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The 2023-24 Journalism class. (Photo courtesy of Asha Valentine)

A grateful goodbye: thank you to Neysa Jones

By: Asha Valentine

Neysa Jones has been a teacher at the J Graham Brown School for 34 years. Hitting the ground running in 1990, Jones won Best First Year Teacher in the state of Kentucky. Throughout her career, she has taught all grades in a wide array of subjects including Drama, Creative Writing, AP Literature, Journalism, African American Literature, African American History, AP Seminar, and many, many more. Safe to say, a woman of many trades.

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A Year in the Life of a Brown Bear...

We've had a busy school year here at Brown, and we've got the pictures to show it!

Check out these photos from the 2023-24 school year, courtesy of our staff reporters and supervisor Neysa Jones.


Watch our students present their brilliant work to their peers at the March SDL Showcase!

Videos courtesy of Neysa Jones.

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Photos of Brown's 2024 Masquerade Prom at Mellwood Art Center.

Photos courtesy of Neysa Jones.

The student Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament - featuring winning senior Sam Mesfin.

Photos courtesy of Neysa Jones.

Even aging Bears get emotional now and then... read the Editor in Chief's last note here.