Coronavirus Update

Please click to read a message from Associate Head of Student Affairs Andrea Heinze regarding the coronavirus.

Join Us at the Boston Reception!

We would love to see you next week at our annual Boston reception! New programming added this year includes a panel discussion featuring some of our amazing faculty members. Click to RSVP and get more information .

Call for Raffle Items for Community Appreciation Lunch

Is there anyone we have not heard from who might like to donate a raffle item to the March 25 event? We could use some more -- no item is too small and all are greatly appreciated! Are you unsure of what to give? Some ideas that have been popular in the past:

Yeti tumbler | Coffee gift cards | Apple Store gift card | LL Bean gift card | Hydroflasks | “A Day at the Beach” theme basket | Movie Theater gift card | Nespresso/Keurig Machines | Whale Watch experience | Golf Outings 

 

If you are a boarding parent or not nearby and would like to contribute, local parent volunteers are happy to do the legwork for you! Contact Sheila Serrao P’15, P’20 via email or text (978) 609-0167 for any assistance. Items can be dropped off with Nicole Jackson '95 in the advancement office any time before March 7 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. or on March 24 between 1 and 3 p.m. in Wilder Dining Hall. Thank you in advance!

Spring Break Transportation Plans Due

Please click to view Spring Break transportation information and logistics. Plans must be finalized with the Deans' Office by tomorrow.

Spring Midterm Progress Reports

Midterm Progress Reports will be available in OnBrooks for parents and students by the afternoon of March 12. Please be in touch with Registrar Lisa Saunders with any questions or assistance with OnBrooks.

Upcoming Evening Requirements for Students

The 52nd Annual Wilder Speaking Prize competition will be held on March 3. This final round is the culmination of a process that began as an assignment in English classes for all students and then moved through a quarter- and semi-final series of competitions. The goal is to provide each student with the chance to write and present a speech, story or spoken word poem, and to recognize the best speeches in a public way. Each year the English department chooses a prompt to get things going. This year’s prompt asked students to "create a real or fictionalized three-to-five-minute oral presentation -- a story, a spoken-word poem -- offering a lighthearted, humorous look at some aspect of life.” 

On Tuesday evening, there will be an all-school dessert reception in the Center for the Arts starting at 6:30 p.m. followed by the finalists’ presentations in the Chapel at 7 p.m. A panel of faculty and student judges will select the winner. This event is required for all students. 

Brooks Gives Back

Please join alumni, fellow parents, students and Brooks friends for a community service event in your area (March 1-8)! It's a great opportunity to give back. For more information and to RSVP, please click on the location nearest you: Boston , Chicago , Lawrence or Washington D.C .

Lehman Opening Reception: Jim Sperber '87

Tonight is our reception celebrating the "Directions" art exhibit by Jim Sperber ‘87 (shown above). Sperber is an artist-in-residence this week, working with students, as well. Come see the exhibit and visit with him in the Robert Lehman Art Gallery from 6-8 p.m. All are welcome!

OnBrooks Reminder

We strongly encourage all parents to use email to reach out to the appropriate adult or department at Brooks. Do not use the messaging feature in OnBrooks for parent-to-school communications. Thank you.

Estimados Padres de Familia Latina

Parents of Latino students, please watch your email in the next few weeks for an invitation to our event at Café Azteca on April 20 at 6 p.m. / Por favor revise su correo en las próximas semanas. Pronto recibirá una invitación a nuestro evento en Café Azteca el 20 de abril a las 6 p.m. We would love to see you there!

Notes From the Director of Athletics

Congratulations are in order for the girls 1st squash team that recently won the HEAD U.S. High School Team Squash Championships - Division IV. Seeded #15 out of #16 schools, they upset team after team to come out on top ! Congratulations, also, to Brooke Cordes '20 on scoring her 1,000 point for the girls basketball team. She is only the fourth player in Brooks history to accomplish this feat!

Vaping Speaker Video

For those who were unable to attend this week's vaping speaker -- Ashley Hall, Program Manager of the Northeast Tobacco-Free Community Partnership -- presentation in person, click to view her "New Look of Nicotine Addiction" talk and get tips for talking with kids about vaping , as well as resources to help quit vaping.

Student Activities This Weekend

See the full schedule of events , including a trip to Skyventure for free indoor surfing and a cooking class.