December 2012-January 2013 |
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We Recognize
Broncos
Recognized by Ga. Tech for Creating Educational Games for Haitian Students
Brookwood computer programming students participated in the Georgia Tech Scratch Competition. The competition challenged students to create educational games for students in Haiti to learn math, typing and English. Many of our students spent hours outside of class creating their applications for this competition. Scratch is a drag and drop programming language where students can create animations and games. Brookwood submitted 10 student entries into the competition. The following students won awards in these categories.
Reese Morrow - Best Educational Animation
Micah Goodall - 2nd place in Individual Animation
Jason John - Best Educational Game |
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We Commend
Science Olympiad Brings Home 14 Medals
In November, the Science Olympiad Team participated in the 5th Annual Invitational Science Olympiad at Alpharetta High School. Our team won fourteen medals. We congratulate these students on their good work.
1st Place Chemistry Lab - Robert Memmer and Luke Matkovic
4th Place Chemistry Lab - Neil Goel and Joseph Lee
1st Place Astronomy - Luke Matkovic and Vamsi Reddy
2nd Place Water Quality - Rohit Ganesan and Nicole Encardes
4th Place Water Quality - Adarsh Suresh and Emily Ruengvivatpant
2nd Place Anatomy and Physiology - Laboni Hoque and Corey Zheng
2nd Place Designer Genes - Adarsh Suresh and Laboni Hoque
2nd Place Gravity Vehicle - Joseph Lee and Corey Zheng
3rd Place Experimental Design - Greg Cooke, Nick Bond, and Justin Dumrongkulraksa
3rd Place Forensics - Laura Cashman and Corey Zheng
3rd Place Material Science - Greg Cooke and Nick Bond
4th Place Boomilever - Maxim Tam
4th Place Dynamic Planet - Vamsi Reddy and Kathryn McKibben
4th Place Fermi Questions - Luke Matkovic and Robert Memmer
5th Place Forestry - Kathryn McKibben and Corey Zheng
5th Place Rocks and Minerals - Joseph Lee and Neil Goel
5th Place Thermodynamics - Justin Dumrongkulraksa and Neil Goel
6th Place Disease Detectives - Luke Matkovic and Maxim Tam |
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We Choose
Singers Chosen for State & National Ensembles
Congrats to the following choral students who passed the first audition for GMEA All State Chorus.
Daniel Boaitey, Shelby Cole, Devyn Crawley (6 years in a row), Allison Davis, Landry Goodgame, Katie Howard, Anthony KT, Jenna Medcalf, Maddy Stanitzke, Maddie Stueve and Thomas Walker.
Maddie Stueve was selected to sing in the GMEA Sight Reading Chorus. She will perform with the other singers from around the state at the GMEA Conference in January.
In addition, Katie Howard made the National ACDA Honor Choir and will perform with the group in Dallas in the spring.
Two String Students Selected to Perform in Carnegie Hall
Congratuations to Ian Chen and Micah Jo for being selected to be a part of the National High School Performance Series Orchestra. They will travel to New York in February to rehearse and perform in Carnegie Hall with this elite group. |
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We Play
Softball Honors Continue to Come In
In November, six Brookwood softball players were honored at the Gwinnett County Diamond Club Banquet. Two received elite awards.
GDC Player of the Year - Mandy Blackwell
GDC Defensive Player of the Year - Susan Norris
8AAAAAA All Region
Amanda Ablan
Megan Litumbe
Taiylor Rinehart
Scholar Athlete - Taylor Stercay
August Players of the Month
Amanda Ablan
Mandy Blackwell
Mandy Blackwell and Megan Litumbe were also chosen to play in the GA Dugout Club All Star Games.
Walker Commits to Presbyterian
Lady Broncos basketball star Rebecca Walker has committed to play at Presbyterian College next year. |
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We Celebrate
Students of the Month Named
Congrats to the November Students of the Month. These students were chosen by BHS teachers and staff for motivation, achievement or acts of service. They will celebrate at a pizza party in their honor later this semester.
Amira Yanni, Sam Benevides, Ashleigh Cox, Chad Taylor, Micah Revels, Trang Nguyen, Julio Campa, Kenneth Nealy, Ordain Ravula, Anela Camdzic, Ian Eichwald, Fahim Salewala and Tiffany Suwoto. |
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 A MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL DEBBIE DEES
Greetings!
Teaching techniques have come a long way from lectures at the chalkboard. This month, while the students enjoyed an extended lunch, I sat in on one of our staff's Lunch-n-Learn sessions. The topic on this particular day was creating online tutorials. One of our fellow Brookwood educators shared her method that uses free apps to turn a teacher's computer or tablet into a recordable whiteboard. The teacher can use these devices to record lessons or review material. Engaging lessons or reviews might include songs, images, text or animation. Students can replay the tutorials at home on their own time and catch up on missed lessons when absent. This type of learning can even help the student who might be too shy to ask a question or ask for extra help.
