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

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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

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Mask On, Mask Off: A Big Change at BHS

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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.

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

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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

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Should You Take the SAT or Not? It Depends.

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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

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New Recycling Plan Helping BHS Go Green

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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

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EDITORIAL: Give Us Two Weeks to Flatten the Curve… Again

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By Grahm Reynolds

Last school year was a year of ups and downs. At first, remote learning was a massive adjustment for both students and faculty. Yet by the spring, there were glimmers of hope. All students were able to be back in school by April, and seniors had their prom, class trip, and an in-person graduation at the end of the year — previously thought impossible.