Category: School News

General news from the Buzz News Desk

Mask On, Mask Off: A Big Change at BHS

By Vanessa Fusco and Nicole Pagliaro 85% to 90% of school districts across Connecticut elected to drop mandatory face mask wearing this week. Branford High School looks a lot different this week as students and teachers no longer have to

To Mask or Not To Mask? That is Question for Board of Ed Tonight

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

OPINION: Branford Should Remove the Mask Mandate

By Tyler Jarvis
It’s an appropriate time to end the mask mandate in Branford schools. This will not prohibit those who are inclined to wear a mask from wearing one. Instead, it simply allows for students to exercise their right to not wear one if they so please.

OPINION: Branford Should Keep the Mask Mandate

By Sushant Kunwar
Branford Public Schools should maintain the mask mandate past Feb. 28; it’s still too early to regress from taking measures against the spread of Covid-19. It’s understandable that people want to move on from the pandemic, but it’s an unfortunate reality of our time.

Should You Take the SAT or Not? It Depends.

By Katelyn Robbins The SAT is a time-consuming test of a student’s academic skill used for admission to colleges. This four hour test – used to estimate our reading and math skill level – tends to make or break college

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

EDITORIAL: Give Us Two Weeks to Flatten the Curve… Again

By Grahm Reynolds

Last school year was a year of ups and downs. At first, remote learning was a massive adjustment for both students and faculty. Yet by the spring, there were glimmers of hope. All students were able to be back in school by April, and seniors had their prom, class trip, and an in-person graduation at the end of the year — previously thought impossible.