Anything Goes the musical was a success at Branford High School in March 2022

Normalcy Returns As Anything Goes In Successful BHS Musical

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

Exit Interviews Pose Final Hurdle to Graduation

By Dylan Torre As the 2022 school year comes to a close, many Branford High School seniors prepare to graduate and move on with their lives. But before they can do that they have one final task – the senior exit interviews. These interviews were first done last school year and they are designed to truly evaluate seniors as they enter the real world, school

BHS students stand in line during lunch to order a wrap, which is one of the most popular food stations in the cafeteria this year. Photo credit: Macey Girard

A Wrap Up on the Return of BHS Wraps

By Grahm Reynolds and Sushant Kunwar The BHS cafeteria has recently seen the return of a fan favorite: the sandwich and wrap station. Lines stretch out across the commons during lunchtime as students eagerly await to feast on their delicious meal.  “The wraps are back by popular demand. Before the pandemic, they were extremely popular among the students and staff,” said Food Service Worker Hyejong

BHS Alum Kelly M. Laske,who is the senior social media manager for US Weekly, speaks to students in Mr. Miller's Digital Journalism Class. Photo by Lauren Dombrowski

BHS Alum In Social Media ‘Dream Job’ Returns and Tells Students To Think Big

By Adam Albrecht Being the Senior Social Media Manager for a huge media company is difficult and many may crack under the pressure, but Kelly Laske makes it look easy. And she loves it. Laske, 28, is a 2012 graduate of Branford High School and currently works for US Weekly, a popular celebrity and entertainment based magazine. She has dreamed of being in her position

Mask On, Mask Off: A Big Change at BHS

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.

To Mask or Not To Mask? That is Question for Board of Ed Tonight

By Sushant Kunwar Tonight, the Branford Board of Education will hold a public hearing to hear input from the school community about the future of the mask mandate in Branford Public Schools.  This comes two weeks before the state mask mandate is set to end in Connecticut. Earlier last week, Governor Ned Lamont announced that the decision to require masks in schools will be determined

Should You Take the SAT or Not? It Depends.

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

New Recycling Plan Helping BHS Go Green

By Grahm Reynolds Recently, Branford High School has implemented a new program — headed by the National Honor Society and Environmental Club — to recycle paper that is thrown into blue recycle bins around the school. Previously, this paper was just thrown out with the rest of the trash, leading it to rot in a landfill.  “Paper consistently makes up the highest percentage of landfilled