May 2013
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We Applaud
Students of the Month
Congrats to our Students of the Month. The following students were selected by BHS staff for achievement, motivation and acts of service.
April
Blake Daniell, Tyler Jones, Jocelyn Barrett, Andy Yavo, Malik Samsair, Claudia Contreras, Michael Ranieri, Shannon Cordon, Seth Santmyres, Josh Collins, Abigail Summers, Avery Kurth and Yola Ksiazczyk
May
Aariz Husain, Kylie Lucier, Sophia Lee, Jasmine Ansley, Mary Katherine Smith, Heidi Schureck, Brianna Furey, Gavin Sylvester, Aparna Parvathi, Michael Menser, Nandan Gouri, Abby Barnes, Aseeyah Islam and Maggie Collins
Student Newspaper Recognized at State Awards Banquet
In April, the staff of Brookwood's student newspaper, The Sentinel, traveled to Athens for the state's Georgia Scholastic Press Association awards banquet. Our hard-working journalists brought home three awards including a 3rd place state ranking Achievement Award, a Best Critical Review award for Vanessa Boyle, and a Best Sport Photo award for Hank Cohen.
Marketing Students to Enter the Snellville "Shark Tank"
In May, students from South Gwinnett and Brookwood High Schools will pitch business ideas to a community investment panel made up of local business owners as part of the Entrepreneur Alliance. The Alliance is a partnership between the City of Snellville and the two high schools. The goal is to engage Snellville's next generation in entrepreneurship while creating new employment opportunities for the community. The students will present their business plans "Shark Tank"-style in hopes of receiving $2,000 in "venture capital."
"The Shark Tank will offer these kids an opportunity they wouldn't normally have," said Brookwood marketing teacher Cindy Bazzell. "It's one thing to present in front of their teachers, but it's a whole different ball game when they get to present them in front of their community."
Students will give a five-minute pitch and answer hard-hitting questions from the panel of investors, centering on long-term goals and scalability of their business. Best of luck to our Bronco presenters.
Jason Vigliotti - Quick Flips
Brandon Perulero - Georgia Legal Services
Grace Pucket - Makn' It Up
Jasmin Sosa - Sosa Baby-Sitting
Terence Higginbotham - Higgy Highlights |
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We Succeed
Latin Club Attends State
Brookwood's Junior Classical League (also known as Latin Club) attended State Latin Convention in April. At the convention, the students competed in athletic, academic, and artistic competitions. Over 1000 students across the state attended. Many of our students won awards, and here are some highlights:
Student Awards
Murphy Boales - 5th place Roman History exam
Annelise Wilson - 3rd place Greek Derivatives exam
Aliona Megedyuk - 1st place costume contest
Justin Dumrongkulraska - 2nd place Modern Myth essay
Sam Gudger - 5th place photography contest
Vivian Ching - 2nd place photography contest
Adeela Abdullahi - 2nd place posters contest
Naana Obeng- Marnu - 2nd place charts contest
Rebecca Angoyar - 2nd place 50 yard dash, 2nd place 100 yard dash, 5th place softball throw
Katilyn Samela - 5th place softball throw
Ashley Klouda - 4th place softball throw
BHS girls chariot team - 1st place
BHS boys chariot team - 4th place
And BHS came 2nd place overall in SPIRIT!
Two Broncos Score Perfect Papers on National Latin Exam
On the 2013 National Latin Exam, BHS students earned 23 Gold Medals and 27 Silver Medals. Two of the Gold Medal recipients, Ryan Chen and Jack Obeng-Marnu, scored Perfect Papers on the Level II test. Congratulations on their hard work.
Broncos Score Near the Top on National Foreign
Language Exams
Congrats to Nick Na, Claire Gilmore, Edwin Villatoro, Lindsey Thrift, Ashleigh Cox, Brendan Harris, Giancarlo Tovalin, and Maria Paula Echavarria. These students placed in the top 6 in the State of Georgia on the National Spanish Exam.
82 Brookwood students recently took the National French Exam. Twenty-three of these students garnered awards as the top ten in the state of Georgia in their respective levels. In addition, thirteen of that twenty-three went on to become national laureates and earned a top 10 spot in the nation!
French 2
Teddy Murphy, Samantha Benevides, Martha Weber, Tiffany Suwoto, Claire Bockhop, Ashleigh Cox , Julia Ludwiczak, Kevin Tian, Thomas Walker, Aidan Hansen, Samantha Rodriguez, Alex Tadros, Rebecca Head, Caitlin Pozarelli
French 3
Lindsey Garrett, Paige Miller, Yasmeen Belhseine, Emily Sewell, Amira Yanni
AP
Saritha Mangon�s, Shannon Cordon, Krishna Shah, Aryn Melton |
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We Create
Visual Art Students are Exhibition Winners
Congratulations to the Visual Arts students who were recognized for their winning entries at the All State Art Symposium exhibit at Mason Murer Fine Art Gallery through May 5. Alexis Jacob was awarded a Bronze Award for her charcoal drawing, "Wedding Portrait"; students Anni Schultz, (charcoal drawing, Reflection"), and Abigail Summers, (mixed media, "Flowers"), received Honorable Mention Awards for their outstanding artwork.
Congrats to Georgia High School Photography Exhibition Winners:
Rebekah Champion
Marisa Dilisio
Savanna Weaver |
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We Commit
More Broncos Commit to Sports at the College Level
Basketball's Courtney Gardner has committed to the College of Charleston. Swimmer's Sam Tate (Lindsey Wilson College), Nick LaMontagne (Georgia Tech), Evan Parker (Delta State), and Rachel Muller (NC State) have also signed. |
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We Celebrate
Any Holiday is a Reason for a Club Celebration
In celebration of Earth Day, the Ecos Club and AP Environmental Science students set up during lunches to help peers calculate their carbon footprint. Students were encouraged to sign a "go green pledge". And, students played a game about recycling and made flower pots out of newspapers. Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful gave Brookwood High a banner and incentive prizes to get students motivated to participate.
