Year: 2010

Help The Blind: Join LEO club

by Meglin Bodner  If you haven’t already heard of the LEO club at Branford High, then you’ll be surprised at the benefits it carries. Many people looking for community service hours can find them by joining the LEO club. Another

Ben and Jerry’s vs. Ashley’s

by Alyssa Mason                 The two most popular ice cream shops in Branford are Ben and Jerry’s and Ashley’s, which happen to be on the same street, this creates somewhat of a rivalry between each shop’s supporters.  But is one

A Close-to-Home Nobel Prize Winner

  by Meglin Bodner Growing up on a farm with two brothers and sisters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Thomas Steitz didn’t expect to be a Nobel Prize winner later in life.  Well, as it turns out, that is exactly what happened. 

The Man Who Came to Dinner

By Meglin Bodner Once again BHS students are going to take part in The Man Who Came to Dinner. It’s the fall play for 2010. Moss Hart and George Kaufman were the brains behind this marvelous play. It was written

All Hollows Eve

  “As spirits roam the neighborhoods at night, Let loose upon the Earth till it be light…
”~Nicholas Gordon. What is the holiday that is responsible for the biggest total sales of candy in October? One of the most celebrated holidays

Text Mania

by Editor-in-Chief Marisa Kaplita Texting is a national phenomenon that has affected people of all ages over just the past few years.  Even the inventors of texting had no idea of the effect they were created onto the nation.  And

Illuminaqua

by Alyssa Mason On October 9th, the AP art students and sculpture students showed off their incredible skills on the town green by making a giant wave out of recycled water bottles and other recyclable materials. Something unique about the

School Clubs

by Alyssa Mason Anime Club In Anime Club, there are many different things to do, from drawing their own characters and people.   In addition to drawing, they watch Anime, play video games, and dress up as different characters and party. 

Who Took the Pep out of PEP-Rally!

by Marisa Kaplita The new school year has begun and we kicked it off great; our new freshmen came in, we started all our new fall sports, and we even dedicated our student center to Dr. Higgins. However, we also

Freshman of 2010

by Megan Gilstrap Remember right before you left the middle school, and you were an 8th grader and you felt like you were on top of the “School chain”. Well that’s not how it was when you became a freshman