BHS Named as Fox 8’s ‘Cool School of the Week’

By: Jessica Strimpel, Normeze Rivera, and Anayah Flowers

March 9, 2020

Brooklyn High School was just named Fox 8’s ‘Cool School of the Week’.  BHS defeated Rocky River High School and Orange High School to get the nomination, and it was all based on online voting. 

On Wednesday, March 4, Fox 8 traveled to the school to interview the students and staff of BHS. All wore their blue and gold gear to represent their school spirit.

Two students, Andrew Coyne and Kelsey Bruzek (pictured above), were chosen to go downtown to the Fox 8 studio. They had the opportunity to meet the news anchors and speak on Fox 8’s morning news show.

“It felt really cool to be on the set. It was smaller than I imagined, but the technology that’s used is incredible. I felt like I was a star,” stated an empathic Bruzek.

She also commented on how being the Fox 8 ‘Cool School of the Week’ has helped BHS: “Brooklyn being on Fox 8 shows that we’re more than just a place where kids go to get educated. This segment will give people an inside look at the amazing things we do…”

Mr. Bill Wingler, BHS principal, was touched by this honor. “I felt tremendous pride that the residents of Brooklyn voted with such energy and enthusiasm… The community engagement in Brooklyn is the reason why this school is such a great place to be a student. I am also very proud of the many great events we have here, and I was excited to share this with the news. Fox 8 wanted to film students doing positive things that they normally do. They filmed the play, Hurricane Cafe, and AVID 9. This showed the diverse things Brooklyn students do to give back to their fellow students and how unified our school is.”

Many students are involved in extracurricular activities which Fox 8 showed in their segment. Also, the students of BHS pride themselves on making an impact in the community. 

“Brooklyn is a close-knit community, and the Fox 8 news story gets the word about the many great things we are doing here. The news often portrays schools in a negative light, and this story shows the truth about the great things we do here,” added Wingler.

The BHS staff and students are proud to be Fox 8’s ‘Cool School of the Week’ and hope to, one day, be chosen again.