Year: 2014

Categories : Local News School News Student life

Flu and Cold Season Underway at BHS

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By Rebecca Criscuolo Like many schools across the nation, the common cold and flu has hit Branford High School students hard this season. Absenteeism has doubled according to the school’s attendance officer, who says a lot of kids started being absent right after Labor Day. “About sixty students per day are absent,” said Cheryl Alling, the school’s attendance officer. About thirty students are normally absent.The

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Up in the Air: Dealing with Air Quality Issues at BHS

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By Jennifer Giri and Claire Paterson What caused the increase in classroom temperature to occur in the beginning of the year? To get to the bottom of it, Erik Johnson, the head custodian was willing to explain to The Buzz what happened. “We have two towers. The one that’s over there controls that whole F-wing side of the building. And that basically provides the cool

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Model UN Club Starts at BHS, Ready to Debate World Issues

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By Andrew Salerno Model UN, one Branford High School’s newest clubs, is for those who enjoy the feel of real time educated debates, and learning experiences they can share with friends. Model UN is a United Nations simulation club, similar to how Model Congress is a congress simulation.It’s a program that is designed to promote knowledge of current international affairs of all different subjects, its

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Categories : School News Sports

Hornets Notch First Football Win, But Now Prepare for North Haven

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By Ryan Connell The Branford High School Football team captured their first win in over a year this past Friday October 10th at Guilford. With a 26-0 shutout win, the Hornets broke a 14 game losing streak which began at the beginning of last season. After a winless season last year, the Hornets stayed focus and hungry for success. They were rewarded for their hard

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Upcoming Flu Clinic to Help Officials Prepare for Ebola

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By Cassidy McCarns Next week, Branford High School will be holding a clinic to offer flu shots to the community. The clinic, which is offered every year, will also be used to test the health department’s ability to react and address a possible Ebola outbreak at the high school. Although at the moment Ebola has no vaccine or medication, this clinic will provide health officials

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Few Freshman Make Leap to Varsity

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By Michael White and Damien Maniscalco Even though some freshman students are still getting accustomed to their schedules and class work loads, others are adjusting to the new play styles of varsity sports. It doesn’t just take skill and talent. For the handful of 9th grade varsity players, coming in as underclassmen means that if they want to earn a varsity spot, they have to show that

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Why All the Flags? This Year’s New Look Parade of Nations

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By Madeleine Mattson The thirteenth annual Branford High Parade of Nations Friday will differ from past parades. What exactly was it before and what will it be now? Where does this BHS flag-waving tradition come from? It goes back to September 11th 2001. The administration at the time – Principal Edmund Higgins, and assistant principals Dave Maloney, Joe Fazzino, and Anna Puglia – felt like

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Categories : Buzz Music Reviews

Album of the Week: Sadnecessary

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Editor’s note: The following is part of a regular feature in The Buzz spotlighting a new or interesting album. By Luke Arsenault Group: Milky Chance Album: Sadnecessary Genre: pop/folk/rock Similar Groups: The Black Keys, Citizen Cope Bio: Milky Chance is a group composed of Clemens Rehbein and Philipp Dausch. They attended the same secondary school in Germany and began making music together in a jazz quartet before forming

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Album of the Week: Chunk of Change

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By Luke Arsenault Editor’s note: The following is part of a regular feature in The Buzz spotlighting a new or interesting album. Group: Passion Pit Album: Chunk of Change Genre: indie pop/synthpop Similar Groups: MGMT, Matt and Kim Bio: Passion Pit is a group formed by Michael Angelakos, Ian Hultquist, Xander Singh, Jeff Apruzzese, and Chris Hartz.  All of the members except for Michael Angelakos attended

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Pep Rally: What’s the Story Behind Those Skits?

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By Noah Lohman and Jackson MariottiLast Friday, the Branford High School community got to watch the fall sports season open up with the fall pep rally. There was an array of skits from the “Shmoney dance” to a balloon popping game that caught the attention of the students and faculty. Read The Branford Buzz’s preview of the upcoming fall sports season here. The purpose of

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