Category: School Events

BHS Students Stuffing the Principal’s Office Again

By Meghan Cusack Students at BHS are bringing in large amounts of cans and other nonperishable food items into the principal’s office. It’s the time of year for Stuff the Principal’s office. This year also comes with another twist: BHS is having a friendly competition with Guilford High School and Daniel Hand High School. How did this friendly competition come about? According to Principal Lee

Stories of Life and War: What Veterans Needed to Say and Students Needed to Hear

By Matilda Kreider While most Connecticut high school students were sleeping in, BHS students got the opportunity to “experience history firsthand” as BHS history teacher and Gulf War veteran Dave Gruendel put it. That was the central message for many of the speakers, including senior Romero Wells and BHS Spanish teacher and Afghanistan veteran Andres Wullaert, at Wednesday’s 18th annual Veterans Appreciation Day assembly. As

18th Annual Veterans Appreciation Day at BHS

By Danni Dunlop Branford High School students and faculty gathered together for the 18th Annual Veterans Appreciation Day yesterday morning to honor those who served and fought for the country. Principal of BHS, Lee Panagoulias, started off the ceremony saying “As a school community, we take the time to reflect and appreciate the dedicated veterans who risked their lives and that are committed to the

Thrilling Dodgeball Tourney Hits the Mark

By Marshall Borrus It’s that time of the year: Halloween decorations, leaves falling off trees, and a dodgeball tournament. Friday marked the Branford Dodgeball Association’s first tournament, and it was the most exciting yet. A total of 18 teams from all grades were entered, each with their own teacher. Polemini the Slugger was such a hot commodity this year he found himself on two separate

Dodgeball Tournament Scheduled for Friday

By Meghan Cusack The dodgeball tournament that everyone has been waiting for is coming up this Friday, October 30.. With the tournament around the corner, we decided to ask Mr. Hamilton Hernandez a few questions about the tournament. He is organizing the event which will be held after school in the new gym. This event was originally thought of as a way to get the

Historic Naturalization Ceremony at BHS a Success

By Danni Dunlop Roberto Enrique Aguado, from Peru, was one of the 100 immigrants from 45 different countries who were naturalized last Friday morning at Branford High School. Aguado is disabled and came to America for a better life, he was raised here as a child and currently lives in East Hartford, CT. A couple of his favorite things about America is the Statue of

The Road to Citizenship That Leads Friday to BHS

By Josh Alex and Sydney Smith Each year, the United States becomes home to many people from all across the world, from places like Mexico, India, the Philippines, Dominican Republic, and China. In 2015, more than 450,500 people became new citizens of the United States. On Friday October 23 at Branford High School, a few dozen more people will become U.S. citizens after going through these

BHS Makes History by Hosting a Naturalization Ceremony

By Danni Dunlop Branford High School will be hosting a Naturalization Ceremony for immigrants who will be sworn in as official citizens of the United States in the auditorium on Friday, October 23rd. It is said that BHS is the first high school in Connecticut to ever do something like this. BHS principal Lee Panagoulias is a son of an immigrant from Greece and he

Dropping SBA Test in Favor of SAT is the Right Answer

By Matilda Kreider For those juniors who had been dreading taking the state’s new Smarter Balance Assessment (SBA), Governor Dannel Malloy brought some good news recently: the state dropped SBA and plans instead to use the SAT as an evaluative test. Perhaps most exciting is that the SAT will be free for all Connecticut juniors. This change will benefit Connecticut students by reducing the amount

Return of Pep Rally Rouses Crowd

By Matilda Kreider The fall sports season got off to a rousing start Friday with a school-wide pep rally. Reinstated this year after a brief hiatus last spring, this fall pep rally was a little different than those of past years. It took place in the gym and included athletes tossing BHS T-shirts to the crowd, and it was required by the administration that skits