Superintendent Hamlet Hernandez recently visited the Digital Journalism class at Branford High School, where he talked about his experience being a superintendent for the last 13 years. Before joining the Branford Community in 2010, he served five years as an assistant superintendent for Hamden school district. Before Hernandez, 61, became a superintendent for a school district, he was in the U.S Marine Corps at

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The Branford Buzz Investigates The End of the Year

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By Paul Acevedo, Cooper Barnes and Arnes Balaj With the end of school is right around the corner and everyone so busy with events, graduations and finals, several curious reporters from The Branford Buzz started to wonder how everyone – students and teachers – are preparing for finals week at Branford High School.  Today is the last day of classes and exams start tomorrow. Graduation

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Five Questions With … Mrs. Climie

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As part of a series, The Branford Buzz is asking teachers and students “Five Questions with…” to help the BHS community get to know one another and share ideas. This week’s feature is science teacher Victoria Clime. She has been teaching at Branford High for 18 years, with a great curiosity about the way the human body works, the things that affect in nature as well as

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Final Touches: Mr. McColl Set To Retire

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By Gabriela Darling John McColl, who teaches graphics and photography, is one of several teachers who is retiring from Branford High School this year. He has been teaching at BHS since 2003 and said he became a teacher to inspire and teach young people to create quality artwork and share his experiences as an artist/graphic designer.  “Relax and enjoy sharing what you know with students,”

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Is School Spirit In “The Gray” at BHS?

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The state of Branford High School spirit – whether it has improved or worsened – has students and teachers asking what has changed this year as we returned to a new sense of normalcy. 

There are many different perspectives on what school spirit is and some define it as school wide participation and spirit in events. Some say there is great school spirit.

But some believe that the school spirit is less than what it has been before.