Roughly 50 years after its construction, Branson’s gym is receiving the first part of its renovation aimed at improving its functionality as an all-school community venue.
The first phase of renovations is scheduled to close the Large Gym until mid-August, hopefully before basketball season...
On Feb. 28, Branson hosted 60 students from 20 schools at the third annual BullHacks coding competition, where Branson students Lukas Gridley ’29, Jaxon Choi ’29, and Sam McCarthy ’29 placed third.
For the past three years, BullHacks has challenged students to code a project based...
In the first week of the spring semester, eight to 10 students a day used new tools from the registrar’s office to request course changes.
For his second year on the job, registrar Henri “Atticus” de Marcellus made a course matrix for students, like Tara Subramanian ’27, to easily...
The BlendEd program will close out in 2026 as it has become academically and financially ineffective.
BlendEd is a collaborative program among seven independent schools in the Bay Area that offers extra course offerings, often in unique electives. The classes take place partially in-person...
Branson students may see more handwritten in-class assignments coming their way, but the new trend in the English department is about focusing students’ thoughts on textual analysis rather than minimizing cheating.
Conversations around generative AI spurred discussion about technology...
Branson Political Review staffers anticipate its latest issue during the first week of immersives amid a change in leadership for next year.
Reese Furhman ’25, the founder and current editor-in-chief, received the rough drafts of the BPR articles that will appear in the next issue following the...
As of March 11, Branson students knew which immersive would fill the last two weeks of their school year, and Taste of Italy came out on top as the most popular choice.
Taste of Italy: A Culinary and Cultural Journey Through Eight Regions was so popular, in fact, that seniors with priority filled...
One of the biggest emails of the year just dropped: the 2025–2026 course catalog. Yes, it’s exciting. Yes, it’s cause for joy, celebration and meticulous game planning with everyone from best friends to college counselors. Regretfully, the course catalog also brings an immense challenge: more classes...
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 staff.
Whether students think Branson faculty and staff are being dramatic, the question of...
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 is now the director of culinary services. As executive chef, he was in charge of...
The current seniors at Branson had only a two-year arts requirement, but some stuck with their visual arts classes to the end.
One of the biggest trends among senior artists is that they came to Branson expecting the class to be a one-and-done checked box but instead found a medium they really enjoyed.
Audrey...
