Students came together in the Keating Room to watch livestreams of boys and girls basketball, as well as boys ice hockey, competing in the NEPSAC tournament yesterday!
Brooks Together
Thank you, families! More than 60 percent of our families have made a gift to the Brooks Together parent drive, and we still have one week to go before our March 8 deadline for gifts and pledges.

Gifts can be made online or mailed to the school. Director of the Brooks Fund and Family Engagement Mary Merrill and parent volunteers are reaching out and can help answer any questions you may have. We appreciate your support!
Student Life
Spring Break Planning
The school will close for Spring Break on March 8 (with a special academic schedule, classes finish at 11 a.m.) and reopen on March 27 at 12 p.m. See our planning details around school breaks. All boarding students must complete departure and return plans using REACH. 

The school provides vans to Logan Airport and a bus to NYC/CT on March 8. There is also a return bus from NYC/CT on March 27. Students may sign up for these transportation options through their leave request in REACH.
American School of Tangier coordinator (and past Brooks faculty) Nabil Alami greeted Laura Kahu '23 and Kat Thompson '24 in Morocco, where the pair met their host families on Tuesday.
Save the Date for Brooks' Beloved Community Day: March 31
Our first Brooks Beloved Community Day — an annual day when the school comes together to reflect on, and demonstrate, how the Brooks community embodies Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision of a beloved community and how that community contributes to the continued fight for social justice — will take place on March 31.
Weekend Bulletin
The Winter Carnival is this weekend! The sixth form is sponsoring this schoolwide event and is looking for a great turnout on this final weekend before Spring Break. Check out the Weekend Bulletin for more information about upcoming campus activities and trips.
Academics
New Deans' Den Blog
Enjoy a visit to the Center for the Arts, including a sneak peek at a couple of Arts Exploratory classes (including the one in the above photo) with Associate Head of School for Academic Affairs Susanna Waters in this week’s Deans' Den Blog!
Spring Midterm Grade Reports
Spring Midterm Grade reports which include grades and comments will be available to families via OnBrooks on Saturday, March 11 at noon. Please contact Registrar Lisa Saunders with any questions or OnBrooks support.
Class of 2024: ACT/SAT Registration
Families of fifth-form students should read the March 1 College Bulletin for details about registering for the upcoming ACT and SAT tests.

  • March 10 is the deadline to register for the April 15 ACT without paying a late fee.

  • April 7 is the deadline to register for the May 6 SAT without paying a late fee.
Summer Opportunities
Almost daily, Brooks' College Counseling Office receives emails about summer programs that take place on college campuses across the country. Click to explore the latest opportunities which have come our way. Each is open to all students.

Where There Be Dragons, an organization that offers immersive summer and gap year programs for students aged 15–22 seeking an alternative to mainstream travel, will be visiting Brooks on March 3.
Arts
Congratulations to our Brooks Student Art Award Winners
We are thrilled to share the news that Brooks has a number of Scholastic Art & Writing Awards winners. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards were founded in 1923 and, for nearly a century, have inspired bold ideas in creative teens throughout the country. The work of ten Brooks artists, 16 submissions, is honored as part of the nation’s longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens. As part of the Massachusetts Region our student's work is included in the total of 7,363 entries: 508 Gold Keys, 733 Silver Keys and 1119 Honorable Mentions were presented to students in the region. 

Award Ceremony
Our 4 Gold Key winners' work will be part of the in-person exhibit and award ceremony this year! The award ceremony for gold key art and writing recipients will be on March 18. The exhibition of gold key art and writing work will be at Breed Hall in the Medford campus of Tufts University. The exhibit opens to the public on March 18 and runs through March 25. The hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

National Awards Opportunity 
Gold Key work is currently being reviewed at the national level by panels of creative professionals. National Medalists selected by these panelists will be announced on Wednesday, March 23. 
Athletics
Good Luck to Our Teams in Post-Season Tournaments
Two teams have advanced in the NEPSAC tournament to play in the semifinals on March 4:

  • 2 p.m. Girls basketball is away vs. Beaver Country Day School in Chestnut Hill, Mass.

  • 3:30 p.m. Boys basketball is away at Rivers School in Weston, Mass.
Girls 1st squash traveled to Philadelphia to play at the University of Pennsylvania squash center last week for the U.S. High School Squash Championships.
Schedule for Final Weeks of Winter Season

  • All lockers must be emptied before Spring Break.

  • To avoid a fee, all winter uniforms must be returned before Spring Break.
Family Information
Grandparents & Special Friends Day
In the coming weeks, we will be emailing invitations to grandparents and special friends for our April 29 event. If you have already shared grandparent and special friend address and email information with the Advancement Office, those guests will receive an invite. (We request that special friends be a minimum of 18 years old). If you have not shared this information, please forward it to Director of the Brooks Fund and Family Engagement Mary Merrill.
School Calendar 2023-2024
Key dates in the 2023-2024 school year are included on our calendar card. This can also be found on the Parent Resources page.
Upcoming Events



  • May 14: Prom for the classes of 2023 and 2024. More information to come.

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