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The Blazer

Branson’s student-run newspaper
Branson School News, Sports, Life and Opinion

The Blazer

Branson School News, Sports, Life and Opinion

The Blazer

Faculty and staff departures

Faculty and staff departures

By Cooper Tenney May 8, 2021
Eight members of faculty and staff will leave the school.
Branson releases new schedule for 2021-22 school year

Branson releases new schedule for 2021-22 school year

By Patricia dePalma May 8, 2021

Branson released next year’s schedule to return popular elective offerings, honor student choice and more time for collaboration and extracurriculars.  The current schedule offers three 90-minute...

Objectives-based grading: What is it, and what is its future at Branson

Objectives-based grading: What is it, and what is its future at Branson

By Cameron Aryanpour May 8, 2021

  Brought to school two years ago, objectives-based grading, also known as OBG, has grown at Branson as a grading system to challenge the traditional grading system used in many schools throughout...

Rise in Anti-Asian violence in recent months

Rise in Anti-Asian violence in recent months

By Brayden Mathews May 8, 2021

Asian-American and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. have been the targets of an increasing number of hate crimes since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This issue had been largely ignored and unreported...

Monday night theatre sports commence

Monday night theatre sports commence

By Patricia dePalma March 29, 2021

Every Monday night at 7, a group of student actors from all grades attends Theatre Sports, a form of improvisational theater where the participants are given certain restrictions, either physical or verbal,...

Special guest Marc Bamuthi Joseph offers powerful words on Black life in America

Special guest Marc Bamuthi Joseph offers powerful words on Black life in America

By Reese Dahlgren  March 29, 2021

In celebration of Black History Month, the Branson community held a special event featuring the presentation of activist and educator Marc Bamuthi Joseph. A former Branson Gallard Fellow and vice president...

The pets of Branson

The pets of Branson

By Ryder Lariviere March 29, 2021

  Despite the exhausting, chaotic and trying times that we are living in, we can always find love in the world through our pets. At Branson, a total of nine dogs live on campus, each with their...

March Madness 2021: How it works, upsets and brackets at Branson

March Madness 2021: How it works, upsets and brackets at Branson

By Lucas Metzger March 29, 2021

Every March, it happens. March Madness, the NCAA tournament where every 64 collegiate teams come together to play an elimination-style bracket, begins. This is one of the most highly anticipated sports...

Students continue to work during the pandemic

Students continue to work during the pandemic

By Cameron Aryanpour March 29, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many challenges to the day-to-day lives of students at Branson. One such difficulty is the struggle of managing and finding a job for a teenager during COVID.  Serafina...

Branson begins conversations about expanding solar power

Branson begins conversations about expanding solar power

By Cooper Tenney March 29, 2021

Branson has begun discussions of expanding its solar power and installing backup batteries in the coming years, with a goal of becoming more efficient and adaptable to a changing environment. The factors...

Youth sports regulations are increasingly flexible

Youth sports regulations are increasingly flexible

By Finn Dossey March 29, 2021

March 13 marked one year since the coronavirus changed the lives of all high school students. Among the regulations that followed the pandemic was a total shut-down of youth sports. Now, a full year...

Students adjust to six-week rotations

Students adjust to six-week rotations

By Ellis Keeffe March 29, 2021

As Branson continues to push through its six-week rotation, with only three classes throughout the rotation, students report having trouble remembering concepts from the previous rotation.  Before...

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