Category: Interviews

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

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

Senior Year: Lucky Enough to Avoid the College Application Stress

By Angela Pascale As senior year begins, a student’s life becomes extremely stressful from college applications, Capstone essays, and much more. Senior April Simmons, 17, has a lot less stress on her plate these days. April plays lacrosse for BHS but also for other travel teams, where she was noticed earlier this year by Wagner College. They contacted her July 1st, the first day college

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

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

A Senior’s Take: Reaching The Final Steps Of High School

By Shradha Shrestha   Senior Michaela Hobbs, who is preparing to say goodbye to high school, is used to being busy. So a recent injury did little to slow her down. Hobbs, 17, field hockey captain, music and honors student, injured herself during a varsity game on the BHS field against Guilford. So far, this is the second injury of the field hockey season. She

Teacher Feature: Mr. Roberts Is New Addition to Math Department

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

Teacher Feature: Ms. Vitelli Joins BHS Science Department

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

Post High School Advice From a BHS Grad

By Gina Marino Jess Parker may attend the University of Delaware, but the 2013 BHS grad is reaching out to students about life after high school. Although not everybody may attend college after graduating high school, for those that did, it seems as though a different story always comes back with them. Jess was happy to say she’s been having a positive college experience and

Who is BHS’s attendance officer?

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

New Teacher Hopes to Create Her Legacy at Branford High School

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

Still Developing: The John McColl Story

By Drew Linehan John Rome McColl is the photography teacher at Branford High School; he is loved by students and renowned for his unique teaching techniques. McColl had a long arduous journey before ending up at Branford High School though. John McColl grew up in a small town in Connecticut called Branford, where he attended Branford High School for three years and Hamden High School