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Important Phone Numbers Branford High School 203/488-7291 HOT
LINE 203/315-6725 Branford Board of Education 203/488-7276 Adult
Education 203/488-5693 Athletics 203/315-6735 Attendance
203/315-6744 Guidance 203/315-6730 Nurse 203/315-6733 School Based
Health 203/315-6727
Fall 2016 Branford High School
Principals Newsletter
Administration Lee Panagoulias, Jr., Principal Stephanie Byrd,
Assistant Principal Joseph Briganti, Assistant Principal Dianne
Dadio, Dean of Students
Please visit our website for important, information, updates,
daily announcements, Program of Studies, Guide, Guide-Student
Version and Principals News-
letter.
www.branfordhigh.org
October 5 Early Release 7 Parade of Nations 10 NO SCHOOL 14
Blood Drive Music Makers Show Case Concert At 7PM 16-19 NEASC
Visitation 20 Junior/Senior Class Coffee 21 College Fair - Library
9 -11 25 Parent Teacher Conference
27 End of Q1
November 2 - PSAT 3 - Parent Teacher Conferences 3- Math Comp in
BHS Commons 3-5pm 5 - SAT @ BHS 6 - BHS marches in Veterans Parade
8 - No School 13 - Pop concert 2-5pm 23 - Early Release Day
December
1-3 Drama Play
7 - Early Release Day
16 - Winter Pep Rally
23 - Early Release Day
26-30 Holiday Recess
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Julia Howard-Flanders, nominee for the 16-17 Wendy's High School
Heisman award which recogniz-es students who excel in academics,
athletics, and leadership.
Sophia Smith, nominee for the 16-17 Prudential Spirit award
which recognizes students with exception-al community
service/volunteerism.
Students honored at the annual BHS Honors and Perfect Attendance
Breakfast which took place September 23
Big Brothers and Sisters for volunteering their time and effort
this past summer in supporting our fresh-men during Freshmen
orientation late August.
The BHS Community Salutes.
PSAT Sophomores and Juniors
Branford High School
Wednesday, November 2, 2016, 7:30 a.m. promptly
Please bring (2) no. 2 pencils & calculator
Arrive on time!
Eligibility for Interscholastic Athletics at BHS:
The eligibility standards of the Connecticut Interscholastic
Athletic Conference serve as a minimum
standard for athletic and co-curricular activities. In addition,
students must maintain a minimum 2.0
GPA each quarter and are limited to one failure in all classes
scheduled in a quarter excluding Physi-
cal Education/Health. During their four years, a one-time
probation period can be requested in which
a student would have four weeks of the next quarter to return
his/her grades to eligible levels.
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*Current BHS MC 2010 Senior Presidents*
Keah Lonergan, Nicole Hobbs, Maddy Coulter, Caitlin ONeill
From design to completion, Meredith Jessey and Lex Shand
completed the new Branford High
School welcome mural this past summer. The new mural is meant to
represent the diversity of
Branford High School and the opportunities for students to
become actively involved in their learn-
ing community.
Branford High School New Welcome Mural
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2017
BHS Yearbook on sale now!!! by Marie Monks
Attention parents, students and faculty!
We are busy creating the 2017 Branford High School yearbook.
Dont miss out on the discounted price of $60!!
If you order before October 14, you can have the option to
personalize your yearbook with up to four free icons!
The price for the yearbook will increase starting November 19th
so order yours today!
Visit www.bhsyearbook.com to order online.
Do you like to take a lot of pictures at school/sports
events?
Would you like to have your photos in this years yearbook?
The Yearbook needs your help!
We are looking for photos taken by students, faculty and parents
to possibly use in this years 2016 -2017 publication.
Go to: www.replayit.com
Select - Branford High School, Branford, CT
Register Include your Name, Email and Password
Click on SUBMIT PICS and upload any pictures you would like to
share throughout the school year.
OR
Install the Replay It app on your smartphone!
Questions? Contact Marie Monks - [email protected]
Attention Students, Faculty and Parents!
https://bhsyearbook.com/2016/09/08/bhs-milestone-on-sale-now/http://www.bhsyearbook.comhttp://www.replayit.com
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This year, Branford High School 9th graders, who were enrolled
in Walshs SBHC last year as 8th graders, are automatically enrolled
in the high schools SBHC. We do encourage parents and guardians to
fill
out a new enrollment form in order to update medical and
insurance information.
