Cara McClure and Shantala Muruganujan, Staff Writers
October 2, 2020 • No Comments
The ascendancy of Sen. Kamala Harris to the top of the Democratic White House ticket is viewed with mix pride and ambivalence among students and staff at Branham. Harris, of Jamaican and Indian descent, has deep roots in...
Staff reporter, with reporting by Ziv Galpaz and Jazzy Nguyen
August 25, 2020 • No Comments
“It was like your head was in a chimney. At that point, we knew the fires were getting close.”
Julianne Alvares, Co-Editor-in-Chief
March 12, 2020 • No Comments
Many Branham teachers already know what they'll do with the $6,500 salary increase if voters pass Measure K, a parcel tax that's expect- ed to provide a $16.7 million windfall each year for the district. English teacher...
Shantala Muruganujan, Staff Writer
February 27, 2020 • No Comments
In terms of victories, Branham’s football and girls tennis teams are a lot alike, as both had a great regular season. Yet only one team went undefeated — girls tennis....
Wide gender gap in coaching pro and high school sports
February 20, 2020
In professional sports, it’s quickly noticeable that there aren’t nearly as many female coaches as...
Beyond the college (small) talk
November 1, 2019
Seniors, how many times have you been at a social or family gathering and been asked about college? Probably...
November 1, 2019
Everyone loves Disney, right? They make fun movies for the whole family, stories of rats who know how...
Shantala Muruganujan, Staff Writer
March 1, 2020
Teachers have long used music to learn new concepts, to have students reteach ideas or just for ambiance. Teaching new concepts “I say mi, you say tu. His, her, your,...
Bands Searching For An Audience
February 27, 2020
They didn’t quit their day job
February 26, 2020
February 14, 2020
Shantala Muruganujan, Tae Yun (Erica) Kang, Staff Writer
March 1, 2020 • No Comments
Students and adults claim to not be getting enough sleep. The average teen needs 9.5 hours per day, and adults need about 7 hours. A Stanford Medicine study shows that 87% of American students at- tending high school...
Climate strikes a lasting global crusade
February 27, 2020
On YouTube, it’s fact vs. fiction
November 1, 2019
You’re sleep-deprived. Here’s what to do about it
November 1, 2019
Ziv Galpaz, Staff Writer
February 27, 2020 • No Comments
For soccer, it’s legs, for gymnastics, it's arms, for volleyball, it’s height. Each of these parts highly affects an athlete's performance in their respective sport and are often the part that cause...
Despite grumbling, winter athletes grasp need for practice over break
February 26, 2020
Win or lose, teams find a silver lining
February 26, 2020
Wide gender gap in coaching pro and high school sports
February 20, 2020