🎧 New Podcast Episode 🎧
In this month's episode of the Hornet Hour Podcast, Dr. Alex Berry talks with BHS Student Senate President Emeril Jones and Vice President Lochlan Walsh about homecoming and other events coming up this year. To continue celebrating Principals Month, Dr. Berry visits with Jason Hay and Shannon Williams about their paths to becoming a principal as well as the exciting things happening in the schools they lead.
bryantschools.org/podcast
More good news from Davis Elementary! DES was recognized by the Office for Education Policy (OEP) at the University of Arkansas as a school that is Beating the Odds because students demonstrated high growth on the ACT Aspire even though the school serves a high percentage of students who participate in Free and Reduced Lunch.
Davis Elementary received the following award:
High Math Growth (Central region)
Congratulations to the staff and students on this accomplishment! #BryantProud
We’re sharing good news from Hill Farm Elementary! HFES was recognized by the Office for Education Policy (OEP) as a school that is Beating the Odds because students demonstrated high growth on the ACT Aspire even though the school serves a high percentage of students who participate in Free and Reduced Lunch.
Hill Farm Elementary received the following awards:
High Overall Growth (Statewide)
High Math Growth (Statewide)
High Math Growth (Central region)
Congratulations to the staff and students on this accomplishment! #BryantProud
A single coach will influence thousands of players over his/her career. To all the coaches who inspire our Hornets to work harder and do their best, we say thank you. Happy Coaches’ Day! 🧢🏈⚽️🥎🏓🎾👟🏀⛳️🎮⚾️📣🩰
Bryant High School will celebrate Homecoming on Friday, October 13. Join us in congratulating the thirteen young ladies selected as maids on the 2023 Homecoming Court:
Senior Maids
Kennedy Davis, Blair Jane Gray, Mia Jordan, Zoe Wilson, Ainsley Warford
Junior Maids
Nakayla Harris, Mary King, Ari Flores, Laylah Bonner Bey (not pictured)
Sophomore Maids
Trinity Middleton, Kendel Reid, Trinity Beasley, Eriel Carter
Game and event details ⇉ https://bit.ly/3PLTbkx
Photo Credit: Sydney Maddox, BHS Journalism Photographer
Our #GoGold campaign provided a total of $2,011.72 for Arkansas Children’s Hospital Hematology/Oncology Child Life Department to support children with cancer and their families. Hornets, thank you for your generous donations and support of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month!
Our monthly district e-newsletter, Success Happens Here, is one way we share important information with our parents and community. Please visit one of the links below for the October 2023 edition:
English: https://5il.co/268o3
Spanish: https://5il.co/268o2
Let’s celebrate October as National Principals Month! 🗓️
Stay tuned throughout the month as we highlight each of our principals across Bryant Schools. Please 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 in celebrating these amazing leaders.
We 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘 our Principals! 💙💙💙
#ChildHealthDay focuses on children's well-being and overall health. It is dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of providing children access to quality healthcare, promoting healthy lifestyles, and preventing childhood illnesses and injuries.
The Hornet Health Center provides students with primary, preventative, and convenient healthcare at a location convenient to them—school. Learn more by visiting.bryantschools.org/page/hornethealthclinic
Can we just say how much we love our custodians? It takes hard work to keep our schools and facilities in tip-top shape. Thank you for your commitment to making our buildings clean and ready for learning. (Not all are pictured but ALL are appreciated today and every day.)
We’ve added The Farm to our Heartsafe schools!
Hill Farm Elementary received their Project Adam, Heartsafe School Designation yesterday. In partnership with Bryant Fire Department and Pafford EMS, Hill Farm Elementary (HFE) staff successfully completed their Heartsafe School certification drill.
The CERT team is composed of a wide variety of the HFE team members with Nurse Brooke Jackson leading the way. Through the efforts of our Nursing Department, we plan to have all schools in the district designated as Heart Safe as soon as possible. Congratulations, Hill Farm Elementary!
Hornets #GoGold tomorrow! Don't forget to bring your donation for the ACH Hematology/Oncology Child Life Department ($1 Students/$2 Staff). Show us your photos by using the hashtag #HornetsGoGold.
TONIGHT & TOMORROW! See the Bryant Theatre Company’s production of The 39 Steps. Four Bryant student actors will play 20+ crazy characters! Take “39 Steps” to Love Auditorium to see the show on September 25 & 26. Tickets ⇉ https://bit.ly/3sXkNeO.
The Bryant School Board meets monthly. Following each regular meeting, Bryant Public Schools will post a School Board Recap to give parents and community members user-friendly information about decisions being made at school board meetings.
September 2023 recap:
English: https://5il.co/25ma8
Spanish: https://5il.co/25ma9
Grocery shopping this weekend? Pick up an extra jar of peanut butter and donate it! We are collecting peanut butter through September 29. Help us provide a nutritious staple food item for children and families in Saline County! Drop off at any Bryant school from 8:30am-2:30pm.
REMINDER: All students will be dismissed early on Thursday, September 28 for Secondary (6-12th grade) Parent Teacher Conferences. Teachers will reach out to parents to schedule conference times.
Have you completed a meal application? The online application only takes a few minutes and is the fastest, easiest way to get approved. Paper applications may also be picked up and returned to any school office or cafeteria. Apply at bryantschools.org/page/food-service.
A power outage has affected the Bethel Middle School campus. At this time, phones and email are not working. Students are enjoying lunch by sunlight.
Our partnership with the City of Bryant and Bryant Police Department allows us to have EIGHT police officers on our secondary campuses. We are thankful today and every day for their service to our students, staff and community. You make our schools safer places to learn. TO ALL WHO SERVE AND PROTECT, THANK YOU. 🚨🚔
(School Resource Officers) SROs: Lieutenant Mark Kling, Sergeant Lee Ledbetter, K-9 Officer Chad Winkler, Officer Samantha Hodgson, Officer George Morehead, Officer Christopher Bunch, Officer Nicholas Kincade, and Officer Joshua Terry
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. For the second year, our district is participating in the #GoGold campaign.
All Hornets are asked to #GoGold on Friday, September 29. Wear gold clothing/accessories or wear a gold ribbon. We are asking students to donate $1 and staff to donate $2. All donations will be given to Arkansas Children’s Hospital Hematology/Oncology Child Life Department to support children with cancer and their families.
