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Branson School News, Sports, Life and Opinion

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Club engagement requires cross-grade dialogue

By Editorial Board April 14, 2026

Across the board, club leaders at Branson have noticed engagement falling for the past year. Of 26 club leaders surveyed, 80.7 percent believe club engagement is a problem at Branson. Even the Blazer hasn’t been immune; the number of new photographers was fewer than in previous years. One public facing...

Zander Alpert '26 helps clean up tables in the Commons.

New Commons cleanup strategy: effective

By Editorial Board December 9, 2025

Branson students have long grappled with a way to keep the Commons, our cafeteria and a great gathering place, clean. This struggle raised a larger question concerning the student body: What does our inability to clean up after ourselves during lunchtime reveal about our willingness to fully contribute...

The reasons we don't draw swastikas

The reasons we don’t draw swastikas

By Editorial Board June 3, 2025

Egyptian oppression described in the Bible. Babylonian exile and destruction of the First Temple. The Roman Empire’s dehumanization and forced diaspora of the Jewish people. Early Christian writings falsely accusing Jews of deicide — the killing of Jesus Christ. The Crusades, where thousands of...

A mess is left in the commons after lunch. Commons uncleanliness has been a prevailing issue at Branson, one that demands a new solution.

Messy commons requires new solution

By Editorial Board December 19, 2024

The cleanliness of the commons after lunch has been an ongoing problem. By leaving the commons dirty, Branson students disrespect their community and neglect their responsibility to it. Over the years, student leaders and school administrators have tried to solve the problem, but no solution seems to...

Courtesy of Sam Lehman

Let’s keep ChatGPT out of the classroom — for now

By Editorial Board December 13, 2023

“In our rapidly evolving digital age, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a groundbreaking technological frontier, transforming the way we interact with and understand the world around us. Among the remarkable advancements in AI, ChatGPT stands as a remarkable example of natural language processing...

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