Branford High School’s Auditorium Transforms into a Little Shop of Horrors

By Grahm Reynolds Recently, BHS was host to a struggling floral shop, a sadistic dentist, and a murderous plant with a penchant for human flesh. This year’s spring musical, Little Shop of Horrors, was anything but. Starting on opening night – May 12th – through the final show on the 16th, the auditorium was filled with sights and sounds which audience members seemed to find

BHS hosts Vaccination Clinic with Fair Haven Community Health Care

By Sushant Kunwar Branford High School is working with The Fair Haven Community Health Care to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to students of ages 16 and older. In a recent newsletter, Superintendent Hamlet Hernandez implores parents to consider vaccinations for their children. Students can receive their first dose on May 13, 2021 and their second dose on June 3, 2021. The shots are free for all

Branford High School’s Return to In Person Learning is Underway

By Sushant Kunwar and Grahm Reynolds At the time of writing this article, there has been two school weeks of a full in-person school model. The road to this return was a long and hard one. This return was possible due to the combined efforts of parents, teachers, and all other members of the Branford Public Schools community.  Opinions on this issue—as always— are varied

BHS Still Figuring Out Schedule for Next Year

By Stephanie Toste Branford High School will have a new schedule next school year, but it is not clear yet what exactly it will look like. The school has recently put together a committee of faculty, leadership team members, administration, along with a student and parent representative, to help go about this change. “[The committee] will be going through a process to answer three guiding

BHS Readying for More Changes, and Students, with In Person Learning

By Grahm Reynolds and Sushant Kunwar Branford High School plans to return to in-person learning next month, as more details emerge about the pending change that will impact the daily learning environment at the school.  The day of reopening inches closer, and there is still a lot of uncertainty about how multiple aspects of school life will change. Simultaneously, pressure is mounting on the Board

Board of Education Speeds Up Return To In-Person Learning

By Sushant Kunwar and Grahm Reynolds The projected start date for full in-person learning has been pushed ahead by BPS, calling for the return of students almost a month ahead of the previous plan announced last week. Superintendent Hamlet Hernandez and the Branford Board of Education announced this change in the Board of Education meeting last night. The new accelerated return plan calls for a

Buzz Editorial: Senior Season Saved? The Journey Back to School

By Bo Yun V. BrainerdLast Wednesday, March 3, parents and students – many frustrated, some relieved – urged the Board of Education for a genuine plan of action about moving towards a return to more in-person learning. However, with the Branford COVID-19 cases increasing, administrators were hesitant to give definitive answers. As of right now, Superintendent Hamlet Hernandez is aiming to increase in-person learning this

Branford Making Plans to Returns to In-Person Learning

By Grahm Reynolds and Sushant Kunwar On February 24, the Branford Board of Education held a meeting in which many parents, students, and teachers voiced their concerns regarding the hybrid learning model. The general consensus among those who spoke at the meeting was that a swift return to full in-person learning would be best for not only the students, but the Branford Public Schools community

Presidents’ Day: What Does it Mean?

By Grahm Reynolds February break for students around the country serves as nothing more than a four-day weekend, breaking up the otherwise undisrupted school weeks during the months of January,  February, and March. It acts as a halfway point for between winter and spring break. The reason for the break, however, isn’t just to give schools a break. Presidents’ Day – the third Monday of

Activist Jane Elliott presents powerful ‘We are one race’ message at MLK breakfast

By Bo Yun V. Brainerd Last Monday, internationally-known and anti-racist activist Jane Elliott, best known for her “Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes” classroom experiment, spoke as a keynote speaker at an online version of Branford’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. tribute breakfast.  With over 300 virtual participants, the BHS culinary department and the Branford Rotary Club came together to sponsor a much-appreciated event with proceeds going to