Category: Features

Branford High School Goes Green

    By Matthew Kerrigan Over the past 10 years Branford High School has aggressively made improvements to become more environmentally friendly, but how Eco-friendly has it become? For example, many students question Branford High School’s recycling efforts. “Everyone thinks the janitors just dump the recycling bins in the trash, so no one goes out of their way to recycle,” said Simon Mcgann, a junior at Branford

College Life After BHS

By Brianna Boteler Branford High School students who head off to college may be leaving Branford, but according to a new report released by the Guidance Department most BHS students stay close to home. The Summary Report released by guidance shows all of the statistics on the class of 2012, including what colleges the majority of students applied to. Many of those top schools are

Internet Privacy @ Branford High

By Drew Linehan Privacy is an issue that concerns a lot of people. On the internet, many people have been sharing their thoughts and pictures through social networking websites such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. With recent controversies, such as the David Petreaus incident, and Instagram selling photographs how can someone be sure that their privacy is secure? For the students at Branford High School, they

The School Day, Even Longer

Several states will participate in a new federal program to lengthen the school day, according to a federal announcement last week. New York is one of the five states participating in this program along with: Colorado, Massachusetts, Tennessee, and yes, Connecticut. The United States Department of Education is working with the National Center on Time and Learning to gain the support of states all around

The Apocalypse is Here. So What Now?

By Nina Mariotti As 2012 rapidly comes to an end, some would say the world is coming to an end as well. For the past few years now, people have been claiming that the Mayans predicted the world would end on December 21st, 2012. Movies that show morbid or sad ways of the world ending,like “Seeking a Friend for the World to End” and “The Day After

Marty McFly Time Travels and Brings Back Film to BHS

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

The Great Debate: Unweighted vs. Weighted GPAs

By Kelly Du Many students here at BHS strive to be on the coveted list: High Honors. This past quarter though, after report cards were sent out and red and white cards were distributed, many students were left confused and frustrated. “Since freshman year, I’ve gotten high honors until this year. I had a couple B’s in my AP classes, but I still should have

Changes in State Law May Affect Capstone

By Hunter Carden  What use is Capstone for Branford High School students? Do colleges actually look at the project? And is it truly as important as teachers say? Students have been asking questions like these for years. “Capstone is part of a students overall transcript, and colleges will be concerned when students are unable to fulfill the requirement or earn failing grades,” said Mr. Mike

Valentine: The Man Behind the Beard

By Matthew Kerrigan  Scott Valentine is an English teacher at Branford High School, his past is shrouded in mystery and few people know how he came to work at Branford High School and why. Mr. Valentine attended Seymour High School. There he did not participate in any extra curricular activities, “I was done with playing sports after playing them since I was young,” said Mr.