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
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.
At BMS, we love celebrating different cultures! September 15th-October 15th gives us time to increase our students' exposure to the positive impact our fellow Hispanic authors, leaders, entertainers, athletes, and inventors have made. We are excited to celebrate at BMS over the next several weeks!
We are excited to join BES for their Batty Block Party!! We hope everyone can join us on October 24th.
We would appreciate any candy donations. If you bring in candy, please turn it in to your 3rd period teacher.
Help support the BMS Food and Clothes Pantry!
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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.
Archery Tryouts for Grades 6-12 🏹 🎯
Pre-tryout practices will be Tuesdays & Thursdays (Sept 18-Oct 6). Practices are from 4-7pm with 3 sessions per night. Tryouts will be the week of October 9-12. Practices & tryouts will be held at BJHS Black Box (301 Hill Farm Road).
Due to limited space, you must join the Google Classroom to fill out the forms and reserve your practice spot using Code bmmiv4r.
Detailed information and signs for the tryouts are included in Google Classroom.
BMS was announced as the first secondary school in the district with the designation of HeartSafe School through Project Adam & ACH!
In partnership with Bryant Fire Department and Pafford EMS, Bryant Middle School staff successfully completed the certification drill this morning. As a sudden cardiac arrest was announced through BMS's intercom system, BMS's cardiac emergency response team (CERT) mobilized, arrived on scene, and immediately started CPR. Bryant Fire Department arrived on scene to support the CERT team followed by Pafford EMS. Bob the Mannequin was saved through the efforts of this wonderful team!
The CERT team is composed of a wide variety of the BMS team members with Nurse Theresa Cunningham leading the way. Congratulations, Bryant Middle School!
The BMS CERT team members are Coach Biehslich, Coach Brown, Mr. Harris, Coach Langley, Coach Mattox, Coach Prescott, Coach Sledge, Coach Ward, Coach Williams, Coach Wilson, Mrs. Hooper, Mrs. Tidwell, Officer Morehead, Mr. Scoggins, and Dr. Lindberg, Nurse Laura, and Nurse Theresa!
🎧 New Podcast Episode 🎧
Season 2 Episode 1 of the Hornet Hour Podcast is now live! Join Dr. Alex Berry as he visits with individuals in the district to provide information about Bryant Public Schools.
Dr. Karen Walters, recently named 2024 Arkansas Superintendent of the Year, provides information about the upcoming school year. Dr. Berry talks with Brittany Rothwell, Hornet Health Coordinator, and Michele Lewis, Director of Student Services & Federal Programs, about the various support programs in the district.
bryantschools.org/podcast
School picture day tomorrow!
The Hornet Health Clinic is a full service medical clinic located on the district's main campus which partners with ARcare to provide students with primary, preventative, and convenient healthcare. Join us for an open house and ribbon cutting on September 8 to celebrate the new facility and new provider. Tour the clinic and meet the people committed to keeping our Hornets healthy. Drop by before the big Friday night game against Parkview Magnet.
Congratulations to our very own Dr. Karen Walters for being recognized as the 2024 Arkansas Superintendent of the Year!
Dr. Mike Hernandez, Executive Director of the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators (AAEA), presented her with the award on September 5.
Dr. Walters is an exceptional leader who is extremely deserving of this honor. Join us in celebrating her achievement! #BryantProud
Families must submit a new meal application each school year. 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.
We are honored to have three Bryant schools nominated in the ADG 2023 Best of the Best. Vote by midnight Sunday, Sept 3 to help us take the top honor in each category.
Best Public Elementary School - Bryant Elementary ⇉ bit.ly/3PbJaOG
Best Public Middle School - Bryant Middle ⇉ bit.ly/45pYL2O
Best Public High School - Bryant High School ⇉ bit.ly/45FoG6i
The Hornet Health Clinic is a full service medical clinic located on the district's main campus. The Hornet Health Clinic partners with ARcare to provide students with primary, preventative, and convenient healthcare.
We invite you to attend the open house and ribbon cutting on September 8 to celebrate the new facility and new provider. Tour the clinic and meet the people committed to keeping our Hornets healthy. Drop by before the big Friday night game against Parkview Magnet.
We are honored to have three Bryant schools nominated in the ADG 2023 Best of the Best. Your vote can help us take the top honor in each category.
Best Public Elementary School - Bryant Elementary ⇉ bit.ly/3PbJaOG
Best Public Middle School - Bryant Middle ⇉ bit.ly/45pYL2O
Best Public High Schoo - Bryant High School ⇉ bit.ly/45FoG6i
The Blue and White football that was scheduled for tonight, August 18, has been cancelled due to a water main break at Hornet Stadium. All tickets bought online will be refunded to the original payment source.
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 parents and community members with user-friendly information about decisions being made at school board meetings.
Links to the August 2023 meeting recap:
English: https://5il.co/22m2f
Spanish: https://5il.co/22m29
Bryant is partnering with Arkansas Foodbank to offer food boxes to low-income families with children in the district. Families must have at least one child approved for Free & Reduced meals. Register for one or all three pickups at https://bit.ly/FoodBox2023.
