OCTOBER 12, 2023
Student volunteers, along with School Minister James Chapman and Associate Director of College Counseling Wendy Brennan, recently helped unload more than 2,000 pumpkins for the Main Street Church in Amesbury, Mass., for their annual pumpkin patch fundraiser.
Schedule & Campus Alerts
This weekend is a Community Weekend. Future Community Weekends are:

  • Dec. 9
  • March 30
  • May 18
  • May 26

Family Programs
Family Weekend Registration is Open!
Registration is open for Family Weekend. Please visit our Family Weekend page to review the schedule and formally register. This year, we are trying to limit our paper and will be utilizing that website page to share updates and information. 

The newly-added Family Weekend page FAQs section offers more details about the weekend’s events and activities — including a handy classroom map and information about Brooks' Birthday Book Program. Questions? Contact Director of the Brooks Fund and Family Engagement Mary Merrill.
On Tuesday, current and past parents joined alumni, friends of Brooks and employees at our annual Boston Reception! A special thanks to Sean Leonard P'20, P'22, P'25 for the use of the space at Holland & Knight LLP.
Candy, Donuts and Other Items Needed for Ghostly Goodies
Please consider donating an item (or two!) our annual Ghostly Goodies Halloween event. Whether it's donating donuts, volunteering at the lunchtime event or buying items from our Amazon wish list, we are grateful for your help with this treat for our students and employees.

Here are the three ways you can participate:
 
  • Visit our Sign Up Genius to pursue our volunteer opportunities as well as to sign up to bring items to campus on Oct. 31.

  • Check out our Amazon Wishlist to purchase candy or other Halloween treats for the day.

  • Venmo a contribution to Jessie Kelleher (@Jessica-Kelleher-3) to help underwrite the event and purchase donuts (always a hit!) and other items.
 
Thank you to co-chairs Jessie Kelleher P'24, Aybike Crott P'25, Jaclyn Olivieri P’26 or Elena Foster P'26, P'27 for coordinating this event! Any questions? Please contact one of the co-chairs or Director of the Brooks Fund and Family Engagement Mary Merrill.
Student Life
Learn about November 3 Beloved Community Day guest speaker Dariana D. Guerrero.

Leaves for Family Weekend
Weekend leaves (without missing any obligations) may begin after a student's last commitment on Oct. 21 and end by Oct. 23 at 7:50 p.m. 
 
  • Students choosing to leave campus overnight for part or all of the weekend must complete a weekend request through REACH. Please be clear on departure and return dates. If your student will be missing anything, they must also complete an elective absence form.

  • Requests can be submitted and approved anytime up until Friday at 3:30 p.m. Once a parent approves the request, the student must stop by the dean’s office for final approval.
 
There will be activities for students who are staying on campus over the weekend. Be sure to check that week's Weekend Bulletin for information and adjusted meal times.
Weekend Bulletin
This weekend is our second Community Weekend of the year! All boarding students are expected to return to campus by 7 p.m. so they may fully engage in Saturday evening’s activities. Boarding students are expected to stay in the dorms on Saturday night. The featured event will be the annual Block Party! Students can expect inflatables, pumpkin carving, donuts on a string, plenty of food and more!
Day Student Overnights On Campus
Attention day student families: If your child is invited by a boarding student to stay over on a Saturday night, the student is expected to submit a request in REACH and you will have the opportunity to approve the request before Friday afternoon. Please only allow your student to stay on campus if this procedure has been followed and you receive communication from the school through REACH that we are expecting your student to stay.
Health & Wellness
Flu and Covid Vaccinations Available for Students
The Health & Wellness Center is happy to offer the seasonal Influenza vaccine and the newest Covid booster (Moderna Spikevax) to eligible students later this month. Students will receive an email next week with details and sign-up instructions for the on-campus vaccine clinics. For students under 18 years old, parent consent in Magnus Health is required. We encourage all families to login to Magnus and ensure selections on the Covid/Flu Vaccine Consent form reflect current preferences. Although not required, both vaccines are strongly recommended to keep campus healthy as winter approaches. Please remind your student to sign-up if you'd like them to receive either vaccine and direct questions and concerns to health@brooksschool.org.
Girls 2nd soccer battled Phillips Andover at home yesterday. See photos in their team album!
Academics
Fall Midterm Progress Reports
Fall Midterm Progress Reports, including grades and comments for classes and dorms, will be available in the Progress > Performance area of OnBrooks for parents/guardians on Oct. 18 after 2 p.m. If you need help signing into OnBrooks, please contact Lisa Saunders.
AP Art History students are exploring the function and impact of the development of written language, and getting their hands dirty, by creating Babylonian clay tablets in the ancient language of cuneiform.
Arts
Cheng Zhuang '25 will be exhibiting his photography in the Bowers Room of the Center for the Arts on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. All are welcome to come check it out.
Lehman Art Center Exhibit Opening!
The Robert Lehman Art Center is honored to partner with our World Languages department and artist alumnus Juan Manuel Echavarria ’66 in sharing a powerful photographic exhibition.

Please plan to visit the gallery if you are on campus for Family Weekend. For more information on the artist and this impactful collection please visit: jmechavarria.com.
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