Month: November 2015

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Fall Sports Wrap Up; Heading Into the Winter Season

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By Matilda Kreider This Thursday marked the official end of the fall sports season, with the football team taking an exciting 10-7 home victory over East Haven in the 74th annual Thanksgiving Day Beehive Bowl. With this win, the team kept East Haven from qualifying for the state tournament and now leads the series 38-32-4 all-time. Most other fall sports wrapped up in late October

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Op-Ed: “Snowcoming” 2015: Moving Beyond Sexism in Sadie Hawkins

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By Claira Janover Let’s talk Homecoming. This year’s third annual Sadie Hawkins’s “Girls Ask Guys” themed homecoming, or “Snowcoming” is set for December 11. This Sadie Hawkins’s themed dance has gained popularity thanks to Student Council, which began the tradition with the first Sadie’s homecoming in 2013. It’s also popular because it’s been a way for girls to turn upside down the gender-specific tradition of boys asking girls.

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BHS Students Stuffing the Principal’s Office Again

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By Meghan Cusack Students at BHS are bringing in large amounts of cans and other nonperishable food items into the principal’s office. It’s the time of year for Stuff the Principal’s office. This year also comes with another twist: BHS is having a friendly competition with Guilford High School and Daniel Hand High School. How did this friendly competition come about? According to Principal Lee

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Stories of Life and War: What Veterans Needed to Say and Students Needed to Hear

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By Matilda Kreider While most Connecticut high school students were sleeping in, BHS students got the opportunity to “experience history firsthand” as BHS history teacher and Gulf War veteran Dave Gruendel put it. That was the central message for many of the speakers, including senior Romero Wells and BHS Spanish teacher and Afghanistan veteran Andres Wullaert, at Wednesday’s 18th annual Veterans Appreciation Day assembly. As

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18th Annual Veterans Appreciation Day at BHS

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By Danni Dunlop Branford High School students and faculty gathered together for the 18th Annual Veterans Appreciation Day yesterday morning to honor those who served and fought for the country. Principal of BHS, Lee Panagoulias, started off the ceremony saying “As a school community, we take the time to reflect and appreciate the dedicated veterans who risked their lives and that are committed to the

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New Start for Ms. Robertson at BHS

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By Danni Dunlop This school year at Branford high school we also have a new face in our English department, Ms. Sara Robertson. Like Ms. Loesche and Mr. Smith, she started teaching at BHS this year. As a student, she attended North Branford High School and University of Connecticut.  She holds a bachelor’s degree in English and education and also a masters in education. She

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Another Republican Municipal Sweep for Branford

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By Claira Janover November 3rd marked the annual municipal election, and this year a mixture of voter apathy, incumbent advantage, and name recognition played in favor of the Republican Party a second year in a row. Republican incumbent James B. Cosgrove was re-elected by a 65% margin Branford’s First Selectman. His running mate Joseph E. Higgins was reelected as Second Selectman. Additionally, newcomer Jack Ahern,

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