Branford Buzz Wins Connecticut Press Award

Staff reports The staff of The Branford Buzz was recognized recently by the Connecticut Press Club for its writing and news coverage of Branford High School’s cell phone restriction policy. The Buzz, and its student journalists, were awarded an honorable mention for a High School News Story as part of the 2022 Connecticut Press Club Awards for the article “Cellphones Silenced at BHS: Classroom Ban

The front cover of the summer 2022 edition of Calliope, the BHS literary and arts magazine.

Student Literary Magazine Available Now

The 47th issue of Calliope, BHS’s magazine of student writing and artwork, is now available electronically here, or you can buy a hard copy from Mr. Matthiessen in room F14.  This issue includes stories, poems, and artwork by 18 BHS students. These were chosen from among contributions by numerous other students. This issue sets the mood with a delectable cover illustration by senior Aditya Rajpurohit and

Branford Starting ‘No Place For Hate’ Initiative

By Kaelyn Denison Branford High School has recently partnered with ADL, the Connecticut Anti-Defamation League, to commit to a new program called ‘No Place For Hate’ to provide an inclusive and safe environment in the school. At Branford High School, the ‘No Place For Hate’ is a committee who dedicate their time into preventing hate from going any further in schools and to stop it

New Recycling Plan Helping BHS Go Green

By Grahm Reynolds Recently, Branford High School has implemented a new program — headed by the National Honor Society and Environmental Club — to recycle paper that is thrown into blue recycle bins around the school. Previously, this paper was just thrown out with the rest of the trash, leading it to rot in a landfill.  “Paper consistently makes up the highest percentage of landfilled

Branford High School’s Auditorium Transforms into a Little Shop of Horrors

By Grahm Reynolds Recently, BHS was host to a struggling floral shop, a sadistic dentist, and a murderous plant with a penchant for human flesh. This year’s spring musical, Little Shop of Horrors, was anything but. Starting on opening night – May 12th – through the final show on the 16th, the auditorium was filled with sights and sounds which audience members seemed to find

Branford’s Model Congress Attends Virtual Yale Event

By Sushant Kunwar This year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, all clubs were restricted to an all-virtual schedule until early November. From that point onward, clubs have been allowed to meet in person, but only by adhering to the hybrid model, essentially splitting the clubs into two groups, the blue cohort and the orange cohort. One such club is BHS Model Congress, one of the

Club Builds Robots and Memories

By Steph Toste When competition day hits, the Branford Hornets Robotics Club puts out their best efforts to collaborate and problem solve their way to the top. This was the case on February 8 at the American School For The Deaf in West Hartford, when the team came in seventh overall, earning a spot in the state competition on Saturday, February 22 when we finished

Model Congress club helping build future leaders

By Brooke O’Leary The political climate we live in today is complicated, and often hard to understand. The complexity of modern day politics often turns many teenagers away. It’s daunting to know that eventually it will be our turn to run our country and even the world. Branford High School has an organization designed to help create the next great generation of politically active and

LGBTQ+ Club at BHS seeks to build on national efforts at equality

By Celia Shanley October was LGBTQ+ History month. It is time to reflect on the hard fought battle for LGBTQ+ rights that still continues to this day. LGBTQ+ history month was founded in 1994 thanks to a Missouri high school teacher, Rodney Wilson, who rallied support from LGBTQ+, human rights, and educational organizations. The month of October was selected for its pre-existing significance in the