Category Archives: Staff Profiles

 *BCSD Nurse* By: Morgan Blechschmid and Chloe Rojak January 28, 2022 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mrs. Barb Manley. Mrs. Manley is our nurse here in the Brooklyn City School District. She started her career as a nurse after graduating from nursing school at Ohio State University. She also earned her Master’s DegreeContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Manley”

  *BHS Assistant Principal* By: Morgan Blechschmid and Chloe Rojak January 13, 2022 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is BHS Assistant Principal, Mr. Matthew Larson! Mr. Larson has had quite the experience upon coming to the Brooklyn City School District. Early on, Larson earned his Master’s degree from John Carroll University. He then spent threeContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mr. Larson”

  *Intervention Specialist* By: Morgan Blechschmid and Chloe Rojak January 6, 2022 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Miss Kerry Merriman! Miss Merriman is an Intervention Specialist here at Brooklyn High School and has occupied this post for the last nine years. Previously, she spent time working in retail at Old Navy and Target. SheContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Miss Merriman”

 *Teacher: Special Education* By: Morgan Blechschmid and Chloe Rojak December 16, 2021 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mrs. Brenda Campbell! Mrs. Campbell has been teaching for 16 years and is currently a Special Education teacher here at Brooklyn High School. She is best-known for her welcoming personality, her sense of humor, and herContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Campbell “

 *Teacher: Physical Education & Health* By: Morgan Blechschmid and Chloe Rojak December 9, 2021 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mr. Richard Hvizdos! Mr. Hvizdos has been teaching for a total of 36 years. He has been with the Brooklyn family for 25 years, and in those years, he has alternated between teaching HealthContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mr. Hvizdos”

 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”

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”

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”

Teacher: Choir and Music By: Morgan Blechschmid and Chloe Rojak November 5, 2021 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mrs. Kimberly Cipriani! Mrs. Cipriani has been teaching here at Brooklyn High School for the past fourteen years. She teaches a wide range of different age groups; she is a choir teacher for the olderContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Cipriani”

Teacher: Elementary By: Morgan Blechschmid and Chloe Rojak October 28, 2021 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mrs. Dawn Bloam! Mrs. Bloam is currently an elementary teacher in the Brooklyn School teaching fifth grade. Bloam is best-known for her ability to teach her students efficiently as well as effectively. Her past students are beyondContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Bloam”

Mathematics Teacher By: Morgan Blechschmid and Chloe Rojak October 21, 2021 Mr. Tim Hanlon is a mathematics teacher and coach here at Brooklyn High School. Hanlon is in year 23 of his teaching career that started with computers and math; now, he teaches all math to multiple grade levels.  He is also a coach andContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mr. Hanlon”

Teacher: Elementary By: Morgan Blechschmid and Chloe Rojak October 14, 2021 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mrs. Luanne Francescangeli! She is currently an elementary teacher in the Brooklyn School. She is best-known for her patience as well as bringing positivity into her learning environment.  BHS students remember her well and credit her forContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Francescangeli”