If a student of any grade has not been enrolled in the past, you
may download the enrollment form from the
district web site or have your child come into the clinic and
pick up a copy. As in the past, there are no out
of pocket expenses to families.
We have begun administering flu shots. Getting this vaccine is a
good way to protect not only your child, but
other family members. Please consider sending your child in for
the vaccine.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to
contact us @ 203-315- 6727.
In order to ensure that every Branford High School graduate can
demonstrate the abilities of independent life
-long learners they are required to complete an substantive
independent learning project. This is accomplished
by fulfilling a self designed learning plan or Capstone project
as it is called in schools across the country.
Seniors will receive a posted grade (P/F) for each academic
quarter. In the first quarter seniors will develop a
Learning Plan Proposal that focuses on the important new
learning or skill development referred to as Learning
Goals associated with their project. In the second quarter
seniors will submit a Progress Report and supporting
documentation showing that they moved forward in the completion
of their learning goals. In the third quarter
seniors will submit a final Reflective Essay and supporting
documentation as evidence that they have fulfilled
their learning goals successfully. In the final quarter seniors
will make a public presentation about their Cap-
stone project. Students are supported each week in advisory,
weekly pacing email, and extended conferences
when requested.
Successful projects will demonstrate curiosity, initiative,
adaptability, empathy, as well as the ability to learn
independently and collaboratively. This type of learning is
important to most all post-secondary education and
careers. We encourage parents to encourage students to pace
their work (students should spend up to an hour a
week rather than cramming before due dates). Also parents should
encourage their sons/daughters to demon-
strate self-advocacy by making arrangements with the capstone
coordinator when they have questions or con-
cerns not addressed in advisory, or just need some encouragement
or reassurance.
Branford High School Based Health Center
BHS Parade of Nations
Friday, October 7th
Capstone - Branford High Schools Independent Learning
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Seniors and senior parents, its not too early to start thinking
about the Senior Internship option available to all seniors in
good standing.
There will be an early application opportunity on November
2nd.
Career Exploration is vital for all students no matter their
individual interests, aspirations and capabilities. The Senior
Intern-
ship Program is an extension of BHS Career Centers community
outreach program and allows students another opportunity
to demonstrate their ability to be contributing members of their
community. Now is the time for all seniors to consider a Sen-
ior Internship.
Students must:
Have a C- grade average (1.7 GPA).
Have satisfactory attendance.
Successfully meet June graduation requirements
Successfully meet disciplinary guidelines as set in The
Guide.
Have administration, guidance counselor and parent
endorsement.
Beginning April 2017, BHS seniors will be able to participate in
this program by abiding by the following guidelines.
INTERNSHIP GUIDELINES
It must be an educational experience. It must be unpaid. It must
require a minimum of 35 hours per week. A standard four
week internship consists of a minimum of a 140-hour
commitment-four 35 hour work weeksand may well exceed that to-
tal. It must consist of the students own idea, effort, and
growth opportunity, not in support of or in cooperation with
another
seniors internship. Multi-senior internships are prohibited. It
must be sponsored and directly supervised by a responsible
adult who possesses expertise in the students area of interest
and a willingness to work with the student. A sponsor must not
be the students parent, guardian, or relative, or a Branford
High School faculty member. It must be realistic in terms of
loca-
tion, expense, and personal safety, and must be approved by
his/her parent or guardian, administration, and guidance
counse-
lor. Students are evaluated by their sponsor. Students must
submit a daily journal at the end of each week to receive
credit.
Each senior has a BHS faculty liaison to help guide their
progress throughout the internship as well as to serve as a link to
the
internship sponsor.
Senior Internship Program Manuals will be distributed soon.
Read carefully and decide if this program is for your
senior.
Think about a worksite that would be a perfect match.
Ask questions, get answers.
Students who are interested in the program or have questions may
stop in the career center for more information or email
[email protected].
SENIOR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM April 2017
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*Current BHS MC 2010 Senior Presidents*
Keah Lonergan, Nicole Hobbs, Maddy Coulter, Caitlin ONeill
The Guidance Department is excited to welcome new and returning
students at BHS!
