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General news from the Buzz News Desk

Megan Bozzuto: A Familiar Face in a New Place

By Pamela Anderson Editor’s note: This is part of a three-part profile in The Branford Buzz about the new administrative assistants to the school principals. Read about Trisha Simmons here. Read about Beth Jenkins here. Many people at BHS already

Beth Jenkins: A New Face at BHS

By Taylor Novella Editor’s note: This is part of a three-part profile in The Branford Buzz about the new administrative assistants to the school principals. Read about Trisha Simmons here. Read about Megan Bozzuto here. Being the “new kid on

The schedule for the last week of classes at Branford High School

Year End Exams Will Follow Same Schedule as Midyear

By Aryana Wilson Come June, Branford High School will keep the same schedule for end of semester assessments that it used for midterms this year and will not revert to an extended exam schedule that it used to do back

A student plays the card game Uno during a recent Hive Choice class at BHS. Photo credit: Morgan Stone

First Year of Hive Choice Gets Mixed Reviews

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

Final Stretch: Mr. Synodi Retiring

By Mike Farricielli, Kyle Givner and EJ Madera Physical Education Teacher Savas Synodi is retiring at the end of April after a nearly 40-year teaching career. He is going to miss his teaching career but he’s looking forward to retirement,

Locked Bathrooms Create New Problems for Students

By Adam Albrecht, Jack Fitzpatrict, Jacinda McMenamin While the bathrooms around BHS are getting locked on a daily basis, many students are wondering if this is the new normal and said they think situation continues is getting worse. Principal Lee

Anything Goes the musical was a success at Branford High School in March 2022

Normalcy Returns As Anything Goes In Successful BHS Musical

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

Exit Interviews Pose Final Hurdle to Graduation

By Dylan Torre As the 2022 school year comes to a close, many Branford High School seniors prepare to graduate and move on with their lives. But before they can do that they have one final task – the senior

BHS students stand in line during lunch to order a wrap, which is one of the most popular food stations in the cafeteria this year. Photo credit: Macey Girard

A Wrap Up on the Return of BHS Wraps

By Grahm Reynolds and Sushant Kunwar The BHS cafeteria has recently seen the return of a fan favorite: the sandwich and wrap station. Lines stretch out across the commons during lunchtime as students eagerly await to feast on their delicious

BHS Alum Kelly M. Laske,who is the senior social media manager for US Weekly, speaks to students in Mr. Miller's Digital Journalism Class. Photo by Lauren Dombrowski

BHS Alum In Social Media ‘Dream Job’ Returns and Tells Students To Think Big

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