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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 benefit that comes from being involved is helping others who cannot see. As a member of the LEO club, I can proudly say that we
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 more popular than the other? After a recent poll of students here at BHS, it has been proven that Ashley’s is indeed more popular. When
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. He won the prize for studying the structure and function of the ribosome. His work helped others to create drugs that helped cure diseases. Professor
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 in the time of war, when there was tension all over the world and people needed something to lift their spirits. In 1939, the play
“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 around the world? The most awaited and scariest day of the year? This famous holiday is today known as Halloween, formally known as “All Hallow’s
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 I must admit that texting is a wonderful thing, but there comes a point where it’s just too much. It has come increasingly apparent to
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 sculpture, other than being completely recyclable, is that they built the sculpture on site. The art students had to make the different sections of the
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. As of now they are working on filling their bulletin board. The new president, Sidney Mao, is working on reorganizing the club. There are about
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 started the year off with another uneventful pep-rally. A few of the teams actually did do a good job, but most of them just did
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 the year after that. The new freshmen class knows how it feels to be on the bottom of the “school chain”. It’s hard to be
