By Jamie M. Dobbs

The Bryant School District adopted a new seal Tuesday, Aug. 3 at a special meeting of the Board of Education. The meeting was called specifically to vote on adopting the new District seal that was being proposed. Jessica Bollen, Communications Director of the District, has been working on producing a new seal for several months now.

“This has been one of my favorite projects thus far and I'm thrilled with the results,” she said.

The District seal was designed to brand the District so that when anyone sees the seal, they will know that Bryant School District is being represented. Branding is how the District plans to communicate their identity with continuity and consistency.

Tryouts for the Bryant High School swimming and diving team will be held at the Longhills Golf Club pool on Monday, Aug. 9, from 2 to 4 p.m.; Tuesday, Aug. 10, from 8 to 9 p.m.; and Thursday, Aug. 12 from 8 to 9 p.m.

By Jamie M. Dobbs

Bryant Middle School teacher, Melissa Landreth, took a walk on the moon this June when she attended U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala.

The trip was provided by Honeywell Educators. In 2004, Honeywell partnered with the U.S. Space & Rocket Center to begin the Space Academy program. This program was designed to provide teachers with the resources and experience they needed to take math and science to a new level in the classroom. Through real life Astronaut training, teachers are able to use supplemental activities that make learning more productive in the areas of math and science.

Workers continue to clear the area east of the Bryant High School campus in preparation for the construction of a large new classroom building. Work is also being done to improve traffic flow and create parking areas on the south end of campus. (Photos by Martin Couch)

By Lana Clifton

With the assistance of Flex 360, a website design company out of Little Rock, the communications department of the Bryant School District will soon launch a new version of the district website. On Monday, July 19, Communications Director Jessica Bollen addressed the school board at its regular monthly meeting to go over some of the features of the new site.

BENTON — The return to school is fast approaching and it's time for school-age children to get immunized. Eydie Abercrombie, administrator for Saline County local health unit of the Arkansas Department of Health, reminds residents to remember that adults need vaccinations, too.

The Bryant High School Varsity Dance team will host a golf tournament on Tuesday, Aug. 3, at Hurricane Golf Club with proceeds going to help pay for the team’s trip to the National Dance competition in Orlando, Fla., in February.

The tournament is a four-person scramble over 18 holes with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Registration will begin and lunch will be provided at noon.

By Lana Clifton

Change is coming to the Bryant High School campus. In fact, the changes began during the last school year. Students changed where they parked and some classes were moved. The changes are needed to ready the campus for construction of a new high school building and enhancements to existing buildings.

Over the summer, the Bryant School Board has received updates from the architects and construction crews so they can approve different aspects of the project. Partly due to the time involved in reviewing all the information involved and partly due to a desire to keep the project moving, the board has held work sessions to make some of the decisions necessary rather than wait for regular monthly meetings. On July 6, the board met for such a work session and approved several work packages to move the project forward.

FAYETTEVILLE– Ben Lagrone from Bryant, a graduating senior at the University of Arkansas, was among more than 80 students recognized for their leadership roles in campus activities during their time as students on the Fayetteville campus.

The students attended the annual Graduating Student Leaders breakfast, presented by the Division of Student Affairs.

Lagrone received a medallion to wear during commencement ceremonies in recognition of his outstanding contributions to campus life.

Lagrone graduated with a degree in history from the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. He is the son of Jim and Becky Lagrone and a graduate of Bryant High School.