The Bryant School Board is pleased to announce the hiring of Donaven Sims as the incoming Bethel Middle School principal. Mr. Sims will begin his new role on July 1, 2023.
Mr. Sims has worked for Bryant Public Schools for 18 years. He served as a principal at Salem Elementary for seven years. Under his leadership, Salem was recognized as a High Growth School and was named a Capturing Kids’ Heart Showcase School. Mr. Sims was named the AAESP Elementary Principal of the Year for 2022.
He was assistant principal at Collegeville Elementary for four years. Prior to entering administration, Mr. Sims was a teacher and coach at Bethel Middle School for six years, at Bryant Middle for one year, and in the North Little Rock School District for one year.
Mr. Sims says, “I am excited to be coming to Bethel Middle School next year. I feel like it is one of the best schools in our state and I can’t wait to work with the students, teachers and staff and families to continue that strong tradition of excellence.”
🎧 New Podcast Episode 🎧
In Episode 6 of the Hornet Hour Podcast, Dr. Alex Berry has a conversation with outgoing Athletic Director Mike Lee and incoming AD Kirk Bock about their time in Bryant Athletics and the future of the program. Dr. Berry also had the opportunity to have a conversation with Kass Seidenschnur, Library Media Specialist at Hurricane Creek Elementary to learn more about how a school library operates.
bryantschools.org/podcast
With the safety of our students and staff our top priority, we are closely monitoring the severe weather forecast for this afternoon. Based on the timing of the potential impact, Bryant Public Schools will dismiss at the normal times.
If there is a threat of severe weather at dismissal, we will hold buses and student drivers until it is safe to allow them to leave our campuses.
If sirens go off during pick up, we will not release students. A separate space will be provided for parents to come inside the building for safety.
Parents who wish to pick up their students early may do so. Please follow check-out protocols at your child’s school.
Stay safe!
Band Sign Up: If your 5th or 6th grader is interested in band, there are two more opportunities to try all the instruments. 🎺🎷🎼
Spring brings a fresh start, so what better time to become a substitute teacher? Kelly Education—our partner for substitute talent— is hiring! Give substitute teaching a try before the school year ends. You will have time to try different schools and grade levels this year, take the summer off, and be ready to go in the Fall. Apply today: https://bit.ly/3zpxobz.
#TheresAnATForThat and Bryant has the BEST! Our Hornets are fortunate to have Christa Finney (Head AT), Brandon Sitz and Heather Jolly overseeing their health and well being. Jessica Wilson serves as the BHS Sports Medicine instructor. Athletic trainers specialize in injury prevention, examination, diagnosis, care, and rehabilitation of injury and illness. #NATM2023
In the latest “Did You Know?" video, Dr. Karen Walters shares parent resources for online activity.
https://youtu.be/EBRLOI5UWmY
Do you have a 4th-6th grade girl who loves basketball? Check out the Skills Camps being offered by our Lady Hornets. Register to attend. 🏀🏀🏀
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 March 2023 meeting recap:
English: https://5il.co/1qwgx
Spanish: https://5il.co/1qwgz
DIG IN tomorrow for FREE BREAKFAST! All students will be served free breakfast on Tuesday, March 7 for #NationalSchoolBreakfastWeek.
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:
English: https://5il.co/1q5d2
Spanish: https://5il.co/1q5d3
Breakfast is served every day at Bryant Schools, but we have some extra special plans for National School Breakfast Week, March 6-10. The Food Service Department is providing FREE BREAKFAST to all students on Tuesday, March 7. On Thursday, March 9, breakfast will be served for lunch (regular cost applies). Check out menu options on our app or website.
We are #PublicSchoolProud to be an academically high-performing school district where ALL students are provided opportunities for success! #HereForTheKids
Bethel Middle School held a Black History Month Poster Contest. Amber Chasten Library Media Specialist, encouraged students to choose one person from the Black community who made a contribution to society.
The 1st place winner was 6th grader Ava Covington who featured her bus driver, Angela Pittman, in her poster. Ava dubbed Ms. Angie as “The Best Bus Driver in the World.”
Judges selected a top 15. All entries were displayed in the library for students and staff to enjoy.
**Kindergarten Registration Announcement**
Who's Ready to Be a Hornet? Online kindergarten registration for the 2023-24 school year begins at 8am on Tuesday, March 7. What documents do you need? All the details are posted at bryantschools.org/kindergarten.
https://youtu.be/R6u-ldTsYwE
Bryant Public Schools have staff members who are your friends, neighbors & community members. Educators are called to the profession because they love working with students. We hire the most highly qualified, committed educators to teach our Hornets. We are #PublicSchoolProud.
Bus Route 112 (serving SPES, BEMS, BJHS, BHS) will be delayed for 20-25 minutes on today's (Tuesday, Feb 28) afternoon route due to a flat tire.
Nine out of every 10 students attend a public school. Public schools welcome EVERY child—regardless of ability, race, religion, wealth, language, country of origin or needs. #PublicSchoolProud #BryantProud #HereFortheKids
🎧 New Podcast Episode 🎧
In this month's episode, Dr. Alex Berry talks with Brenda Qualls, Computer Science teacher at Bryant High School, and Sabian Murry, Arkansas Congressional App Challenge winner and Class of 2023 President, about computer science. Dr. Berry also has a chat with BHS Internship Coordinators Lindsey Forga and Leah Lile about the amazing Internship Program offered to seniors. #CareerTechMonth
bryantschools.org/podcast
Why #TeachBryant? Our educators share why they 💙 being part of Bryant Schools.
Interested? Join us for our Job Fair coming up on Monday, February 27, 4:30-6:30pm at Bryant Middle School. We’re hiring teachers, paraprofessionals and other staff positions. Learn more at bryantschools.org/jobfair.
https://youtu.be/JphesO671iI