Come out tonight to hear "Yesterday ... Songs from Decades Past." The Bryant High School Choirs will perform some of your favorites. Don't miss this opportunity to hear our award winning student vocalists.
Today kicks off Teacher Appreciation Week (May 8-12)! We invite you to share your thanks with our staff members by using one of our electronic postcards.
Instructions and ePostcards are available on our website:
https://www.bryantschools.org/page/teacher-appreciation
Bryant Public Schools is partnering with Arkansas Foodbank to offer food boxes to low-income families with children in the Bryant School District. Families must have at least one student approved for Free & Reduced meals. Register at https://bit.ly/FoodBox2023.
Our monthly district e-newsletter, Success Happens Here, is one way we share important information with our parents and community members. Please visit one of the links below for latest edition:
English: https://5il.co/1tq4d
Spanish: https://5il.co/1tq4e
Bryant Pre-K registration for the 2023-24 school year is open! Application packets available online or at the Pre-K building next to Bryant Elementary. Visit bryantschools.org/prek-registration for more information. #SuccessStartsHere
Bryant Public Schools is partnering with Arkansas Foodbank to offer food boxes to low-income families with children in the Bryant School District. Families must have at least one student approved for Free & Reduced meals. Register at https://bit.ly/FoodBox2023.
Join us in congratulating senior Presley Givens, who received a $112,452 Army ROTC Scholarship. She will be attending college at Oklahoma City University. #BryantProud #opp4success
The school choice deadline is May 1, 2023! Fill out the application today at https://www.bryantschools.org/page/choose-more.
A heartfelt thank you goes to all of our talented, hard-working administrative staff members! You make our campuses a better place to learn and our offices a better place to work. Your work is key to our success, today and every day.
Broadcast teacher Michael Westbrook earned the distinction of Arkansas Scholastic Press Association Adviser of the Year. Awarded for his efforts as a program builder, first at Arkansas High School before coming and creating a nationally award-winning program at Bryant in his first year, Westbrook has taken his students on to success at other national competitions hosted by the Student Television Network and Skills USA. Congratulations, Mr. Westbrook! #ASPA
Jacqueline Vergason, principal at Hurricane Creek Elementary, was named the Arkansas Association of Instructional Media (AAIM) Administrator of the Year. The award is given to recognize and honor a school administrator for his/her outstanding service, support, and worthy contributions to the operation of effective school library media and/or technology services. Congratulations Mrs. Vergason!
The Bryant School Board meets monthly. Following each regular meeting, Bryant Public Schools will post a School Board Recap. We hope this short summary will provide our parents and community members with user-friendly information about decisions being made at school board meetings.
Links to the April 2023 meeting recap:
https://5il.co/1t4c5
https://5il.co/1t4c4 (Spanish)
April is the Month of the Military Child. As we wear 💜 today to show military children they are supported and celebrated, we also want to honor the Cavanagh family, who have three children in our district. Read their story ⇉ https://bit.ly/3AfmGnD
#ArMilKids
The Bryant School Board is pleased to announce the hiring of Jill Henley as the incoming Assistant Principal at Hurricane Creek Elementary. Mrs. Henley will begin her new position on July 1, 2023.
Jill Henley is a graduate of Bryant High School, UALR, and ASU. She has a Master of Science in Gifted & Talented Education and a Specialist in Educational Leadership. She currently serves as the K-12 Gifted & Talented Facilitator/Coordinator, AP Coordinator, and School Improvement Chair for the Harmony Grove School District. Jill is also the middle school Beta Club sponsor and districtwide Quiz Bowl coach. In the past she has also served as a district testing coordinator and elementary teacher. Prior to public education, she was the Program Director for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Saline County.
Jill is a board member of AGATE (Arkansans for Gifted & Talented Education) and is the Arkansas National Beta Club State Sponsor-Elect. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends, reading, and traveling.
Mrs. Henley said, “I am honored to have the opportunity to work alongside the faculty, staff, students, and families of Hurricane Creek Elementary. There are so many exciting things happening at HCES and I am blessed to get to be a part of it. It’s a great day to be a Patriot!”
The Bryant School Board is pleased to announce the hiring of Leslie Penfield as the incoming Salem Elementary principal. Mrs. Penfield will begin her new role on July 1, 2023.
Mrs. Penfield has been principal of Hill Farm Elementary for the past three years and assistant principal for one year prior. She was assistant principal at Salem Elementary for six years. Mrs. Penfield spent ten years as a classroom teacher.
She says, “I am so excited to be returning to Salem, where I started my administrative career years ago. Salem is known for academic excellence and I cannot wait to work with the staff, students and families to continue that tradition. One thing about Salem is that it has always felt like home and the best journeys always take you home.”
Bryant Public Schools is partnering with Arkansas Foodbank to offer food boxes to low-income families with children in the Bryant School District. Families must have at least one student approved for Free & Reduced meals. Register at https://bit.ly/FoodBox2023.
UPDATE: Traffic is now moving on Hwy 5. Expect minimal delays.
Due to a structure fire on Hwy 5, the following bus routes will have delays in pickup this morning:
PES (Route 10)
BeMS (Route 72)
BJH (Route 119)
BHS (Route 31)
Due to flooding, the City of Alexander has closed Brookwood. If your child’s normal bus stop is at Brookwood and Lindsey, TODAY the students will be picked up at Don Parker and Brookwood.
On Saturday, April 22, Bryant High School will host the inaugural Arkansas Jazz Education State Jazz Festival in Love Auditorium. Jazz ensembles from around the state will be performing for a panel of judges for ratings and other recognitions. Concerts are free to the public.
Bryant High School instructor Brenda Qualls has been named one of five finalists for the Arkansas Computer Science Educator of the Year. Mrs. Qualls has worked to create an outstanding computer science program for our Hornets! #BryantProud
