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,...
After enduring countless weeks of rain, Branson’s spirit is back and the field has come alive with the birth of a new activity and club, the Ultimate Frisbee Club.
Led by Zachary Redlin ‘25 and...
As the end of the school year approaches, so too does the reveal of the yearbook, whose design has been a mystery to everyone except those working on it. However, earlier this year those yearbook club...
The peer tutoring program is returning this spring semester with two main objectives: destigmatizing asking for help and creating opportunities for students to connect across grade levels.
Student leaders...
As the spring semester kicks off, With sophomore class dean Ellie Skewes-Cox out on maternity leave, Alex Escalante, dance teacher and sophomore adviser, has assumed the position as interim class dean....
On Thursday morning, Dec. 14, in an extended special assembly, Branson welcomed back Michael Froman '80, the president of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Froman talked about his life story, specifically...
After an English teaching role opportunely opened up this recent winter break, Paul Buckley, a potential candidate, sprang at the opportunity.
He was remodeling houses in a brief stint of carpentry...
