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![Ninth-graders working in the Branson commons. The Branson workload is a significant but manageable step up from middle school.](https://theblazer.news/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG-0888-900x675.jpg)
Strategies for managing ninth-grade workload
By Gigi Hohenrieder
• 1 day ago
![Sophie Liu and Alexandra Zak face Bishop O’Dowd at College of Marin, Nov. 10, 2022. Girls varsity tennis has advanced to the North Coast Section final.](https://theblazer.news/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_5534-900x600.jpg)
Girls tennis looks back on successful season, looks ahead to NCS final
By Gigi Hohenrieder
• November 14, 2022
![Juniors eat lunch outside the commons in January 2022. Students can no longer eat inside the building.](https://theblazer.news/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/lunch-protocols-Fiona-Tran-900x675.jpg)
Tables removed, eating restricted in omicron-era commons
By Gigi Hohenrieder
• February 1, 2022
![Students take the American Mathematics Competition test at Branson on Nov. 10, 2021. The examination marked the first on-campus AMC since the pandemic began.](https://theblazer.news/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/AMC-1-Henry-Lien-900x675.jpeg)
Math test returns to campus as students take on challenge
By Gigi Hohenrieder
• December 4, 2021
![Girls golf’s MCAL victory this fall marked only one of the team’s many achievements. (Courtesy of Diane Keenley)](https://theblazer.news/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Girls-Golf-MCAL-900x675.jpeg)
Girls golf team leads Branson to MCAL champs, NCS 2nd place
By Gigi Hohenrieder
• November 26, 2021