2024-2025 School Year
October 21, 2024: This newsletter discusses Mr. Hooten’s move from teacher to counselor, Mr. Egyed’s rise from middle school to physics, bond updates for WSISD, bridge building in Mr. Bradshaw’s engineering course, and much more! Your news staff also interviewed Mikey Valdez, one of the baseball players from the movie You Gotta Believe (a recent film about a Fort Worth little league team who made it to the 2002 Little League World Series): 9w1 Newsletter
March 6, 2025: This semester edition includes: A news section with stories on Brewer winning the McDonald’s Spirit Showdown award, the cheer team winning the Kendra Scott award, how to apply for scholarships, the theater’s department Haunted Hayride, WSISD providing free dinner to all students and more! Our Major Media section includes reviews on Wicked, Squid Game, Mufasa and more! A Features section that gives advice on how to be a better learner, being optimistic, students with jobs and an inside look into what being a BHS counselor entails: Semester 1 24-25
2023-2024 School Year
April 24, 2025 Senior Edition: Ursa Major introduces the very first official Senior Edition. With a tribute to Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour, this edition highlights everything you need to know regarding graduation, prom, and senior celebration. Special interviews include class of 2024 entrepreneurs, big sport moments, a tribute to Fine Arts, military bound seniors, alumni highlights, senior polls, and much more: The Senior Tour
2022-2023 School Year
March 21, 2023: This newsletter includes a review of Ursa Major’s annual Brewer’s Got Talent Show, senior Jaime Ledezma selected as Texas Elite 8 player, for the first time in Brewer’s history, the boy’s 2023 varsity soccer team won the 5A district championship, the success of the Fine Arts Festival, and much more: 9w3 Newsletter
May 20, 2023: This edition includes spotlights on the engineering club’s journey to Nationals, the Lady Bears basketball team record breaking legacy, the highly anticipated annual Pink Out pep rally, Noah Vo makes it to state championship for wrestling for the first time in Brewer history, and an inside look to TAFE. Read for more insights on BHS, including a “Turning the Page on Ursa Major” feature and a look into Mrs. Martin’s “Be the System.”: 22-23 Newspaper
October 14, 2022: This newsletter includes a recap of the homecoming week at BHS, Brewer spirit, a spotlight on football player Dakories Moment, a look at Ursa Major apparel, and student spotlights: 9w2 Newsletter
2021-2022 School Year
February 2022: This edition discusses new Assistant Principal, Leo Fenceroy, and dedicated althlete and student Abigail Shugrue, and shines the spotlight on the BHS debate team. Also featured are stories and poems written by our very own BHS students! Take a look for even more information on a new school policy and horoscopes. UrsaMajor Feb. 2022 Issue
2020-2021 School Year
March 2021: This print includes highlights on our BHS advisers for classes such as newspaper and yearbook and discusses victories of BHS student council and the boys basketball team. Also included are movie reviews and a feature on “James and the Giant Peach,” put on by the BHS theater department. Keep reading to consider the pros and cons of in-person vs. online learning and learn the latest updates on the COVID-19 virus. UrsaMajor Print 2021
December 2020: This semester edition shouts out extra hardworking students and teachers, deep-dives into new COVID-19 precautions taken on by programs such as the Honeycomb drill team and the theater department and promotes holiday cheer with shopping suggestions and gift guides. UrsaMajor Dec. 2020 Print
2019-2020 School Year
February 2020: This newsletter gives special recognition to the BHS cheerleaders, shares information on the new “See Something, Say Something” phone line, praises a very influential math teacher and advertises one-dollar coffee at the Brewer Bear cafe. Continue reading to learn more about the Brewer Bear Band drum majors and the new Lady Bears soccer coach. UrsaMajor Feb. 2020 Issue