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Branson School News, Sports, Life and Opinion

The Blazer

Branson School News, Sports, Life and Opinion

The Blazer

Alexa Warrin

Alexa Warrin, Editor-in-Chief

Alexa Warrin serves as editor-in-chief and first joined The Blazer in 2022. She received second place in 2024 for environmental coverage from the Journalism Education Association of Northern California.

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Students participate in bonding activities and discussions on leadership during August retreat. The Student Leadership Institute was established by Whitney Livermore and JuanCarlos Arauz to orient leaders of student senate and affinity groups for the school year ahead. (Courtesy of Whitney Livermore)

Branson inaugurates Student Leadership Institute

By Alexa Warrin October 22, 2024
Student leaders convened in August for a two-day retreat, where they bonded, learned about leadership and constructed plans for the school year.
Rise Haiti club members paint clothing donation bin. The new club this year is donating care packages to Changing Tides, an orphanage in Haiti.

[Photo] Rise Haiti: A club with a heartbeat

By Lauren Dignan October 13, 2024

Rise Haiti club members paint clothing donation bin. The new club this year is donating care packages to Changing Tides, an orphanage in Haiti.

Students participate in Holi by throwing colored chalk powder. Holi, the Indian festival of color and light, was introduced to the Branson campus in 2022.

Mark your calendars! Beloved Branson traditions

By Alexa Warrin September 6, 2024
Learn about the annual events — from holiday celebrations to the traditions unique to Branson — that bring our close-knit community together.

Peer tutoring makes its return to Branson

By Alexa Warrin April 9, 2024

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 Karis Crabill ‘25, Sabine Fuchs ‘25, Hannah Hodges ‘24 and Ginger Oldmixon ‘25 hope to...

Students code in the Branson commons for the Bull Hacks Hackathon. Led by Zachary Cummins ‘26, Grant Kruttschnitt ‘26, Nyanza Ngongoseke ‘26 and Theo Zak '25, this is Branson's first-ever hackathon.

Branson hosts first-ever Bull Hacks hackathon

By Alexa Warrin March 3, 2024

Branson hosted its first-ever hackathon, Bull Hacks, Saturday, March 2. The event featured a coding competition with $10,000 in prizes, workshops and opportunities to learn from professionals. Open to eighth- to 12th-graders, the hackathon brought in students from across the Bay Area. Branson computer...

Joaquin Aguillon '24 recites poetry at Branson's WORD open mic event. The session took place on November 16th, showcasing student literary works.

WORD makes its debut with spoken word open mic session

By Alexa Warrin January 17, 2024

WORD, Branson’s new literary salon, made its debut with an informal open mic session Nov. 16. English teacher Evan Schnair, one of three faculty leaders of WORD, says the door is open to any student, regardless of experience, interested in participating.  “The invitation is for anyone in the...

Students empty their compost scraps into new sorting bins in front of the commons. The compost sorting system was implemented at the beginning of the 2023-24 school year.

Green strides: Branson’s new compost-based waste program

By Alexa Warrin October 25, 2023

The Environmental Action Committee, in line with its efforts to promote an eco-friendly Branson and at the urging of Marin County, has developed and implemented a new waste management system. The digestion of organic waste into the environment releases greenhouse gasses, a major contributor to global...

Kimberly De Leon '25 and  Elisa Vigil Rodriguez '25 interview Javier Zamora '08 at an all-school assembly. Zamora shared his experiences as an undocumented immigrant at Branson.

Branson alum Javier Zamora returns to talk about bestselling memoir

By Alexa Warrin October 5, 2023

Bestselling Solito author and Branson alum Javier Zamora (‘08) visited the school in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month on Wednesday, Oct. 4 to share his remarkable experience as an El Salvadoran migrating unaccompanied to the United States. Born in La Herradura, El Salvador, Zamora is an acclaimed...

At the school's club fair, students browse various booths. The annual event is an opportunity for students to learn about extracurricular activities available on campus.

Spotlight: Clubs at Branson

By Alexa Warrin and Saylor Mullarkey September 4, 2023

From fly fishing to film-watching, and coding to kazoos, Branson’s extracurricular organizations are as diverse as the confections crafted by the Baking Club. Students will have the opportunity to peruse their options at the annual clubs fair on Wednesday, Sept. 13 during clubs block. Branson clubs...

Antwan Williams works with a camera near the gym complex on March 2, 2023. He’s one of the two E.E. Ford Fellows working on a documentary project.

Fellows use film to break down post-prison mission

By Alexa Warrin March 4, 2023
Antwan Williams and Eric Abercrombie have worked with Branson students as they create a documentary.
Karl Schmidt teaches a freshman physics class this fall. The Branson administration has expanded objectives-based grading to all freshman classes.

Freshman courses, students grapple with OBG system’s expansion

By Alexa Warrin November 22, 2022
The school administration has cemented objectives-based grading in all introductory classes.
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