A large model pirate ship docked outside the front doors of Brockbank Jr. High signaled the dawn of a new era for the school. Beginning the 2016-17 school year, Cyprus High School will shift from a 10-12 grade model to a 9-12 grade model. As a result of the change, Brockbank will be repurposed as a satellite campus for the high school to ...
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Board Meeting Report – June 2015
Administrative Reports Ben Horsley, Director of Communications, presented an initial report of the Annual Student Population Study List to the board. The board approved continued study of the Matheson Jr. High boundary, which is tied to Cyprus High ninth grade reconfiguration, and the 4800 West boundary. The board voted to remove the Arcadia ...
Brockbank library increases circulation with help from creative media specialist
Reading is on the rise at Brockbank Jr. High School. Since 2009, library circulations have steadily increased, peaking at nearly 19,000 per year. Administrators at Brockbank credit much the surge to one man in particular: Library Media Specialist Dean Bressler. Here’s the story from Brockbank English teacher Lisa Shafer: One of the biggest ...
Academic “Renaissance” program proving positive at junior high
The Renaissance era is known for having a profound effect on art, architecture, literature, and education in Europe during the 14th century. For Brockbank Junior High students, the term Renaissance also means a dynamic shift in grade point averages and citizenship participation marks. Using a model developed by Jostens, Brockbank administrators ...
National civil rights group recognizes Brockbank Jr. for tolerance efforts
Student body president Hannah H. scanned the lunchroom at Brockbank Junior High looking for someone she had never met before. What followed was a series of conversations with multiple individuals whose interests and goals were previously unknown to Hannah. It’s an experience she feels is important for other students to have. “We have so much ...
Brockbank Jr. High thespians celebrate ‘An Evening with the Bard’
“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts.” All of the world? Maybe. All of Brockbank Junior High during the school’s Shakespeare Night? Definitely. Brockbank’s annual drama competition allows students to perform classic scenes, ...
Student creates campaign to bridle bullying
Have you ever seen those prescription drug commercials that tout a medicine but also include long lists of potentially dangerous side effects? Well, that’s how Brockbank Junior High student Jenne-Lee Cannon describes bullying – someone forcing you to take a drug that almost always carries negative side effects. She talked about the dangers of ...
Success of after school programs highlighted at multi-school gathering
It was standing room only at the Magna Senior Center as a community came together to showcase the ongoing effectiveness of after school programs. Students and parents from Cyprus High, Matheson Junior High, Brockbank Junior High, Pleasant Green Elementary, and Magna Elementary joined with school staff members and community leaders to perform, ...