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By Meglin Bodner The upcoming musical at BHS is Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida. It starts out in a museum’s Egyptian exhibit where two people glance at each other and form a connection. Then, the statue of a female Pharaoh awakens and transports the audience to ancient Egypt where Egyptian soldiers and their captain, Radames (Noah Perito), are returning from a mission to conquer
Make sure you pick up our own copy of the Calliope next week! Calliope is the school’s literary magazine made up of artwork, poems, short stories and other types of writing from the students of BHS. This is a sneak peak of the new magazine coming out; the cover was created by BHS student Ziqi Wang. You can get your own copy of the magazine
by Vinny Roca As we move into the digital area, many aspects of life are becoming less tangible and becoming posts on our newsfeed or messages in our e-mail; and Branford high school is no exception. Through social networking sites, blogs and other tools on the information highway, teachers are getting information out to their students at home. Many teachers have been using the internet
by Editor-in-Chief Marisa Kaplita This past Tuesday on February 14th during period six 15 BHSers battled it out on the stage; Aria Jones, Henry Jin, Ben Shao, Christina Smith, Chrissy Beaulac, Kaity Robbins, Pompeo Mazella, Brianna DeNegris, Jennifer Lassen, Rachel Hanchuruck, Michelle Caron, Meglin Bodner, Jenny Flynn, Bryanna Willaby, and Ziqi Wang were all participators of the Poetry Out Loud Competition. For this competition all the students picked a poem from a list on this website: http://www.poetryoutloud.org/ ranging from different writers, lengths and
Ever wonder what our school was like 30 years ago? Or even 50 years ago? Now you don’t have to; our staff has uncovered a “vault” of Branford Newspapers that date all the way back to the 1950’s! Here’s a look at the different ways our school celebrated Valentines Day…. This survey was completed by the students who attended BHS in March of 1982, a
It’s February 14th and Valentines Day has spread through the hallways of Branford High through song, flowers, and spirit! It seems like everyone took part in celebrating this holiday of love; whether you were singing with the Music Makers to red-faced students, buying pink carnations to support Interact, or laughing over your “match maker” surveys. Valentines Day at BHS is a time for fun, giddiness, and LOTS of embarrassment for friends!
Come support the school’s Amnesty Club, by coming to their movie night this Wednesday, Feb 15th, at 5:30 pm in the F-wing Lecture Hall. You’ll get to watch the amazing Freedom Writers while snacking on Chinese Food. President Kelly Du says,”This movie night is just a great opportunity for everyone to come together and raise some money for Amnesty. It’s all for a great cause
Looking for a movie to snuggle up and watch this February 14th? Well, our staff has picked out the best ones for you! Valentines Date Out The Vow is a perfect movie made for Valentines Day couples looking for something romantic with a little twist to traditional love stories. Then end the date with a drive over to Friendly’s and order one Fribble and two
Looking for a movie to snuggle up and watch this February 14th? Well, our staff has picked out the best ones for you! Valentines Date Out The Vow is a perfect movie made for Valentines Day couples looking for something romantic with a little twist to traditional love stories. Then end the date with a drive over to Friendly’s and order one Fribble and two
