Our school will be participating in the Pennies for Patients fundraiser to raise money and support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. It will be a three week long fundraiser starting Feb. 11th through March 1st. The school goal is to raise 1,600 by the end of the three weeks. Donations can be made at the front office or in students' 4th period class. The 4th period class with the most donations will be awarded a catered lunch from Olive Garden! There will be a morning assembly to announce the fundraiser on Feb. 7th. 

Bryant Middle School is happy to announce that our partnership with the Utah Food Bank is now official and we will begin handing out pre-bagged food items after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting on December 11th, 2018. Students are encouraged to stay after school on these days and get food to take home. Students who visit the pantry will be able to ride the 4:30 bus. Parents are also welcome to come and get food.

The West High School Community Council is hosting a debate between Katherine Kennedy and Jen Schreiter, who each hope to represent District 3 as a School Board Member for the next 4 years.  Come hear what they have to say about the issues that involve YOU and your students before you cast your ballot. If you would like to submit a question for the candidates, please email it to kmstroud@gmail.com .  All relevant questions received by October 4 will be considered.

When:  October 9, 2018  7:00-8:00 p.m.

Where:  West High School  (241 N 300 W Salt Lake City)

Who:  All stakeholders from District 3

We are excited to offer a free breakfast to all of our students! Breakfast begins at at 8 a.m. Students can choose from cold or hot breakfast. Eating breakfast helps students perform better and have a more enjoyable day at school. If you’d like to learn more about why breakfast is important, follow this link: Breakfastintheclassroom.org.

The first six Wednesdays of this school year are dedicated to building a safe and welcoming atmosphere at Bryant. Students participate in visits to Tracy Aviary and team-building activities. 

Bryant Middle School is committed to kindness. Thanks to schoolwide participation in a month-long Kindness Challenge, under the leadership of art teacher Emily Pierce, Bryant has earned a $500 grant from Donors Choose. Bryant was one of only 61 schools across 21 states to complete the fall challenge. In addition, a KIndness badge will appear next to Bryant’s name on the Greatschools website.

The Middle School Kindness Challenge gives students a chance to think about and practice kindness every day. Beginning October 24th, during a four-week cycle, teachers chose from a menu of activities or “pathways” found on www.kindness.com in order to focus on a different aspect of kindness each week. Students identified simple acts of kindness such as giving a hug, a compliment, a smile, or extending an invitation at lunch and were made aware of how these gestures can lift another person up.

The Kindness Challenge is sponsored by a nonprofit group, Stand for Children, whose mission is to ensure equality and continual improvement for all K-12 students. The next challenge starts in early February. 

The month of kindness culminated in an activity in which students sprinkled cookies with kindness. Okay, they were sprinkled with sugar, but all agreed that kind acts are the real sweetness in our daily lives.