Skip to Main Content
Branson School News, Sports, Life and Opinion

The Blazer

Branson’s student-run newspaper
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.

All content by Alexa Warrin
Student organizer Mira Sridharan '26 kicks off Branson's second annual Poetry Out Loud competition.

[Photo] Branson hosts second Poetry Out Loud competition

By Barry Liu February 14, 2025

Branson's 2025 Poetry Out Loud competitors and judges. Left to right: English teacher Evan Schnair, Mira Sridharan '26, Sareena Kumar '25, Grant Kruttschnitt '26, Director of Theater Maura Vaugn, Ryka Kashi '26, Ava Grevelding '28, Tara Subramanian '27, English teacher Neha Kamdar and English teacher...

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...

Activate Search
Branson School News, Sports, Life and Opinion
Alexa Warrin