Brookland Middle School

Happy Assistant Principal's Week to one of the best around! Thank you, Mr. Baltz, for all that you do for our students and staff!

7th grade Boys Basketball Tryouts will be on April 28th and 29th, immediately after school until 4:30 pm in the MS Gym.

MS Boys Basketball Camp will be on April 22nd and 23rd! A detailed letter will be sent home with students!

Looking for a great camp opportunity for your students? Go No Further!

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Don't forget about Pre-K registration!

📣ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 Odyssey of the Mind will be selling popsicles for $1 during Recess TOMORROW! All proceeds go towards helping our Brookland teams go to Worlds!

Notification letters were sent home this past week regarding 6th grade girls who will have scoliosis screenings the week of 04/13-04/17. To opt out of the screenings, a parent note must be returned to the school nurses by 04/09.

April 13th is the start of the 2026 ATLAS state assessment for Arkansas. Click here for the full BPS schedule: https://bit.ly/BPSATLAS2026

What is Odyssey of the Mind? Odyssey of the Mind is a creative problem-solving program for students ranging in age from first grade through college. Students work on teams to solve problems creatively! Modeled on interscholastic sports, Odyssey of the Mind’s creative competitions combine the excitement of athletic competition with fun-filled often zany mental gymnastics. Teams match wits & abilities together to develop creative solutions for broadly defined problems. It allows students to work with others and provides them with the opportunity to learn creative problem solving, brainstorming, and teamwork. Students form teams of up to seven members to develop a solution to one of six Long Term Problems over several months. During this time, teams are also working on developing their skills for other aspects of the competition. In the Long Term Problem portion of the competition, teams create a theatrical and engineered solution to one of the specific problems that they choose to solve over several months. Team members will develop an 8 minute performance that will involve costumes, props, and problem specific requirements that will demonstrate the solution they have created. In the Spontaneous portion of the competition, teams will be given a problem on competition day they must solve. Typically, students have around 5 minutes from first hearing the problem to having to complete it. These problems challenge students to think on their feet and solve problems very quickly without any outside influence. Spontaneous problems are done in a closed area so that each team has the same amount of time to see and solve the problem. Spectators of any kind are not allowed to view this portion so that the competition aspect can remain fair and consistent. Teams, problems, and competitions are organized into five different divisions by age group (Primary, I, II, III, IV). Division I is elementary aged competitors, Division II is middle school age students, Division III is high school age students, and Division IV is for college students. The primary division/problem is an exhibition only and is not judged competitively. These teams are set up to be an introduction to the program for young students. If this is something your child is interested in, sign up for OM Camp! Use the link to sign up for camp: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfHSXSMQHlBp4Fbt5Fzj6wqtRmgxkCblirvVITGdXSIF3zQfg/viewform?usp=header

Book fair is returning April 10th-17th!! Family Night is April 14th from 3:30pm-5:30pm. Students attending family night will qualify for free book fair prizes!

April Board Meeting Agenda

Consider donating in the carline tomorrow!! All proceeds will go directly to the Odyssey of the Mind students and their trip to compete at the World Finals!

Will you have a Kindergarten student for the upcoming 2026-2027 school year? Registration will be April 10th from 9 am to 2 pm. Click this link to find out more about registration! https://www.brooklandbearcats.org/o/primary/article/2091171

Brookland Public Schools is accepting School of Choice Applications for the 2025-26 or 2026-2027 school year. Applications must be submitted to the administration building at 601 North Holman by June 1st and are considered in the order they were received.

If you can be anything, BE A BEARCAT!!!

#bearcatproud

This is an awesome camp for your children! Brookland OM Teams and Leaders are second to none!

Come Support our OM Teams!

Brookland Public Schools will be in session on April 3rd and 6th. These are snow days make up #3 and 4. Thanks! #bearcatproud

The Annual Lil' Bearcat Volleyball Camp is open for registration! Form and money are due by Friday, April 17th. Please click the link for all details. Link to registration: https://forms.gle/DB9dQGDN11EGg73h6