Please remember your School Counselor is a great resource within
the school in regards to per-
sonal, social, academic, and career concerns/interests. Parents
and students should be aware of
important topics covered thus far at BHS and be aware of
important dates coming up.
Freshmen
The Guidance Department understands that starting freshman year
is a significant
transition. Our first Advisory addressed student concerns such
as required credits for each year
(6.25), student success plans, and our attendance policy.
Freshman year is a great time to start to
get involved. Students can pick up a list of offered clubs from
their Guidance Counselor. All
freshmen take part in four Transition Program Meetings
throughout the year to bolster their ed-
ucational prosperity.
Sophomores
Sophomores should be looking to expand on successes from their
freshman year. 10th
graders will be doing a career interest inventory. They are
encouraged to take advantage of job
shadows in the career center. In advisories, the PSAT will be
introduced. All sophomores will be
taking the PSAT on Wednesday morning, November 2.
Juniors
Juniors will also be taking the PSAT on November 2. Advisories
will be introducing this
test. Juniors should also be looking at dates for the SAT, and
ACT, listed below, to take after the
New Year. The PTA sponsors SAT Prep classes, aiming at the March
and May tests. Fee waivers
are available for students on the free school lunch program. The
spring of Junior year is the time
to investigate post-high school options - on Naviance,
Collegeboard.com, in the career center, and
with Guidance Counselors.
It is important for juniors to keep in mind entrance
requirements for different colleges.
Although they vary, there are certain basic requirements upon
which colleges generally agree:
English: 4 credits; Mathematics: 3; Single Foreign Language: 2;
Social Studies: 3; Laboratory Sci-
ences: 2.
Seniors
During senior year, students must meet with their Guidance
Counselor to discuss future plans for
after high school. All seniors will learn the BHS application
process using Naviance in classes this
fall. Registration for the October, November, and December SAT
or ACT is available online. Fee
waivers for those tests are available for those students on the
free school lunch program. Dates
are posted on Naviance when college representatives will be
meeting in the career center. By Oc-
tober, students should have a fairly narrow list of college
choices. If college is not an option, the
career center and counselor have information for students to
explore a variety of post-secondary
options including apprenticeships, military programs, vocational
schools, etc.
Guidance Happenings
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*Current BHS MC 2010 Senior Presidents*
Keah Lonergan, Nicole Hobbs, Maddy Coulter, Caitlin ONeill
College Testing
2016-2017
SAT Test Dates
Registration Deadlines
ACT Test Dates
Registration Deadlines
SAT Subject tests are available all dates except in March
All tests are given at BRANFORD HIGH SCHOOL
SIGN UP ONLINE: SAT: www.collegeboard.org
ACT: www.act.org
Test Dates 10/1/16 11/5/16 12/3/16 01/21/17 03/11/17 05/06/17
06/03/17
Regular
Late
09/01/16
09/20/16
10/07/16
10/25/16
11/03/16
11/22/16
12/21/16
01/10/17
02/10/17
02/28/17
04/07/17
04/25/17
05/09/17
05/24/17
Test Dates 10/22/16 12/10/16 02/11/17 04/08/17 06/10/17
Regular
Late
09/16/16
09/30/16
11/04/16
11/18/16
01/13/17
01/20/17
03/03/17
03/17/17
05/05/17
05/19/17
Guidance Happenings Cont
+NOTE:
PSAT is offered to all Sophomores and Juniors on November 2,
2016
during the school day.
The Connecticut SAT is offered & required for all Juniors on
April 5,
2017 during the school day.
http://www.collegeboard.orghttp://www.act.oeg
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*Current BHS MC 2010 Senior Presidents*
Keah Lonergan, Nicole Hobbs, Maddy Coulter, Caitlin ONeill
Congratulations to Kendra Libby for her acceptance and
participation in Yales Discovery to Cure
program. This program is designed to give incoming high school
seniors the opportunity to partici-
pate full-time in the lab with a Yale research scientist.
Kendra, a talented AP Chemistry and AP
Biology student, and a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist,
reported the following about her
experience full-time this summer at Yale:
I researched placental macrophages called Hofbauer cells (HBCs).
