Branford Buzz School Newspaper
Branford High School Newspaper – the latest news from the BHS community, run by BHS students
By Maria Quagliano Within the walls of Branford High School students and faculty have been aware of the name Mr. White from the guidance office, but now they have the chance to get to know a new personality behind the
By Shradha Shrestha This year, Branford High School will hold a homecoming dance – with a catchy twist – to introduce spirit week. For many years, BHS hasn’t had any homecoming event besides powder-puff to increase school spirit. However, this
By: Sam Bailey-Loomis, Editor Today, Branford High School held its annual Veteran’s Day celebration, honoring more than 30 local veterans. The event was organized by the school’s Horizons Program, and has been an anticipated event recurring annually for 14 years
Editor’s note: In anticipation of the team’s appearance in the Class L Girls Soccer state tournament, The Buzz asked staring goalie Becca Vitale, ’14, to share how she prepares for each game. She has some pretty particular pre-game rituals. By
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
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
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.
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,
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
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
