Branford High School

Join us for another great week of Buccaneer Athletics! 🏴‍☠️

This week, our Bucs hit the road for volleyball, boys’ and girls’ golf, JV football, and varsity football! Come out and support our student-athletes as they represent Branford!

Good luck to all of our Buccaneers competing this week — GO BUCS!

Congratulations to Calyssa Dicks for winning the Columbia County Farm Bureau speech contest. She has advanced to districts.

The BHS culinary students were honored to cater the meal at the Take Stock In Children dinner to welcome new students and mentors to the program.

Congratulations to Branford Middle School FFA officers for competing in the Suwannee County Farm Bureau Speech Contest. Ryleigh Dasher placed first, Annabelle Garcia placed second, and Colby Misinec placed third! 💙🧡

The Suwannee County Fire Rescue taught 169 Branford FFA members and the welding students basic first aid, CPR, and how to use a fire extinguisher. Captain Shawn Hillengas always does a phenomenal job with this and we look forward to him training our students each year.

Any Junior or Senior needing a graduation concordant score for their 10th grade ELA and/or Algebra 1 EOC graduation requirements will have a chance to take these test at school in October. The NCR ACT will be given on October 21st and CLT will be given on October 28th. The fees for test are due no later than October 9th to Mrs. Taylor. The cost for the NCR ACT is $43.00 and the cost for the CLT is $34.50. Money can be sent as exact cash or check made payable to Branford High School. If you have any questions about either of these test please reach out to Mrs. Taylor at 386-935-5600.

BHS students are hard at work already! Mrs. Clary’s 10th-grade English II students put their analytical skills into action with a hands-on lesson about theme development. Students raced in groups to complete a puzzle, but only one group was instructed to sort the pieces before assembling it. The activity demonstrated that, just like completing a puzzle, analyzing literature requires readers to examine the individual parts before they can understand the bigger picture. Students then applied this strategy to a story by identifying its conflict, key events, character changes, and resolution. By putting these elements together, they were able to identify, analyze, and explain how the story’s theme developed. This engaging activity helped students see that every part of a story contributes to its overall message.

It’s another great week to be a Buccaneer!

Make plans to join us this week for Volleyball, Football, and Golf action and come out to support our Bucs!

REMINDER: Tuesday night’s HOME Volleyball match is CAMO NIGHT! Break out the camo, pack the stands, and cheer on our Lady Bucs!

We hope to see our Buccaneer community out all week long supporting our student-athletes!
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CLASS OF 2028 — JUNIOR YEAR MEETING!

Join the Class of 2028 for a meeting to discuss upcoming events and plans for junior year, including:

Homecoming
Fundraising
Prom
And other upcoming class events!

Wednesday, September 2
⏰ 5:30 PM
📍 BHS Auditorium

Students and parents are encouraged to attend as we start planning an exciting junior year!

Questions? Contact Class Sponsor Margaret Williams
(386) 935-5600 margaret.williams@suwannee.k12.fl.us

Reminder - You've got a long weekend Bucs! There will be no school on Monday, August 24 for a PD Day. We will see you back on Tuesday, August 25.

Congratulations to our 2026 Homecoming Court! We are excited to celebrate these students and can’t wait to see who will be crowned our 2026 Homecoming Princess and Queen! 🏴‍☠️ Friday, September 25 Homecoming Princess Crowning — Pregame Homecoming Queen Crowning — Halftime Make plans to join us at Buccaneer Stadium for one of our favorite BHS traditions and help us celebrate our 2026 Homecoming Court! Congratulations to all of our attendants and finalists!

What a wonderful day to be a Buccaneer! BHS was full of school spirit today as our students showed up in full force in their CAMO for tonight’s game! We had an awesome pep rally led by our Varsity Cheerleaders, with our JV Cheerleaders, Majorettes, and Band helping bring the energy! We introduced this year’s Varsity Football Team, recognized our Fall Sports Seniors, and also announced this year’s Homecoming Court, Princess Finalists, and Queen Finalists! There were plenty of games, lots of cheering, and some great class competition — and congratulations to the 8th Grade Class for winning the Spirit Stick! The fun continues tonight at Buccaneer Stadium! 6:30 PM — Fall Sports Senior Night Ceremony 7:30 PM — Varsity Football vs. Eagle’s View CAMO NIGHT! See you tonight! GO BUCS!

Communication takes practice! Students in Mrs. Roberts’ Business & Leadership classes put their communication skills to the test this week with a Blind Drawing Challenge! Working with a partner, one student had to describe a picture without showing it, while the other tried to draw it using only the directions they were given. Students worked with friends, classmates they didn’t know as well, and even took on a round where no talking was allowed! It was a fun way to see firsthand how important clear communication, active listening, teamwork, and patience are when working with others!

JV Football kicks off tonight in Mayo! Make plans now to show up and cheer on the Buccaneers!

Make plans now to get your camo spirit packs! These will be available for sale Thursday and Friday during all lunches. Show your Buccaneer Pride Friday at football and Tuesday at volleyball with your beads, eye black, and camo button!

In case you missed it - Hocoachella is coming!

🎟️ BUCCANEER ATHLETICS TICKET INFORMATION Here are your options for purchasing tickets to BHS athletic events: 💵 OPTION 1: TICKETS AT THE GATE — CASH ONLY 🏈 Varsity Football — $10 🏐 All Other Sports — $8 ⚠️ All tickets sold at the gate are GENERAL ADMISSION. There will be NO $5 student tickets sold at the gate. 🏫 OPTION 2: ADVANCE STUDENT TICKETS — BHS or BES Students may purchase a $5 student ticket on the BHS or BES campus during the week of the game. 📱 OPTION 3: ADVANCE DIGITAL TICKETS — GoFan App Purchase tickets online before the game for your convenience. 🏈 Varsity Football • General Admission — $10 • Student Ticket — $5 🏐 All Other Sports • General Admission — $8 • Student Ticket — $5 💙🧡 Thank you for supporting Buccaneer Athletics! https://gofan.co/app/school/FL24287

🫀 Anatomy Challenge! 🧠 Today in Coach Santos’s Anatomy & Physiology class, students put their anatomy knowledge to the test! Working in groups, they traced a body and then worked together to draw, label, and correctly place different bones, muscles, and organs on the human body. There were definitely a few guesses along the way 😂, but it was a fun, hands-on way to see what they already know as we get started!

We’ve got a full week of Buccaneer Athletics ahead with volleyball, golf, and football in action!