HBCs are typically anti-
inflammatory in nature, but in the presence of certain bacteria
and viruses, they are capable of pro-
ducing an inflammatory response due to the presence of special
protein complexes, inflammasomes,
within the cells. I explored the role of lipopolysaccharide
(LPS), a part of the membrane in gram-
negative bacteria, in activating the inflammasome. My results
demonstrated that LPS increases in-
flammatory response, and I also studied the pathways by which
this occurs. In the future, this re-
search could lead to better identification and treatment of
different pregnancy complications, in-
cluding, but not limited to: preeclampsia, villitis of unknown
etiology (VUE), and histological cho-
rioamnionitis (HCA).
The Branford High School community is very proud of Kendra and
her accomplishments, and we
wish her continued success as she pursues a career path as a
research biochemist.
BHS Senior Kendra Libby Attends
Yales Discovery to Cure Summer 2016
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*Current BHS MC 2010 Senior Presidents*
Keah Lonergan, Nicole Hobbs, Maddy Coulter, Caitlin ONeill
On Saturday, September 17, nineteen members of the BHS Band
participated in UConn Band Day,
performing at halftime at a UConn football game. Our band played
with the UConn Marching Band
and several high school bands from around the state. There were
over 1000 musicians on the field!
The day included rehearsal at Rentschler Field, performing at
halftime, and watching the game
(UConn won!).
BHS Band Participated in UConn Band Day
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John Matthiessen Our Town, Thornton Wilders classic drama about
small-town America at the turn of the 20th century, is BHS Dramats
fall play. The play will be performed at 7:30 p.m. on December 1,
2, and 3. Our Town by Thornton Wilder is one of the most poignant
expressions of what it means to be human, said direc-tor Maria
Ogren. To experience all the happiness and sorrow that are part of
living, to find wonder in the night sky, joy in the morning, beauty
in the garden, richness in the scent of coffee, and the pride that
comes with doing one's work in the world. It is a hymn to the
sustaining dreams that fuel all our common, yet remarkable,
lives.
Chris Lemieux, (BHS 2009), who is now a member of Actors Equity,
is advising the production of the play. Chris performed in the play
his freshman year when it was last staged at BHS in 2005. Back in
2005, under the direction of Mrs. Ogren, Our Town was the very
first production I was apart of here at BHS, said Lemieux. It is so
surreal now to be sitting in rehearsals with these talented young
students and working with two teachers that I greatly admire on
this piece in a completely different way. I have performed in Our
Town multiple times after high school, and thought that I knew it
inside and out, yet these brilliant students are presenting a brand
new story. It is such a complicated text, especially nowadays where
many concepts of this time period are so foreign to us tech savvy
people, but they are discovering truths and finding the humor in
this script which is bringing to life the town of Grover's Corners
in a way I have never seen in any production of Our Town,
professional or educational. It is a truly humbling and gratifying
experience.
Senior Jared Moore is returning as backstage manager and English
teacher John Matthiessen as assis-tant director. Tryouts for Our
Town took place on September 7 and 8 in the BHS Auditorium. The
cast, order of appearance, is:
Our Town Will Stage Dec. 1-3
Narrators Juliana Dias Adam Jackson Saura Malahiazar Analiz
Macaay Luna McCulloch Julianna Pegnataro Elizabeth Wells Dr. Gibbs
Taron Jaruchaiyakul Joe Crowell Lisa Kroeber Howie Newsome Teagan
Haskins Mrs. Gibbs Casey Gold Mrs. Webb Carly Breslin George Gibbs
Kevin Bartram Rebecca Gibbs Katelyn Bissell Wally Webb Suruchi
Kunwar Emily Webb Antoinette Higgins Prof. Willard Devin McNamara
Mr. Webb Michael Hoadley
Woman in Audience Emma Ng Man in Audience Ben Clouse Lady in Box
Hope Steen Simon Stimson Sebastian Hincapie Abigail Stimson Baylee
LaCroix Mrs. Soames Victoria Warfield Constable Warren Alex
Hernandez Sir Crowell Harrison Canaveral Sam Craig Manik Soomro Joe
Stoddard Angel Villavicencio Choir/townspeople Elise Eggert Sophia
Irzyk Hope McCormack Bridgit Moody Kayla Pollard Church Organist
Saura Malahiazar Break a leg Townies! Townies!
(Left to right) Adam Jackson, Taron Jaruchaiyakul, and Luna
McCulloch rehearse on the BHS stage.