The International Club celebrated Brazilian month with delicious Brazilian food and by having a Brazilian carnival tent set up outside. The members ended the celebration by producing their very own Harlem Shake video. |
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A MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL DEES
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What a great time the chaperones had with the students at prom! Thanks to the committee that orchestrated such an elegant evening. |
Dear (Contact First Name),
We look forward to the next few weeks with our students. Yes, there are exams to take, but we will also attend play-off games, banquets and awards nights. We will get our yearbooks and say goodbye to the seniors.
I especially enjoy sharing the excitement of our seniors who have made decisions about what will come for them after high school. Whether they will go to college, join the military or get busy with work right away, they are about to embark on an adventure.
I'm proud of what the Class of 2013 has accomplished. It's truly amazing when we reflect back on all they've learned, not just in the classroom, but important life lessons on friendship, hard work and integrity. We expect big things from this group!
We will remember this year as one of Brookwood's best. In this community, there will be many memory-building moments in the coming days. Together, let's celebrate each one.
As always, thank you for your support of Brookwood High School.
Warmly,
Debbie |
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We Compete
 John Prince Qualifies for Auto Skills Competition
Senior John Prince, who attends Brookwood for half the day and Maxwell School of Technology for the other half, was named Student of the Year in his Auto Services Class at Maxwell. John will be competing in the qualifying event for the National Student Auto Skills Competition. In the competition, students will race against the clock to correctly diagnose and repair a deliberately bugged 2013 Ford Focus SE. More from the Gwinnett Daily Post. |
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We Win
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Congrats to Boys & Girls Varsity Tennis! Both were Region Champs! |
Two Juniors Selected for World Orienteering Team
Junior Matt Stout has been named to the 2013 US Junior World Orienteering Championship team and junior Austin Fowler is a team alternate. Matt is one of just six young men and six young women, age 20 and under, selected to represent the USA in international competition this summer in the Czech Republic. |
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We Salute
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Patty and Ken Lindahl have been putting shows together in the Brookwood Theater Department for 30 years. Photo by Fox 5. |
Lindahls Retire After 30 Years in Brookwood Theater
Fox 5 interviewed Ken and Patty Lindahl before Pippin, their final theater production at Brookwood. The married team worked one classroom apart, running Brookwood's Theater Department for thirty years. This short clip from Fox 5 is a fitting tribute.
Bronco Teachers Make the Dream Team
Language Arts teachers Melissa Huneycutt and Robin Valentine have been selected to the 2013 LearnZillion Dream Team. Through the support of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Ms. Huneycutt and Ms. Valentine will receive an all-expense paid trip to San Francisco in May for TeachFest, an intensive professional development conference. |
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We Lead
Sophomore Chosen for Leadership Challenge
Jocelyn McLaughlin-Pozorski was selected to attend the Honeywell Leadership Challenge at the Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville. Jocelyn was chosen for this week-long experience based on her academic record and community service. |
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We Make the Grade
Cafe Staff Gets a Perfect Score
Congratulations to the Cafeteria staff for a perfect 100 on its State Health Department inspection! |
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We Perform
Jazz Groups  Sweep
Evaluation
Brookwood had two groups perform at the Georgia Music Educators Association District 13 Jazz Performance Evaluation. Bronco ensembles earned straight superior ratings. This year has yielded yet another clean "superior" sweep for all of our music ensembles at BHS. (Band, Chorus, Orchestra, and Jazz...each with multiple ensembles.) |
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We Achieve
Eric Yao is Finalist in US Presidential Scholars Competition
Congrats to Eric Yao, who was selected among approximately 550 semifinalists to advance to the final round of the 2013 US Presidential Scholars competition. The US Presidential scholars program was established in 1964, by Executive Order of the President, to recognize and honor some of our Nation's most distinguished graduating high school seniors.
Three Broncos Chosen as National Achievement Scholars
Of the 800 students nationwide that have been named National Achievement Scholars, three are from Brookwood. This program provides scholarships to outstanding Black American high school students. Congrats to Naana Obeng-Marnu, Ruth Melka and Jamani Smith.
Twenty-One Broncos Recognized in National Merit Program
Congrats to the following Broncos who have received recognition in the 2014 National Merit Program, based on their scores on the PSAT. They will find out in the spring of 2014 if they are among those to receive Merit Scholarship money for college.
Samantha Benevides, Nicholas Bond, Joseph Calicchio, Allen Chan, Adam Foster, Chase Fretwell, Claire Gilmore, Sarah Kang, Hannah Lee, Kyle Mackey, Nicholas Na, Shiv Patel, Vamsi Reddy, Adarsh Suresh, Tiffany Suwoto, Sameer Thakker, Nina Thomason, Zahra Vasaya, Paul Wakim, Martha Weber and Areesh Zindani.
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We Teach
Broncos Teaching Broncos
Did you know that 22 current Brookwood staff members were Brookwood grads themselves. They are Kim Nichols, David Nelson, Craig Witmer, Cristy Mathews, Chris Carter, David Thompson, Carmel Silver, Chris Michael, Jennifer Bahr, Sarah Voelkel, Daniel Bowles, Megan Gayle, Amber Simmons, Jennifer Lucky, Kristen Fowler, Lauren Barnette, Kathryn Wills, Chrissy Woodson, Erin Payne, Valerie Dalziel, PJ Katz and Stephen George. We only hire the best!
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