Re-Enrollment Process
The re-enrollment process for returning students has begun in coordination with the Business Office and Powerschool. Emails will be sent from the Business Office as early as next week with the link to your student's re-enrollment account. Deposits will be due no later than March 1. Please note that your student's 2020-2021 Smart Tuition balance must be current (i.e., no balance in arrears/past due as of Jan. 31, 2021) in order for the enrollment contract to be released for 2021-2022. If you do not receive a re-enrollment contract by Feb. 5, please review your Smart Tuition account activity and reach out to the Business Office with your plans to bring the account current. If you have questions, or need assistance with this process, please contact Student Accounts' Marie Ranfos and/or Director of Financial Operations Jo-Ann Bevis.
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On-Campus Families: Important Reminders
As we near this weekend’s move-in process, please review these important rules and reminders. If you are unsure of any details or have questions, please review the FAQ (printable PDF) located on our COVID-19 website page. Thank you!
Move-In Days and Times
Student last name A-G: Jan. 30 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Student last name H-N: Jan. 30 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Student last name O-T: Jan. 31 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Student last name U-Z: Jan. 31 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
To continue our efforts at minimizing contact, we ask that students . . .
- move their belongings into their dorm/room alone. If they can’t do it alone, one masked adult may help. Be as brief as possible.
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pack lightly and to bring just essential items to campus during this winter session. Please refrain from bringing additional furniture to campus. Our 2021 Packing Guide provides details about what to bring to campus and what should be left at home.
- note that all medications must be dropped off at the Health & Wellness Center upon arrival.
- remember: Hockey equipment can be dropped off in the storage area near the back of the rink when you move-in on Saturday or Sunday.
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Treats for Your Sweet
Following a successful Ghostly Goodies, thanks to the amazing generosity of our parents, we are working on a COVID-safe version of Treats for Your Sweet which will allow our boarding students to enjoy some special treats on Valentine’s Day weekend. We plan to put together treat bags and set up a “Break My Heart” activity in each dorm, with individually wrapped store-bought candies and gift cards for favorite fast foods which can be delivered to campus. We will also create a raffle basket for Brooks employees with treats and gift cards. In light of current health and safety protocols, we are not including homemade goodies at this time.
If you would like to contribute items, including gift cards, to the "Break My Heart" activity, treat bags, and raffle basket, we have created an Amazon wish list with ideas, which will hopefully make your shopping easy: Brooks Valentine's Day Wish List. Please place your orders by Feb. 4 and be sure to choose “Joan Ziady” as the recipient when you are selecting a shipping address. After a Wish List item is purchased, please email Jenn Quinn to share an update of the item(s) bought. You can also send funds via Venmo; if you prefer that option, please contact Joan Ziady for details. Thank you for your support!
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Important Reminders from the Health & Wellness Center
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Recommend flu vaccine: We strongly recommend that all students (online and on-campus) receive their flu vaccine. Please forward documentation of the vaccine to the Health & Wellness Center.
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All medications to the Health & Wellness Center: Reminder to all on-campus students, when moving in this weekend, please make your first stop the Health & Wellness Center to drop off medications. All medications, including over the counter, prescription, vitamins and supplements, must be brought to the Health & Wellness Center. We encourage you to only bring a one month supply at a time.
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Update us with any medical issues: Please update the Health & Wellness Center with any changes to your child's health since we were last together in November. You can call (978) 725-6206 to talk with a nurse or email the center's staff.
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Fifth-Form Parents: College Counseling Programming
Event details: In this session, the four members of the Brooks College Counseling team will give an overview of the college search and application process at Brooks. We will explain how we use Self in Community classes and individual meetings with students. In addition, we will present a timeline for researching colleges, doing self-exploration, taking standardized tests, and preparing applications.
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Coming Soon: The Addams Family
"The Addams Family, Quarantined: A Dramatic Concert Version" hits the Brooks School stage on Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. EST. This 90-minute production features 30+ students on/off-stage and streams direct to you from the Center for the Arts. Check back next week for additional details and directions to reserve your streaming ticket.
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Important Yearbook Information
The Yearbook Staff is hard at work capturing this remarkable year of history on our yearbook pages. Including a thorough and accurate photo roster of all of our students is important to us, and this year we need your help to make that happen. We plan to feature self-submitted, non-professional, portraits of our students. We strongly encourage all students, including sixth-formers and families, to participate in this, as this is your only chance to have an up-to-date portrait in this book. Follow these instructions to submit. Due Feb. 15.
- All Brooks students receive one yearbook at no cost.
- Additional yearbooks can be purchased for $100.
- Graduates will receive their yearbooks at home (sent directly from the printer).
- Current members of the student body will pick up theirs on campus.
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If you would like to purchase an additional number of copies, you may do so via this Yearbook Order Center.
Sixth-Form Parents:
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Senior Pages are active and ready for your student to start creating! Please direct your sixth-former to these detailed instructions on how to create, personalize and submit their page. Senior pages are due April 15.
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Senior Parent Yearbook Messages: Don't forget to purchase your yearbook tribute ad for your senior! Click to begin making your personalized message. These can be silly or serious — how you celebrate your child’s time at Brooks is up to you. You might send a message to your child specifically, or to a group of their friends/teammates, etc. Due April 15.
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Annual Community Appreciation Luncheon Update!
Each year, at the end of March, parents treat every employee at Brooks to a special luncheon and chances to win fabulous raffle prizes. It is a day much anticipated by all. We have decided to move this year’s event to early May to end this most unusual year with a bang! Stay tuned for details and contact Associate Director of Alumni and Parent Programs Nicole Jackson if you’re interested in lending a hand.
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Peek Inside Two Classrooms With New Deans' Den Blogs
Dean of Academic Affairs and History Teacher Susanna Waters just shared her first blogs from the new year, featuring visits to Pre-Modern World History (to meet their guest speaker) and an AP Microeconomics class (for their special, dinnertime meeting last week). Learn more about these, and all of her classroom visits, on our Academics Overview page.
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Will You Join Us For an Art Night? All Welcome
Parents, students, alumni and friends of Brooks are all invited to a virtual art lesson on Feb. 7 at 6 p.m. EST. Chair of Arts Department Babs Wheelden will offer a guided tutorial on drawing our very own Lake Cochichewick in support of fourth-former Tvisha Devireddy's Students of the Year fundraising program to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (donations are optional). All you need is a pencil, paper and access to Zoom. RSVP for the lesson and join in the fun!
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