BHS seniors Casey Gold (left) and Carly Breslin rehearse their
lines.
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Meets 2nd & 4th Thursdays of Each Month
2:30-3:30 ~ Room C10
ALL GIRLS are WELCOME!
Our Club Helps Young Women in Need!
Success isnt about how much money you make, its
about the difference you make in peoples lives.
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Peter Bouley and Joel Hinrichs
Over a twenty-four day period starting in mid-June, we traveled
to Europe to study the Refugee crisis with a
grant from Fund For Teachers and the Dalio Foundation. We
traveled to Munich, Belgrade, the Greek/
Macedonia border, and Athens, with each stop along the route
presenting us with an opportunity to look at a
different aspect of the crisis.
In Munich, we focused on the question regarding what awaits the
refugees in Germany. While we were there
we volunteered at a transit center for refugees where we worked
in the clothing depot. We were also fortu-
nate enough to visit a school for unaccompanied minors in
Kaufbruen, Germany. In addition, we also met
with Scott Woodard at the U.S. Consulate in Munich and
interviewed him about both the U.S. and German
governments response to the crisis.
In Belgrade, we worked with Refugee Aid Serbia to help
distribute evening meals to refugees. In addition to
our volunteer work, we were also able to meet with Sam Healey
from the US Embassy who is coordinating
the US efforts regarding the refugee crisis. We also had a
meeting with Ivan Miskovic from The Serbian
Commiserate of Refugees, to understand the Serbian governments
position on the situation. After spending
several days there, we ventured north to see what life was like
along the Hungarian border and saw the bor-
der fence that had been erected to keep refugees from
entering.
In Northern Greece, we saw the remnants of the unofficial camps
that sprung up along the Greek/
Macedonian border. Later, we saw the more official camps, built
by the Greek government. We volunteered
at one of these camps running soccer drills for children. Along
the way we talked with refugees and inter-
viewed everyday citizens to hear their perspectives on the
crisis. Finally, we finished in Athens where we
met with volunteer workers and refugees. The trip was capped off
with a meeting with delegates from SYRI-
ZA, the current ruling party of Greece.
In many ways, this experience is still too much to digest, but
the biggest takeaway that we hope to pass on to
our students is that people are just people. We spend so much
time talking about our differences in race, gen-
der, religion, and culture that we sometimes forget that the
large majority of people just want to be safe and
provided for.
Some of our best experiences were talking with the refugees
themselves, who despite the language barriers,
just wanted to tell their story of trying to seek a better life
for themselves. They were not just statistics in the
news, but intelligent, personable, funny, resilient people who
have seen things that most of us could never
imagine. Still, they managed to thank us, engage us, and at
times, with humor, remind us, that we are all very
similar. We are all just people. If that message can be passed
on to our students, even just in a small way, we
will have succeeded in helping our students become better global
citizens in this ever changing world.
We look forward to sharing our experiences with our students and
colleagues.
BHS Social Studies Teachers Travel the Refugee Trail
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*Current BHS MC 2010 Senior Presidents*
Keah Lonergan, Nicole Hobbs, Maddy Coulter, Caitlin ONeill
The Model Congress experience offers our students learning
opportunities on many levels. First, students learn in depth
about our system of government by simulating the political,
legislative, and judicial process. For example, those who take on
the roles of
representatives or senators research issues and write brief
bills that they bring with them to conference where, dressed in
western business
attire and under parliamentary procedure, they present and argue
its content and value with their committee peers whom they hope to
win
over. The level of engagement trying to pass or shoot down each
others bills is one that is exciting, often intense, and sometimes
hum-
bling. Students learn to defend their ideas and speak on their
feet, and in their seat, on a number of issues. Their speaking
abilities and self
confidence improve considerably and even when they are not
speaking, they are listening and observing their peers, many of
whom are
strong and sophisticated in their abilities. Supreme and
District Court competitions also significantly challenge our
students to articulate
arguments and to speak and think on their feet, quickly,
creatively, dramatically, and cogently. Past years at Harvard,
BHSMC DCourt
teams were effective, entertaining & victorious in their
performance. Overall, students return from a weekend of over 25
engaging hours in
committee/court sessions with a greater appreciation and
awareness for our government and current events as well as being
academically
and intellectually challenged during the process.
