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Dear Maggie, I’m a senior this year and one of my major concerns during this time is college applications. I’ve already applied early action to a couple of schools and I’m applying regular decision for a couple others. My parents want me to follow in their footsteps and go to a state school but I have my heart set on a college in New York.
By Madeline Alden The Buzz presents Inspired by Vh1’s You Oughta Know. Meet Great Caesar and the GoGetters Photo Credit: Emily Spine They are a jazzy rock band with a twist. Here’s a Q and A with Stephen from Great Caesar and the GoGetters Photo from Caitlin Armitage Photo What towns are the members from? All the members are from Madison, CT, except for (me)
Photo From Moore’s Lore By Hannah Kahl “The Crucible”, written by Arthur Miller, is a very well known play that the BHS theatre performed on December 4-6, 2008. “The Crucible” is about the Salem Witch Trials that occurred in 1692. “The Crucible” was directed by Mrs. Ogren and all of the students that were involved did a great job. All of the acting was excellent
By Sergei Poljak Although it may not occur to you, there is a special someone paying that electricity bill every month at your home. Unfortunately, citizens of Connecticut have the highest electric bill in the country, at 24 cents per kW/h. I’ve asked a few students to see what they were paying, and although I did not get any answers, the fact is that you
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 York City carrying scarves and peace sign attire. Scarves are popular at stores such as American Eagle, Hollister, PacSun, and many more. “I love wearing
Capricorn 12/22-1/19 – Happy Birthday Capricorn! Make your holidays great by volunteering at a local soup kitchen or other organization on Christmas day. This will be a great way to give back to your community. Aquarius 1/20-2/18 – Finally you are no longer alone. Make sure you show your newly appointed special someone some love by giving him/her and very meaningful present (maybe a poem?)
The Buzz presents Inspired by Vh1’s You Oughta Know. Meet the Smyrk. The Band is made up of three members: Doron, Ari, and Chris. They are a phenomenal band and I actually got a chance to interview them. Here’s a Q and A with Ari from the Smyrk. What towns are the members from? Doron and Ari are from New Haven. Chris is
Every week the Buzz Blog will upload a video from Dancing With the Staff. This week it is a video of D.K., Ms. Saur and Brittney P. performance! if video doesn’t show up click here. Enjoy, -Madeline Alden
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 teach at BHS? A: I have always heard great things about BHS, and feel very lucky to have been given an opportunity to teach here.
By Liz Tate The 2008 Branford High School Milestone yearbook won four marks of distinction from the National Scholastic Press Association. The NSPA rated The Milestone yearbook a 42.50 out of a possible 45 points. This puts The Milestone in the top 5% of the best yearbooks produced in the country. In fact, one of the judges said, “What you produce here is a college
