Students, faculty, family and even prospective parents gathered on Dec. 9 for Branson’s annual Tree Lighting and Winter Arts Festival.
The arts festival is a beloved Branson tradition. Head of School...
Described as “the hill I’m gonna die on,” “one of the biggest bees in my bonnet” and “my albatross” by Branson faculty, commons cleanliness is a topic of strong tension between students and...
For the first time since the pandemic, Branson has changed the format of the presentations prospective parents receive at admissions open houses.
The format has moved from teacher-specific presentations...
The addition of the student-created Branson peer tutoring app on campus this year provides students with an efficient and reliable method of getting academic assistance from their classmates across subjects.
“The...
This year marks a change to Branson’s gradebook policy. Previously, Blackbaud calculated a student’s grade average, and that information was available to students. However, this year students will...
“The obvious thing to focus on would be the election, right? Yes? No? The adults are all ‘No.’ The students are like, ‘An election, what election? There was nothing about an election on TikTok...
The Branson kitchen is getting two big updates this school year. Executive Chef Marcus Trigg is now officially a Branson employee and come spring semester, a new food provider will feed the Branson community.
Trigg...
Todd Fries of the Innocence Project visited Branson last week to discuss the organization's work in exonerating the wrongfully convicted and fighting flaws in the criminal justice system.
Librarian and Digital Literacy Specialist Charlotte King has taken on the additional role of ninth-grade class dean.
This year, Branson welcomed 107 new ninth-graders to campus. As class dean, King...
When the student body first heard about the clean break from the AP curriculum, every qualm circulating around campus centered on a perceived disadvantage in college admissions. In response, Jeff Symonds,...