Bryant High School

Two Bryant High School teams represented us at the Arkansas Economics Challenge today! 📝 The competition consisted of three parts; An essay written in advance, a team presentation prepared on site and judged by college professors, and a multiple choice test. The David Ricardo Division Team won Best Presentation and 1st place overall, and Grayson Outlaw won the essay competition. Congratulations to these Hornets and their teacher/coach Amy Ricardo! 🎉 The Adam Smith Division Team: Tori Jones, Dylan Vinson, and Jackson Glidden The David Ricardo Division Team: Conlee Billingsley, Jewlianna Murdoch, and Grayson Outlaw

Congratulations to ALL NINE concert ensembles on their SUPERIOR RATINGS at the Region Concert Assessment. ALL NINE qualify for a SWEEPSTAKES TROPHY! It definitely takes a village to produce these results on a consistent basis. Thank you to all the Bryant Band Directors (Keith Matthews, Jay Chipman, Stewart Wright, Jessica Chipman, James Pianalto, Whitney Smith, Jennifer Townsend, Rachel Moore, and Matt Simpson) for their dedication and hard work to our band program. Without you, none of this would be possible for our Hornets! #BryantProud #RegionAssessment

We are #BryantProud of the 12 World Language students who represented BHS in the Foreign Language State Competition! Five of our students earned various awards in the following categories: Speaking and Reading in Spanish for Language Learners, Spanish for Heritage and Native Speakers, Original Art, Poetry, and Speaking. Congratulations to these students and their teachers! #opp4success

Bryant High School Robotics Team 5691X wins the State Robotics Championship! 🏆 Our winning team partnered with a team from Fayetteville and the group was victorious. BHS Team 5691Y also competed and represented our district with great sportsmanship in the competition. We are #BryantProud of these two teams and their coach Doug Maxwell for the hard work that has gotten them this far. Team 5691X will compete in Dallas next month at the VEX World Championships! 🎉 🤖Team 5691X: Alexis Pablo, Marc Jenkins, Zachary Kennedy, Zaylie Mejia, Daniel Reyes 🤖Team 5691Y: Josh Maxwell, Banks Page, Katherine Wetenberger, JC Lecompt

We are #BryantProud of the two BHS robotics teams who competed in the state robotics tournament this weekend! One of those teams, 5691x, partnered with a team from Fayetteville to win the Arkansas State Robotics Championship! The 5691x team members are Alexis Pablo, Marc Jenkins, Zachary Kennedy, Zaylie Mejia, and Daniel Reyes. The 5691Y team members are Josh Maxwell, Banks Page, Katherine Wetenberger, and JC Lecompt.

The Hornets are headed to the 6A Basketball FINALS tomorrow night! Cheer them on as they play Little Rock Central for the state championship at the Hot Springs Convention Center. Game starts at 7:45pm. Details ⇉ bryantschools.org/article/1492489

The Journalism Education Association, the nation’s largest scholastic journalism organization in the country, announced Nevaeh Suit is the 2024 Arkansas Student Journalist of the Year. #BryantProud Nevaeh has been a member of the Bryant broadcast program throughout high school and serves as producer, reporter, and anchor. To compete, she had to build a website portfolio showcasing her work over her time on the Bryant High School Broadcast team. Some of the categories of Nevaeh's portfolio included a personal narrative, reporting and writing, web and social media content, design, broadcast, and law and ethics. Read more about Nevaeh's accomplishment ⇉ bit.ly/3T7HNBh

It’s #NationalSchoolBreakfastWeek and we’re celebrating with FREE BREAKFAST for all students tomorrow (Tuesday, March 5)!

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 for the March 2024 edition: English: https://5il.co/2fvpu Spanish: https://5il.co/2fvpt

Breakfast is served every day at Bryant Schools, but we plan to make an extra big splash during National School Breakfast Week, March 4-8! Say ‘Aloha’ to free breakfast for all students on TUESDAY, MARCH 5. 🥚🥞🧇

The Job Fair is a great opportunity to connect with administrators and directors. Join us this Thursday from 4:30-6:30pm. Bryant Schools is hiring for these and other positions: ⇉ Elementary Teacher ⇉ Elementary GT Teacher (K-5) ⇉ Secondary Math, Social Studies, ESOL ⇉ Guidance Counselor ⇉ Paraprofessional - Instructional ⇉ Paraprofessional - Special Education ⇉ School Bus Driver ⇉ Food Service ⇉ Maintenance ⇉ Custodian

Kindergarten registration is next week! A child must be five (5) years of age on or before August 1 to be eligible to enroll in kindergarten. Don’t live in the district? Limited options are available for School Choice. Visit bit.ly/KRegistration24-25 for a list of documents needed for enrollment and a link to registration. #BeAHornet

Bryant’s certified salary schedule for 24-25 has been approved. Want to learn more about the job opportunities available in our district? Join us for the Job Fair one week from today. 💰Salary Schedule ⇒ bit.ly/3SHHzAy ✏️ Sign up ⇉ bryantschools.org/jobfair

Bryant is celebrating School Bus Driver Appreciation Day tomorrow. It's a great opportunity to reach out and say "thank you" to your bus driver. Families may download and print one of the postcards to present to their driver(s). Let's show our drivers some love! Postcards ⇉ https://bit.ly/3JnZo1i

Bryant is celebrating School Bus Driver Appreciation Day on Thursday, February 22, a great opportunity to reach out and say "thank you" to your bus driver. Families may download and print one of the postcards to present to their driver(s). Let's show our drivers some love! Postcards ⇉ https://bit.ly/3JnZo1i

Bryant Mayor Rhonda Sanders issued a proclamation acknowledging February 11-16 as national FBLA Week in the City of Bryant. Mayor Sanders presented the proclamation to FBLA President Maricka Farr stating, “Strong business leaders are the future of our community.” The group attended Future Friday at Arkansas Tech, a day for FBLA members to learn important life skills necessary for life after high school. They also had the opportunity to practice for their state competitions. Cheryl Harrell serves as the FBLA adviser. #FBLAWeek24

Swim Team Tryouts 🗓️ Feb 26 (Girls) | 🗓️ Feb 27 (Boys) Dive Tryouts 🗓️ February 29

TRANSPORTATION NOTICE 2/14/24: Due to an emergency closure at Shobe Road over the next several days, buses will be taking alternate routes. This may cause a slight delay in the time students are picked up in the mornings and arrive home in the afternoons.

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 February 2024 meeting recap: English: https://5il.co/2es94 Spanish: https://5il.co/2es93

BHS Parent-Teacher Conferences are this Thursday, February 15! To accommodate all of our Hornet families, we will offer virtual conferences from 2:00-5:00 PM and in-person conferences from 5:15-7:30 PM. Please see the flyer for more details.