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Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Renkas

*Elementary* By: Morgan Blechschmid and Chloe Rojak March 24, 2022 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mrs. Katie Renkas! Mrs. Renkas has been teaching in Brooklyn for 16 years and is currently a first grade teacher. She started her teaching career in special education working with high school students. Since then, she moved toContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Renkas”

Bracket RETRY

By: Tyler Elzholz, Jaiden Basinger, and Jose Nazario March 22, 2022 “Beware the Ides of March” not only applies to Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar because, clearly, the NCAA Tournament encompasses the same themes of being aware, staying on guard, and expecting the unexpected. When it comes to our initial Final Four predictions, weContinue reading “Bracket RETRY”

Student Leadership

By: Alaysia Curry and Daylun Armstrong March 22, 2022 Superintendent Dr. Theodore Caleris along with the Brooklyn City School District created a student leadership program “to provide leadership opportunities for students, to learn from them, and to ultimately give me (Dr. Caleris) the opportunity to connect and interact with our students at the high school.”Continue reading “Student Leadership”

Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Smith

*Guidance Counselor* By: Morgan Blechschmid and Chloe Rojak March 17, 2022 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mrs. Denise Smith! This year is Mrs. Smith’s ninth year of working as a guidance counselor in the Brooklyn City School District. Working here was her first and only job as a guidance counselor. Prior to this,Continue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Smith”

Women’s History Month: Nellie Bly

By: Laila Schwin and Valery Warner March 17, 2022 Elizabeth Jane Cochran, more commonly known by her pen name, Nellie Bly, was a journalist, charity worker, and inventor. She is well-known for taking a trip around the world in 72 days and for the way that she shaped the concept of investigative journalism. Bly wasContinue reading “Women’s History Month: Nellie Bly”

It’s Bracket Time!

By: Tyler Elzholz, Jaiden Basinger, and Jose Nazario March 15, 2022 College basketball fans, the NCAA tournament is finally here. With 63 games to be played, there is a lot to look forward to and so much that can happen. This is why it is called March Madness, right? Here are the top four seedsContinue reading “It’s Bracket Time! “

Matilda Recap

By: Alaysia Curry and Daylun Armstrong March 15, 2022 As the curtains opened on Thursday, March 10, the cast, pit band, and crew dazzled the audience with outstanding performances through closing night. “Seeing all of the parts come together on opening night was truly an amazing and exciting feeling,” exclaimed Kimberly Cipriani (Play Director). Reviews fromContinue reading “Matilda Recap”

Women’s History Month: Frances Harper

By: Laila Schwin and Valery Warner March 10, 2022 Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was an activist as a suffragist and abolitionist, along with being a poet, teacher, public speaker, and writer. She was one of the first African American women able to get her literature published in The United States of America. Harper was bornContinue reading “Women’s History Month: Frances Harper”

Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Marquis

*Intervention Specialist* By: Morgan Blechschmid and Chloe Rojak March 10, 2022 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mrs. Suzy Marquis! Mrs. Marquis is an Intervention Specialist here at the Brooklyn City Schools and has been teaching for 26 years. She is well-known for making a positive impact in the lives of her students withContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Marquis”

Here’s What’s Happening, BHS

By: Alaysia Curry and Daylun Armstrong March 8, 2022 With prom only months away, Brooklyn High School has begun their annual Malley’s chocolate fundraiser. This fundraiser gives students the opportunity to lower the cost of their prom ticket, deducting $10 for each box sold. Apart from prom, BHS is also hosting a Red Cross bloodContinue reading “Here’s What’s Happening, BHS”

Young Finishes Third

By: Tyler Elzholz, Jaiden Basinger, and Jose Nazario March 8, 2022 This past Saturday, BHS junior Jenna Young traveled to the Spire Sports Complex in Geneva, Ohio, to participate in the OATCCC State High School Indoor Track Meet for the Division II and III high jump competition. This entire Winter, Young balanced varsity basketball andContinue reading “Young Finishes Third”

Preview: Women’s History Month

By: Laila Schwin and Valery Warner March 3, 2022 As of March 1, 2022, Women’s History Month began. The theme for this year is “Women who provide healing and promote hope”. This theme is meant to recognize how women have contributed throughout the world as caretakers, particularly in the medical field as nursing tends toContinue reading “Preview: Women’s History Month”