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Freshman First Impressions: Navigating the Halls of BHS

With the dawn of another school year comes new insight, and with almost 200 ninth grade students entering BHS this year, there has already been a big adjustment for the school’s most recent arrivals. 

When asked to describe their first day in one word, Branford High’s newest students gave a variety of answers, ranging from…

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

Join the Buzz

If you have ever had any interest in writing for the school newspaper, The Buzz, come to the meeting on Wednesday September 2, at 2:30 in  E12. If you cannot attend contact Mrs. Butler, Colin Tripp, or just comment this

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

College Planning, Simplified

by Sean Smith Photo: student-choices.com As juniors prepare to plan for their lives post high school, many are struggling to find the school or training they need to be successful after their years here in public schooling. Today, students are

Jamming for a Cause

By Rachel Rimm On the evening of Friday May 8th several music-loving teens assembled in the school auditorium to support “Jamnesty”. Jamnesty is an event hosted by the Amnesty International club, which runs not only in our school, but in

BEF Fundraiser

By Madeline Alden On a rainy Wednesday, the atmosphere inside Lenny’s Restaurant was anything but dreary. The mellow sound of “Banana Pancakes” by Jack Johnson could be heard in the background sung by a local artist, Don Fillian, who provided

The Start of Girl’s Hockey Team

  Photo from PhotoDesign By Alice Ni New to this year’s winter sports is the girl’s hockey team. Although the team is only considered a club, the girls are still able to compete against other schools. The team is coached

MyBranfordSports.com

  by Merissa Blitz   The Branford Community knows John Steady for his work with the yearbook pictures and taking pictures at sport’s events but not everyone may know about his most recent project. Steady created a webpage that has

What They Don’t Know

The idea behind What They Don’t Know is that students can submit secrets anonymously to the Buzz and have the art department decorate the collected secrets. This idea was inspired by Postsecret. If you want to submit your own secrets