Category: School News

General news from the Buzz News Desk

Set on the Pedestal: BHS Art Students Honored at the Scholastic Arts Contest

   by Sidney Mao Our BHS community’s art students have worked long and hard before and during the December break to complete their submissions for the Scholastic Arts Competition. This is an art (and writing) competition designed to encourage the

Trip to Tiffany’s

  by Marisa Kaplita Electives are everyone’s favorite part of the day, because its gives everyone a chance to relax from classes and work on something fun or artsy.  And this past month the Jewelry Making Class had an opportunity

The Phantom is Coming!

by Meglin Bodner   That’s right! BHS proudly presents “The Phantom of The Opera” as the spring musical. It was first performed at Her Majesty’s Theatre, London in 1986 and is the longest running show in Broadway history, having had

Text Mania

by Editor-in-Chief Marisa Kaplita Texting is a national phenomenon that has affected people of all ages over just the past few years.  Even the inventors of texting had no idea of the effect they were created onto the nation.  And

Who Took the Pep out of PEP-Rally!

by Marisa Kaplita The new school year has begun and we kicked it off great; our new freshmen came in, we started all our new fall sports, and we even dedicated our student center to Dr. Higgins. However, we also

Freshman of 2010

by Megan Gilstrap Remember right before you left the middle school, and you were an 8th grader and you felt like you were on top of the “School chain”. Well that’s not how it was when you became a freshman

Curious about the Canoes in the Commons?

  The Construction of Canoes By Meglin Bodner            The Advanced Woodworking classes have worked hard to complete handmade canoes with the help of their teacher, Mr. Niemiec, and various others. Mr. Niemiec was thinking of new projects that the

Branford Student Cooking on Channel 8

On June 11, 2009 James Bannon and Zachary Fair appeared on the WTNH Channel 8 midday show in a cooking showcase making Lemon Tartlets. The segment was taped early in the morning and air at approximately 12:30 last Thursday. If

Fashion Alert: Peace, Love, and…Scarves?

By Merissa Blitz Photos- Madeline Alden This school year, many new fashion trends have bloomed. The two most popular seem to be the peace sign and the scarf. You can see many of the street vendors in places like New

Featured Teachers: Q & A with Ms. Valauskas, science teacher

By Ella Borkowski Science teacher Michelle Valauskas recently started teaching Branford High School. The following is an interview conducted with her by The Branford Buzz. Q: Where did you grow up? A: Guilford, CT Q: Why did you choose to