Category: Student Life

An insight of what’s happening for students at BHS

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

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

Spring Sports Preview: 2022 Season Underway

By Mariella Esperti and Macey Girard As April begins and spring sports start, we see a change of energy at Branford High School.  After two years of COVID restrictions, athletes can finally enjoy the new sports season restriction-free.   There are

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

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

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