On another level, BHS students also learn about college via
campuses, courses, and students. At the Yale, Harvard, and Penn
Model Con-
gress, for example, students have taken advantage of campus
tours and classes ranging from Political Science to Interpretations
of the Bible,
Chemistry, and Anthropology taught by world-renowned professors.
In addition to the college campuses, BHS students also have
opportu-
nities to sightsee and explore the historic cities via
bus/walking tours, and even runs/photo-op jogs. Visiting the
monuments, Arlington
Cemetery, and Smithsonian Mall in Washington, DC, Independence
Hall and the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia and Freedom Trail in
Boston
are always moving and patriotic experiences. Other events while
at the MCs have included off-Broadway shows such as Blue Man
Group
or Sheer Madness & Maggianos for dinner (annual event for
Harvard MC), Alcatraz & the Golden State Bridge, group-bonding
delicious
dinners @ great restaurants, shopping w/ parents credit cards,
the Rocky Balboa Race in Philadelphia, and of course the final
Congres-
sional dances, where BHS students always dominate w/ award
shaking costumed presence! Needless to say, our students are
motivated,
inspired, entertained, and enriched by such extra
opportunities.
On a final level, students personal/social skills and confidence
are strengthened and enlarged. Students get an opportunity to get
to know
their peers from BHS more closely, especially after rooming in a
hotel together in close quarters for four nights! They not only
meet new
BHSers, but they meet, compete, collaborate and form friendships
with other students from all over the country. Many new
friendships
continue even to this day. Often alumni return to BHS and
comment on how they have recognized quite a few model congress
students
their first year at college. Returning alumni have also praised
how their model experience has helped them in their college studies
and class-
room discussions and debates. Some have even become involved
with their college Model Congress Programs, but now on the other
side
as chairs and leaders for the HS students. And many BHS MC alum
visit and help chaperone when we are in their respective college
city.
Because of the value, success, and popularity of BHS MC over the
past few years, there are many students who want to join the
program
and attend the conferences. This can make the selection process
very difficult and challenging. However, there are several strong
require-
ments one must meet if they are to be considered, most notably,
initiative, maturity, seriousness, commitment, reliability,
seniority (or past
conference attendance), academic strength & some luck! The
process of selection includes an essay application (read and
evaluated by ad-
visors), teacher and model congress officer feedback, and
possibly advisor and officer interviews. Other factors in the
conference selection
process include having our groups diverse with a mix of males
and females, some freshman and sophomores, but mostly sophomores,
jun-
iors and seniors for the overnight trips. Officers have first
choice of conference choice, roles, and rooms.
For the chosen BHStudents, weekly meetings are led by MC
Officers in the months prior to conferences to prepare delegates.
Officers
teach the new and returning members how to write and to present
legislative bills or court cases, to use parliamentary procedure,
and to
practice public speaking. With many experienced and award
winning officers, we have the resources to make every BHS delegates
com-
fortable, confident, and award-capable going into each
conference. In past years, our state representatives have visited,
engaged, and in-
spired our students on the legislative process and how to be an
effective politician. We hope to have them visit and engage us
again this
year and in the future.
Look for BHS Model Congress to continue its campaign of success
in preparing our students to become model students and citizens.
Many
news articles and student reflections (see website) over the
past years have paid tribute to the model congress experience;
anyone is wel-
come anytime to stop by Mr. Petelas room in A23 where many of
them are displayed outside his classroom on the hall wall. You are
also
invited to come inside the classroom and view the many photo
albums and 8x12s on his walls. Reading these articles and
reflections, and
viewing the photos will convince you of the value and fun BHSers
experience as Model Congress delegates. Finally, dont forget to
check
out our much improved website - www.bhsmodelcongress.org or
contact James Petela at [email protected] Stop by
anytime
and cast a vote for BHS MC, truly a prized program dedicated to
the development and enrichment of Branford students
Model Congress
http://www.bhsmodelcongress.org/mailto:[email protected]
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The Model Congress Program at BHS is in its Third Decade
continuing to offer an exceptional educational and civic ex-
perience to BHS students. Over 2000 students have participated
in this program, which has attended over 100 conferences
and related events since 1994. In historic Boston, Hartford, New
Haven, New York City, Philadelphia, Princeton, San Fran-
cisco, and Washington, DC, BHS students have taken on the roles
of Congress People, Supreme Court justices, journalists,
district court attorneys, juries, lobbyists, presidential
cabinet officials, and more and done so with excellence and award
win-
ning performances. Students have won over 400 awards for their
exceptional efforts, making Branford a formidable force at
these compeittive conferences. Over a five-day weekend, in an
Ivy League setting run entirely by premier college students,
delegates are engaged in many hours of debate with high school
peers from all over the country on important issues of de-
mocracy. They also take part in a variety of other learning and
cultural activities. It is little wonder the experience is so
ap-
pealing to and respected by students and supported so generously
by many local (and several non-local) sponsors. On many
levels a Model Congress conference is a unique and exceptional
learning opportunity, as captured on our website
www.bhsmodelcongress.org visit for the latest conference
schedule and links, many many photos, student reflections, sponsor
opportunities and more.
