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By Kyle Kenney November 11th has been more than just a typical school day at BHS, it is a day that the school community takes to honor and remember all of the veterans who have served our nation. For the last five or so years, the BHS community has made it a priority to spend Veterans day learning the stories and tales from the local
By: Sam Bailey-Loomis, Editor A few weeks ago, some friends and I decided we wanted to stop by a certain political party headquarters to get some lawn signs to support our favored candidate. Whilst we were there, we asked some party official if they would like some help from us on election day. The official gladly accepted our help, and assigned us all to different
By Shradha Shrestha It is only November, but Branford High School choir students are preparing for the trip to Spain on April Break 2014 by holding fundraisers, planning future concerts, and, of course, rehearsing. This upcoming year, Choir Teacher Mrs. Roding and her 90 choir students along with few more adults, will be spending seven days in Spain plus two extra days for travel. On
By Shradha Shrestha Senior Michaela Hobbs, who is preparing to say goodbye to high school, is used to being busy. So a recent injury did little to slow her down. Hobbs, 17, field hockey captain, music and honors student, injured herself during a varsity game on the BHS field against Guilford. So far, this is the second injury of the field hockey season. She
By Heather Beedle With the promise of an extra hour of sleep and an earlier sunset, daylight savings time ends this Sunday at 2 a.m. And this transformation or “fallback” is seen as a great advantage to students at Branford High School. Everyone will get an extra hour of sleep Sunday morning. “This extra hour allows me to be more rested for the school day
By Justin Veilleux and Sabrina Stemm Many BHS students face great difficulty balancing the challenges of school, extra curricular activities, and work while attempting to get enough sleep every night. According to The National Sleep Foundation,“Students need 9 ¼ hours of sleep each night to function best.” The ability to learn, listen and concentrate become inhibited without proper sleep, according to the Sleep Foundation. According
