Teacher: Social Studies By: Morgan Blechschmid and Chloe Rojak December 2, 2021 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mr. Jeff Lavinder! Before coming to Brooklyn, Lavinder taught math in Dayton, Ohio, for five years. He then continued his teaching career in the Brooklyn City School District, making this year his twenty-fifth year of teaching.Continue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mr. Lavinder”
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Hurricanes Swarm the Cardinals
By: Tyler Elzholz, Jaiden Basinger, and Jose Nazario November 30, 2021 The Lady Canes opened up their season last Tuesday on the road at Brookside High School, and it was the ideal start to the 2021-2022 campaign. Defensive intensity set the tone early as the Hurricanes used their speed and athleticism to create turnovers andContinue reading “Hurricanes Swarm the Cardinals”
Food and Toy Drive Recap
By: Alaysia Curry and Daylun Armstrong November 30, 2021 The Brooklyn High School Food and Toy Drive was a major success! Roughly 900+ food items and 200+ books and toys were donated. Ms. Jamie Barber attributed the rise in participation this year to the competitions that were held between all of the I.C.E. blocks. Mrs.Continue reading “Food and Toy Drive Recap”
Native American Heritage Month: Susan La Flesche Picotte
By: Laila Schwin and Valery Warner November 18, 2021 Susan La Flesche Picotte was the first Indigenous woman to earn and receive a medical degree. Throughout her life, she was known for encouraging public health, discouraging drinking within the Omaha tribe, and working to prevent and treat tuberculosis. She also advocated for the protection andContinue reading “Native American Heritage Month: Susan La Flesche Picotte”
Staff Spotlight: Mr. Becker
Athletic Director By: Morgan Blechschmid and Chloe Rojak November 18, 2021 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mr. Michael Becker! Mr. Becker is the new Athletic Director and the Brooklyn Digital Learning Academy coordinator here at Brooklyn High School. Prior to Becker’s transition to BHS, he spent the past eighteen years in the educationContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mr. Becker”
Veterans Day Assembly
By: Alaysia Curry and Daylun Armstrong November 16, 2021 The Brooklyn City School’s Pre-K through Grade 7 building hosted an assembly last Thursday (November 11) to honor Veterans Day. Local veterans were invited to the assembly to talk to staff members and students. Kids were asked that if they had any family members who wereContinue reading “Veterans Day Assembly”
Girls Basketball Preview: 2021-2022
By: Jaiden Basinger, Tyler Elzholz, and Jose Nazario November 16, 2021 After coming off of a 5-9 season, the girls basketball team looks to bounce back in a strong fashion. The girls basketball team is excited about this season, especially after the hiring of Head Coach Jonathon Holko. Coach Holko used to lead the boysContinue reading “Girls Basketball Preview: 2021-2022”
Staff Spotlight: Mr. Rademaker
Teacher: ELA By: Morgan Blechschmid and Chloe Rojak November 11, 2021 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mr. Ken Rademaker! Mr. Rademaker is an ELA teacher here at BHS. This year marks number 22 for him at BHS, too. He is known by many of his students for his ability to balance out theContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mr. Rademaker”
Native American Heritage Month: Jim Thorpe
By: Valery Warner and Laila Schwin November 11, 2021 James (Jim) Francis Thorpe was the first Native American in the United States to win an Olympic gold medal. He was a member of the Sac and Fox Nation, specifically a Sauk community, and lived on their native territory in what is now the state ofContinue reading “Native American Heritage Month: Jim Thorpe”
Boys Basketball Preview: 2021-2022
By: Jaiden Basinger, Tyler Elzholz, and Jose Nazario November 9, 2021 After coming off of a dismal 1-15 season, the boys basketball team is looking to bounce back for an exciting and successful 2021-2022 campaign. The optimism for this team revolves around the return of Head Coach Jeff Shepherd, who came back to Hurricane NationContinue reading “Boys Basketball Preview: 2021-2022”
Mentoring: A Bright Future Awaits
By: Alaysia Curry and Daylun Armstrong November 9, 2021 Do you remember that one mentor who went out of the way to provide you with guidance, direction, and assistance to help shape your future? Here at BHS, seniors in the College and Career Planning class are involved in a very beneficial mentoring program. Students choseContinue reading “Mentoring: A Bright Future Awaits “
Native American Heritage Month
By: Laila Schwin and Valery Warner November 5, 2021 November 1, 2021, marked the beginning of National Native American Heritage Month in the United States. November has been nationally-recognized as Native American Heritage Month by presidential decree since 1990, although the history of the month can be traced farther back to individual states and theContinue reading “Native American Heritage Month”
