Category: Front Feature

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

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

HORNETS SPORTS WRAP – EEE threat impacts schedules

By Sophia Esposito The week started off by early victories from boy’s soccer, volleyball, and girl’s swim but cancellation of games and practices occurred later in the week due to the threat of EEE in Connecticut. Boy’s Soccer vs. Amistad

HORNETS SPORTS WRAP – Soccer, Field Hockey, Football earn victories

By Sophia Esposito It was a busy week for the Branford High Hornets sports teams, capped off by the football team’s first victory on Friday night at home. Boy’s Soccer vs. Hand (5-3 L): On the 17th the Boy’s soccer

Society’s Standards of Beauty Impact Today’s Teens

“Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself” according to fashion icon Coco Chanel. If that is true, then why are women and men constantly beating themselves down to meet society’s expectations of beauty?

After Branford, Let’s Get Out of our Comfort Zones

By Maggie Martin We all have a basic assumption of what a college campus will look like. Mine is a mixture between the depiction of Harvard from “Legally Blonde” and Yale from “Gilmore Girls.” Massive brick buildings, ancient oak trees,

Blumenthal Visits BHS for Town Hall Meeting

By Andrew DeBenedictis On Monday, April 2nd, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) visited the Branford High School Auditorium to hold a town hall-style meeting with Branford students. Blumenthal took questions on topics everything from gun control and school safety to

The First Two Months of School and… What the Heck Happened?

By Abby Boyle Ok, so first quarter is over, but what the heck happened in Branford High School in September and October? Every student knows that there has been some major events at Branford High to break up the routine

I Saw the Sign: September Tarotscopes

By Sarah Marsland I know what you’re thinking. What the heck is a tarotscope? BHS, allow me to introduce you to the exciting (and kind of insane) world of tarot cards. Over the summer, while procrastinating on my AP work,

Tips to Survive Branford High School

By Abby Boyle Welcome to Branford High! We are almost done with our first month of school and this article is going out to all newcomers to the high school. By this time you probably have all the basics of