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Editor’s note: The following is part of a regular feature in The Buzz spotlighting a new or interesting album. By Luke Arsenault Group: Foxygen Album: …And Star Power Genre: psych-pop/experimental Bio: Jonathan Rado and Sam France formed Foxygen while in high school in 2005. Their indie rock style quickly became more experimental. This caught the eye of a producer in 2011 at one of their high energy
By Ryan Connell The Branford Football team defeated Hillhouse 20-18 on Friday to capture a share of the SCC Division 2 West Division title. A team who failed to win a game last year has turned things around and has bolstered three wins already this season along with a share of the division title. It is Branford’s third Division 2 West title, and first since
By Meghan Cusack Nothing in life goes exactly to plan. There are unexpected twists that lead us to places that we would never have originally chosen to be. Just ask the new teacher in the World Language department, Mr. Andres Wullaert. Before deciding to be a teacher, he was a member of the US Army. He had even planned on making a career in the military
By Madeleine Mattson and Rebecca Criscuolo The Advanced Placement United States history curriculum has changed this school year, affecting not only Branford High School students, but students and teachers across America. If the students who took AP US last school year were to walk into an AP US history classroom this year, they would not recognize it. Teachers at Branford aren’t complaining about the new
By Ryan Connell The #17 seed Branford High School Boys Soccer team has advanced to the Class L State Championship game Saturday, where they will take on #11 seeded Avon. Branford entered with a 1-0 win over Joel Barlow in the Semifinals; Avon defeated South Windsor 1-0 in the other semifinal. Saturday’s game is a rematch of the 2011 Class L Semifinal where Avon defeated
By Brianna Linehan and Rebecca Mancini Branford High School recently raised their credit requirements by 1.5 credits from 5.25 to 6.75. This change means that even if students, specifically seniors, only need a few credits more to graduate, they still have to take a full day of classes. From conversations with several upperclassmen it is clear that this change is causing a more stressful academic
