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By Brooke O’Leary It’s that time of the year again, time to apply to college. When choosing where you’re going to be for the next four years of your life, there’s an endless list of things to consider when choosing where you want to go. But you have to get accepted first. Listed below are five useful tips on the college application process. Hopefully, it
By Celia Shanley October was LGBTQ+ History month. It is time to reflect on the hard fought battle for LGBTQ+ rights that still continues to this day. LGBTQ+ history month was founded in 1994 thanks to a Missouri high school teacher, Rodney Wilson, who rallied support from LGBTQ+, human rights, and educational organizations. The month of October was selected for its pre-existing significance in the
By Andrew DeBenedictis In continuation with their several 2018 single releases, Phoenix-based and self-defined desert rockers Jared & The Mill have exploded back with their newest single “Feels Like”, which clocks in at just under eight minutes. Jared & The Mill have seemingly branched out from the acoustic and alternative country vibes of their debut album “Life We Chose”, which was defined by the song
By Andrew DeBenedictis On Monday, April 2nd, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) visited the Branford High School Auditorium to hold a town hall-style meeting with Branford students. Blumenthal took questions on topics everything from gun control and school safety to immigration, the opioid epidemic, and prison reform. Students received a unique opportunity to speak to a member of Congress face to face, without limitation or
By Sarah Marsland Aries This is where it all fell apart last year. Stop gambling. The future is a Sagittarius. Taurus Choose the more mature connection. If it’s the fire sign, so be it. Celebrate spring in a field. Gemini You are the magician. For your trick this month you will pull a ribbon out of a lion’s mouth, as a hand reaches out from
By Kelly Tiernan It’s class registrationt time at BHS and many of you are probably struggling to figure out what classes that you should take next year. The vast amount of choices that Branford High School offers is both a gift and a curse. With so many options how are we to decide, and a select few of you may be wondering whether you should
By Abby Boyle Ok, so first quarter is over, but what the heck happened in Branford High School in September and October? Every student knows that there has been some major events at Branford High to break up the routine of our everyday lives. And even though we all know the behavior at Branford High can showcase some of the worst in is, there is
By Abby Boyle Its October and it’s officially spooky season! Halloween is a holiday full of candy, costumes, and scary events. But one of the best parts about Halloween is all the movies that you get to watch. So here are 13 must watch movies to see before spooky season is over. 1.Hocus Pocus(1993) A classic movie with perfect one-liners that will make you crack
By Sarah Marsland I know what you’re thinking. What the heck is a tarotscope? BHS, allow me to introduce you to the exciting (and kind of insane) world of tarot cards. Over the summer, while procrastinating on my AP work, I happened to pick up a deck of these so-called “magic” cards to see for myself if there was anything to them. I’d been watching tarot
By Abby Boyle Welcome to Branford High! We are almost done with our first month of school and this article is going out to all newcomers to the high school. By this time you probably have all the basics of high schools down. Like where your classes are, and how you don’t sit on the senior balcony couches! But since high school is fairly new, here
