Brookland Junior High

The ESS Art Contest 2024 starts tomorrow, Friday, December 8th! The contest is open to public and charter school students in grades K-12 throughout the continental United States. Quick Facts About the Contest The contest information is located at ArtContest.ESS.com. To enter, students must submit a traditional or digital drawing or painting with an image representing “Imagine going to school underwater, what would your day be like?” The contest ends on February 25th, 8:00 pm Eastern Time. The top five finalists in each Grade Group will be featured on ESS’ Facebook and Instagram for public voting during the week of March 18th. Public voting ends on March 24th, 8:00 pm Eastern Time. Winners will be announced on March 27th. Winning students will receive a $500 American Express gift card, plus $500 for their school.

Coach Davis is teaching power tool safety and procedures this week in his Exploration of Skill Trade class.

Thank you to Mr Doug Formon and Mr Jeff Presley for presenting information about the Brookland Public Schools Command Center at the Arkansas School Board Association Conference in Little Rock today. Our students and staff safely are a priority! #bearcatproud

Junior High Choir Christmas Concert details and information:

Thank you Nothing Bundt Cakes for supporting and celebrating our staff's birthdays by providing a sweet treat!! Today is Mrs. Alex Wheeler's birthday! Happy Birthday from the Bearcat family!

Students did a great job sharing their job shadowing experiences today in Coach Baker's Career Development class.

If your child is taking semester tests and you would like for them to have the option of checking out after they finish testing each day, then please complete the following form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfDxEtl1fajmMDvQyZ__srI9oNqnUIDi6xqRCTgVQTkI0VRTg/viewform ***Please note that students who check out early must provide their own transportation home and cannot come back on campus once they leave. Thank you.

Semester Testing Information and Schedule: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IiSoHPTLyzD-QxcI2MDwt1AgsltpwE5x7qBy-jDN3xo/edit

JROTC kept up their winning tradition with today's victories in the Brookland Raider competition! Way to go cadets! #bestprograminArkansas

Bearcat Basketball Fans: Please do not park in the fire lane on the north side of Bearcat Arena. Emergency vehicles need to be able to drive through the area quickly if needed. Thank you for your help. Go Bearcats! #bearcatproud

Brookland Junior High Newsletter: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KA6JXApu_Wol91AS43JlMd07HK6nns45ZjWQsbmZX4g/edit

Below is the link for the 9th & 10th Counselor & Career Coach Newsletter for December: https://brooklandnewsletter.blogspot.com/

Thank you Nothing Bundt Cakes for supporting and celebrating our staff's birthdays by providing a sweet treat!! Yesterday was Mrs. Davis' birthday, today is Coach Stephenson's(Coach Steve) and Coach Davis' birthday, as well as Mrs. Henderson's half birthday! Happy Birthday from the Bearcat family!

Jr. High Boys Soccer information. For anyone who missed the first tryout, there will be another one this Monday, December 4th.

Congratulations to Sgt. Sennett, Major Houk, and the JROTC Cadets for their score of a 98.5% in yesterday's Army inspection! This inspection takes place every 3 years. This year's score is the highest of all schools in the state of Arkansas! #bearcatproud #bearcatsunited

Here is some of Mrs. Chen's students' classwork as they headed into the Thanksgiving holiday! https://www.canva.com/design/DAF0WxKODks/JSmT_nMFdogz0c3Mrm45OA/watch?utm_content=DAF0WxKODks&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor

BJHS Weekly Event Calendar: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RF1mZt_yI6QKPCQKvgRIurpnBqGwsv0B05aGbCetVTk/edit

Thank you Nothing Bundt Cakes for supporting and celebrating our staff's birthdays by providing a sweet treat!! Birthdays happening over Thanksgiving break next week are Sarah Trotter on the 22nd and Colton Bailey on the 23rd. Happy Birthday from the Bearcat family!

Brookland Public Schools will not be in session next week for the celebration of Thanksgiving! We are thankful for all of our students, staff, and parents. Enjoy the weeks with your family! #bearcatproud

Brookland's spelling bee winner is Ryland Waters, with 2nd place going to Juliet Jones, 3rd place to Camilla Gillespie, and Noah Tate as Alternate. All will advance to the county spelling bee.