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Still under construction
June 6, 2019
Elizabeth Posey, Art Director
Roadblocks The Measure AA construction and its delays were a “necessary evil” for English teacher Melanie Vega and many others on campus, but as the school year comes...
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SPARE celebrates completion of native garden at Branham Park
May 19, 2019
Elizabeth Posey, Art Director
After more than a year of planning, the SPARE club held its first festival Sunday at Branham Park to celebrate the completion of their native garden and plant beautification...
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Track team copes after arrest of coach
February 13, 2019
Annalise Freimarck, Managing Editor
Shocked. Disgusted. Disappointed. These were the reactions that the track and field coaches and athletes felt once they found out that head coach Gregory Marshall was...
Sports
For wrestlers, diets are worth the weight
February 13, 2019
Julia Marques da Silva, Design Director
Wrestling revolves around weight, which sometimes requires extreme dieting, exercise and practice techniques in order to meet strict weight requirements. For each tournament,...
Branham News
Henebry touts success of sharing goals
February 12, 2019
Michaela Edlin, Editor in Chief
“What do you do when you don't have a why?” P.E. teacher Christine Henebry has been asked this numerous time since the start of the school’s What’s Your Why? campaign...

As drills become routine, so does classroom anxiety

November 1, 2019 • No Comments

Junior Kimberly Coke prepared for the worst after hearing a Silver Alert blare from every cell phone in her fifth period physics class in early September. “My first initial instinct was ‘Is there a shooter?’” she...

New Buildings, new problems for teachers

Jayden Kim, Staff Writer

November 1, 2019 • No Comments

Two of the four long-awaited two-story buildings finally opened this year, and teachers’ opinions on them has been mixed. Among the chief complaints have been recur- ring issues with audio and visual technology as well...

Grad sends a vaping warning

Cara McClure, Staff Writer

September 27, 2019 • No Comments

The use of e-cigarettes and vaping has been linked to potentially deadly side effects, and hundreds have been hospitalized and sick including alumnus Tanner Lanphear. Lanphear, a 2019 Branham graduate was faced with...

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The Raiders finally brought down the Bruins. In a tightly contested final regular season game, Silver Creek gave Branham its only loss, 8-16. The Raiders defensive line kept Branham scoreless until the fourth quarter, when a rushing touchdown and two-point conversion put them on the scoreboard. The varsity team finished with a 9-1 record, and wait to hear their CCS placement today. The JV team lost 17-20, finishing with a 5-5 record.⁣⁣
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Freshman Alec Karbowski’s family is seeking financial support to repair their home following a fire Thursday afternoon that destroyed their attic, costing an estimated $200,000 in repairs. Alec is on the JV football team, and his sister Marisa graduated in 2018. Though much of their valuables were recovered and their insurance is covering much of their costs, Bear Witness reporter Ryan Walters has set up a GoFundMe on behalf of the Karbowski family seeking $10,000 to help them get back on track. To donate, please click on the link in our bio.⁣
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The district board recognized Bear Witness journalists Julianne Alvares, Jessica Berton and Elizabeth Posey at their board meeting Thursday for the staff’s award-winning work. Co-editors-in-chief Julianne Alvares and Elizabeth Posey were honored for their leadership in running the paper, which is a National Scholastic Press Association Pacemaker finalist. Posey is also a finalist for her artist’s portfolio. Berton, a senior, is an individual finalist for her comics journalism and editorial cartooning. Winners of these national contest will be announced later this month at their annual fall conference in Washington, D.C.⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Greetings, adventurers! The Backstage Bruins on Thursday opened their fall play “She Kills Monsters.” The dramatic and comedic play involves a teen named Agnes (senior Stacey Yavorski) as she tries to learn more about her late sister through her favorite medium, the role-playing game “Dungeons and Dragons.” The show plays over two weekends in the PAC: today and Saturday and Nov. 15 and 16 at 7 p.m.⁣⁣⁣
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Several dozen parents attended a talk on the dangers of vaping and drug use, hosted by the Branham PTSA and the school district. Rey Cedeno, a former San Jose police officer, educated parents on different forms of paraphernalia and potentially harmful chemicals in them. “we’re trying to help kids get off of this(vapes and rugs) and make better choices or actually more informed choices,” said Assistant Principal Rick Hayashi. “It’s becoming a bigger issue than just one group of kids.” It was the second of three talks on vaping and drug use. The third one will take place at Del Mar on Nov. 13, and will be in Spanish.⁣
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Wendy Lee, a bioinformatics assistant professor at San Jose State, spoke to the Biotech Club on Tuesday about her work and the growing field of biotechnology. During the talk at tutorial, she described her career trajectory, which combines computer science with microbiology, including her industry experience in which she built tools to analyze genomic data. Her current research is focused on how biotechnology can fight cancer. She encouraged the nearly two dozen students in attendance to find their career paths and to pursue their passions. Biotech club president Gabe Miller, a senior, said that he plans to have more speakers talk to the club before the end of the year.⁣
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The girls tennis double and singles teams won’t be moving on past the BVAL playoffs after today’s matchups on the Leland courts. The doubles teams of Meena and Neela Iyer (10), Khira Feucht (11) and Jessie Lin (12), and singles player Maggie Dong (9) each won their first matches, but lost in the second round. The tennis team is still celebrating its success as this year’s undefeated league champions in the B League.⁣
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The Branham Competitive Cheer team hosted a showcase in the cafeteria on Monday, sharing with friends a family a preview of their upcoming competition. The Lady Bruins performed their routine twice for the audience. The routine consisted of many skills including stunting, tumbling, and dancing. They take the mat at their first competition Saturday at Merrill West High School in Tracy.⁣⁣
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Senior Evan Franco and freshman Isabelle Moret helped their teams qualify for the CCS championships at today’s BVAL finals, with Franco’s ninth place overall finish (16:26.3 in the 3-mile course) propelling the boys team to third out of 24 teams. Moret (20:55.4) placed 17th overall and helped the girls team place seventh. The teams will meet at the course again during the CCS championships Nov. 16.⁣⁣⁣
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It was a royal flush at Saturday’s Independence Band Tournament for the Royal Alliance as Branham’s marching band nabbed top honors in all categories for its six-school 3A division, including first place, and high honors in music, percussion and effect. The time travel-themed field show also earned the second-highest score among the 27 school competition. The band travels to Napa for the Vintage Band review this Saturday.⁣
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Opinion

