By: BHS Features Staff February 15, 2023 Victor Jerome Glover is an African-American astronaut from the NASA class of 2013. He was also the pilot on the first international flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. Simply, Glover is known to inspire many with his brave and unique space missions. Raised in Pomona, California, GloverContinue reading “Black History Month: Victor J. Glover “
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A Day of Love and Art
By: BHS News Staff February 14, 2023 Happy Valentine’s Day! Now, let us catch up on the past week. Last week, there was a “Guess The Staff Member Contest” with old pictures of teachers throughout the high school. This encouraged students to be more involved with school activities while also having fun guessing which staffContinue reading “A Day of Love and Art”
Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Mills
*Grade 4 Teacher* By: BHS Staff Profiles February 10, 2023 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mrs. Laura Mills. Mrs. Mills has been a teacher in the Brooklyn City School District for 28 years and also did two years of substitute teaching, prior. Some of her favorite hobbies are spending time with her family,Continue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Mills”
A Tribute to Our Senior Hoopsters
By: BHS Sports Staff February 9, 2023 This past Saturday, Brooklyn High School held their senior day/night for both the boys and girls basketball teams. The boys’ basketball team hosted the Clearview Clippers. The Hurricanes came in with an 11-7 record after a nice win against Independence for a season sweep of the Blue Devils.Continue reading “A Tribute to Our Senior Hoopsters”
Black History Month: Kobe Bryant
By: BHS Features Staff February 8, 2023 {1978-2020} To begin this year’s Black History Month, the BHS Features Staff will start off with Kobe Bryant and all of his influence and accomplishments. Bryant is someone who stood up for what he believed in and touched the hearts of millions. No matter their race or age,Continue reading “Black History Month: Kobe Bryant “
Heritage Parade
By: BHS News Staff February 7, 2023 To celebrate our different cultures here at Brooklyn, the high school held a heritage parade to show off all of its students’ diverse backgrounds. There were roughly 27 different countries that were represented in this parade. The committee that organized past cultural events used the previous International FestivalsContinue reading “Heritage Parade”
Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Cuiksa
*Grade 5 Teacher* By: BHS Staff Profiles February 3, 2023 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mrs. Allison Cuiksa. Mrs. Cuiksa has been a teacher in the district since 2009. She started her teaching career in North Carolina and soon went on to teach in South Carolina. After teaching in the South, she thenContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Cuiksa “
Super Bowl LVII
By: BHS Sports Staff February 2, 2023 The AFC and NFC champions are now headed to Super Bowl LVII. This year’s Super Bowl is between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, and it will be held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. To recap the championship games, for the NFC, the SanContinue reading “Super Bowl LVII”
Black History Month
By: BHS Features Staff February 1, 2023 For the past 53 years, America has used the month of February to honor the history and culture of African-Americans, also known as Black History Month. This month is the annual celebration of achievements by African-Americans and a time to recognize their crucial role(s) and contributions in theContinue reading “Black History Month”
Power of the Pen
By: BHS News Staff January 31, 2023 This past Saturday, January 21, Brooklyn’s Power of the Pen had a writing competition at Columbia Middle School. It was their first district competition in-person, as previous competitions were virtual. In all of the Power of the Pen competitions, there are three levels of tournaments: District, Regional, andContinue reading “Power of the Pen”
Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Bruzek
*Attendance and Records* By: BHS Staff Profiles January 27, 2023 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mrs. Anita Bruzek. Mrs. Bruzek has been working in the Brooklyn City School District for 10 years and currently works in the Brooklyn School alongside Mrs. Laura Paul as an Attendance Secretary. In her freetime, she likes toContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Bruzek”
Winter Sports Recap
By: BHS Sports Staff January 26, 2023 The Brooklyn Hurricanes are over the halfway point in their Winter sports seasons. The boys’ and girls’ basketball teams have played really well thus far. The hockey and wrestling teams, on the other hand, have not had too much success in their seasons; however, both teams are improvingContinue reading “Winter Sports Recap”
