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BHS Teachers in for an Interesting Summer Vacation

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By Danni Dunlop and Meghan Cusack Several Branford High teachers were recently awarded grants to travel to different parts of the globe this summer – from Europe to Cuba. The teachers who received these interesting opportunities are Mr. Joel Hinrichs, Mr. Peter Bouley, Mrs. Maura Sullivan and Mrs. Elise Weisenbach. Bouley and Hinrichs will travel to Germany, Serbia and Greece to investigate the Syrian Refugee

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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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Thrilling Dodgeball Tourney Hits the Mark

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By Marshall Borrus It’s that time of the year: Halloween decorations, leaves falling off trees, and a dodgeball tournament. Friday marked the Branford Dodgeball Association’s first tournament, and it was the most exciting yet. A total of 18 teams from all grades were entered, each with their own teacher. Polemini the Slugger was such a hot commodity this year he found himself on two separate

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Ms. Loesche Makes Her Way Back to BHS

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By Danni Dunlop Another new staff member at Branford High School is Ms. Alicia Loesche, a teacher in the Mathematics Department. She began this year along with Mr. Smith, who was profiled on The Buzz previously. She attended Sacred Heart Academy for high school, and University of Connecticut and Quinnipiac University for college. She holds a bachelor’s in math and a masters in secondary education.

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Mr. Smith Comes to Branford

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By Danni Dunlop This school year at Branford High School we have a new face in our Mathematics Department, Mr. Christopher Smith. Back when he was in high school, he attended Notre Dame, West Haven for high school and after graduating from there, he attended The College of Holy Cross. Around the age of 22 or 23 is when he decided that he wanted to

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Unexpected Twists Lead Mr. Wullaert to BHS

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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

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Dancing With the Staff: Champion Chen

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By Sam Bailey-Loomis Buzz Editor Tonight, in the BHS auditorium, students from all grades, teachers of all subjects, students from other schools, and others in the Branford community all came together to observe the well-known spectacle of Dancing with the Staff. Teachers included in tonight’s competition for the winning title were Miss Kordek, Mr. Hernandez, Mr. Park, Dr. Chen, Mr. Collins, Dr. Knickelbein (a.k.a. “DK”),

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New Band Teacher Hoping to Make More Music

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By Sabrina Stemm New Band Teacher Mr. Valenti is in his first year at BHS, but he already has hopes to expand band and make the class a more a recognizable force in the Branford High School community. Band, for the most part is like any other class, aside from the requirement to have played an instrument prior to signing up. According to Mr. Valenti

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Teacher Feature: New Math Teacher Didn’t Enjoy Math in High School

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By Maria Quagliano New math teacher Mr. Elsden has joined the Branford High School community and is liking it more and more everyday he said. Elsden, who teaches geometry honors and algebra 2 block, said he was inspired to become a math teacher by a “great group of math teachers” he had in college. He also wanted a career where he could help people. Surprisingly

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Teacher feature: A New Mr. White Making Noise at BHS

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By Maria Quagliano Within the walls of Branford High School students and faculty have been aware of the name Mr. White from the guidance office, but now they have the chance to get to know a new personality behind the name. A new faculty intern from the University of Bridgeport, also named Mr. White, has been loving working at BHS since day one due to

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