Beyond the college (small) talk

Elizabeth Posey, Co-Editor-in-Chief

November 1, 2019 • No Comments

Seniors, how many times have you been at a social or family gathering and been asked about college? Probably too many to count. Adults light up at the opportunity to make...

MONOPOLY: The Disney+ Edition

November 1, 2019

Everyone loves Disney, right? They make fun movies for the whole family, stories of rats who know how...

Immigrant hatred moves beyond U.S. borders

June 8, 2019

Go back to your own country.” A woman told this to my father on the beach, after he picked up a crab....

Revisiting Guidelines for Sexual Harassment

June 8, 2019

In the light of the #MeToo movement and changing attitudes towards sexual harassment, it is unacceptable...

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Entertainment

Final touches on fruitful career

Renee Owens, News Editor

June 8, 2019

Art department chair Cristina Prates will retire in June after 20 years of teaching at Branham. Prates has seen and facilitated many changes on campus in her time here, but...

Winter guard fundraises due to debt

June 4, 2019

Taking the world stage

April 7, 2019

Old films, modern lens

April 5, 2019

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Science & Tech

On YouTube, it’s fact vs. fiction

November 1, 2019 • No Comments

Senior Payton Sample uses YouTube to help him study for his pre-calculus class. He looks for well-known channels that can help him learn concepts such as factoring polynomials. He is often impressed by the vast amount...

You’re sleep-deprived. Here’s what to do about it

November 1, 2019

Grad sends a vaping warning

September 27, 2019

Caffeine puts some pep in athletes’ workouts

June 8, 2019

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February Print Issue

Sports

Still Celebrating

Jazzy Nguyen, Staff Writer

November 1, 2019 • No Comments

Page 09 - Sports It was called the bra seen around the world. In 1999, moments after scoring the decisive fifth penalty kick against China in the Women’s World Cup, Brandi Chastain removed her jersey,...

Cross Country

September 27, 2019

Caffeine puts some pep in athletes’ workouts

June 8, 2019

Milwaukee Brewers draft Arman Sabouri, class of 2016, in 12th round of MLB draft

June 6, 2019

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Student Life

Henebry wants school to find its “Why”

Lily Middleton, Staff Writer

November 1, 2019 • No Comments

Junior Kyleigh Mecchella has experienced sexual assault. She felt weak. It was her weight training class with P.E. teacher Christine Henebry that helped her find strength again. Henebry helped Mecchella find her inner...

College options abound beyond AP classes

November 1, 2019

School pilots new space for mental health

October 10, 2019

“I want it to be a space for families to create this culture on campus,” Nguyen said. “That's what I see my role is: On the one hand serving students who are here, but also serving their family and connecting them to the larger community."

Homecoming decorators set the scenes for this week’s festivities

September 30, 2019

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