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By Mariella Esperti and Macey Girard As April begins and spring sports start, we see a change of energy at Branford High School. After two years of COVID restrictions, athletes can finally enjoy the new sports season restriction-free. There are no mask or contact restrictions for the spring season, and athletes couldn’t be more excited. “I’m so happy to go into this season with no
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
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
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.
By Tyler Jarvis
It’s an appropriate time to end the mask mandate in Branford schools. This will not prohibit those who are inclined to wear a mask from wearing one. Instead, it simply allows for students to exercise their right to not wear one if they so please.
By Sushant Kunwar
Branford Public Schools should maintain the mask mandate past Feb. 28; it’s still too early to regress from taking measures against the spread of Covid-19. It’s understandable that people want to move on from the pandemic, but it’s an unfortunate reality of our time.
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
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
How necessary are mental health days? During these last few years, issues of mental health have emerged. The new school calendar reduces three full days to half days. What do you think of this change?
COVID-19 has not stopped the Student Council from holding this year’s Homecoming Dance which will take place under a tent in the parking lot.
