Brooks County High School

BCHS Trojans Class of 2024: You will have a class meeting on Monday, May 22, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. in the BCHS Cafe. You will receive information for the upcoming Senior Portraits that will be taken this summer. Be sure to have your summer address confirmed for important mailer information.

Come join us in Coffee County for our Spring Football game!

Brooks County High School recognized the Student Services employees during National Education and Nurses Week. Nurse Williams makes sure our students are physically ready, Mr. Law makes sure our students are emotionally ready and Mrs. Stone makes sure our students are mentally ready for college and career plans. BCHS wanted to bring these "behind the scenes educators" to the front as we celebrated the week.

Brooks County High School honored teachers last week during Teacher Appreciation Week. Teachers were treated to breakfast in a cup, ice cream, popcorn and strawberry lemonaid, and Chic-Fil-A lunch (sponsored by Student Government). Drawings were held each day for gifts. Teachers were allowed to relax and wear jeans for the week and leave a few minutes early each day. Our teachers work hard and we appreciate them at BCHS!

Summer 2023 ECHOES: Brooks County High School The Brooks County High School ECHOES Summer program is currently accepting student applications for Summer 2023. Summer school hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday - Thursday, June 1 - June 29. Bus transportation will be provided for designated pick-up and drop-off locations. Breakfast and lunch are also available to enrolled summer students at no cost. Summer programming will include credit repair, credit recovery, guest speakers, field trips, and entrepreneurship challenges that support college and career readiness. Limited spots are available for this no cost summer program that focuses on college and career readiness. ***Completion of application does not guarantee summer enrollment. Priority is given to students currently enrolled and actively participating in the 21st CCLC ECHOES program. Questions: Please contact Ms. Lakeisha Chappell - lakeisha.chappell@brooks.k12.ga.us or Ms. Asha Kelly @ akelly@brooks.k12.ga.us See link for application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekrSeTy37VYPJTLua78oDKa6ns2gRA5fUjwyd-zwef_SkjBw/viewform

BCHS Student Government celebrated the year at Downtown Social on Friday, May 5th in Valdosta. This group of leaders are very competitive. Fun was had by all to wrap up the 2023-24 school year. #bringthathammer #bestofbrooks

BCHS Trojans, We will begin Georgia Milestone Testing on May 9, 2023 with American Literature. Be sure to get plenty of rest, arrive on time and stop by to get breakfast at school. Check out the info graphic for the testing schedule. The faculty and staff know that you'll bring that hammer and do your best. Good luck Trojans!

One missing skill of many young adults is the ability to sign their name in cursive. Older adults joke that cursive writing is the "secret language" of prior generations. It is no joke that the students in Mrs. Snow's new "Start UP Entrepreneurship" CTAE Pathway are breaking the code and learning to sign their names in cursive. The students are learning about the importance of signing official documents. Mrs. Zinda McDaniel, Mayor of Quitman and Healthcare Science Teacher, visited the class to share the importance of signatures and how many official documents she has to sign from the Quitman Mayor's office. And...who knows one of these signatures might just be famous one day! #bestofbrooks #CTAEdelivers

BCHS kicked off Teacher Appreciation Week on Monday, May 8th with "Breakfast in a Cup" from administration. The cups were delivered to teachers. A drawing was held for gifts. Our teachers are the best! #bestofbrooks

Yearbooks are in and ready for purchase! $40, first come first serve. Go Trojans!

Georgia Future Educators Signing Day is held on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, during Teacher Appreciation Week. This endeavor is supported by the State School Superintendent’s Office, Division of Career, Technical and Agricultural Education (CTAE), Georgia Early Childhood Education Foundation (GECEF), and Georgia’s colleges and universities. The purpose of this day is to promote education as a career choice. We need to celebrate becoming an educator so that we can fill the needs of Georgia school systems. Seniors in the class of 2023 across our state are participating in Georgia Future Educator Day where they will sign a commitment to one day become among the ranks of great teachers in our schools and in our history. Brooks County High School has three students that will pursue the profession. Alysha Brown will be attending Wiregrass Technical College and then transfer to major in Early Childhood Education. She plans to be a Kindergarten teacher. Madison Rimes will attend Valdosta State University and transfer to UFM to major in Early Childhood Education. She plans to be teach Kindergarten and study to one day be a principal. Jeniah Wakefield will attend The Fort Valley State University to major in Elementary Education to become a Kindergarten or Elementary Art Teacher. Each student signed a commitment to become a Georgia Educator. Family, friends, school and system educators were on hand to encourage them to continue their committment to education. We hope these young ladies will choose Brooks County Schools after completing their education. #CTAEdelivers #gaeducatorsigningday23 #gafutureeducator #bestofbrooks

Seniors. We have been contacted about a new community scholarship. The due date is quick, May 5th. Apply online in the link provided in the image attached.

