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Trying to find school spirit at BHS is like trying to figure out the ending to the final season of LOST; right near impossible! But fortunately for us we now have a whole week dedicated to trying to bring back some pep to this school. Spirit week starts on Wednesday November 16th and ends on the 23rd and consists of the following: Wednesday November 16th:
Friday, Nov. 18 Homecoming Dance 7pm -10pm $5.00 Admission Bring Your Student ID Wednesday, Nov. 23 12:06 School Dismissal 12:06 Booths Open For Business East Entrance to school 12:30 Powder Puff Football 25 min halves On Turf (Over By 1:15 pm) 1:30 Student Faculty Volleyball New Gym Rally Scoring to 25
by Meglin Bodner That’s right! BHS proudly presents “The Phantom of The Opera” as the spring musical. It was first performed at Her Majesty’s Theatre, London in 1986 and is the longest running show in Broadway history, having had its 9,000th performance in September 2009. “The Phantom of the Opera” was taken from the book “Le Fantome de L’Opera by Gaston Leroux. The music was written
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 Meglin Bodner Once again BHS students are going to take part in The Man Who Came to Dinner. It’s the fall play for 2010. Moss Hart and George Kaufman were the brains behind this marvelous play. It was written in the time of war, when there was tension all over the world and people needed something to lift their spirits. In 1939, the play
by Alyssa Mason On October 9th, the AP art students and sculpture students showed off their incredible skills on the town green by making a giant wave out of recycled water bottles and other recyclable materials. Something unique about the sculpture, other than being completely recyclable, is that they built the sculpture on site. The art students had to make the different sections of the
by Marisa Kaplita The new school year has begun and we kicked it off great; our new freshmen came in, we started all our new fall sports, and we even dedicated our student center to Dr. Higgins. However, we also started the year off with another uneventful pep-rally. A few of the teams actually did do a good job, but most of them just did
By Hannah Kahl On October 30, 2009 BHS is having a blood drive from 8:00 a.m. till 1:00 p.m. in the old gym. Donating blood is one of the easiest ways to save someone’s life. People often forget that some people rely on donated blood to be able to live their lives. Blood is needed for emergencies and for people who have cancer, blood disorders,
By Lauren Buckman Thursday night, April 30, the Branford community came together to support a cause close to our hearts, which has unfortunately affected many of us. Whether it be directly, or through a family member or friend, the suffering that a cancer patient endures is tremendous. This is why we must help in all the ways possible and try to find a silver lining
By Madeline Alden On a rainy Wednesday, the atmosphere inside Lenny’s Restaurant was anything but dreary. The mellow sound of “Banana Pancakes” by Jack Johnson could be heard in the background sung by a local artist, Don Fillian, who provided the entertainment for the crowd of 50 or so people. The evening’s festivities were part of a fundraiser for the Branford Education Foundation, which is
