Category: Features

Blumenthal Visits BHS for Town Hall Meeting

By Andrew DeBenedictis On Monday, April 2nd, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) visited the Branford High School Auditorium to hold a town hall-style meeting with Branford students. Blumenthal took questions on topics everything from gun control and school safety to immigration, the opioid epidemic, and prison reform. Students received a unique opportunity to speak to a member of Congress face to face, without limitation or

In Like A Lion, Out Like A Ram: Aries Season Horoscopes 2018

By Sarah Marsland Aries This is where it all fell apart last year. Stop gambling. The future is a Sagittarius. Taurus Choose the more mature connection. If it’s the fire sign, so be it. Celebrate spring in a field. Gemini You are the magician. For your trick this month you will pull a ribbon out of a lion’s mouth, as a hand reaches out from

Registration time: What to consider when choosing to take an AP class

By Kelly Tiernan It’s class registrationt time at BHS and many of you are probably struggling to figure out what classes that you should take next year. The vast amount of choices that Branford High School offers is both a gift and a curse. With so many options how are we to decide, and a select few of you may be wondering whether you should

The First Two Months of School and… What the Heck Happened?

By Abby Boyle Ok, so first quarter is over, but what the heck happened in Branford High School in September and October? Every student knows that there has been some major events at Branford High to break up the routine of our everyday lives. And even though we all know the behavior at Branford High can showcase some of the worst in is, there is

13 Must Watch Halloween Movies to Get You Ready for the Season

By Abby Boyle Its October and it’s officially spooky season! Halloween is a holiday full of candy, costumes, and scary events. But one of the best parts about Halloween is all the movies that you get to watch. So here are 13 must watch movies to see before spooky season is over. 1.Hocus Pocus(1993) A classic movie with perfect one-liners that will make you crack

I Saw the Sign: September Tarotscopes

By Sarah Marsland I know what you’re thinking. What the heck is a tarotscope? BHS, allow me to introduce you to the exciting (and kind of insane) world of tarot cards. Over the summer, while procrastinating on my AP work, I happened to pick up a deck of these so-called “magic” cards to see for myself if there was anything to them. I’d been watching tarot

Tips to Survive Branford High School

By Abby Boyle Welcome to Branford High! We are almost done with our first month of school and this article is going out to all newcomers to the high school. By this time you probably have all the basics of high schools down. Like where your classes are, and how you don’t sit on the senior balcony couches! But since high school is fairly new, here

14 Romantic Comedies to make this Valentines Day Extra Sweet!

By Danni Dunlop With Valentines Day only a few days away, I decided to put together a rom-com movie “playlist” for you to watch over the snowy weekend. 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) Meet the Stratford sisters: Pretty and popular Bianca is forbidden to have a boyfriend until her shrew-of-a sister, Kat, has one of her own. Seemingly impossible, could Patrick Verona win Kat’s

BHS Reacts To New President Trump: A Series of Photos

By Madeleine Mattson With Donald Trump set to be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States of America today, the Buzz has looked back at the last three months at Branford High School since the contentious election. Below are a series of pictures and statements from BHS students reacting to the transfer of power. From tears, to free hugs, to cheers of

A Look Back At The 11 Best Albums of 2016

By Sarah Marsland 2016 has not exactly been an easy year. Amidst the chaos and divisiveness of the election, seemingly constant news stories of conflict and violence, and the uncertainty of what lies ahead both within America and abroad, at times it has been hard to find something worth celebrating. Internet memes proclaiming that 2016 will go down in the books as “the worst year in