Bryant Public Schools

SAVE THE DATE 🗓️ Bryant Public Schools will host a Job Fair on Thursday, February 29 from 4:30-6:30pm. We invite interested candidates to come by Bryant Junior High and learn about exciting opportunities in Bryant Schools. The Job Fair is a great way to connect and network with administrators and program directors. 
 For information on making a difference in our school community, visit bryantschools.org/jobfair.

HAPPENING TONIGHT! Interested in learning more about BHS programs and courses and how to be a successful Hornet? Want to check out the high school campus? Come to the BHS Preview Night on Tuesday, January 30 in the Fine Arts Center (Love Auditorium), 5:30-7pm! Counselors will go over important academic and graduation information. After the presentation, teachers will be available to answer questions about their courses and counselors will help with questions about scheduling. Campus tours will be offered.

Congratulations to BHS Thespian Troupe #8855 and instructor Jeremy Clay on their most recent accomplishments! The troupe has received several certificates for Superior and Excellent achievements from the Arkansas State Thespians (listed below). Arkansas theatre students submit their work to the State Thespian Festival and are rated Superior, Excellent, Good or Fair. All students who received Superior ratings will compete at the festival in February! Superior in Solo Musical Theatre - Bee Golleher Superior in Theatre Marketing - Laiken Clarke Superior in Makeup Design - Mikayla Arbeene Superior in Costume Design - Jessika Shelton Excellent in Solo Musical Theatre Dance - Laiken Clarke Excellent in Solo Musical Theatre - Braden Lisowe & Jordyn Purtle Excellent in Duet Musical Theatre - Cameron Hastings & Jase Gladden Excellent in Costume Design - Taylor Wright Excellent in Solo Acting - AJ Johnson & Eric Turner Excellent in Stage Management - Jordyn Purtle The festival is hosted by the Arkansas State Thespians in association with the Educational Theatre Association and the International Thespians Society.

Congratulations to Bryant High School Robotics Team 5691X on their skills competition win at this weekend's robotics competition in Jonesboro! The team also received the overall Tournament Excellence Award. They were one of four teams that represented BHS at the event. Great job, Hornets! 🎉

The Bryant School Board meets monthly. Following each regular meeting, Bryant Public Schools will publish a School Board Recap. We hope this short summary will provide parents and community members with user-friendly information about decisions being made at school board meetings. Links to the January 2024 meeting recap: English: https://5il.co/2dmfy Spanish: https://5il.co/2dmfz

Something BIG is happening for our LITTLE ones! Bryant Pre-K registration opens soon. Applications will be available on February 12. Visit bryantschools.org/prek-registration for more information. #SuccessStartsHere

TRANSPORTATION UPDATE (1/24/24): Traffic delays on I-30 and Hwy 5 will likely result in students on the north side of the interstate arriving home later than normal today (Wed, Jan 24). Bus riders on the Parkway, Collegeville, Salem, Springhill and Bethel campuses may be affected.

TRANSPORTATION NOTICE: Boone Road has been closed due to flooding. Buses will be using alternate flood routes which may impact the time students are picked up today (Wednesday, January 24). This will affect students in the Hurricane Lake Apartment Complex, Heritage Farms, Valley Forge, Cedar Ridge, Falcon Way, and other subdivisions along North Shore Drive (Routes 9, 19, 36, 69 & 70). Students should be at their bus stops at the normal time; however, students may be picked up later than normal due to buses taking alternate flood routes.

Due to a structural fire on McPherson Ridge, the fire department has closed access to McPhearson Road. Buses will not be able to pick up students on McPherson, impacting students assigned to Route 37.

For the safety of our students, staff and families, Bryant Schools will be closed today, Monday, January 22.

UPDATE: For the safety of our students, staff and families, Bryant Schools will be closed today, Monday, January 22. Bryant Schools will have a 2-hour delayed start on Monday, January 22. Buses will pick up students 2 hours later than normal; each school will begin two hours later than usual.  Should weather or road conditions change and school be cancelled for the day, we ask that families please continue to watch for messages and announcements.

We are carefully monitoring the winter weather forecasted overnight and Monday morning (January 22). Administrators will be out in the early hours to check road conditions. As always, our first priority will be keeping our students and staff safe. Should we have to make a change to the school schedule, we will do our best to notify parents by 5:30am.

SNOW DAY #4 ❄️☃️ Bryant Schools will be closed on Friday, January 19 due to continued hazardous road conditions, especially on secondary roads.

The Bryant School Board meeting scheduled for tonight has been moved to MONDAY, JANUARY 22. Agenda ⇉ bit.ly/3O4GdOT

The Bryant School Board will meet tonight (Thursday, January 18) for their monthly meeting. The meeting will be held in the Board Room located at the Administration Building, 1511 N. Reynolds Road. Agenda ⇉ bit.ly/3O4GdOT

Interested in learning more about BHS programs and courses and how to be a successful Hornet? Want to check out the high school campus? Be sure to come to the BHS Preview Night on Tuesday, January 30 in the Fine Arts Center (Love Auditorium), 5:30-7:00pm! Counselors will go over important academic and graduation information. After the presentation, teachers will be available to answer questions about their courses and counselors will help with questions about scheduling. Campus tours will be offered.

❄️❄️ Snow Day #3 ❄️❄️ Bryant Schools will remained closed tomorrow, Thursday, January 18, due to continued hazardous road conditions. Interstates and main roads in the area are clearing, but secondary roads continue to present unsafe conditions. Stay safe and warm, Hornets!

Due to the continuation of extreme cold temperatures the Saline County Community Warming Center is being EXTENDED through 12pm Sunday, Jan. 21.

SNOW DAY #2 ❄️☃️ Bryant Public Schools will be closed on Wednesday, January 17 due to inclement weather and road conditions. Stay safe and warm, Hornets!

❄️❄️❄️ SNOW DAY ❄️❄️❄️ Due to inclement weather and road conditions, Bryant Public Schools will be closed on Tuesday, January 16.