Category: Student Life

An insight of what’s happening for students at BHS

BHS Still Figuring Out Schedule for Next Year

By Stephanie Toste Branford High School will have a new schedule next school year, but it is not clear yet what exactly it will look like. The school has recently put together a committee of faculty, leadership team members, administration,

BHS Readying for More Changes, and Students, with In Person Learning

By Grahm Reynolds and Sushant Kunwar Branford High School plans to return to in-person learning next month, as more details emerge about the pending change that will impact the daily learning environment at the school.  The day of reopening inches

Branford Making Plans to Returns to In-Person Learning

By Grahm Reynolds and Sushant Kunwar On February 24, the Branford Board of Education held a meeting in which many parents, students, and teachers voiced their concerns regarding the hybrid learning model. The general consensus among those who spoke at

Presidents’ Day: What Does it Mean?

By Grahm Reynolds February break for students around the country serves as nothing more than a four-day weekend, breaking up the otherwise undisrupted school weeks during the months of January,  February, and March. It acts as a halfway point for

Activist Jane Elliott presents powerful ‘We are one race’ message at MLK breakfast

By Bo Yun V. Brainerd Last Monday, internationally-known and anti-racist activist Jane Elliott, best known for her “Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes” classroom experiment, spoke as a keynote speaker at an online version of Branford’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. tribute breakfast. 

21 Things To Help The Branford Community during 2021

By Bo Yun V. Brainerd As we head into the new year, it’s important to help one another during the current COVID-19 pandemic as well as restore our community little by little. Here are 21 safe activities you can take

Branford’s Model Congress Attends Virtual Yale Event

By Sushant Kunwar This year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, all clubs were restricted to an all-virtual schedule until early November. From that point onward, clubs have been allowed to meet in person, but only by adhering to the hybrid

More Students Choosing All Remote Option for School

By Grahm Reynolds BHS is almost three months into the new school year, and it has been, at the very least, abnormal for both teachers and students. During the Covid-19 pandemic, only one thing is certain – uncertainty. As expected

BHS Fall Production of ‘Dracula’ Goes All Virtual

By Aditya Rajpurohit The fall play is a yearly tradition in BHS. Although it is often overlooked due to the much more prominent spring musical, the play is always brilliantly directed by Maria Ogren and John Matthiessen, and wonderfully acted