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By Kyle Kenney November 11th has been more than just a typical school day at BHS, it is a day that the school community takes to honor and remember all of the veterans who have served our nation. For the last five or so years, the BHS community has made it a priority to spend Veterans day learning the stories and tales from the local
By Heather Beedle The BHS math department has a new member. Mr.Ryan Roberts joins the school this year to start off his teaching career. Mr. Roberts did his student teaching at Stafford High School and learned new teaching habits that help him out today. He recently graduated from ECSU this past may and was eager to start a new teaching job. BHS welcomed him with
By Faythe Ventresca Starting a new job can be overwhelming and scary, but one of Branford High’s new teacher is on the right track. One of the school’s newest teachers – Sarah Vitelli – is a BHS graduate who was hired this year to teach science. Her love for this subject started back into her freshman year of high school. She knew right away that
By Caitlin Daley and Sharon Webster While students and educators were soaking up the summer sun on the beach and relaxing this summer, the custodians at BHS were busy at work. From the last day of the previous year, when the final bell rung, until the students returned in late August, the custodians took apart the school and created a clean, improved condition. We had
by Kelly Du The yearbooks have been distributed and everyone is rushing to sign each other’s books. While many are looking at all the colorful pages inside, this year’s cover is getting some noticed attention. In a nice surprise, senior Vinny Roca painted the cover art. Roca was asked at the end of last year by art teacher Madelyn Paskiewicz to paint something for the
By Brittany Butler Here at Branford High School there’s a new attendance officer. At some point during the four years attending this school, everybody will interact with her, whether its through the phone or just stepping into her office to get a pass. Who really is the woman that sits behind the desk and takes everybody’s phone calls? What is the job really like? Everybody
By James Integlia Branford football coach Mike Tracy resigned January 4th after four seasons as Head Coach, saying his main reason for stepping down was to spend more time with his family. “He’s somebody who’s such a good head coach, he’s so thorough and did it by the book.” said Scott Jenkin BHS ’80, who has been on the Hornet’s football staff since 1991, “He held kids
By James Integlia The third time is the charm they say, and after being rescheduled twice, the “Protest for Carolyn Lippolis” was held Thursday in front of Branford High School. Lippolis, a former BHS social studies teacher, was fired on November 28, 2012 following more than a year on administrative leave. Lippolis was terminated at a Board of Education meeting after a several month investigation by
By Sam Bailey-Loomis Students strolling down the A wing in Branford High School will see a smiling, familiar face outside A-20 each day. Laughing, playful, and always looking forward to a great day. Twenty-three-year old Jennifer Kordek, the new Psychology and Civilizations teacher, welcomes all students into her class to learn and grow. Kordek was born in New Haven, and was raised in Hamden and
From All Your Editors Have you ever wondered what Branford High School was like in the 1960’s? Well, do we have a treat for you, some secret footage was found, retaped by Mr. Madden, the Technology Coordinator, and uploaded onto YouTube. Try and see where you would have fit in. The film was made in 1965 and it depicts all aspects of life at Branford
