Brookland High School

March 15: End of 3rd Quarter

March 18-22: Spring Break

April 13: Prom

May 14: Graduation

May 24: Last day of School

Prom Information 2024

Date: April 13, 2023

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

Place: BHS

Theme: Enchanted Garden

Who: Brookland Juniors and Seniors and dates

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 10th, 2024. You will also need the t-shirt size of your date.

Ticket prices and dates:

ALL BHS SENIORS--$10 per person March 1st-15th; $20 per person March 25th-April 1st; After April 1st, ALL TICKETS ARE $40 per person

All other prices--- March 1st-15th, $20 per person; March 25th-April 1st, $25 per person; After April 1st, ALL TICKETS ARE $40 per person

Last day to purchase tickets and receive a prom t-shirt will be April 1st!!!! ANY tickets purchased after April 1st will be $40 and will NOT receive a t-shirt.

Graduation: May 14, 2024 @ 7pm - First National Bank Arena

Senior Lunch: May 14, 2024 @ 11am - Location TBD

Practice will immediately follow lunch at First National Bank Arena. Parents (please only parents) are welcome to attend the lunch. We will be sending an email asking for help to cook and serve lunch.

All seniors should have ordered their cap and gown at this point. If they have not, they need to go to Brown's Graduation and order, or go to https://brownsgrad.com/ and order.

Reminder that Mrs. Clairday is available to assist students with college applications, scholarships, financial aid, career assessments, and resumes.

If parents/seniors need assistance completing the FAFSA application please reach out to Mrs. Clairday. Once your student completes the application, they need to make sure the college they plan to attend does not need any additional documents. Typically, the college will send the student an email if additional information is needed. Students will need to review the financial aid awards given by the college. Students then will need to accept or decline the offers. If a student's financial situation has changed since completing the FAFSA then they will need to reach out to the financial aid office at the college they plan to attend, and request a meeting. If students plan to take out a loan, they will need to complete the Master Promissory Note and complete loan counseling through studentaid.gov.

Here is the link for the Brookland Financial Aid and Scholarship Link (scholarships are added each month): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tg5_9dk9-Jt9_pkUTkzoUnP67naCvDQaITgC3kh213E/edit?usp=sharing

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UAMS Summer MASH Program

2024 Summer MASH applications and dates are finalized and open now! The program will be held from June 17-21 at the UAMS Northeast Regional Campus in Jonesboro. Here is the link to more information about the program as well as the application link: Mini MASH in Jonesboro | UAMS Regional Campuses

Please share with your students who are rising juniors and above and encourage them to apply!

Additionally, the Northeast region will host two other MASH camps this summer as well in Paragould and Blytheville to accommodate schools further away from Jonesboro. For details and application information for these two camps, visit this link: MASH Camp Locations | UAMS Regional Campuses

St. Bernards Jr. Volunteer Program

St. Bernards is accepting applications for this summer's Jr. Volunteer Program at St. Bernards Medical Center. The program allows students (ages 15 – 18) an opportunity to volunteer in a hospital setting where they will explore careers and gain experience in helping others. Participants will gain hands-on experience in surgery, laboratory, nursing, radiology, rehabilitative services, exercise science, pharmacy, and more! It will be a three-week session where we will accept 16 students into the program. The session will be held from July 8-26.

*Remember, all High School students that are 15-18 years of age are eligible to apply.

You can download the application packet by at https://bit.ly/stbv24 (or see Mrs. Clairday for a paper copy) which has more details of the requirements for the program. I have attached a flyer that you can post in key areas for students to see. Please note the deadline for applying is Thursday, April 4.

The trap team has several tournaments coming up in the next few months. Come out and support these students if you have the chance!

Mar 30th: @Poplar Bluff

Apr 6th: @Pocahontas

Apr 13th: @Jonesboro

Apr 20th: @Corning

Apr 27th: @Jonesboro

May 3-4th: @Jacksonville

The Brookland High School Theatre Dept presents “Peter and the Starcatcher” on April 6-8 at the Brookland Performing Arts Center.

Saturday, April 6 at 7pm, Sunday, April 7 at 2pm, and Monday, April 8 at 7pm. Tickets are $10 and are available online at www.showtix4u.com/events/brooklandstarcatcher

Peter and the Starcatcher is a play with music that is a prequel to “Peter Pan”; it provides a backstory for the characters of Peter Pan, Mrs Darling, Tinker Bell and Hook.

“Peter and the Starcatcher" follows a young orphan and his mates who are shipped off from Victorian England to a distant island ruled by an evil King. On board, they know nothing of the mysterious trunk in the captain’s cabin, which contains a precious, otherworldly cargo. While at sea, the boys are discovered by a precocious young girl named Molly, a Starcatcher-in-training who realizes that the trunk’s precious cargo is a celestial substance so powerful that it must never fall into the wrong hands. When the ship is taken over by pirates, led by the fearsome Black Stache, the journey quickly becomes a thrilling adventure. In the end, the young orphan finds a new adventure, a new home, and a new name: Peter Pan.

