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Branson School News, Sports, Life and Opinion

The Blazer

Branson School News, Sports, Life and Opinion

The Blazer

Cooper Tenney

Cooper Tenney, Former Editor-in-Chief

Cooper Tenney served as editor-in-chief and first joined The Blazer in 2020. He has received two honorable mentions, one in 2022 for environmental coverage and the other in 2021 for news story, from the Journalism Education Association of Northern California.

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Jump back through time: The Blazer, March 1957

By Cooper Tenney April 19, 2024

A jump through time of the Blazer’s History: how different was Branson on March 1, 1957 from today, March 1, 2024? Looking back through the archives, I was able to find some of the first editions of The Blazer with the help of Charlotte King-Mills, librarian. This specific edition was published...

Tara Sridharan and Laila Elkhoury bump rackets on the court. The duo lost the match with scores of 4-6, 0-6.

Tennis season’s midway point brings toughest opponent yet

By Cooper Tenney November 6, 2023

Girls varsity tennis fell 2-5 to Redwood for their first loss of the season. Both teams were undefeated prior to the match. As MCAL tennis reached the midpoint of the season, Branson sits in second place after the loss to rival Redwood. “[Redwood is] a tough team,” said coach Chrissie Costamagna....

Karl Schmidt's ninth-grade physics class dives deep into concepts, assessed through objectives-based grading. OBG was implemented for all ninth-grade level classes in 2021.

Guide to Objective Based Grading

By Cooper Tenney September 3, 2023

Starting your first year at Branson is very exciting, and the rest of the school can’t wait to welcome the class of 2027! A new school comes with many new things and questions waiting to be answered. Some of those questions might be: “What the heck is OBG and what does it mean for me?” Both are...

Branson begins conversations about expanding solar power

Branson begins conversations about expanding solar power

By Cooper Tenney March 29, 2021

Branson has begun discussions of expanding its solar power and installing backup batteries in the coming years, with a goal of becoming more efficient and adaptable to a changing environment. The factors that have influenced the project include power outages, long-term financial savings and environmental...

Color-tiers to dictate when various Branson sports begin

Color-tiers to dictate when various Branson sports begin

By Cooper Tenney February 23, 2021

Branson sports have now been assigned to COVID-colored tiers: purple (most restrictive), red, orange and yellow (least restrictive). Purple-tier sports teams began practice Feb. 2.  All interscholastic sports are completely tied to their assigned color tier. “Sports can begin once the county...

Update on the upcoming Branson sports season

Update on the upcoming Branson sports season

By Cooper Tenney December 1, 2020

11/4/20 Branson sports are scheduled to start on Dec. 7, dependent on a smooth academic reopening in light of COVID-19 and associated protocols. COVID-19 concerns have led to the elimination of the fall athletic season, a shift of fall sports to the winter, and a shift of winter sports to the spring....

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