Bryant High School

SECONDARY SCHOOL PREVIEW NIGHT - TONIGHT! Ready to learn more about Bryant High School and what it takes to be a successful Hornet? • Discover courses & programs designed to prepare students for life after high school. • Plan for the future with information on graduation requirements, academic pathways, extracurriculars, and college/career readiness. • Explore the campus and get familiar with where everything is located. Don’t miss this opportunity to see what BHS has to offer! Learn more at bryantschools.org.

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 February 2025 edition: English: https://5il.co/36x92 Spanish: https://5il.co/36x91

BHS had several students who placed in competitions at the recent FBLA District III Conference. We are #BryantProud of our students, who will advance to the State Competition in April! #opp4success

We are #BryantProud of our BHS Robotics program! On Saturday, they traveled to Jonesboro with five teams for a robotics tournament and brought home three awards! #opp4success 🏆 Team 5691A- Innovate Award 🏆 Team 5691Y- Tournament Champion & Design Award

⭐We are THRILLED to announce that BHS will have three Educators Rising State Officers next year! ⭐ At their recent state competition, EdRising students from across Arkansas vied for four state officer positions. We are so proud of our students for being elected into three of these positions - Nichael Rucker as Vice President, Kallie Hart as Secretary, and Keirstin Hence as Marketing Reporter. Congratulations! In addition to this amazing accomplishment, our very own Mrs. Jessica L Wilson was selected as the 2025 Educators Rising Teacher Leader of the year! We are excited for the work she has poured into our future educators and cannot wait to see where she leads students next!

Did you know that students may graduate from Bryant High School with Honors, High Honors, or Distinguished High Honors if they meet the specified criteria? Each tier will have distinct recognitions at graduation. #opp4success

Our Robotics teams (elementary through high school) are in full competition mode! On Saturday, January 25, the Bryant High School robotics program sent four teams to compete at a tournament at UCA. The teams brought home four awards: 5691A- Tournament Champions and Excellence Award 5691Y- Design Award 5691W- Judges Award Doug Maxwell, BHS Engineering/Robotics teacher, serves as the team sponsor. Keep Making It Happen!

🎉 Congratulations to our ASU - Three Rivers Dean's List Scholars! 🎓 A huge shout out to BHS students Kolby McGill and Isabel Sory for making the Dean's List at Arkansas State- Three Rivers this semester! 🏅 To earn this honor, students must be enrolled in 12+ hours (4 classes) and achieve a GPA between 3.50 and 3.99—and Kolby and Isabel crushed it! Both have been balancing courses at the Saline County Career Center and Concurrent Credit classes, showing incredible dedication and academic excellence. We are so #BryantProud of you both and can’t wait to see what you achieve next! Keep up the great work! 🌟

Celebrate greatness with us! The Bryant Athletic Hall of Honor proudly presents the Class of 2024! Join us for an unforgettable evening as we honor these legends with a public reception and induction ceremony: 📅 Friday, January 24 📍 Bryant High School Fine Arts Center ⏰ 5:00 PM Following the ceremony, the inductees will be recognized during the Bryant Hornets vs. Cabot Panthers basketball game at Hornet Arena. Congratulations to the Class of 2024 inductees: ⭐ 1999 Football Team Conference Champions ⭐ Mike Lee ⭐ Marla Goshien ⭐ Becky Patton Davis ⭐ Erin Larson Franks ⭐ Bart Reynolds Come celebrate the legacy of these remarkable individuals and their impact on Bryant athletics! #BryantProud #HallOfHonor

Bryant School-Based Mental Health invites all Pre-K through 5th-grade families to a special Family Night event tomorrow night: ✨ Featured Seminar: Raising Confident, Competent Children 🗓️ Date: Thursday, January 23, 2025 ⏰ Time: 6:00 PM 📍 Location: Parkway Elementary School Cafeteria 🔗 bryantschools.org We can’t wait to connect with you and help your family on the journey to raising confident, competent children! 💙

BHS had 25 FBLA students compete in objective testing for their District III FBLA Competition. They will receive results next Wednesday, January 29, at their leadership conference. We are #BryantProud of the hard work they have put in and cannot wait to find out the results! #opp4success

Requests for next year’s courses will begin soon and we want to be sure you know the amazing opportunities BHS has to offer! Over the next couple of weeks, we will be sharing our “Did you know?” series. Did you know that students are required to have 23 credits to graduate from BHS? Students are required to have not only the correct number of credits but also the correct type of credits. Detailed information can be found in the attached image.