Several Brooks High School FFA members will be onstage to be recognized for State awards at the upcoming Georgia FFA State Convention, April 27-29. All sessions will be broadcast live, in real-time from the Macon Coliseum and can be viewed online at https://georgiaffa.conferencestreamsolutions.com/. The sessions and onstage schedule are as follows: THURSDAY, APRIL 27 7:00 PM - Session 1 FRIDAY, APRIL 28 8:00 AM - Session 2 Onstage - Preston Welch receives his State FFA Degree 10:30 AM - Session 3 3:00 PM - Session 4 Onstage - Dr. Corbett inducted into the Georgia Agricultural Education Hall of Fame SATURDAY, APRIL 29 8:00 AM - Session 5 Onstage - Matthew Ferrell for Swine Placement Proficiency Onstage - Matthew Ferrell recognized as State Swine Showman 11:00 AM - Session 6 We may have exciting results from the State Agriscience Fair, which is not posted in the schedule above. Keep watching for updates. Photo: Matthew Ferrell and Preston Welch will be onstage at the Georgia FFA Convention next week. Hunter Brantley (r) will also be competing in the State Agriscience Fair.

Six young ladies from BCHS attended the 26th Annual SK Day where they participated in door prizes, math competition, hands-on activity such as making Kaleidocycles and other workshops that celebrates women in mathematics and other STEM areas. Twelve area high schools participated in this event. Go Math Trojans!

We need your input! Join us @ the BC Public Library on Thursday, April 20th, from 5:30-6:30 to help us grow our district in the upcoming school year! Come Grow With Us will also have a special activity for the children & door prizes will be given away!

Trojans, Join us for our Next Step Books event! We will have a financial aid expert on campus to assist parents and families with completing the paperwork process for college financial aid. Join us on Monday, April 25th, from 3:00-5:00 p.m. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Mrs. Donna Mitchell, BCHS Parent and Family Engagement Coordinator. FAFSA Checklist

Calling ALL Trojans! Please join us for our School Stakeholder Input Meeting on 4/18/23 at 4:45 at the JH Wells Center!

A message from BCHS ECHOES Site Director: Lakeisha Chappell BCHS ECHOES students are required to attend regularly Monday thru Thursday 2:45 - 6:00 p.m.

BCHS FFA Plant Sale continues today, 03/30/23 and tomorrow while quantities last. See pictures of what was waiting on you when the sun came up this morning. All 4" bedding plants are $4.00 and Beefsteak Tomatos are $8.00 for a 4" pot with two plants in each pot (cheaper than Walmart, Lowes and Home Depot) and grown by Brooks County High School Students who have hand watered and fertilized each plant. Enter through back of school at the CTAE Greenhouse where our friendly, FFA students are waiting to serve you! 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM (system employees who need to come by after school please contact BCHS to order your plants and you can pick them up after school) Now is the time to get your plants and plan for your spring planting. Your chid woud love to help work in your yard next week on Spring Break (They will be saying they are bored by Wednesday. So, have a plan for them.) BCHS Teachers plants can be deliverd to your classroom by our FFA students just contact Dr. Corbett. Hurry! Quantities are limted!

Brooks High FFA Members to Compete at State FFA Convention The Brooks County High School FFA Chapter is excited to announce that its members, Matthew Ferrell and Hunter Brantley, have been selected as State Finalists and will be competing at the Georgia State FFA Convention in Macon from April 27th to 29th through a live, in-person interview process. Chapter President Matthew Ferrell's passion for working with show pigs has been a major part of his supervised agricultural experience. He has worked on several hog farms over the years, gaining extensive experience in swine management and husbandry. Ferrell's dedication to this field of work even led him to pursue an internship at Danner Livestock in Indiana, where he was able to further develop his skills in animal care and production. Through his experience and hard work, Ferrell has become a top contender - 1 of 3 in the state - in the Swine Placement Proficiency category, impressing judges with his knowledge and expertise in the field. Brantley is a State Finalist in the Agriscience Fair, Environmental - Natural Resources, Division 3. His project, "Do Livestock Cause an Increase of Tetracycline Resistant Bacteria Colony Forming Units in Soil?," involved evaluating soils exposed to livestock compared to those not exposed to livestock. He cultured bacteria and compared the count of bacterial colony forming units, which he reported in a 34-page paper. Using statistical analysis, he was able to support his hypothesis concluding that the two groups of soils are statistically similar. Brantley is 1 of 4 students in the state in his division. A state win for these students will allow them standing to apply to compete for the coveted status of National Finalist, in hopes of competing at the National Convention in the Fall. Preston Welch will also be appearing onstage, receiving his State FFA Degree at the Convention. Ferrell will be recognized for winning the State FFA Swine Showmanship Division.