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Swim and Dive
We Commend
  

7 National Merit Scholar Semifinalists Hail from BHS

These Broncos are among Georgia's highest scorers of last year's PSAT. Nationwide, semifinalists represent less than one percent of high school seniors in the nation who took the test.      Robert Chandler

     Ryan Chen

     Kaushik De

     Laboni Hoque

     Kwadwo Obeng-Marnu

     Ye Tian

     Corey Zheng

 

3 Earn a Perfect Score in National Latin Exam

"Veni, vidi, vici." Seniors Cindy Nguyen and Ryan Chen and sophomore Grace Kim "came, saw and conquered" the 2014 National Latin Exam.

 

Musicians Named to Prestigious Programs

Gwinnett County Public Schools Honor Orchestra Program:

     Ruby Lee
     Anvith Reddy
     Angelina Suwoto
     David Warth
     Sury Akella

     Stephen An
     Anna Hu
     Mustafa Hussain
     Alex Hootsell
     Ayako Pederson-Takeda 

 

Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra:

     Emma DeJarnette

     Wayne Kung

     Eunice Kang

     Cody LaVallee

 

Additionally, 80 Brookwood Band, Chorus, Music Tech and Orchestra students were inducted into the international Tri-M Music Honor Society.

 

We Applaud

Bronco Ranked Among World's Fastest 

One of the world's fastest speed climbers in her age group, sophomore Amanda Wooten crossed the globe in September to compete in the World Youth Climbing Championships. 

 

SGA Event Raised $1500 for Local Charity

BHS Student Government Association hosted Movie Night in The Commons in early September, raising $1500 to donate directly to the Southeast Gwinnett Co-op Ministry. Pictured presenting the check are SGA officers Asad Lalani and Shivanee Persaud.


 


 

 


 

 

 

 
A MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL FORD
 
Greetings!
 
Brookwood students and faculty have long supported charities through fund raisers and hands-on service. From entertaining events and online challenges to labor-intensive projects and direct contributions, we've helped make a difference for several organizations in Snellville and beyond. Last year alone, Brookwood raised and donated $25,000 to charities.

This year, our Student Government Association (SGA) has taken Bronco philanthropy to new heights by initiating the Brookwood $100K Challenge. This is a lofty goal, but by uniting our more than 50 clubs and 20 athletic teams, we're optimistic that we can reach it. After only a month and a half into the school year, we've already raised thousands for The ALS Association, Amanda Riley Foundation and other organizations. Next month, several more clubs and teams will hold events to generate donations and attention to worthy causes.

We'll keep you posted throughout the year as we advance toward our goal of $100,000 in donations to local and national charities. Thank you for your continued support for the students, their clubs and the Brookwood community.

Go Broncos! 
William Bo Ford, Jr. 
 
We Win
Brookwood Team Wins County Academic Scholars Bowl

This year marks Brookwood's 14th championship win in the Gwinnett County Scholars Bowl in 16 years. Varsity Academic Team consists of Ordain Ravula, Felix Joseph, Ryan Chen, Asad Lalani, Kaushik De and Jack Obeng-Marnu. These players will matched wits with other metro Atlanta high school scholars as part of the WSB-TV program "High-Q," which airs Sundays at 12:30 p.m. on Channel 2. The team's first on-air appearance is October 5.

 

Gwinnett Named Co-Winner of Prestigious Scholarship Program and $1M Prize

 

Gwinnett County Public Schools and Orange County Public Schools in the Orlando area have been named co-winners of the prestigious Broad Prize and the $1 million award that comes with it. Each district will receive $500,000 in scholarships for high school seniors graduating in 2015. The national program honors large urban school districts that demonstrate the greatest overall performance and improve the achievement levels of disadvantaged students.

 

Brookwood Art Department created a poster for the county showing GCPS pride for the Broad prize announcement.  Senior Brett Dvorak designed the above poster featuring work from 12 Brookwood student artists.  It  that was displayed at Gwinnett County Public Schools headquarters as part of the Broad Prize announcement. Featured artists are:  Rebekah Kern, Brett Dvorak, Alexis Jacob, Abby Summers, Savanna Jones, Kimberly Fincher, Mathilde Rasmussen, Zander Awbrey, Abby Hooper, Karsten Nebiker and Marissa Dilisio.

 

We Shine

 

Brookwood Recognized by Gwinnett's

Green & Healthy School Program

  

Named a "Reaching Higher School" again this year, Brookwood is among the highest category in the county's Green & Healthy School Program, a joint initiative of Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful and Gwinnett County Public Schools. Our Science Department Co-Chair Ms. Settles is on the steering committee, heads Brookwood's efforts in this area, and later this school year will oversee the installation of a solar panel for our school, installed by Walton EMC in collaboration with Green Power EMC and GCPS.

 

If Ms. Settle's name sounds familiar, perhaps it is because she was recently voted 2014-15 Brookwood High School Teacher of the Year. She is also one of 26 educators across the district to be selected as a semi-finalist for Gwinnett County Public Schools Teacher of the Year.