Branford High School is a public high school in Branford, Connecticut. As of 2021âÂÂ22, it has 784 students in grades 9âÂÂ12.
Its former principal, Edmund Higgins, retired at the end of the 2007âÂÂ08 school year.
All students must satisfy 13 performance graduation requirements in areas such as writing, non-fiction reading, mathematical problem solving, and scientific concepts.
One notable aspect of the school was its "Senior Exhibition" program. Every student had to complete a thorough research project on a topic of their choice during senior year. This was presented in front of a panel of judges and was graded on a pass/fail system.
The student newspaper is The Branford Buzz, which is an online-only publication.
Branford High School is a member of the Southern Connecticut Conference, the second largest conference in the state.
The school baseball team has won three state championships, in 1999, 2006, and 2009.
The Branford Hornets Ice Hockey team has won two State Championships in the Division II C.I.A.C. The Hornets first State Championship came in the 1987âÂÂ88 season. The second State Championship was in the 2018âÂÂ19 season. The Branford Hornets were also SCC Champions in the 2018âÂÂ19, and 2019âÂÂ20 season.
The Branford Girls Ice Hockey team co-oped with East Haven, and North Branford in 2014. The team wore Branford High School hockey jerseys but were known as the Branford/ E. Haven/ N. Branford Hornets. The team won the SCC Championship in the 2014âÂÂ15 season. In the 2015âÂÂ16 season, the team was renamed the Branford/ East Haven/ N. Branford Wings, due to all their high school mascots having wings. Their jerseys reflected this, and the team colors were Red and White with a logo similar to the Detroit Red Wings logo.
The team won back to back State Championships in the 2016âÂÂ17 and 2017âÂÂ18 seasons.