Category Archives: Staff Profiles

*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”

*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”

*Attendance Secretary* By: Morgan Blechschmid and Chloe Rojak February 24, 2022 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mrs. Linda Ethridge! Mrs. Ethridge is the Attendance Secretary for the Brooklyn City School District and has been working in the district for 15 years. Prior to her role as attendance secretary, she worked as a substituteContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Ethridge “

*Brooklyn School Secretary* By: Morgan Blechschmid and Chloe Rojak February 17, 2022 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mrs. Laura Paul! Mrs. Paul is currently the secretary at the Brooklyn School and has been working with the BCSD for 16 years. Previously, she worked as the secretary at the former elementary school known asContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Paul”

*Student Monitor* By: Morgan Blechschmid and Chloe Rojak February 11, 2022 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight (part two) is Mrs. Fran Meeks! Mrs. Meeks has been working in the Brooklyn City School District for 16 years. She started her very first year in 2006 and has spent the majority of her time working asContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Meeks”

*BHS Secretary* By: Morgan Blechschmid and Chloe Rojak February 8, 2022 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mrs. Maggie Clancy! Mrs. Clancy is one of the many new staff members here at BHS. She attended Brooklyn High School and later graduated in 1990. After high school, she worked a variety of different jobs inContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Clancy”

 *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”