Bryant Junior High School

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

❄️❄️ 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!

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.

In preparation for the well below-normal temperatures next week, the great people of Saline County have come together to organize a COMMUNITY Warming Center! Saline County Warming Center Quick Facts: 📍 Northside Church of Christ (917 N. East St. Benton, next to Saline Memorial Hospital) ⏰ Opens: Sunday, Jan. 14 at 5pm (opening depending on current weather conditions) 📱To volunteer, call (501) 528-9668 or email salinewarmingcenter@gmail.com.

With winter weather in the forecast, now is a good time to review our inclement weather procedures. In the event that the school district has to cancel school due to inclement weather, we will have a traditional snow day. The district is utilizing an alternative calendar with additional instructional hours scheduled above what is required by the state. As long as the district does not close for more than five days, days will not have to be added to the end of the school year. IF it should be necessary to close school, parents will be notified by all District communication channels such as phone call, text, email, website, mobile app and social media as well as news outlets.

Bryant Public Schools does not plan to close today. The temperature is above freezing with rain expected by noon. Enjoy this beautiful snowfall! ❄️🌨️

The Bryant School Board meets monthly. Following each regular meeting, Bryant Public Schools will provide 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 December 2023 meeting recap: English: https://5il.co/2b0ln Spanish: https://5il.co/2b0lm

The Bryant School Board has approved the 2024-25 school calendar. School will begin on Monday, August 19. Next week parents will receive a survey about calendar options for the 2025-26 school year. Be sure to check your email. 2024-25 Calendar (English) https://5il.co/2axf8 2024-25 Calendar (Español) https://5il.co/2ay47

Paid Interpreters Needed for Parent/Teacher Conferences Help us connect with our non-English speaking families by serving as an interpreter. If you are an adult 18 years or older who speaks English AND Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Tagalog/Filipino, Arabic, or another language, we would love to visit with you. Contact Courtney Chalmers in the ESOL Department at cchalmers@bryantschools.org to learn more about our interpreting services. Conferences are coming up in February! 

Sweet Victory in the Valley
✌🏻🤖 BJHS competed in the VEX Victory in the Valley tournament at Russellville on December 2. Team 1338X won the skills award; Team 1338B won the Design award and was #2 in skills. Teamed up with Cabot, 1338W was named Tournament Champion and was #3 in skills. 1338X won the Excellence Award. What a great showing for Bryant Junior High Robotics! Jason Price is the BJHS robotics sponsor. #girlpower #bjhsrobotics

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 December 2023 edition: English: https://5il.co/29v5t Spanish: https://5il.co/29v5s

Bryant Public Schools’ new Strategic Plan 2.0 outlines the district’s focus areas over the next few years based on four priorities: Safety and Student Supports; Student Learning; Career Readiness; and Highly Qualified Personnel. In the spring of 2023, all stakeholders were surveyed to help determine the goals and priorities for the Strategic Plan 2.0. It was important to the Bryant School Board and the district that areas identified by our stakeholders were a direct result of the data collected in the survey. The new plan includes the specific priorities indicated in the survey, provides actions to achieve the goals, determines methods to monitor and evaluate progress, and identifies desired outcomes. Specific data, including student achievement, will be included as part of the appendix (as it becomes available) to monitor progress of the priorities. Visit bryantschools.org/strategicplan2.0 to view the video and read the new plan. We are excited about the district’s renewed focus which will lead us to LEARNING FOR ALL ... SUCCESS FOR ALL.

The Bryant School Board meets monthly. Following each regular meeting, Bryant Public Schools will provide 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 November 2023 meeting recap: English: https://5il.co/298j6 Spanish: https://5il.co/298j7

Bryant Public Schools is celebrating the completion of our new Administration Building and Board Room at 1511 N. Reynolds Road. Join us TODAY for our Open House from 4:00-5:30pm. Public is invited. We can't wait to show you our latest facility!

November 16 is National Parental Involvement Day, the perfect day to host an open house for The Parent Center! Drop in TODAY from 11am-4pm to see the new location at 350 School Drive. Meet the staff and check out all the great resources offered to our parents.

🎧 New Podcast Episode 🎧 On the next episode of the Hornet Hour Podcast, Dr. Alex Berry talks with Jessica L. Wilson at Bryant High School about her time as a teacher and how she is preparing her students to become future teachers. He also visits with Beth Jaime about the many ways the Parent Center serves families in our district.  Listen here ⇉ bryantschools.org/podcast.

Bryant Public Schools is celebrating the completion of our new Administration Building and Board Room and we want you to join us! The Open House is tomorrow, Thursday, November 16, from 4:00-5:30pm. Public is invited.

2024 Girls Track Tryouts 🏃‍♀️👟 ⭐️ Girls Track tryouts will be held on the Bryant High School track beginning at 3:30 PM for the following events:
 December 4 (ALL Field events) December 5 (Distance 1600, 3200, and XC) December 6 (sprints and hurdles) Tryout details and registration ⇉ https://bit.ly/49uVotA

2024 Lady Hornet XC Tryouts 🏃‍♀️👟⭐️ Girls Cross Country tryouts will be Tuesday, December 5 at Bryant High School beginning at 4:00PM for girls currently in the 9th-11th grade and next year will be 10th-12th graders. Tryout details and registration ⇉ https://bit.ly/3FRRmOs