Month: November 2010

Ben and Jerry’s vs. Ashley’s

by Alyssa Mason                 The two most popular ice cream shops in Branford are Ben and Jerry’s and Ashley’s, which happen to be on the same street, this creates somewhat of a rivalry between each shop’s supporters.  But is one more popular than the other? After a recent poll of students here at BHS, it has been proven that Ashley’s is indeed more popular.  When

A Close-to-Home Nobel Prize Winner

  by Meglin Bodner Growing up on a farm with two brothers and sisters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Thomas Steitz didn’t expect to be a Nobel Prize winner later in life.  Well, as it turns out, that is exactly what happened.  He won the prize for studying the structure and function of the ribosome. His work helped others to create drugs that helped cure diseases. Professor

The Man Who Came to Dinner

by Meglin Bodner Once again BHS students are going to take part in The Man Who Came to Dinner. It’s the fall play for 2010. Moss Hart and George Kaufman were the brains behind this marvelous play. It was written in the time of war, when there was tension all over the world and people needed something to lift their spirits. In 1939, the play