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Seniors Timothy Kozine and Rasheed-Garnett Rogajan take the wheel playing “Mario Kart Tour” during lunch today. The mobile game brings the action from the Mario Kart series to the mobile platform for on-the-go-racing. It is popular among students at Branham, and has been downloaded more than 90 million times worldwide. While the game is free to play, it requires a $5 monthly subscription to unlock all of its modes.⁣
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⁣📷 : Zachary Macapanpan (@zacharymacapanpan)⁣
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⁣#bhsbearwitness #mariokarttour⁣
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A late overtime goal lifted Branham’s varsity field hockey team 1-0 over Prospect and keeping its playoff hopes alive. The win was redemption for the Lady Bruins, who lost a Sept. 18 match 0-1. The JV team tied the Panthers 0-0. The teams head to Willow Glen on Thursday.⁣
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⁣📷 : Carly Waldorph (@c_a_r_l_y_w)⁣
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⁣#bhsbearwitness #fieldhockey

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Decked in their new uniforms, the Branham Royal Alliance earned a near sweep of their size division at their first competition of the year. During Saturday's Tournament of Bands competition at Cupertino High School, the group nabbed first place honors in their 4a division for auxiliary, percussion and field show. The Royal Alliance travels to Dublin on Saturday to compete in the Irish Guard Invitational.
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Custodial crew worked today to fix English teacher Tobie Schweizer’s light fixtures damaged from Monday night’s 4.5 magnitude earthquake. The U.S. Geological Survey said that the rumbling originated in the East Bay around 10:30 p.m, and was followed by a 4.7 magnitude quake this afternoon near Hollister. This Thursday will be the 30th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake.⁣
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⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣📷: Katelyn Lowpensky (@katelynlowpensky)⁣
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⁣#bhsbearwitness #earthquake #usgs

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Freshman Marina Del Carmen and sophomore Abel Agdie were named Ignite’s students of the month met at the group’s first awards ceremony Friday. At the ceremony, social science teacher Tania Eaton, who is part of Ignite’s group of teachers, said that Carmen and Agdie, beyond being good students academically, are good people and often help their peers. Ignite places students in small learning communities (SLC), allowing them to take their core classes together and helping establish positive relationships among students, their peers and their teachers.
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📷 : Ziv Galpaz (@ziv.galpaz13)

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Junior wide receiver Matt Cordova speaks to Cal-Hi Sports reporters after their 42-27 win against the Willow Glen Rams on Friday in a battle of undefeated teams. The Bruin defense kept the Rams offense at bay, while junior quarterback Nick Bandanza threw a career-high five touchdowns, teo to Cordova. Branham (6-0) travels to Overfelt (4-2) next Saturday.⁣ Correction: Matt Cordova caught two touchdowns, not one.
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⁣⁣⁣🗒️: Andelina Miller (@andelinaaraujo)⁣
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The girls varsity field hockey team shut out Del Mar with 3-0 win at home on Friday. The JV girls also shut out the Dons, 5-0. Both teams face the Prospect Panthers at home on Tuesday.⁣ Note: this caption was updated to reflect that Tuesday’s game is at home. ⁣•••⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣📷: Carly Waldorph (@c_a_r_l_y_w)⁣
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Today is World Mental Health Awareness Day. As part of a districtwide push at promoting a students’ well-being, Branham has been piloting its Wellness Center, and hiring a social worker, to help with needs that go beyond the classroom. English teacher Carl Ponzio has been among the advocates for wellness, and said he has been working to build rapport with his students. “We have to make sure as staff members that we are going out of our way to be really inviting and establish relationships with our kids,” he said. “That way we can listen to them.” Read the rest of the story in the link in our bio.⁣
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Branham's National Honor Society chapter welcomed 73 new members at its induction ceremony earlier this evening. Officers of the service-oriented club, Anwesha Mishra, Geetanjali Jain, Nadia Degeba and Megan Nakagawa spoke about the four pillars of NHS: scholarship, leadership, service and character. In her audience address, Principal Cheryl Lawton shared her source of inspiration, math teacher Jaime Escalante, featured in the movie "Stand and Deliver," who helped disadvantaged kids to excel academically.
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📷: Cara McClure
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Joel Silva and Belle Ngo were named Homecoming King and Queen at an action-packed Homecoming Game on Friday, with the Bruins (5-0) continuing their undefeated streak with a 46-10 win over Del Mar. Before the game, the Royal Alliance also debuted its field show, titled “It’s About Time,” which it will perform next week at the Cupertino Tournament of Bands. ⁣
⁣With the win, senior tackle Frank Poso, who recovered a fumble and earned a rushing touchdown in the game, said that team is having its sights on playoffs.⁣
⁣“We are closer to our goal of CCS title and league title,” he said.⁣
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⁣⁣⁣⁣📷: Genevieve Nemeth (@_genevievemercedes)⁣
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⁣#bhsbearwitness #homecominggame

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