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By Vanessa Fusco and Nicole Pagliaro Hive Choice, a new program at Branford High School that offers the opportunity to participate once a week in a non-academic activity of their choosing – cornhole, crocheting, Uno for example – has gotten some mixed reviews so far from students and staff. “I think we need time in our days to take care of ourselves, kids and teachers,”
By Ariel Cobden and Madison Cook The Branford High School Performing Arts program recently completed a successful production of “Anything Goes,” performing in front of a full live audience for the first time in two years. “Theater is back and better than ever,” Director Colin Sheehan said. In the play, Reno Sweeney (Isabella Rarick 22’) sets sail on the S.S America for a get away
By Adam Albrecht Being the Senior Social Media Manager for a huge media company is difficult and many may crack under the pressure, but Kelly Laske makes it look easy. And she loves it. Laske, 28, is a 2012 graduate of Branford High School and currently works for US Weekly, a popular celebrity and entertainment based magazine. She has dreamed of being in her position
By Sushant Kunwar Tonight, the Branford Board of Education will hold a public hearing to hear input from the school community about the future of the mask mandate in Branford Public Schools. This comes two weeks before the state mask mandate is set to end in Connecticut. Earlier last week, Governor Ned Lamont announced that the decision to require masks in schools will be determined
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
How necessary are mental health days? During these last few years, issues of mental health have emerged. The new school calendar reduces three full days to half days. What do you think of this change?
COVID-19 has not stopped the Student Council from holding this year’s Homecoming Dance which will take place under a tent in the parking lot.
By Aditya Rajpurohit and Sushant Kunwar Branford High School held its first pep rally in over one and a half years last month. Various fall sports teams took to the football field to introduce themselves and encourage members of the BHS community to show their support in upcoming games. “As a community, our BHS students have overcome a variety of obstacles in the past year
By Grahm Reynolds and Sushant Kunwar Last week BHS started off its 2021/2022 school year with the first day of school. Differing from last year, this year sees all students in the building, with no virtual learning. This is a new step in the long journey of the Branford Public Schools community to reach normalcy beyond the pandemic. With the new year, there have been
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
