Month: November 2020

Less Socialization in School Taking its Toll

By Sushant Kunwar Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many schools have had to change their learning models to ensure all students’ and faculty members’ safety. Branford High School is among the multiple schools in America that assumed the hybrid learning model to start the 2020/2021 school year. This transition has brought up questions regarding students’ mental health. Teenagers, who are proven to be the most

Unique Challenges Await New BHS Athletic Director

By Grahm Reynolds Recently, BHS welcomed a new member into the Hornet family – new Athletic Director Mr. Thomas Ermini. Becoming the new athletic director in the middle of a national pandemic, Ermini has some ideas about what to do to help BHS during this time. Prior to becoming our Athletic Director, Ermini worked since 2017 at Walsh Intermediate School where he was a physical

BHS Working Through the Challenges of Hybrid Learning

Many of those in the BHS school community – students, parents, faculty – say that hybrid learning is the best possible model of learning for the situation we find ourselves in. Under hybrid learning, students are separated into two cohorts – orang and blue. Each cohort attends in person two days a week and remotely two days a week. Wednesdays are set aside for all remote classes.