Brookland High School

Today we celebrated our Career and Technical Education Completers. Students completed a series of three courses while in high school in one of the following areas: Agriculture (Ag Powers or Animal  Sytems), Army JROTC, AV Technology & Film, Business (Office Administration or Marketing Business Enterprise, Computer Science, or FACS (Family & Community Sciences-Human & Social Sciences or Nutrition Science). Mr. John Campbell from Home Tronix was our guest speaker and students were presented with a certification of completion.

In our College Spanish 2 class, they are studying celebrations in this chapter and are doing Dia de Los Muertos cookies.

It's time to KISS a Senior Goodbye! If you would like to purchase a bag of Hershey Kisses and send a note to your favorite senior, you may purchase a candy gram online @ https://form.jotform.com/241054477719058 or print off the attached sheet and turn in with your payment to your child's office building. If you have any questions- please email kdillon@bpsbearcats.com

Friday we competed at JHS for SO Track and Field. We took about 20 volunteers with us, along with 14 athletes from JH/HS. All of our students represented Brookland extremely well! If you see any of these students, please tell them what a great job they did! Each athlete received two medals. I cannot say enough good about the students we took as volunteers. They are interactive with our athletes, they are diligent about athlete safety, and they take pictures like a proud big brother or sister. It is truly heart-warming to know we have such an amazing group of students who want to include everyone, no matter what! Track and field is a bit chaotic and these students handled everything so gracefully and with a smile on their faces! There is no way I could make these trips happen without the help from others! Thank you all for being so supportive and thank you to Mrs. Paslay for working so hard to put on the pep rally the day before this event. I truly believe that is what gets these kids pumped up for competition day. Mrs. Harris Jasmine Davis- gold and bronze Jayshawn Childers- gold and gold Chase Liles- gold and gold Noah Warren- gold and silver Carol Orr- gold and gold Madison Allen- silver and gold Jon Weston Folsom- silver and bronze Brady Combs- gold and gold Josh Hubbs- silver and silver Mirabella Rogers- gold and gold Preston Turney- gold and silver Aubree Loggins- gold and silver Dallas Brown- bronze and bronze Darren Morris- gold and gold

Brookland High School will be offering a 9 day ACT Summer Prep Course starting the Tuesday after Memorial Day, May 28, 2024. The sign up form link will be sent out on May 1 to the parents email in eschool of current 10th, 11th, and 12th graders. If interested in attending, please have your parents looking for the sign up email.

It is with great pleasure to announce that Landon Epps has made Brookland School History! He is our very first student at Brookland to be awarded through the State of Arkansas, the Seal of Biliteracy, in English and American Sign Language! Not only that, he is one of the very first to be awarded throughout the entire state of Arkansas! This Seal of Biliteracy recognizes that students are able to read, write, as well as converse as a bilingual person at a proficient to advanced level in two or more languages. This May, we will be awarding a total of three students for being recipients of this prestigious award this 2023-2024 school year! Jasmin Reyes and Ana Sauceda have also received this great honor of the AR Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish and English in November of 2023! Congratulations for this excellent achievement! Here's the Kait8 news interview with Landon https://www.kait8.com/2024/04/26/brookland-student-signs-his-way-history/

Last night at Harmony Gardens, OCS, a National Organization hosted an event in Jonesboro that recognized people who have chosen the Military as their Career after High School. If you were someone you were there, the Mayor, every general in the State, and every person from across Northeast Arkansas that have decided to make the Military a part of their life after High School. It was their way of saying thank you. We had 5 individuals that have made the decision 1. Alix Wilkey- US Army National Guard (Supply Specialist) 2. Manning Mcafee- US Navy Seals (Seal Team) 3. Kyle Reed- US Army National Guard (Combat Engineer) 4. Will Hatfield- US Army (3 year scholarship to Arkansas State University) 5. Katie Thomas- US Navy (4 year scholarship to the Citadel) Less than 1 percent of our population decide to serve in the Military. These 5 individuals have made that decision. Bearcat Proud!