This year the program returns once again in full force, offering
every student who is sincerely interested and qualified, an
affordable opportunity to attend at least one of The Major
Conferences. Led by teacher & BHS MC Founding Father
James Petela, a select number of BHS students will participate
at The Major MCs -- Yale, Princeton,
Harvard, Penn. The program is led by a much needed coalition of
talented and dedicated officers, Prezs/VPs/
Govs, who were selected based on their previous years model
conference performance, leadership, and peer
recognition. This years current Senior Presidents pictured below
smiling with great eyes & teeth:), will not only
help their BHSMC peers learn how to become effective and
engaging delegates, but also lead and inspire them by
their model actions, encouragement and award winning
performances. They are our best, along with their officer
peers.
BHS MC 2017 Senior Presidents
Spencer Mariotti, Julia Howard-Flanders, John Perrotti
BHS MODEL CONGRESS 2017 Three Decades Dedicated To Cultivating
Civic Awareness, Understanding, and Performance of BHStudents
http://www.bhsmodelcongress.org/
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BHS MConferences 2017
Founding Father Advisor James Petela,
[email protected]
www.bhsmodelcongress.org
FALL
WINTER - SPRING
J -- Senior BHS MC Officers -- J Prezs -- Julia Howard-Flanders,
Spencer Mariotti, John Perrotti
VPs M.Aceves, D.Childs, T.Chomicz, J.McGuire, J.Nelson, H.Wolfe
Govs M.Angelo, A.Bodner, R.Criscuolo, C.Frye, A.Gruendel,
P.Rosenberg, A.Salerno, M.Vaccaro, S.Williams, T.Ziaks
P r i n c e t o n M o d e l C o n g r e s s 2 0 1 6
N o v 1 6 - - 2 0 , W a s h , D C , $ 7 0 0 ,
h t t p : / / p m c . p r i n c e t o n . e d u ( ~ 5 0 B H S e
r s -
S r s , J r s , S o p h s )
Y a l e M o d e l C o n g r e s s 2 0 1 6
Dec 1--Dec 4, $200, www.yale.edu/congress (~75+ BHSers - Srs,
Jrs, Sophs, Frosh)
H a r v a r d M o d e l C o n g r e s s B o s t o n 2 0 1 7
Feb 22--26, Boston, $600, www.harvardmodelcongress.org (~30
BHSers - Srs, Jrs, Soph, Frosh )
H a r v a r d M o d e l C o n g r e s s S a n F r a n c i s c
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2 0 1 7
Jan 12--17/18, San Fran, $1500+?, A Big Maybe! (~10-20 BHSers -
Srs, Jrs, Soph)
P e n n M o d e l C o n g r e s s 2 0 1 7
M a r c h 2 9 - - A p r 2 , P h i l a d e l p h i a , $ 6 0 0
,
w w w . p e n n m c . o r g ( ~ 3 5 B H S e r s - J r s ,
S o p h , F r o s h , S r s )
The Concert #17, Yale Whiffenpoofs & BHS Music Makers
October/November 2016 or Spring 2017
*** Co$t for above conferences include travel, hotel, 2-3
dinners, t-shirt, tours/misc. activitie$ ***
$cholarship money available on a per case basis, officers first
parents must request in writing/
email
http://www.bhsmc.org/http://pmc.princeton.edu/http://www.yale.edu/congresshttp://www.harvardmodelcongress.org/http://www.harvardmodelcongress.org/http://www.pennmc.org/