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Welcome to Bruner Middle School
Mission
We prepare all students to achieve excellence by providing the highest quality education while empowering each individual to positively impact their families, communities, and the world.
Crisis & Prevention Resources located here
More Crisis & Prevention Resources located here
Purchase a yearbook for $40.00 using your credit card or debit card by clicking the link above "Add To My Cart" and pick up at the school.
Kindergarten/New Student Registration for 2020-21 SY
Superintendent Marcus Chambers has announced the opening of a new OCSD Registration Portal for the 2020-21 School Year. Through the portal, parents can complete most of the registration process online from home. The Registration Portal can be found at the District’s website, www.okaloosaschools.com in the Parents/Students section and on individual school websites.
Spartan's Concussion Baseline Testing
Will be held on July 8, 2020.
Testing by appointment only
Read the Informational Flyer Here
You can download the Consent for baseline concussion test here.
Back to School Immunizations Information
See the schedule and make your appointment by accessing the schedule below
Important Message From Superintendent Chambers
Sports Tryouts, Summer Activities, Kindergarten Registration, and More!
Conditioning and Try-Out Information
Football - Conditioning begins June 8th Monday,- 7th grade 3:00 - 4:00 and 8th grade 4:00 - 5:00. Must have physical to participate. You must provide your own water bottle. There will be a health screening before you are allowed to condition. No Locker room usage so come dress for conditioning. Visit the football website for more information. Football Website
Cross Country - Physical due July 24, 2020, drop off in front office. Summer Conditioning: -July 27 – August 7 Monday, Wednesday, & Fridays from 8:00 - 9:30am at Bruner Middle School on the bus ramp. August 10-13 from 2:30 -4pm, Monday – Thursday (tentative to school reopening). Be on time,
Be ready to run & jog. Click the link for the informational flyer
Summer Bridge Activities
Click the books below to view Summer Bridge Activities
The materials and activities on the website are optional resources to aid in students practicing skills and strategies throughout the summer. The materials should be completed over time. Children may need help in completing some materials.
Below you will find TAM 2020-033 – FY 2018-2019 School Financial Report related to General and Federal budgetary funds. Bruner's financial report may be viewed below:
http://www.okaloosa.k12.fl.us/finance/SchoolFinancialReportFY2019.aspx
Drone News
H. Singleton a 6th grader in the drone club at Bruner had an opportunity to put his drone skills to work. He was very active in the drone club and competed in the drone competition sponsored by the HSU foundation at the Fort Walton Beach Conference center where he placed in several categories. 
He flew the drone and took a picture of the roof before it was cleaned and then he flew the drone and took a picture of the roof after it was cleaned.
Congratulations, H. Singleton for your drone skills accomplishments and staying busy while staying safe.
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Information forthcoming
DIGITAL ART SHOW BY MRS. GEORGE
Click on the image to visit the digital art show presented by Bruner Midle School Stuents.
Congratulations to the engineering team
The engineering team competed in a competition on March 7th in Tallahassee. Before arriving at the competition they had to submit a 1000 word essay that would be factored into the overall results. It was also judged separately, they received 1st place for their essay in the state!
There were three parts to the competition, they had a multiple-choice math test, an engineering design & build, and the essay.
The team took 2nd place in the state! I am beyond proud of them. They also ranked about 34th in the nation.
ONLINE LEARNING INFORMATION
- How to get started with Online Learning at Bruner Middle School - Training Materials at this link.
- Monday, March 30th - Beginning of the 4th 9 weeks and Online Instruction you can find the
link for your teacher on the Faculty Page click here. - STUDENTS CHECK YOUR STUDENT EMAIL "OUTLOOK" VIA CLASSLINK DAILY
Technical support call OCSD help desk (850) 897- 2966 Monday - Friday 7am - 7pm
Congratulations A. Johnson and K. Colley for receiving the 2020 Middle School All County Award for Soccer.
Once again, Congratulations!!
(pictured below: 3rd J. Dean, 2nd Z. Stringer, 1st S. Smith)
The Contestants below
Preparedness for Influenza/Respiratory Illness- Informational Flyer Here
Read Mr. Chambers message regarding Stopping the Spread https://www.okaloosaschools.com/articles/2020/flu-health-update
Congratulations to the drone team for their win at the Drone Competition at the STEM Expo on Saturday. The students had to measure distance, use mathematical conversion, program using Python, and of course implement the problem solving steps for programming to solve a problem.