The Work-Based Learning Opportunities Leading to Future Employment (WOLF)program offers students work-based, paid and non-paid learning opportunities on campus and off campus. This is an effort to ensure students with disabilities are afforded the opportunity to gain work readiness training skills and work experiences prior to exiting the secondary setting. This year the WOLF students in Ms. Pope’s program have worked in various worksites on campus including the Cafeteria, IT Department, and Concession Stand. This program has been very successful as former students of the program have been hired as full time employees in the IT Department and Cafeteria on Brookland Campus, and AR Pet Hospital, Kidz R Us, and the former Danny’s Restaurant.

Brookland students competed in their 3A/4A East Conference Tournament on January 31st. Three students received All-Conference recognition: Brianna Joseph, Savannah Smith, and Elijah Rupard. The girls team placed 3rd, and Brianna Joseph placed 1st individually. Elijah Rupard, Cannon Joe Smith, and Lucas Nix qualified for State as individuals.

At the 3A/4A State Tournament on February 8th, the girls placed 3rd and were just 24 pins shy of bringing home a trophy. Individually, we have a Girls State Champion in our midst-- Brianna Joseph placed 1st and advanced to the 2nd Annual Overall State Tournament in Cabot on February 14th!

The 2024 Arkansas Thespian Festival was held on the ASU campus on Feb 8-10. There were around 1700 in attendance, where we all attended shows, competed, and attended workshops over the three days.

Results for Brookland Troupe 8299:

We were recognized as a Gold level Honor Troupe.

$55,500 in scholarships were offered to Brookland students

Students named to All-State Cast- Cannon Smith, Mia Stacey, Mason Campbell, Austn Kelton

Students named to All-State Crew- Walker Sloan, Myles Archer

Honor Thespian- Austn Kelton

Our One-Act, Lockdown, was rated a Superior, State Showcase, and also recognized with an Outstanding Ensemble Award.

Out of 37 One Acts, 10 were selected to perform at State (including us). Of those ten, 4 were vying for the chance to be named Chapter Select to perform at Nationals; while we weren’t chosen for it this year, we were extremely proud to be one of those four; our troupe had a phenomenal performance!

4 students, Mia, Faith, Cannon, and Austn, competed again at Festival for a chance at Best of Show.

10 students competed in the Tech Challenge- Prop Shift, Tying Knots, Threading a Sewing Machine, Folding a Backdrop, and Hanging/Focusing Lights.

We had students competing in the Team Makeup/Hair Design, Team Scenic Design, and an Improv competition.

Thespy results:

Mia Stacey- Superior in Acting-Monologue

Faith Busby- Superior in Acting-Monologue

Cannon Joe Smith- Superior in Solo Musical

Austn Kelton- Superior in Solo Musical

Mason Campbell- Excellent in Acting-Monologue

Brynn Kit Coletta- Excellent in Acting-Monologue

Ashtyn Wright- Excellent in Solo Musical

Callie Busby & Rylie Rowe- Excellent in Duet Acting

Walker Sloan & Myles Archer- Good in Duet Acting

Emma Chamberlain- Good in Stage Management Design

Group Acting, Excellent- Kit Coletta, Addy Morgan, & Thomas Mitchell

Students attended workshops all weekend- some of the favorites were Stage Combat, Painting Marble/Bricks/Rocks, Special Effect Wounds, Dance Choreography, Improv, Pilates, Costuming, Tech, Playwriting, Dialects, and more!

Congratulations to Mason Campbell for being named as a finalist in the Arts Across Arkansas competition. His submission was in Literary Arts. He now moves on to the finals on March 30th in North Little Rock.

The Brookland Symphonic Winds earned ALL SUPERIOR and regionals on March 7, 2024 and qualify to compete at State in April. They played the second most challenging program of any school in the region this year and received many rave reviews from the judges.

Our unified basketball team got the opportunity to play against GCT at halftime of a recent Astate Women's basketball game. Our team played well and showed great Bearcat spirit.

Our High School EAST Conference team has been working super hard for the last couple weeks and the time has come FINALLY for us to show off! Check out the website that has been created with the multiple projects that we have done this year. This was all student created!

