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Branson School News, Sports, Life and Opinion

The Blazer

Branson School News, Sports, Life and Opinion

The Blazer

Will Zuercher

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Crossword October 2025 Edition

By Will Zuercher and Skylar Lariviere 5 days ago

Across 4. Annual start-of-the-school-year celebration 6. New, freshman-only class 7. Big attraction at HOCO 9. Elective taught by PBK 14. ______ returns 15. Festival of lights celebrated on Oct. 20th 16. Annual upperclassmen performance (abbreviated) 19. _______ Science...

Handwriting essays weakens student writing, hurts Branson community

By Will Zuercher 6 days ago

The average person can handwrite 13 words each minute, according to TCTEC Innovation, but can type 40 words per minute, according to TypingPal. That’s more than three times faster behind the keyboard than with a writing utensil.    Despite this clear inefficiency, many Branson students...

Girls cross-country runs in MCALs and wins second place.

Being a Student-Athlete—how to balance commitments

By Will Zuercher, Op-Ed Editor August 25, 2025

Balancing commitments as a student-athlete may be challenging and overwhelming at times, but there are many tips and strategies that you can take advantage of to avoid burnout.   In fact, with 11 sports teams at Branson that all have frequent practices, games, and events, there are many experienced...

FAB timing: The show must go on

By Will Zuercher June 3, 2025

May is arguably the busiest time of the school year: With countless final projects, sports competitions and AP exams that many students tackle, it becomes difficult to squeeze in the Festival of Arts at Branson on top of everything else.  Considering that all of these important, time consuming events...

Charlie Osher '28 at bat in Branson baseball game. The team is gearing up to play big and small schools.

Bulls baseball is in full swing

By Will Zuercher April 2, 2025

The Branson baseball team has big ambitions for the season; they’re excited to compete against larger schools in the league while also dominating in its North Coast Section Division 5 competition. Branson is strong within its own NCS division. In a March 8 game against Drew School in San Francisco,...

Astronomy Club adds knowledge, exploration to nightly routines

By Will Zuercher February 14, 2025

With new star parties, evening events where students gather under the night sky to observe and learn about the stars and planets, Astronomy Club has bounced back in the new year. In addition to hosting gatherings, one of Astronomy Club’s goals is to foster an environment where students can learn...

Students collaborate during peer tutoring office hours. Peer tutoring office hours after school are a new addition, alongside a student-created app that pairs students with peer tutors.

New app streamlines peer tutoring pairing process

By Will Zuercher December 19, 2024

The addition of the student-created Branson peer tutoring app on campus this year provides students with an efficient and reliable method of getting academic assistance from their classmates across subjects. “The app automatically pairs someone who wants tutoring with a tutor,” said Zachary Cummins...

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