Congratulations to the Senior Girls Track Team. They finished Runner-Ups out of 25 teams at the Pocahontas Track Meet. Chloe Rodriguez- 1st in the Shot Put 1st in the Discus Charlie Stallings- 1st in the Pole Vault 3rd in the 300 Hurdles Rylee Walker-4th in the 400 meter dash Kylie Duncan-6th in the 400 meter dash 4x100 meter relay-3rd Place: Team Members: Lillie Romines, Kaylin Jiles, Lydia Jiles, Charlie Stallings 4x200 meter relay-2nd Place: Team Members: Kaylin Jiles, Lydia Jiles, Kylie Duncan, Lillie Romines 4x400 meter relay- 1st place: Team Members: Kaylin Jiles, Lydia Jiles, Rylee Walker, Charlie Stallings 4x800 Meter Relay-1st Place: Team Members: Callie Curtis, Addie Vowell, Kylie Duncan, Rylee Walker

Besrcat Trap team had some winners this weekend at the ATA tournament in Pocahontas: -Lucas Welch: Jr C singles -Max Counts: SubJR D singles -Mallory Ritsmon: - Lady D singles

This weekend- come see an unforgettable performance of 'Peter and the Starcatcher.' Performances on Saturday, April 6 at 7pm, Sunday, April 7 at 2pm, and Monday, April 8 at 7pm at the Brookland Auditorium. Reserve your seats and get your tickets at www.showtix4u.com/events/brooklandstarcatcher (Also available at the door) Peter and the Starcatcher is the prequel story of Peter Pan. It’s part childhood fantasy, part musical, and large part comedy. We learn about the magical beginning of Neverland; we learn how Peter Pan transformed from a nameless orphan to the leader of the Lost Boys. We learn how a pirate called Black Stache lost his hand and became Hook. We learn about Tinkerbell, Wendy’s mother, and mermaids.

On March 29th Sophmores got to tour Northeast Arkansas Career and Technical Center to see the courses that are offered. https://www.neactc.com/

Students in Mrs. Jones JAG II classes participated in the Be Pro Be Proud Draft Day last week. These students went over interview skills with Leslie Osorio and Joie Saienni from Onin Staffing. Then they interviewed with various companies at Draft Day and participated in the Draft Day Career Fair. After interviewing the students got a tour of ASUN-Marked Tree. 

Bearcat trap shooters had a great day at the Jonesboro ATA trap tournament. Several shooters won their divisions and Max Counts shot his first perfect 25/25! Todays winners: Braxton Craine -Singles Jr B class -Doubles Jr C class Lucas Welch -Singles jr C class Caden Foster -Handicap SubJR

Visit the Brookland FCCLA Facebook page to place a bid.

As we near the end of the school year, it is that time again to nominate an "Educator of the Year" for each building. Anyone can be an "educator" when they have a positive impact on the students and school whether it is in the areas of academics, athletics, or social/emotional growth. Students, staff, parents, and community members are welcome to submit this form. We want everyone's input. The deadline to submit is April 19th. Here is the link: https://bit.ly/23-24BPSToY

High School Girls Track competed yesterday in Bald Knob. Way to go girls! Team was 3rd overall Chole Rodriguez-1st in the shot put 5th in the Discus Rylee Walker- 1st the 800 meter run Charlie Stallings-3rd in the Pole Vault 2nd in the 300 Hurdles 7th in the 100 meter Dash Evan Polsgrove-8th in the long jump 6th in the Triple jump Kylie Duncan-8th in the 200 meter dash Cassidy King-8th place in the Shot 4x100 team-5th place Kaylin Jiles Emilee Coleman Lillie Romines Charlie Stallings 4x200 team-1st place Kaylin Jiles Lillie Romines Kylie Duncan Evan Polsgrove 4x400 team- 3rd place Addie Vowell Kaylin Jiles Rylee Walker Charlie Stallings

Great Job Players, Coaches, and Parents!

The High School EAST Department would like to thank our sponsors who continue to support our program! 1st Community Bank Greenway Task Electric Dollar General - Brookland James Brooke Properties Red Beard Fence Inc

EAST Conference Wrap-up! The week before spring break the High School EAST Department attended EAST Conference. 10 students were chosen to represent our program- Tripp Sullins, Alyssa Cooper, Linley Beavers, Ethan Peters, Walker Sloan, Wyatt Griffith, Jenna Reed, Katie Bateman, Lilly Olson, and Madalynn Harrall. These students did a great job building our booth, discussing our program with other students, facilitators, and judges as well as getting ideas for next year! Congratulations to Jenna Reed for being a competition finalist for her picture on the command center.

Check out the High School Newsletter! https://www.smore.com/n/53mfs