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EDITORIAL: In Defense of the Class Officers
Not holding elections this year helped maintain continuity in student leadership during this unprecedented time.
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Buzz Editorial: Senior Season Saved? The Journey Back to School
By Bo Yun V. BrainerdLast Wednesday, March 3, parents and students – many frustrated, some relieved – urged the Board of Education for a genuine plan of action about moving towards a return to more in-person learning. However, with the Branford COVID-19 cases increasing, administrators were hesitant to give definitive answers. As of right now, Superintendent Hamlet Hernandez is aiming to increase in-person learning this
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A Letter to the Teachers and Administration of Branford Public Schools
Dear teachers, administrators and staff of BPS, Let me preface this letter by stating how appreciative the students who chose to return to school are for the immense work you’ve all put into our reopening. However, it seems that the perspective of the students has been forgotten and quite frankly overlooked. Connecticut alone has reopened over 250 schools all over the state along with their
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OPINION – Liberty and Justice for All? The Fight for Equality within the Classroom
OPINION By Bo Yun V. Brainerd After the surge of Black Lives Matter marches and anti-racist mobilizations, including here in Branford, protestors have denounced the numerous social, cultural and historical beliefs this country thrives on. Unlearning this myth of American innocence and prosperity must begin within the classroom. However, are Americans truly prepared to be held accountable? Are schools? Following the SAFER Branford Protest that
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Society’s Standards of Beauty Impact Today’s Teens
“Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself” according to fashion icon Coco Chanel. If that is true, then why are women and men constantly beating themselves down to meet society’s expectations of beauty?
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Teen Motherhood: A Life is Created, Does One Have to Be Ruined?
By Matilda Kreider I’m sitting in a classroom in my high school with a girl I’ve known since middle school, preparing for an interview. We are the same age and we grew up in the same town, but our lives exist on different planes. I’m still just someone’s daughter, but she is someone’s mother. With that knowledge in mind, I expect things between us to
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11 People to Think About on MLK, Jr. Day
From the Editor In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., and only a few weeks away from Black History Month, our first post of the year is about modern black men and women whose names you should know. Some stood side by side with MLK, Jr., while others are fighting for equality today. Some dedicated their lives to civil rights, some made memorable stands in
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Movie Review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
By Meghan Cusack Thirty-eight years ago, the world was introduced to a galaxy far, far away. There, we met a farmer on Tatooine named Luke Skywalker. Skywalker and his friends Han and Leia, went on to be three of the most iconic characters in cinematic history. After the notorious prequels and cartoon television spin-offs, the original trio is back for another set of adventures. However,
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15 Must-Watch Classic Holiday Movies
By Matilda Kreider Everyone knows Elf, Home Alone, and The Polar Express. Here are fifteen beloved older movies you may not know as well. 15. Mister. Magoo’s Christmas Carol (1962) This animated TV version of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” features the character Mr. Magoo as a Ebenezer Scrooge-type who doesn’t believe in Christmas. 14. The Little Drummer Boy (1968) Using the stop-motion style made famous by Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, this 25-minute
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More Than Just English Extra Credit: Why You Should See “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
By Cara Delucia As you may or may not know, a small section of the BHS Performing Arts department will be putting on William Shakespeare’s classic comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” this week. This is not to be confused with the department’s spring musical, a separate production that is put on around the end of March, which I encourage you all to see as well. As someone who
