Bryant Public Schools

Springhill Elementary earned a OEP award for high growth scores in English Language Arts. Congratulations to principal Russ Sherrill, the entire SPES team, and the students who worked hard to achieve growth! Bethel Middle School was recognized for high math growth scores by OEP. This outstanding educational performance was due to the commitment and hard work of teachers, staff members, and students. Congratulations to principal Chris Gabe and his BEMS team.

Check out the latest episode of Hornet News Now, a production of BHS Hornet Media. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoLrXcFa2PI

ALL students will be dismissed early on Thursday, Feb. 10. Secondary schools (Bryant High, Bryant Junior High, Bryant Middle, and Bethel Middle) will hold virtual Parent-Teacher Conferences from 2-7:30pm. Teachers will contact parents to set up a Zoom or phone conference time.

Bryant Public Schools will host a food distribution TODAY, Tuesday, Feb 8, 4:00-5:00pm, behind Bryant Elementary. Families must have a student currently approved for free or reduced meals in the Bryant School District to qualify. Register ⇉ https://bit.ly/FoodBoxRegistration

The Bryant School Board is pleased to announce the hiring of Dondre Harris as the incoming Bryant Middle School principal. Mr. Harris will begin his new role on July 1, 2022. Mr. Harris has served as principal of Davis Elementary for the past four years. He has been a member of the Bryant faculty since 2012, where he served as assistant football coach, wrestling coach, elementary PE teacher, and assistant principal. Mr. Harris is an amazing educator who pours his time and talents into serving students and motivating others to be successful. We wish him the best in his new leadership role at Bryant Middle School!

Many of our Bryant educators lead on the local, state and national levels. Hurricane Creek counselor Kelli Dockery, President Elect for the Arkansas School Counselors Association, was invited to be part of Governor Hutchinson’s proclamation for #NationalSchoolCounselingWeek.

MASKS REQUIRED for the week of February 7-11, 2022. Details here ⇉ https://bryantschools.org/page/mask-status.

All Bryant athletic events scheduled for Friday, February 4 and Saturday, February 5 have been postponed due to weather. Make up dates will be communicated at a later date.

Bryant Schools will be closed to onsite instruction on Friday, February 4. This will be AMI Day 2. Students will be expected to complete their assignments, as completed work determines attendance for AMI days. For AMI expectations and tips, visit https://bit.ly/Bryant_AMI.

ALL students will be dismissed early on Thursday, Feb. 10. Secondary schools (Bryant High, Bryant Junior High, Bryant Middle, and Bethel Middle) will hold virtual Parent-Teacher Conferences from 2-7:30pm. Teachers will contact parents to set up a Zoom or phone conference time.

Check out the latest production by Hornet Media! Hosted by Kylie Evans and Carsyn Hobson, on this episode of The Bryant Buzz, Arielle Kirkley details the rigorous inspection of the Junior Air Force ROTC program conducted once every three years. Plus, Portugal Diaz reports on the increasing popularity of esports right here on the Bryant High School campus. Liam Babbitt catches up with vintage clothes shop entrepreneurs to see what styles of clothes are making a comeback. And of course, Nick Scavio provides our monthly 212 spotlight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g96353a-LoI&t=1s

Due to the forecast for inclement weather and with student and staff safety in mind, all Bryant schools and offices will be closed Thursday, February 3. The day will be considered an Alternative Method of Instruction (AMI) Day. Students will be expected to complete their assignments, as completed work determines attendance for AMI days. For AMI expectations and tips, visit https://bit.ly/Bryant_AMI. We will continue to monitor weather and road conditions. A decision will be made on Thursday regarding Friday’s school day. Stay safe and warm!

Watching the weather this week? We are, too. ❄️ 🌨 In case of school closure or delayed opening, we will make the announcement as early as possible through the following channels: • Bryant Public Schools app • Social media (Facebook and Twitter) • Emails to parents and staff • Phone calls and text messages to parents • Bryant website (bryantschools.org) The Bryant Public Schools app sends you push notifications, so be sure you have the app on your phone. More information about inclement weather procedures can be found here: https://bit.ly/3410P6Z

Bryant Public Schools will host a food distribution TODAY, Tuesday, Feb 1, 4:00-5:00pm, behind Bryant Elementary. Families must have a student currently approved for free or reduced meals in the Bryant School District to qualify. Register ⇉ https://bit.ly/FoodBoxRegistration.

Please visit one of the links below to view the January 2022 edition of our district newsletter, Success Happens Here: English: https://5il.co/14xc5 Spanish: https://5il.co/14xc6

MASKS REQUIRED for the week of January 31-February 4, 2022. Details here ⇉ https://bryantschools.org/page/mask-status. Report your student's COVID case by visiting https://bryantschools.org/page/covid-19-information.

The top spellers in the county are Bryant students! Congratulations to the Saline County Spelling Bee winner, Chase Knollmeyer from Bryant Junior High School. Chase will participate in the State Spelling Bee on March 5. In second place was Kenslee Doss from Davis Elementary. Third place was a tie between Dylan Royster from Bryant Middle School and Malaika Johns from Davis Elementary School. #BryantProud

Bryant Public Schools will host a food distribution on Tuesday January 24, 4:00-5:00pm, behind Bryant Elementary. Families must have a student currently approved for free or reduced meals in the Bryant School District to qualify. Register ⇉ https://bit.ly/FoodBoxRegistration.

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 families and community members with user-friendly information about decisions being made at school board meetings. See below for links to the the January 2022 meeting recap: https://5il.co/14ok3 https://5il.co/14ok4 (Spanish)

Congratulations to Bryant Band members and musicians who made the ASBOA Region 1 All Region Band.  Bryant High School had 43 members make 1st Band and 15 make 2nd Band. Out of 17 possible 1st chairs, BHS earned 9! BHS also qualified 39 students for the All State Tryouts the first week of February. #BryantProud