Brookland High School

PBIS Reward Field Trips - Permission slips due by March 14

Seniors-March 15

Juniors -March 16

Sophomores-March 17

Mar 20th-24th Spring Break

April 7th No School

April 11th Special Olympics Pep Rally

April 12th Special Olympics Track and Field

April 15th Prom

April 20th Senior Awards Ceremony

April 25th-28th Senior Semester Tests

April 28th Seniors Last Day

May 9th Graduation 7:00 PM 1st National Bank Arena

May 26th Last Day of School

The Brookland Softball team will be hosting their Bearcat Blast tournament at Southside Complex March 17-18. The tournament consists of 50 teams from Missouri, Tennessee, central AR and the area.

Brookland High School and JR High EAST Programs will be attending EAST Conference March 14-16 in Hot Springs. This event is for our team to display our EAST Projects that we have worked on throughout the year as well as interact with other EAST programs across the state! It is a huge event with over 200 schools attending with lots of awesome projects to discuss!

"Cooking Can Be Murder" will be presented by the Brookland Drama Dept. on Saturday, April 22nd at 7pm and Sunday, April 23rd at 2pm at the Brookland PAC. Tickets are $5 and are available at the door.

With spring around the corner, students need to start thinking about what courses they plan to take for the 23/24 school year. Students or parents can reach mclairday@bpsbearcats.com if they have questions about courses. You can also reach out to thibbard@bpsbearcats.com (rising 10th graders) or strotter@bpsbearcats.com (rising 11th and 12th graders).

All 10th graders will tour Northeast Arkansas Career and Technical Center (NEACTC) on March 15th. NEACTC offers the following programs:

Automotive Collision Repair
Automotive Service Technology
Computer Science Networking
Culinary Arts
Drones-Unmanned Aerial Systems
Engineering Design & Production Lab
Hospitality Management/Culinary
HVCAR
Medical Professions/CNA
Medical Professions
Robotics & Automation Technology Welding

11th-grade and 12th-grade students can take two college concurrent courses per semester for free. This is offered through the Arkansas Department of Higher Education (Concurrent Challenge). Please reach out to strotter@bpsbearcats.com or mclairday@bpsbearcats.com for more information and test score requirements.

Seniors do not forget about the Brookland Scholarship and Financial Aid Guide (Brookland Scholarship and Financial Aid).

Prom Information 2023

Date: April 15, 2023

Time: 8-11pm, SENIOR MARCH 9:00pm

Place: BHS

Theme: Moonlight Masquerade

Tickets can be purchased from Mrs. Reddell beginning MARCH 1st. Tickets will be handed out the week of prom and you MUST BE DEBT FREE at that time to get your tickets. You MUST have a ticket to enter prom. Mrs. Reddell will need the name of your date and if your date is from another school, you will need to fill the form out and return it to the office by April 12th. You will also need the t-shirt size of your date.

Ticket prices and dates:

ALL BHS SENIORS--$10 per person March 1st-17th; $20 per person March 27th-April 6th; After April 6th, ALL TICKETS ARE $35 per person

All other prices--- March 1st-17th, $20 per person, $35 per couple; March 27th-April 6th, $25 per person, $45 per couple; After April 6th, ALL TICKETS ARE $35 per person

Last day to purchase tickets and receive a prom t-shirt will be April 6th!!!! ANY tickets purchased after April 6th will be $35 and will NOT receive a t-shirt.

6 Junior High and Senior High choirs received SUPERIOR ratings in performance and sight reading at Choral Performance Assessment! Chamber Singers & Sophomore Select will be performing at the state level in April.

Arkansas Thespian Festival 2023 results:

All-State Cast- Cannon Joe Smith

All-State Cast -Kiersten Dalton

All-State Cast - Taylor Brewer

All-State Crew- Mason Campbell

All-State Crew - Logan Gilley

Honor Thespian- Andrew Baldridge

*Superior in Tech Challenge, Hanging & Focusing a Light, with a time of 37 seconds - Logan Gilley

*Superior in Solo Musical- Cannon Joe Smith

*Superior in Monologue- Kiersten Dalton

*Superior in Monologue- Aron Davis

*Superior in Monologue- Lila Boles

*Superior in Monologue- Mia Stacey

Awards not pictured:

Excellent in Short Film- Taylor Brewer

Excellent in Duet Acting- Taylor Brewer & Hayden Coleman

Excellent in Monologue- Cailynn Curtis

Excellent in Monologue- Kaylin Wood

Excellent in Monologue- Andrew Nash

Excellent in Monologue- Mason Campbell

Excellent in Monologue- Andrew Baldridge

Excellent in Monologue- Austn Kelton

Brookland Cheer finished third in Nationals!

