Saddle Up for the Week of May 3-10

The Dance Department presents Unspoken, May 9, 10 & 11 in the Theater. Tickets on sale now during all lunches. $7 for adults, $6 for students & senior citizens.

Academics

PRINTABLE MAY TESTING CALENDAR

Note: AP Testing begins May 6. Students may bring snacks. Students taking both a.m. & p.m. tests should bring a lunch. Sign in at 6:45 a.m. for morning tests & 10:45 a.m. for p.m. tests.

Moving from the area or withdrawing your student from Brookwood over the summer? Contact Laura Price in counseling at 678-639-3479.

Face-to-Face & Online Summer School information.

Who from the Class of 2013 has been added to the Bronco Wall?

Senior Honors Night, May 6, 7:00 p.m. @ Cannon United Methodist Church.

Does your senior have excellent attendance? If so, he/she could win a new Chevy Cruze or Sonic or $5K in other prizes from Nash Chevrolet! Students with 98% attendance or better qualify. Must be present with photo ID to win. May 4, 9:30 a.m. sign-in, 11:00 a.m. drawing, Cobb Galleria. Questions? Contact kosman@gmdealerprograms.com.

Fine Arts

Senior Mikki Harris.

Brookwood Cluster Art Show, featuring student artwork from every school in the cluster, May 9, 6:00-8:30 p.m. in the Commons Area. Awards ceremony 7:00 p.m. with a reception following for parents & students.

The Brookwood Choral Department will present Go the Distance, TONIGHT, 7:00 p.m. in the Theater. Tickets $5 at the door.

Athletics

Freshman Maecy Robertson. Photo by Dave Skillen.

Lacrosse

May 3, Girls 6:30 p.m. @ North Gwinnett. This game will determine if the girls lax team will have its 1st opportunity at a State Playoff berth.

Soccer
May 7, 7:55 p.m. Girls in 2nd round State Playoffs @ Mill Creek.
May 8, 7:30 p.m. Boys in 2nd round State Playoffs @ Centennial.

Baseball
May 3, 5:00 p.m., Game 1 of 1st round State Playoffs @ Milton. Game 2 will begin 20 minutes after Game 1 ends. The "if" game is May 4, 3:00 p.m.

Former Brookwood, UGA & NFL football star, Rennie Curran, will sign his new book in the Media Center, May 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Tennis
Boys Tennis defeated Walton & proceeds to the State Semi-Finals vs Westlake. Day & time TBD.

Track
May 3-4, Boys State Championship @ Memorial Stadium in Jefferson, GA. Details.

May 9-11, Girls State Championship @ Hugh Mills Stadium in Albany, GA. Details.

Golf
May 6, 8:00 a.m. Boys @ Sectionals @ Brookfield Country Club in Roswell.

Connect to Brookwood

There is a vacancy for a parent representative on our School Council. Details about responsibilities, nominations and voting.

On-campus parking info for juniors.

The final supply of school yearbooks will be sold after school on May 6 in Room A23 until they are gone. $100 cash or money order.

Project Graduation tickets will be on sale for $65 at Honors Night, Senior Baccalaureate, and Senior Breakfast. This is going to be an incredibly fun night for seniors! The party starts at 11:30 p.m. on May 22 (rain or shine) and goes until 5:30 a.m. Activities include unlimited video games, pool tables, bowling, casino tables and more! Complete information can be found at www.brookwoodhsptsa.com or contact Tara Pannell tpannell816@comcast.net.

Hosting an all night lock-in the night of graduation is a long standing tradition in the Brookwood PTSA. We can't do it without parents to chaperone. This year the party will be at Dave & Buster's and we need parents of freshmen, sophomores and juniors to help out during the night. Please consider helping this year, knowing that when your child graduates, other great parents will step up for them. Contact Ginger Ragans gingerragans@comcast.net.

The PTSA treats all the seniors to a breakfast the morning of graduation, just before rehearsal. If you would like to help or make a donation contact Cindy Nichols savbeachbums@bellsouth.net.

Parents of the Class of 2013: Senior Letters are due May 10th. Consider having your friends/family members write a letter to your senior to celebrate this time in his/her life. More.

Brookwood Schools Foundation is auctioning off unique items & experiences, as a fundraiser for the organization. Donate or bid at this link. Auction ends May 20.

Honor graduates pay for stoles in B27 before or after school or during 4th or 5th period. $22 cash or check to BHS. Stoles will be distributed at Honors Night, May 6, 7:00 p.m. @ Cannon UMC. (Invited students arrive at 6:15 p.m.)

Baccalaureate Service, May 19, 3:00 p.m. at Cannon UMC. (Seniors arrive at 2:15 p.m. wearing cap, gown, cords & stoles, without their purses or cell phones.)

If your student has medication in the clinic, please plan to pick it up by the end of the school year. Call Melanie Pickens @ 770-736-2097 with questions. All medication not picked up by 5/22 will be discarded. Medication can be picked up from the clinic during normal school hours.

The Business & Technology Department presents its first ever Tech Fair, May 9, 5:00-7:00 p.m. in the Media Center. Details.