Bruner won 2nd place out of 9 middle schools in Autonomous drone and we took 3rd place in Drone Knowledge.
Congratulations Drone Team members (Singleton, Doyle, Rohdert, Cook, Mollenhauer, Lopez) and their coach Michelle Cook”.
Our Bruner Spartans Boys Soccer team captured the Middle School Athletic Conference Soccer championship by defeating the Ruckel Middle School Rams.
Please complete the Parent Suvey concerning your child’s school to help us provide continued service excellence to our parents and community. You can read the Parent letter here.
Click here for the survey here. .
Congratulations to the oratorical/poster contest winners. C. Bailey and M. Singleton. C. Bailey won first place in the middle school category ”.
The Future Business Leaders of America, FBLA, students did a phenominal job at the District Leadership Conference.FBLA students are required to take a Technology or Business class. All of the students above are enrolled in one of Mrs. Cook's CTE classes.
| Alexander Doyle | Intro to Computer Science & Coding | 1st Place |
|---|---|---|
| A. Pugh | Multimedia & Website Development | 1st Place |
| M. Gilchrist | Parliamentary Procedure Concepts | 1st Place |
| J. Mollenhauer | Digital Citizenship | 2nd Place |
| M. Singleton | FBLA Facts | 2nd Place |
| H. Rohdert | Intro to Business Communication | 2nd Place |
| H. Singleton | Intro to Computer Science & Coding | 2nd Place |
| L. Winn | Business Math & Financial Literacy | 3rd Place |
| J. Williams | Career Exploration | 5th Place |
Congratulations Mr. Lowery, top 3 ESPY for Okaloosa County.
Okaloosa County Schools ESE Parent Advisory Group is seeking new members! Would you like to get involved? Complete this form if you would like to be on the core membership team. Core members commit to participating in each of the quarterly meetings and will serve as liasons to parents and educators in our district. All parents are welcome to attend the Parent Advisory Group meetings. Check out our website for more information being added soon for upcoming meeting dates.
Congratulation to Zoe 
Zoe has been selected to perform in the All State Middle School Concert Chorus in January.
Congratulations Zoe!!
The Florida Department of Education has asked the parents of public middle and high school students participate in a survey regarding the unique opportunities available in Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. The short survey has been designed so that it should only take approximately 10 minutes. The survey will take a look at the participation, experiences, and opinions on CTE programs offered throughout the district. Parents can take the survey whether their child is in a CTE program or not. Responses are completely confidential and no identifying information will be requested. the link to the survey is - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BZC6G88
Congratulations to Mrs. Cook for being awarded the ACCEL grant from the Gulf Coast Chapter of NDIA. The grants are awarded to teachers who demonstrate innovation in math and science with STEM projects. Quoted by Mrs. Cook “ The Grant will be used to purchase drones and accessories for the Drone Team”.
Apply for School Meal Benefits the Easy Way
MySchoolApps is the fast and secure way to apply for free and reduced meals online.
- Convenient
- Secure
- Worry-Free
FortifylFL is a suspicious activity reporting tool that allows students to instantly relay information to appropriate law enforcement agencies and school officials.
Medication will need to be picked up by 12:00 on May 29, 2020. (last day of school).
Medication left in the clinic will be properly disposed.
The 2020 - 2021 supply list is NOT available. You will find the supply 6th grade, 7th grade & 8th grade link here when it is available or on the right to view the list..
School food services will not extend middle or high school students borrowing privileges. If, however, a student comes to the cafeteria for lunch and forgets to bring their lunch money, the cafeteria manager can provide the student with a temporary loan until the following day. Temporary loans to students should not be for more than one day. Cashier personnel will send student with tray to cafeteria manager to fill out meal loan form.
Money may not be borrowed to purchase special sales, a la carte or extra items during meal service time.
The CTE program is an innovative, award-winning program that allows secondary students to earn high school credits, college credits, scholarships, and professional industry certifications, all at the same time and at no cost to the student. Okaloosa County School District Career and Technical education offers programs in many different areas of study. There programs are open to all students in the district. You can read the Notice of Nondiscrimination here.
It functions as a critical link in transitioning secondary students into
successful high-skill, high-wage careers in the workforce and/or postsecondary opportunities. The CHOICE team's focus is career-readiness because the workforce-ready student is in high demand. (Click the CTE icon above to explore the programs we offer and to learn more about the current job market and wages.)
Mr. Gary Massey