Congratulations to BHS special education teacher, Mrs. Laura Pope, for being presented a city pin today from Jonesboro Mayor, Harold Copenhaver, for her hard work and leadership in organizing the recent Transitions Job/Career Fair.

The Boys Bowling Team placed 3rd at their Conference Tournament, qualifying them to complete as a team at State. The Girls Bowling Team placed 6th at the Conference Tournament. Brianna Joseph (2nd overall at Conference) and America Haughey (5th overall at Conference), qualified for State as individuals.

Brody Groves, Deacon Parnell, Brianna Joseph, and America Haughey made the All-Conference Team! Brianna Joseph and Brody Groves then went on to make the All-State Team at their State Tournament!

Brody was recognized for finishing 3rd in the state and qualified to participate in the first ever "Best of the Best" Overall State Bowling Tournament where he competed against the top bowlers from each division within our state.

Both Bearcat Basketball teams ended the season as State Quarter-finalists. They were also conference and district runner ups. The Bearcats finished the season with a 26-8 record and the Lady Bearcats finished at 25-11.

Congratulations to Brookland Girls Track and Field Team at the Indoor Track and Field State Championship!

State Champion in Girls 800m for Rylee Walker

State Runner Up in Girls 4x400 Relay Team for Rylee Walker, Maddie Smith, Charley Stallings, and Callie Curtis

State Runner Up in Girls Pole Vault for Charley Stallings

3rd Place in Girls Shot Put for Baleigh Bassham

Congratulations and way to go to our Brookland Lady Bearcat Swimmers at the state meet.

Londyn Moore

2nd 200 free

4th 50 free

Sara Tuetken

7th 100 back

6th in 100 breast

Brookland Art and East students were invited to attend an artist talk at ASU. Kevin Kresse, a Little Rock native was commissioned to create an 8foot bronze statue of Johnny Cash . The statue will be placed in the US Capitol building in Washington DC to represent the state of Arkansas.

Congratulations to Caitlyn Woodward and Hailey Mross for being chosen to participate in the Inspired show at the Bradbury Art Museum (BAM).

Our Lady Bearcat Soccer team won the Marion Tournament defeating Paragould 4-0 in the final match. Lisa Craig received the Golden Gloves award for this tournament.

JROTC Gets CPR Certified! They went through a 4 hour long course, learning ways to help infants, children and adults.

An incredible and somewhat surprising day for the Brookland Bearcats JROTC. They left for the Northside Raider competition at 0530 and not only competed against 22 schools from Arkansas and Oklahoma, but they also managed to edge out a win and capture the overall 1st place trophy. We are so proud of these kids. Only 2 seniors make up our team this year, meanwhile 2 8th graders and 3 9th graders were able to absolutely bring it and pull off an unprobable win. Way to go, JROTC!!!

The Brookland Band Department has earned the Sweepstakes award for the 7th straight attempt:

Region Marching Assessment = 1,1,1 - Overall Superior

Region Concert Assessment = 1,1,1 - Overall Superior

Region Sight-Reading Assessment = 1 - Overall Superior

We are so proud of what the band accomplished this year!

The band still has one more big concert coming up on April 27, 2023 as our Seniors will round out their Brookland Band Careers with a public showcase of music at the Brookland Auditorium at 7:00pm. Hope to see you there!

Brookland Junior High and High School did an outstanding job with Penny Wars this year! All money collected was donated to Make A Wish!

Money Totals:

Sophomores: ($2276.19)

Pennies: $238.69

Cash/Checks: $2037.50

Juniors: ($1449.74)

Pennies: $395.49

Cash/Checks: $1054.25

Seniors: ($1776.24)

Pennies: $264.74

Cash/Checks: $1511.50

Senior High: $5502.17

Junior High: $1217.83

Homecoming Game Collection $900

Senior High Student Council contribution: $380

Grand Total: $8,000.00

Vision To empower all students with the knowledge and skills through rigorous curriculum and to actively meet the challenges of a growing community through diverse educational opportunities.

Mission We, the Brookland Sr. High School Faculty, exist to empower students to become productive members of society in an ever-changing world.

Email: wmiller@bpsbearcats.com
Website: brooklandbearcats.org/o/bhs
Location: 200 West School Street, Brookland, AR, USA
Phone: (870)932-2080
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