Lunch-n-Learn is just one way that Brookwood staff keeps current and collaborates on teaching resources and technology available for classroom use. Studies show that, across all disciplines and levels of achievement, students benefit from technology use, from high achievers to those with behavioral and emotional issues.
I still believe that a good teacher can connect with students without the latest gadget. But, I'm also confident that the Classes of 2013-16 will leave Brookwood able to gather the information they need from multiple sources. As a staff, we will continue to learn from each other's successes and adapt teaching techniques to best reach today's students.
Warmly,
Debbie |
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We Lead
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Michelle Surma, Jarrett Holborough and Nick Na in photo with teachers Crystal Furman and Janet Blouin. |
FBLA Members Attend Leadership Conference in Athens
Three members of Brookwood's Future Business Leaders of America Club attended the FBLA Fall Leadership Conference in Athens last month. At the conference, students learned about entrepreneurship, community service and public speaking. They also had the opportunity to attend open sessions of their choice, including "You go girl", that taught females how to survive in the business world, and "You da man", which helped young men with business etiquette. Other sessions helped students understand the importance of the personal image presented on social media. These students are on their way to becoming the leaders of tomorrow. |
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We Honor
 | | Dan Bowles was a Captain in the US Army. |
ROTC Honors Brookwood Staff Veterans
In observance of Veterans Day, Brookwood ROTC students made banners and placed them over the office and classroom doors of staff who have serviced in the military. It was a way for students to thank the Brookwood staff who have served including Christophe Powers, Marcus Hall, William Mallard, Ed Sauls, Dan Bowles and Randolph Irvin. |
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We Compete
 | | The Knights of Columbus at St. Oliver's Catholic Church had a "Men's Sale" (a garage sale where only 'manly' things are sold) and raised $1137. They donated the entire amount to the BHS Special Olympics Team to purchase new uniforms. |
Special Olympians Prepare for Regional & State Competition
The Brookwood Special Olympics athletes have been diligently practicing in the sports of bowling and basketball for regional and state competition. The competition will take place in January. Last month, the BHS Special Olympics Basketball team took 1st place in local competition. |
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We Shine
New Co-ed Cheer Squad Makes It Into Sweet 16
The Broncos Co-ed Competition Cheer Team made it into the Sweet 16 at sectionals competition and qualified for the state championships. This is the first year that the competition squad has been co-ed. Congrats to members of the group: Megan Wilson, Claire Kissick, Nikki Stercay, Sutton Thompson, Morgan Boswell, Julia Steele, Sydney Wiley, Casey Ciucci, Danielle Ramos, Daniel Keo, Charles Lee, Arwen Carey, Becca Tibbs and Keirstyn Payne. |
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We Represent
Model UN Team Wins 12 Awards
Congratulations to the Model United Nations Team for their showing at the Georgia State University Model UN Conference. The Brookwood Team won 12 overall awards including:
Honorable Delegation Award for our depiction of Portugal
Distinguished Delegation Award for our depiction of Togo
Outstanding Delegate Award for Lauren Taylor
Best Position Paper for Lauren Taylor
Honorable Mention Delegate Award for Martha Weber
Honorable Mention Delegate Award for Alyssa Huenniger
Honorable Mention Delegate Award for Teddy Murphy
Distinguished Delegate Award Nick Na
Distinguished Award Sanah Aslam
Most Involved Delegate Peyton Fite
Most Involved Delegate Adarsh Suresh
Best Position Paper Award Sarah Kang |
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We Create
Student Art Selected for Symposium & Exhibition
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This piece by sophomore Brian Bradley will be on display at City Hall through Dec. 30. |
Visual Art students sent work to the annual Georgia Ceramics Symposium in Newman. It is a juried show and is open to all high school students in the state. Eleven Brookwood students submitted work and seven were accepted into the show. In addition, two students, Abby Summers and Alexis Jacob, had their portfolio submissions accepted (portfolio = minimum of 5 ceramic works). We congratulate the following students for their success: Abby Summers, Alexis Jacob, Ashley Jacob, Dayana Morales, Haley Peacock, Danielle Ramos and Sally Seo.
In addition, the Visual Art Department will exhibit student art in the Community Room of Snellville City Hall. This is the first showing of this kind in City Hall, but the City of Snellville expects that these exhibitions will be ongoing and open to high school students in the Snellville area. Student artwork from Brookwood will be on display from December 4-30. The opening reception is December 4, 7:00-8:00 p.m. Both the exhibition and the opening reception are open to the public.
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