Here's our site EAST Con Site

Jakob Callis, Brianna Joseph, Cannon Joe Smith, and Alice Walker auditioned and were selected to sing in the 2024 All-State Choirs. To put this achievement into perspective: 5,300 high school students audition for the All-Region Choirs across 6 regions of Arkansas. From there, 960 of them learn an entirely new set of music and audition at the state level where only 400 are selected for a place in the All-State Choirs. This is Cannon Joe’s (senior) and Brianna’s (sophomore) second Arkansas All-State Music Conference. This is Jakob’s (junior) first year in choir and Alice’s (freshman) first year to be All-State eligible.

86 Brookland choir students performed at our regional assessment. Here are the results:

Sophomore Select: Straight Division 1 ratings (Superior) and a Superior in sight-singing

Chamber Singers: Straight Division 1 ratings (Superior) and a Superior in sight-singing

Treble Choir: Overall Division 2R (Excellent, recommended for State) and an Excellent in sight-singing

Troubadours: Straight Division 1 ratings (Superior) and a Superior in sight-singing

All three senior high choirs will be advancing to State Festival!

On Saturday, students sang at Solo & Ensemble and were given individual ratings. Brookland had the largest representation at this event. Everyone received either a Superior or Excellent.

Our Tenor Bass Choir received a rating of Superior

Superior: Austn Kelton, Alison McDonald, Cannon Joe Smith, Laura Stephens, and Caden Stone

Excellent: Abi Boyd, Ally Coleman, Olivia Cooper, Sarah Hanks, Zoie Hensley, and Reagan Ratley

Ben Jackson attended Boys State last year representing Brookland High School and progressed from being elected as a mayor to a senator. He recently interviewed with Boys State and has been selected to return in May 2024 to Boys State as a staff member. He will be a county counselor helping to facilitate the Boys State learning experience for the students attending. Way to go Ben!!

Brookland HS JROTC is once again the State Champs in Raider. Congratulations JROTC!!!

Savannah Smith competed in the first annual district Girl Power to the Max competition. The competition was for CNC design in laser, plasma cutting, and woodworking. Savannah competed in the CNC laser competition and placed second, qualifying her for the State Girl Power Competition. With her 2nd place entry she received a $100 cash prize and a $500 scholarship to ASUN.

Allison Griffin received the Directors Award at the NEA Regional Art Show (this is like the best of show). Allison's artwork will now compete in the Arkansas State Art Show.

Congratulations to Sophia Prater on receiving 4th place in the NEA Regional Art Show.

Bearcat trap tram shot in a trap tournament on February 24th in Jonesboro where students shot for individual scores. Out of 96 entries, We had 34 students in 7-12th grades competing. Excellent turnout by the Bearcats and it was the very first tournament experience for 9 new to the team.

3 Bearcats stood out and took home medals:

Braxton Craine: High Overall Singles champion 98/100

Lucas Welch:

-JR singles champion

-JR Handicap champion

Caden Foster

-SubJR singles champion

-SubJR Handicap champion

In the handicap division, you shoot from farther back based on your average in singles division.

All of your Bearcat trap team members had a great day with many personal best scores as well.

Brookland Trap team competed in a tournament March 4th in Harrisburg. This was a "squad scoring event" where 5 shooters compete together for a high overall score. Brookland JR1 squad finished in 2nd place, Brookland SR2 squad finished in 2nd place, and Mason Goodrich shot his first perfect round!

JR1:

Braxton Humphrey

Bryant Malone

Brock Malone

Raefe Huesgen

Weston Tuetken

SR2:

Mason Goodrich

Ethan Cook

John Seats

Grayson Goad

Jack Robbins

1-4A
1st in Jazz
1st in Hip Hop
Best Choreography for Hip Hop
2nd in Pom

2023 Arkansas State Runner Ups!
Well Done Bearcats!

Congratulations to the Senior High Cheer team on Back-2-Back State Titles!

The Unified Bowling Team competed in the State Tournament Bowling Competition and brought home the GOLD!! Congratulations Bearcats! State Champions!!

Congrats to Senior Carleigh McClung. She competed in the High School State Archery Tournament in Hot Springs. She placed 13th out of the 290 female competitors shooting a 281/300.

Congratulations to the Lady Bearcat Basketball Team

4A-3 Undefeated Conference Champions

4A-3 District Tournament Runner-Up

4A East Regional Tournament Runner-Up

4A State Tournament First Round

Congratulations to our boys basketball team on a great season!

NEA District Tournament Champions

4A-3 Conference Champions

Regional Runner up

State semifinalist

A huge thank you to Bearcat Media Productions for being there to broadcast all of our football and basketball games this year. An extra big thank you to the crew that broadcast the state basketball tournament. We appreciate you!

Mission Statement

Learning today, leading tomorrow.

Vision Statement

• Broaden student relationships within and beyond the school community.

• Honor and value every individual.

• Strive for personal and academic growth through collaboration, hard work, resilience, and adaptability.

Core Belief Statement

We are the bridge between education and society.

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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