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Thrilling Dodgeball Tourney Hits the Mark

On October 30, 2015February 5, 2025 By Branford Buzz

By Marshall Borrus It’s that time of the year: Halloween decorations, leaves falling off trees, and a dodgeball tournament. Friday marked the Branford Dodgeball Association’s first tournament, and it was the most exciting yet. A total of 18 teams from all grades were entered, each with their own teacher. Polemini the Slugger was such a hot commodity this year he found himself on two separate

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Dodgeball Tournament Scheduled for Friday

On October 28, 2015February 5, 2025 By Branford Buzz

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

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The Road to Citizenship That Leads Friday to BHS

On October 19, 2015October 20, 2015 By Branford Buzz

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

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BHS Makes History by Hosting a Naturalization Ceremony

On October 16, 2015October 21, 2015 By Branford Buzz

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

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Dropping SBA Test in Favor of SAT is the Right Answer

On October 13, 2015December 9, 2015 By Branford Buzz

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

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Ben & Jerry’s Closes Doors for Good

On October 6, 2015 By Branford Buzz

By Danni Dunlop Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream permanently closed their doors a few weeks ago to leave Ashley’s the only place to go and grab an ice cream in the center of Branford. Inside the store over the weekend, a former employee was taking away the furniture and he said that he was unsure of the whole reason why the store permanently closed its

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Branford Mourns Tragic Death of ’14 BHS Grad

On September 28, 2015September 28, 2015 By Branford Buzz

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

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Return of Pep Rally Rouses Crowd

On September 23, 2015 By Branford Buzz

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

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Athletes Making Video to Promote Sportsmanship

On February 4, 2015January 30, 2015 By Branford Buzz

By Damien Maniscalco and Mike White School officials recently came together to raise awareness about sportsmanship throughout high schools in the area. Sportsmanship is an aspiration that a sport or activity will be enjoyed for its own sake, with consideration for fairness, ethics, respect, and a sense of fellowship with one’s competitors. Branford High School wants to show students how they express and demonstrate it, said

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