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By Meghan Cusack The dodgeball tournament that everyone has been waiting for is coming up this Friday, October 30.. With the tournament around the corner, we decided to ask Mr. Hamilton Hernandez a few questions about the tournament. He is organizing the event which will be held after school in the new gym. This event was originally thought of as a way to get the
By Danni Dunlop Roberto Enrique Aguado, from Peru, was one of the 100 immigrants from 45 different countries who were naturalized last Friday morning at Branford High School. Aguado is disabled and came to America for a better life, he was raised here as a child and currently lives in East Hartford, CT. A couple of his favorite things about America is the Statue of
By Josh Alex and Sydney Smith Each year, the United States becomes home to many people from all across the world, from places like Mexico, India, the Philippines, Dominican Republic, and China. In 2015, more than 450,500 people became new citizens of the United States. On Friday October 23 at Branford High School, a few dozen more people will become U.S. citizens after going through these
By Danni Dunlop Branford High School will be hosting a Naturalization Ceremony for immigrants who will be sworn in as official citizens of the United States in the auditorium on Friday, October 23rd. It is said that BHS is the first high school in Connecticut to ever do something like this. BHS principal Lee Panagoulias is a son of an immigrant from Greece and he
By Danni Dunlop This school year at Branford High School we have a new face in our Mathematics Department, Mr. Christopher Smith. Back when he was in high school, he attended Notre Dame, West Haven for high school and after graduating from there, he attended The College of Holy Cross. Around the age of 22 or 23 is when he decided that he wanted to
By Matilda Kreider For those juniors who had been dreading taking the state’s new Smarter Balance Assessment (SBA), Governor Dannel Malloy brought some good news recently: the state dropped SBA and plans instead to use the SAT as an evaluative test. Perhaps most exciting is that the SAT will be free for all Connecticut juniors. This change will benefit Connecticut students by reducing the amount
By Matilda Kreider Today the Branford High School community mourns the loss of one of our own. Vitalya “Tally” Sepot, a member of the BHS Class of 2014, was killed in a one-car accident in Pennsylvania Sunday afternoon. The accident occurred while she and six other members of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority and Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity were returning to Pennsylvania State University after
By Matilda Kreider The fall sports season got off to a rousing start Friday with a school-wide pep rally. Reinstated this year after a brief hiatus last spring, this fall pep rally was a little different than those of past years. It took place in the gym and included athletes tossing BHS T-shirts to the crowd, and it was required by the administration that skits
By Meghan Cusack Summer has finally arrived and there are plenty activities for any student to partake in this summer. Believe it or not, there are books out there that are actually fun to read. Whether you may enjoy escaping into a magical world or staying close to reality, there is something for you. Here are my top five suggestions for this summer: Throne of
By Buzz Sports Staff The 2014-2015 Winter Sports season has been an extremely successful one for Branford High School. There has been a lot to be excited about from The Dance team, to the Boys Track team, to Wrestling, to Boys and Girls hockey. The Dance team snagged a pair of CIAC State Titles in Hip-Hop and Jazz in the Small School division. They advanced
