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By James Integlia Curtis Sutherland is one of Branford High’s best football players, but you may not see him suiting up on Friday nights. That’s because in the season opener against Trumbull in September, Sutherland, an all-SCC defensive back last year, suffered a tib-fib fracture in his right leg. “It hurt, said Sutherland “but I was more upset that my season was over.” Sutherland adds that
By Drew Linehan Branford High School library is undergoing extensive remodeling and updating, with main focal points on what the kids need and adapting to a more technologically advanced age. “We have a beautiful space down here we want to use,” says new hired librarian Ms. Jessica Mularski, “Kind of as a center to what the kids need in a twenty first century learning environment.”
by Marisa Kaplita As much as any Branford student says they hate being here and wished they could go to a different school, they can’t deny that going to Branford High does have its advantages. One of the coolest advantages by far is we are so close to Yale and therefore are presented with a variety of different exchange students each year whose parents came
by Meglin Bodner Growing up on a farm with two brothers and sisters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Thomas Steitz didn’t expect to be a Nobel Prize winner later in life. Well, as it turns out, that is exactly what happened. He won the prize for studying the structure and function of the ribosome. His work helped others to create drugs that helped cure diseases. Professor
By Ella Borkowski Science teacher Michelle Valauskas recently started teaching Branford High School. The following is an interview conducted with her by The Branford Buzz. Q: Where did you grow up? A: Guilford, CT Q: Why did you choose to teach at BHS? A: I have always heard great things about BHS, and feel very lucky to have been given an opportunity to teach here.
By Madeline Alden Cole Freeman, a senior here at BHS, was recently awarded a prestigious national writing award. He was one of 525 high school seniors across the country to win the award. Only 10 students from Connecticut were honored by the National Council of Teachers of English Achievement Awards in Writing in 2007. In all, 1,789 students were nominated. To even be considered for
