*Teacher: Grade 4 Language Arts and Social Studies* By: Morgan Blechschmid and Danielle Shehee January 8, 2021 Mrs. Adrienne Maysey is a Language Arts and Social Studies teacher at the Brooklyn School. She has been teaching for a total of sixteen years; this year is her sixth year of teaching here in the Brooklyn CityContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Maysey”
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The Return of Winter Sports
By: Ella Fowler, Kelsey Bruzek, Tyler Elzholz, and Jaiden Basinger January 5, 2021 With the Brooklyn City School District going remote this past December, winter sports were put on hold. The teams were not allowed to participate in any type of competition, including practice. As of now, Brooklyn sports are back and ready for action.Continue reading “The Return of Winter Sports”
New Year, New You?
By: Aiden Nelson, Ariana Rojak, and Laila Schwin January 5, 2021 Happy New Year, and welcome to 2021! It is safe to say that 2020 was a rough year for a lot of people, so hopefully, this year can be better in comparison. This year, as we continue to have restrictions because of the coronavirus,Continue reading “New Year, New You?”
Staff Spotlight: Miss Heiple
*Teacher: English Language Arts* By: Morgan Blechschmid and Danielle Shehee December 18, 2020 Miss Holly Heiple is a sixth grade Language Arts teacher and the Student Council Advisor at the Brooklyn School. Heiple is a caring teacher and enjoys seeing the interaction between her students, as well as being able to interact with them herself.Continue reading “Staff Spotlight: Miss Heiple”
National Junior Honor Society
By: Valery Warner, Brittney Corrado, and Alisha Bains December 18, 2020 As 2020 wraps up, the Brooklyn School’s National Junior Honor Society takes center stage. The National Junior Honor Society was founded in 1929 and has been a program in the Brooklyn City School District ever since. Students are invited to apply for this prestigiousContinue reading “National Junior Honor Society”
Our Top Five Christmas Movies
By: Laila Schwin, Ariana Rojak, and Aiden Nelson December 15, 2020 Christmas movies are a yearly tradition for many people, and they provide a general sense of cheer during the holiday season. There are some classics that it seems people just keep coming back to and plenty more recent ones to enjoy for the ChristmasContinue reading “Our Top Five Christmas Movies”
The Rematch: Browns vs. Ravens
By: Ella Fowler, Kelsey Bruzek, Tyler Elzholz, and Jaiden Basinger December 15, 2020 Last night, the Cleveland Browns were looking to create more divisional separation from the Baltimore Ravens. Unfortunately, they found themselves on the short-end of the scoreboard in a Monday Night Football classic, falling to the Ravens 47-42. In the first quarter, theContinue reading “The Rematch: Browns vs. Ravens”
Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Foley
*Teacher: 1st Grade* By: Morgan Blechschmid and Danielle Shehee December 11, 2020 Mrs. Lisa Foley is a first grade teacher at Brooklyn School. She has been teaching in the district for nine years and is remembered by her old students for always being able to help students enjoy class and by using interactive activities toContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Foley”
Virtual Spirit Week
By: Valery Warner, Brittney Corrado, and Alisha Bains December 11, 2020 With the Brooklyn City School District transitioning back to a full remote schedule for the month of December, the Student Council is determined to find a way to stay in the holiday spirit and to keep an annual tradition alive. With the help ofContinue reading “Virtual Spirit Week”
Lucky Paws Animal Rescue
By: Laila Schwin, Aiden Nelson, and Ariana Rojak December 8, 2020 Covid has caused a lot of places to struggle all around the world, but perseverance has been shown, and in this case, it is evident by both people and cats. Lucky Paws is just one of the many animal rescue centers that has struggledContinue reading “Lucky Paws Animal Rescue”
Wrestling Preview
By: Ella Fowler, Kelsey Bruzek, Tyler Elzholz, and Jaiden Basinger December 8, 2020 With the season right around the corner, the varsity wrestling team is ready to get on the mat and show the work that they put in this past offseason. Leading the team is head coach Ray Mass with assistant coach Mike Keough. Continue reading “Wrestling Preview”
“Be Kind”
By: Valery Warner, Brittney Corrado, and Alisha Bains December 4, 2020 With the ongoing pandemic, the Brooklyn City School District lost some fundraisers that assist with funding, scholarships, etc. Due to this, Brooklyn High School lost one of the biggest fundraisers, but the board of directors for the Chamber of Commerce wanted to do somethingContinue reading ““Be Kind””
