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Eighth grade students gather in front of the library to start their campus tour.

Admissions program keeps adjusting in 2nd pandemic year

By Cooper Tenney • November 2, 2021
Hybrid events and no standardized tests define this year’s admissions season.
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Pandemic rules loosened, could further relax in new school year

By Ryder Lariviere • October 13, 2021
Rules don’t require masks outdoors anymore and no longer involve cohorts, distancing.
Seniors take a class in the Writing Center in September. The Immersive program, new for the 2021-22 school year, will replace senior capstone projects.

Capstone replacement requires all students to participate

By Shun Graves • October 7, 2021
Immersive courses, instead of capstone projects, will take place during the last two weeks of the 2021-22 school year.
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1st convocation since 2019 heralds start of school year

By Cameron Aryanpour • October 4, 2021
The school year begins with music and speeches at convocation.
Senior Connor Williams kicks a football through the new field goal during assembly. The new schedule includes assembly twice a week.

Branson introduces new academic schedule

By Reese Dahlgren • September 26, 2021
The new schedule gives students more options as the pandemic subsides.
A SMART train passes a Marin Transit bus at the San Rafael Transit Center on Tuesday, July 13, 2021.

Transit ridership in flux as pandemic restrictions ease

By Shun Graves • July 13, 2021
Golden Gate Transit says ridership won’t return to pre-pandemic levels this year, if ever.

School officials seek drought priority

By Shun Graves • June 3, 2021
Branson takes steps to address a historic drought, but some at the school say it needs to do more.

Students get vaccinated

By Ryder Lariviere • June 3, 2021
Younger students at Branson take advantage of expanded eligibility for COVID-19 inoculations.
Eva Lacy, Nathan Kwei and Finn Dossey helped lead Youth Forum, a multi-day conference focused on topics ranging from climate change, to business, to equality for all races and genders.

Branson hosts Youth Forum: Education Reimagined — Brilliance Redefined

By Emma Casaudoumecq • June 2, 2021
Students helped organize conversations on climate change, equity and other topics.
Seniors Julia Chow and Serafina Carlucci work on their group aquaponics capstone project.

Seniors shared their experiences with capstones this year

By Cooper Tenney • June 2, 2021
Their projects range from aquaponics to veterinary work, in the latest installment of the year-end Branson tradition.
Questions remain after Branson applies for enrollment increase

Questions remain after Branson applies for enrollment increase

By Shun Graves • May 8, 2021

In a culmination of a year of preparation after the passage of Measure F, Branson submitted its plan to increase enrollment by a hundred students to the Town of Ross in March, and has since worked with...

Juniors and seniors impacted by changed college process

Juniors and seniors impacted by changed college process

By Leighton McCamy-Miller • May 8, 2021

The global pandemic has upended several important facets of the college process for this year’s juniors and seniors at Branson. The restrictions and limitations necessitated by the COVID-19 virus,...

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