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Anything Goes the musical was a success at Branford High School in March 2022
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Normalcy Returns As Anything Goes In Successful BHS Musical

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By Ariel Cobden and Madison Cook The Branford High School Performing Arts program recently completed a successful production of “Anything Goes,” performing in front of a full live audience for the first time in two years.  “Theater is back and better than ever,” Director Colin Sheehan said.  In the play, Reno Sweeney (Isabella Rarick 22’) sets sail on the S.S America for a get away

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Spring Sports Preview: 2022 Season Underway

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By Mariella Esperti and Macey Girard As April begins and spring sports start, we see a change of energy at Branford High School.  After two years of COVID restrictions, athletes can finally enjoy the new sports season restriction-free.   There are no mask or contact restrictions for the spring season, and athletes couldn’t be more excited. “I’m so happy to go into this season with no

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Mask On, Mask Off: A Big Change at BHS

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By Vanessa Fusco and Nicole Pagliaro 85% to 90% of school districts across Connecticut elected to drop mandatory face mask wearing this week. Branford High School looks a lot different this week as students and teachers no longer have to wear masks in the building, a change which has impacted the school in several ways.   This major transition resulted in very mixed reactions from students.

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Should You Take the SAT or Not? It Depends.

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By Katelyn Robbins The SAT is a time-consuming test of a student’s academic skill used for admission to colleges. This four hour test – used to estimate our reading and math skill level – tends to make or break college decisions for many students. Since the COVID pandemic started, a lot of colleges stopped required the SAT. Before the pandemic, the SAT would sometimes be

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Students Enjoy First Pep Rally in Two Years

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By Aditya Rajpurohit and Sushant Kunwar Branford High School held its first pep rally in over one and a half years last month. Various fall sports teams took to the football field to introduce themselves and encourage members of the BHS community to show their support in upcoming games. “As a community, our BHS students have overcome a variety of obstacles in the past year

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Branford High School’s Return to In Person Learning is Underway

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By Sushant Kunwar and Grahm Reynolds At the time of writing this article, there has been two school weeks of a full in-person school model. The road to this return was a long and hard one. This return was possible due to the combined efforts of parents, teachers, and all other members of the Branford Public Schools community.  Opinions on this issue—as always— are varied

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BHS Still Figuring Out Schedule for Next Year

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By Stephanie Toste Branford High School will have a new schedule next school year, but it is not clear yet what exactly it will look like. The school has recently put together a committee of faculty, leadership team members, administration, along with a student and parent representative, to help go about this change. “[The committee] will be going through a process to answer three guiding

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Buzz Editorial: Senior Season Saved? The Journey Back to School

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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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Branford Making Plans to Returns to In-Person Learning

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By Grahm Reynolds and Sushant Kunwar On February 24, the Branford Board of Education held a meeting in which many parents, students, and teachers voiced their concerns regarding the hybrid learning model. The general consensus among those who spoke at the meeting was that a swift return to full in-person learning would be best for not only the students, but the Branford Public Schools community

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