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The Declaration

The student news site of Colonia High School

The Declaration

Kelly Branco

Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor

Kelly Branco is a senior and this is her first year working on The Declaration. Branco is a fan of theater, she loves to perform and watch Broadway shows whenever she can. She is an anchor for Patriots Television and does the fun fact every morning. She is in the Colonia High School Theater Department, sings for the Harmony in Motion Show Choir, and AcaPatriots, A Capella Choir. Last year, Branco got the Seal of Bi-Literacy in French and she speaks Portuguese.  She loves to read in her spare time. She is going to Fairleigh Dickinson University in the Fall of 2019 with a Musical Theater major.

All content by Kelly Branco

What makes you happy?

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
June 17, 2019
Due to the amount of paper, College Board has recently turned to some AP tests being electronic.

Should AP testing be required in schools?

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
June 15, 2019
Babies knee caps fuse between the ages of 2 to 6.

Babies are born without knee caps.

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
June 6, 2019
Women also see more colors than men.

Women blink twice more than men.

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
June 4, 2019
Pigs actually have 4 toes but only walk on two of them.

Pigs can get sunburn.

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
May 16, 2019

Kristina Perez: From Camden to Colonia

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
April 30, 2019
Due to this claim that Rowling made many fans are furious and refuse to watch the movies to support her claims.

OK Dumbledore is gay, now what?

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
April 17, 2019
Human brains are one of the most complex organs in the body.

Brain waves can power an electric train.

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
April 17, 2019
Snakes are carnivores which is what most people don't think they are.

Snakes can help predict earthquakes.

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
April 9, 2019
Colonia High School's production of Chicago is April 4-7.

Bob Fosse won 8 Tonys for coreography.

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
April 3, 2019
In Michigan, one can get a Unicorn Hunting License.

Hunting unicorns is legal in Michigan.

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
April 2, 2019
NoClue can rap about 14 syllables per second.

The world’s fastest rapper is named NoClue.

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
March 20, 2019
Jimi Hendrix was an American guitarist.

Jimi Hendrix couldn’t read or write.

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
March 15, 2019
Many girls feel like they aren't seen as good players because of their gender and that needs to change. Girls can play sports just like men can.

It’s ok to “throw like a girl”

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
March 14, 2019
March 14th is always Pi day because the number Pi starts with 3.14.

In Italian, Pizza means “pie”.

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
March 14, 2019
Because of his success as a drag queen, RuPaul Charles has won many awards and been featured in mainstream media.

The reality of RuPaul’s Drag Race

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
March 1, 2019
Giraffes are now endangered species.

Giraffes fight with their necks.

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
February 28, 2019

Student Journalism Week 2019 Fast Questions

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
February 25, 2019

Valentine’s Day Interviews

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
February 25, 2019
Walt Disney won his first Oscar at the 5th Academy Awards in 1932.

Walt Disney has the most Oscars.

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
February 25, 2019
Expresso is not a coffee but a way of making coffee.

Expresso in Italian means “pressed out”.

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
February 22, 2019
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is a replica of Hogwarts and Hogsmeade that is in Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. Visitors can purchase wands, explore Diagon Alley, ride the Hogwarts Train, and many other Wizarding Activities.

Why everyone should read Harry Potter

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
February 14, 2019
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