The Branch School

Branch was beyond thrilled to welcome back our graduating class of 2022 for the traditional Alumni Dinner. Middle School teachers and staff welcomed these now college bound graduates back to campus. They enjoyed dinner, reminiscing, taking a spin around the playground, and talking about the future. This class continues to demonstrate the tremendous promise we saw back in 2022! Looking forward, they will attend these Universities and pursue the following:

Rice University, Creative Writing
University of Oklahoma, Engineering
McGill University (Canada) Political Science
Concordia University (Canada) Urban Planning
University of Texas, Honors Program-Government
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute-Computer Science
Georgetown University, Anthropology
University of California-Berkeley, Economics, Environmental Science and Policy
University of Michigan, Engineering

Congratulations Branch Class of 2022! We are SO proud of you!

Congratulations Branch School 7th Grade Honor Roll recipients! To receive this honor, students must maintain high grades as well as demonstrate a strong work ethic and great citizenship for the entire year. We are so proud of your hard work and focus, as well as your leadership qualities. Looks like our class of 2027 has great things in store!

Congratulations Branch School 8th Grade Honor Roll recipients! To receive this honor, students must maintain high grades as well as demonstrate a strong work ethic and great citizenship for the entire year. We are so proud of your hard work and focus, as well as your leadership qualities.

Congratulations and a huge "Thank you" to our Branch middle school Student Council members. They did a great job planning spirit events, collecting Toys for Tots, mentoring other students and much more!

Where in the world is this Branch student? Enjoying a vacation with family in beautiful California!

Branch 8th graders participate in a year-long "Capstone" project, Students choose a subject that they are interested in, and then spend their year doing a deep dive into that subject. These projects include a spoken, written and visual presentation, as well as an impact project. This year, students presented on a wide variety of subjects ranging from Artificial Intelligence to Animal welfare, climate change, dreams, LGBTQIA topics, dementia and more. We couldn't be more proud of their hard work and creativity!

Branch 7th and 8th graders had a great trip to California. Highlights included Yosemite National Park, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Fisherman's Wharf, Alcatraz, and more! Thanks to our dedicated parents who chaperoned. Special thanks to Branch Staff, Ms. Shu and Ms. Brown for bringing the fun and education at the same time. Mr. Judice also chaperoned, and he enjoyed getting to know the students and parents better, and was very impressed with all.

The Branch Track team competed in their final meet of the year recently. While Branch is a smaller school than many of our competitors, our student athletes did exceptionally well. Sports is a great way to develop character, and the Branch characteristics of "grace and grit". We are so proud of our team! A big thanks to Coach Cooks for his leadership, and to Mr. Hill for lending his expertise. Thank you to the parents and spectators who made the long trek to the meet. Go Bears!