FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Members of the cast of Rent: School Edition helped announce the winners of our Treats for Your Sweets raffle on Monday.
Important COVID Updates From the Health & Wellness Center

  • Please sign up here if your child is traveling internationally at the start of Spring Break and will require a negative PCR test for travel. All PCR Tests administered at Brooks get processed at Broad Institute in Cambridge, Mass. Tests are anterior nasal swabs and typically result within 24 hours but at times take up to 72 hours, so please plan ahead based on anticipated travel dates. Please contact the Health & Wellness Center with any questions or concerns.

  • As we approach the March 9 deadline for COVID-19 booster vaccinations, please log in to Magnus (via OnBrooks) to verify your child's booster documentation has been uploaded to the Immunization Section of their Magnus Health Portal. We will be reaching out to all families who haven't completed their booster over the Spring Break and appreciate your timeliness in getting us the documentation we need. If you'd like your child to receive their booster on campus on March 4, you must complete the consent form which is also located in the Magnus Health Portal.

  • Visit the COVID-19 Updates page of brooksschool.org to see the latest information, including updated mask protocols.
Brooks Together is Off and Running!
Thank you to all of the parents who already made your gift to Brooks Together! Your support of today's Giving Day and our overall Brooks Together drive is truly appreciated and impactful. A reminder: Brooks Together will run from Feb. 10 - April 7. If you have any questions, please contact Director of the Brooks Fund and Family Engagement Mary Merrill.
Treats for Your Sweets Valentine's Day cookie buffet/raffle was a huge hit with students and employees at Brooks on Monday. See photos from the fun on brooksschoolphotos.com. Thank you to all the volunteers who made it happen!
De-Stress Day on March 3
On March 2, Brooks' Counseling Department and Health & Wellness Center will be hosting "De-Stress Day," a time for all students to learn how to stress less and engage in relaxing activities. During lunch, fidget stress relievers, stress balls, bubble wands and instructions for mindfulness techniques will be given out in the dining hall. In the evening, the Health & Wellness Center will host Barn Babies, a traveling petting zoo that allows students to interact with and hold baby animals such as a baby goat, piglet, puppies, kittens, bunnies and chicks!
National Girls and Women in Sports Day Celebration
On Saturday, Feb. 19, Brooks will be celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day in conjunction with our: 

  • 2:00 p.m. girls 1st and 2nd basketball games vs. Thayer Academy
  • 3:45 p.m. girls 1st ice hockey game vs. Milton Academy

Snacks and refreshments will be offered in the lobby of the athletic center. This year is especially sentimental as it marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in all programs or activities in all federally funded educational institutions.
Student Government sold and distributed candy gram Valentines!
Spring Break Information
Plan ahead for spring break! Review this important information from the Dean’s Den, including student schedules for March 4-5 before Spring Break and transportation options. If you have any questions, please reach out to Associate Head for Student Affairs Andrea Heinze.
Spring Season Team Stores Now Open!
Who's ready for spring? Baseballs, softballs and lacrosse balls are already being tossed around campus, which means spring sports are definitely around the corner!

Team stores are now available to take apparel orders for your favorite spring sport. You/your student doesn't have to play on a 1st team to rep a team. The deadline is Feb. 21, to avoid delays in receiving the product due to labor and supply shortages, so order now to be outfitted returning from Spring Break! Click on each sport below to go to their store:





Chinese and Korean Family Zooms with John Packard
Join John Packard for Chinese and Korean family Zoom meetings next Wednesday and Thursday. These touchpoints have been great forums for conversation and questions.  

Feb. 23 at 7 a.m. (EST)
Join the Korean Family Zoom Meeting with John Packard
Meeting ID: 813 1212 4397
Passcode: 203497

Feb. 24 at 8 a.m. (EST)
Join the Chinese Family Zoom Meeting with John Packard
Meeting ID: 826 9675 5724
Passcode: 563835
Students Share Their Model UN Experience
Nineteen students represented Brooks at the recent Boston Invitational Model United Nations Conference. A couple of them share their experience at the event — where five Brooksians won awards! — in a new news story on brooksschool.org. Check it out to hear from the competitors and an alumnus who served on a committee at the conference, as well as to see photos from the trip. Congratulations to all participants!
Campus Activities this Weekend
View details about the weekend activities, including fire pits, mall trips and the BSU's Valentine's dance!

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