Brookland High School

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

Braxton Craine competed in an individual based 2-day Trap tournament over spring break where competitors shot 2 full cases of shells (20 boxes, 500 rounds). He broke a total of 480/500 targets to be the HOA winner (High overall score) for the tournament. He won cash prizes as well as a case of shells and medals. Way to go!

Just a heads up that the Home Access Center(HAC) will be down for maintenance and updates at the state level on March 19th-21st next week.

The 2024-25 BPS School Calendar has been officially approved by the BPS School Board and the State Board of Education.

A group of high school students participated a program offered by UAMS called Find Your Future. During the day students learned about Therapy, Pharmacy, Ultrasound, Radiology, Cardiology, and Physician Assistants. Students got to dissect sheep's hearts.

Brookland Trap Team and HS Beta have teamed up to do a fundraiser through Ducks Unlimited. Tickets are $10 each. The drawing will be on March 26th. The tickets enter you for both prizes. We will draw for Prize #1, and then for Prize #2 from the remaining tickets. See someone from the trap team or Beta Club for a ticket, or contact Mr. Magee.