Looking for a fun Saturday activity or an opportunity to get community service hours? The BHS French National Honor Society and French Club are sponsoring a Mardi Gras parade Saturday, February 22! This is a great opportunity to engage with the community, and there will be a float competition with prizes. Entrance forms and additional information can be found at https://tinyurl.com/FCParade. For questions, please contact Rebekah Diser at rdiser@bryantschools.org.

CELEBRATE! Thanks to the hardworking educators and young women at Bryant High School, we just received the @CollegeBoard Female Diversity Award for expanding young women’s participation in AP Computer Science Principles. #BryantProud Learn more 🔗 bryantschools.org/article/1978676

Our Rising Educators did a phenomenal job at their state competition last Thursday! Out of the 68 students who competed, 31 received GOLD medals, 9 received SILVER medals, and 6 received BRONZE medals. We also had 6 students receive ribbons (a 90% or above) in their contests. We are #BryantProud of our Hornets! #opp4success

Bryant Public Schools publishes a School Board Recap to provide parents and community members with user-friendly information about decisions being made at monthly school board meetings. It was a great meeting celebrating our amazing school board members. Check out our January School Board meeting recap: 🔗 English: https://5il.co/35fzq 🔗 Spanish: https://5il.co/35fzp

BUS UPDATE: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15 The ONLY bus route still being impacted by road conditions is Route 77 (Lake Norrell/W. Lawson Road Route). Parents should pick up students at Avilla Grocery today (Wednesday) at 4:10pm and drop off students at 6:45am on Thursday morning. We anticipate the route returning to normal on Thursday afternoon. All other routes will run as scheduled.

Due to road conditions, the following bus routes will have alternate pick up locations on Wednesday morning, January 15: ROUTE 77 - Lake Norrell/W. Lawson Road Route Students normally assigned to this entire route meet at Avilla Grocery at 6:45am. ROUTE 39 (DES) - Valley Ridge/Ridge Pass Bus Stop Students meet at Southview/Skyline at 6:45am. ROUTES 107 (BMS), 106 (BJHS), 32 (BHS) - Valley Ridge/Ridge Pass Bus Stop Students meet at Southview/Skyline at 6:55am. We will assess road conditions on these routes around noon on Wednesday. Please monitor email, text and social media for drop off locations and times in case roads do not improve throughout the day.

‼️ BUS DROP OFF CHANGES ‼️ In the interest of safety, we are making changes to the following bus routes/stops for the afternoon of Tuesday, January 14: ROUTE 71 - Blue Bird Sardis Bus Stop Parents should pick up students at the intersection of Blue Bird Sardis/N. Sardis at 4:15pm. ROUTE 77 - Lake Norrell/W. Lawson Road Route (SES, Secondary) Parents should pick up students at Avilla Grocery at 4:10pm. ROUTE 39 (DES) - Valley Ridge/Ridge Pass Bus Stop Parents should pick up younger students at Southview/Skyline at 3:45. ROUTES 107 (BMS), 106 (BJHS), 32 (BHS) - Valley Ridge/Ridge Pass Bus Stop Students will be dropped off Southview/Skyline at the following times: Route 106 (BJHS) - 3:30pm Route 107 (BMS) - 3:37pm Route 32 (BHS) - 3:50pm We will evaluate road conditions at 6pm today and message parents regarding any changes on Wednesday to these routes.

Bryant Schools will be in session on Tuesday, January 14. Due to road conditions, some bus routes and stops have been modified to ensure the safety of our students. Many of our drivers have already contacted parents about minor changes to bus routes. Here are some additional changes which have not previously been communicated to parents: ROUTE 71 - Blue Bird Sardis Bus Stop Students normally assigned to this route meet at the intersection of Blue Bird Sardis/N. Sardis at 6:35am. ROUTE 77 - Lake Norrell/W. Lawson Road Route Students normally assigned to this entire route meet at Avilla Grocery at 6:45am. ROUTE 39 (DES) - Valley Ridge/Ridge Pass Bus Stop Students meet at Southview/Skyline at 6:45am. ROUTES 107 (BMS), 106 (BJHS), 32 (BHS) - Valley Ridge/Ridge Pass Bus Stop Students meet at Southview/Skyline at 6:55am. We anticipate the afternoon routes to run as normally scheduled. Please monitor email, text and social media for drop off locations and times in case roads do not improve throughout the day. We ask for your patience tomorrow morning as the changes may bring some delays. Our drivers will take all precautions to ensure the safety of our students. We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow morning for another great day of learning!