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By Shradha Shrestha It is only November, but Branford High School choir students are preparing for the trip to Spain on April Break 2014 by holding fundraisers, planning future concerts, and, of course, rehearsing. This upcoming year, Choir Teacher Mrs. Roding and her 90 choir students along with few more adults, will be spending seven days in Spain plus two extra days for travel. On
By Shradha Shrestha Senior Michaela Hobbs, who is preparing to say goodbye to high school, is used to being busy. So a recent injury did little to slow her down. Hobbs, 17, field hockey captain, music and honors student, injured herself during a varsity game on the BHS field against Guilford. So far, this is the second injury of the field hockey season. She
By Heather Beedle With the promise of an extra hour of sleep and an earlier sunset, daylight savings time ends this Sunday at 2 a.m. And this transformation or “fallback” is seen as a great advantage to students at Branford High School. Everyone will get an extra hour of sleep Sunday morning. “This extra hour allows me to be more rested for the school day
By Justin Veilleux and Sabrina Stemm Many BHS students face great difficulty balancing the challenges of school, extra curricular activities, and work while attempting to get enough sleep every night. According to The National Sleep Foundation,“Students need 9 ¼ hours of sleep each night to function best.” The ability to learn, listen and concentrate become inhibited without proper sleep, according to the Sleep Foundation. According
By Heather Beedle The BHS math department has a new member. Mr.Ryan Roberts joins the school this year to start off his teaching career. Mr. Roberts did his student teaching at Stafford High School and learned new teaching habits that help him out today. He recently graduated from ECSU this past may and was eager to start a new teaching job. BHS welcomed him with
By Faythe Ventresca Starting a new job can be overwhelming and scary, but one of Branford High’s new teacher is on the right track. One of the school’s newest teachers – Sarah Vitelli – is a BHS graduate who was hired this year to teach science. Her love for this subject started back into her freshman year of high school. She knew right away that
By Gina Marino A new set of rules regarding class credits is in place this school year at Branford High School and caused a bit of confusion among students. “This year we will be the first year enforcing 21 credits upon incoming freshman instead of 20”, says guidance counselor Amy Olszewski. To many students this was a surprise. Due to the news of the extra
By Gina Marino Jess Parker may attend the University of Delaware, but the 2013 BHS grad is reaching out to students about life after high school. Although not everybody may attend college after graduating high school, for those that did, it seems as though a different story always comes back with them. Jess was happy to say she’s been having a positive college experience and
By Faythe Ventresca It’s time to say goodbye to CAPTain Courageous and all the CAPTivating school days, but it is still unclear what new testing system is coming our way. The state of Connecticut has made their decision about switching standardized testing throughout high schools. Over the years, sophomores were required to take CAPT (Connecticut Academic Performance Test). Schools are now switching to a new
By: Ryan Connell The Branford High school Girls Volleyball team has been stellar so far this year. They have a record of 11-5 heading into the last part of the regular season. They have already clinched a share of the Oronoque division title and look for bigger and better things in the postseason. They have been one of the hottest teams in the SCC winning
