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By Matt Kilfeather At Branford High School, many students are taking action to help people who are having trouble around the holidays. This past week the students in Branford High School’s Horizon program held a fundraiser for a deserving family chosen through the Branford Counseling Center. The fundraiser was run by Jen Miller, who has been participating in this fundraiser for about 8 years “I
By Brittany Butler Students at Branford High school are required to pay for a parking pass to park their car in the school’s parking lots. The students and teachers definitely have differing views on this issue. The Branford high School community, being filled with teenagers and grown adults, sometimes find the cost to be a bit pricey for parking. Commuters to school can even get
By Marisa Kaplita Editor-In-Chief Many BHS students have been invited to a peaceful protest via Facebook from BHS alumni Ryan Cosgrove, Victoria Verderame and Shane Emery. All the details about the protest can be found on the Facebook event: Protest for Carolyn Lippolis. It is planned for Monday December 17 from 12 p.m. to about 4 to 5 p.m. So far on the event page, over
by Hunter Carden Spirit Week is an annual tradition we have at Branford High. But do people know about it? When asking freshman Kenya Claude what she thought about Spirit Week she said, “I don’t know what Spirit Week is. I’ve heard about it but not from the High School.” Kenya was backed up by this statement when sophomore Megan Shea said, “If we do [Spirit Week] this year it
By Matt Kilfeather Branford High school has a tradition of holding pep rallies throughout the year at intervals of fall, winter, and spring. This Friday, the next pep rally will be held here at Branford High School. Little do we know that the future of our pep rallies is at hand. Some students claimed that previous pep rallies were more spirited in previous years because
by Kelly Du Christmas is less than two weeks away, and Student Council is making sure that one family this year will be getting presents. For this holiday season, they have decided to sponsor a family with an 8 year old boy who is asking for socks, and a 12 year old girl, who is asking for a winter jacket. The goal is to get
By Hunter Carden What use is Capstone for Branford High School students? Do colleges actually look at the project? And is it truly as important as teachers say? Students have been asking questions like these for years. “Capstone is part of a students overall transcript, and colleges will be concerned when students are unable to fulfill the requirement or earn failing grades,” said Mr. Mike
By Brianna Boteler and Kelsey Austin On Monday, December 3rd Branford High School hosted an event entitled, “If You Really Knew Me” to honor the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Librarian Media Specialist, Jessica Mularski, organized the the seminar along with school social worker, Suzanne Serviss. The objective of this event was to raise awareness for people who have struggled in life, and have
By Matthew Kerrigan Scott Valentine is an English teacher at Branford High School, his past is shrouded in mystery and few people know how he came to work at Branford High School and why. Mr. Valentine attended Seymour High School. There he did not participate in any extra curricular activities, “I was done with playing sports after playing them since I was young,” said Mr.
By Alexandra Augustak On Thursday, December 6th, the much anticipated fall play, “The Dark of the Moon”, will debut at Branford High School. Directed by English teacher Mrs. Ogren, “The Dark of the Moon” features a cast made up of students ranging from all grade levels who are guaranteed to give off a great performance. The play is a perfect night’s entertainment for fans of
