Category: School Events

BHS hosts Vaccination Clinic with Fair Haven Community Health Care

By Sushant Kunwar Branford High School is working with The Fair Haven Community Health Care to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to students of ages 16 and older. In a recent newsletter, Superintendent Hamlet Hernandez implores parents to consider vaccinations for their

Branford High School’s Return to In Person Learning is Underway

By Sushant Kunwar and Grahm Reynolds At the time of writing this article, there has been two school weeks of a full in-person school model. The road to this return was a long and hard one. This return was possible

Hornets Baseball Notches First Win with Walk-Off, Stuns North Haven

By Tyler Jarvis The Branford High School Baseball Team won their first game of the season in dramatic fashion Wednesday, April 14 against the North Haven Indians. The win made Branford 1-2 on the year and 1-0 in the division.

BHS Still Figuring Out Schedule for Next Year

By Stephanie Toste Branford High School will have a new schedule next school year, but it is not clear yet what exactly it will look like. The school has recently put together a committee of faculty, leadership team members, administration,

BHS Readying for More Changes, and Students, with In Person Learning

By Grahm Reynolds and Sushant Kunwar Branford High School plans to return to in-person learning next month, as more details emerge about the pending change that will impact the daily learning environment at the school.  The day of reopening inches

Board of Education Speeds Up Return To In-Person Learning

By Sushant Kunwar and Grahm Reynolds The projected start date for full in-person learning has been pushed ahead by BPS, calling for the return of students almost a month ahead of the previous plan announced last week. Superintendent Hamlet Hernandez

Branford Making Plans to Returns to In-Person Learning

By Grahm Reynolds and Sushant Kunwar On February 24, the Branford Board of Education held a meeting in which many parents, students, and teachers voiced their concerns regarding the hybrid learning model. The general consensus among those who spoke at

Activist Jane Elliott presents powerful ‘We are one race’ message at MLK breakfast

By Bo Yun V. Brainerd Last Monday, internationally-known and anti-racist activist Jane Elliott, best known for her “Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes” classroom experiment, spoke as a keynote speaker at an online version of Branford’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. tribute breakfast. 

BHS Hosts Virtual MLK Day Celebration

By Sushant Kunwar and Grahm Reynolds Branford High School has a longstanding history celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. and his achievements. On the morning of Martin Luther King Day – Monday, Jan. 18 – Branford High School will host the

More Students Choosing All Remote Option for School

By Grahm Reynolds BHS is almost three months into the new school year, and it has been, at the very least, abnormal for both teachers and students. During the Covid-19 pandemic, only one thing is certain – uncertainty. As expected