Sneak a peek at the dress rehearsal for Footloose in the photos above. This evening is opening night on the musical’s three-night run on stage in the Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. Limited tickets are available and they’re going fast: Reserve your free tickets here!
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- Planning ahead to Winter Break, dorms will close on Dec. 15 at 12 p.m. There is no academic programming on Dec. 15.
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Calendar Update: March 30 and 31 will not be a Community Weekend.
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Thanksgiving Break Heads Up
Thanksgiving Break will begin on Nov. 18 at 12 p.m. Our dormitories will close and all students are expected to depart campus no later than 4 p.m. that afternoon.
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Some international student families choose to sign their child up for a Thanksgiving Break “camp.” One such opportunity, of which we have become aware, is with Cogito World Education. Details are available through the Cogito World Education website.
- All boarding students will be expected to submit a REACH request for Thanksgiving Break indicating their travel plans.
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Have student-specific questions regarding travel and transportation? Please direct them to Associate Director of Student Affairs Cora MacKenzie.
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Thanksgiving Break Transportation
- Brooks will provide transportation to both Boston's Logan Airport and South Station on Nov. 18. Those shuttles will depart campus at 12 p.m. and will take approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour and 15 minutes to get to each location, depending on traffic. Please ensure some flexibility regarding the timing of your child’s flight, train or bus to ensure they make it on time.
- All families are responsible for their child’s transportation back to school at the end of Thanksgiving Break. There will be no shuttle service.
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On Friday, the campus community celebrated Beloved Community Day! See students learning to cook, salsa dance and more during the day’s activities in our highlight video of the event, centered around “building beloved community through a Latinx lens.” Watch until the end for spontaneous dancing that broke out in the dining hall!
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Driver's Education
Brooks School has partnered with Andover Auto School to offer driver’s education classes on select Sundays in early 2024 (Jan. - Feb.). If you are interested in registering your child for those classes or have any questions, please contact the Auto School directly. If enough students sign up for those classes, we may be able to offer transportation to and from the auto school on those Sundays. When you visit the website, click “classes” and then select “2 Dundee Park.” The sessions available to Brooks given our schedule will be the “2024 Sunday Session.”
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Student Photos
Mark Lawrence Photographers came to campus on Sept. 26 to take individual headshots of students. Mark Lawrence Photographers returned to campus earlier this week for retakes or to take initial photos of students who missed the Sept. date. If you would like to order photos, you may do so via this ordering link.
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Class Ring Ordering for the Class of 2024
Members of the Class of 2024 interested in ordering a class ring should visit the Jostens site. The deadline for orders is Nov. 15.
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Weekend Bulletin
In addition to the musical Footloose, there are several other opportunities to connect with friends and have fun on and off campus this weekend, including a trip to Boston and an Open House at the Packards. Check out the Weekend Bulletin for more information.
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Winter Term Update
Winter Term 2024 classes are enrolled! Please be in touch with your student's advisor or Dean of Curriculum and Instruction Joanna McDonough with any questions.
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December Exhibitions of Learning (EOLs)
- Exhibitions of Learning (EOLs) make up the last week of classes before we depart for Winter Break. An EOL is a debate, discourse, presentation, portfolio, exam or other class experience that occurs in special, extended A-H blocks from Dec. 9 through Dec. 14. Every major course has an EOL.
- Attendance is required for all students and elective absences will not be allowed. Students should plan to be on campus through the end of the Lessons & Carols programming on Dec. 14.
For questions regarding EOLs, please contact Academic Dean Currie Joya Huntington. For questions about attendance and travel regarding Winter Break, please contact Associate Director of Student Affairs Cora MacKenzie.
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Tonight: You're Invited to a Conversation!
We are excited to announce a new exciting opportunity tonight from 6 to 7 p.m.: Political sociologist Dr. Jamie Shenk and photographer Juan Manuel Echavarria '66 will be joining students from World Languages and Visual Arts for a conversation about the "Silencios" exhibit. Echavarria will join us via video conference. Dr. Shenk will be sharing “Filling the Silence: Reflections on Juan Manuel Echavarría’s 'Silencios.'" Please join us at the talk in the Robert Lehman Art Center before flipping the mood for Footloose opening at 7:30 p.m.!
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Get Your Tickets for Fall Musical Footloose
Tonight's the night! The Firetrail Theatre's production of Footloose debuts in the Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available for tonight, tomorrow night and Saturday. We hope you can join us so we all can cut loose, Footloose!
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Afternoon Activities for Next Week
All fall athletic teams will meet on Nov. 13 from 3:45 to 4:30 p.m. for end-of-season wrap-up and clean-up. Fall teams involved in post-season play will continue with their fall sport until playoffs are over.
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Congrats to our athletes celebrated yesterday on National Signing Day! We’re so proud of the following class of 2024 students continuing on to play sports in college: Jalyn Colon and Sylvia Marks, Villanova University crew; Hannah Evens, Marquette University lacrosse; Gordon Gibbons, Brown University crew; Lana Gibbs, University of Southern California soccer; Zoe Milmoe, Furman University lacrosse and Lughano Nyondo, Northeastern University Soccer! See photos Cat Casey '25 snapped of the ceremony.
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Winter Season is Approaching . . .
Tryouts for 1st team winters season sports will begin the week of Nov. 13. Level 2nd and 3rd teams, and other afternoon activities, will have a meeting during the Nov. 13 week but will start officially on Nov. 28 upon return from Thanksgiving Break. Practice schedules and meeting times will be available via the Community Group in onBrooks by Nov. 13.
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Meet our "Changemakers!"
On Nov. 6, six Brooksians attended a "Changemakers Conference" at Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, Mass. "It was a mind-changing experience," said Tristan Yepdo '26."Having a bunch of student-athletes from our fellow ISL schools coming together to talk about ways that we, as 'changemakers,' can come together to make our respected school teams better and our league a safer place for all of us to succeed together was exciting to hear. I'm really happy to leave with ways I can help lead Brooks for the future." Senior Prefect Joel Miereles said he benefitted from the experience, too. "The conference was amazing," he said. "I got the opportunity to speak with other leaders at other ISL schools and talk about things they do as leaders and what we can do to be the best version of a leader that we can be. I learned a lot that I will take back and use with all my teammates, classmates and friends."
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Congratulations to all who participated in the "B Well Strive for Five Challenge," including Amaia Gomez '25, shown above with her prize: Brooks B Well ear pods. This epic battle of broccoli and berries, which raged from Oct. 30 through Nov. 5, rallied courageous souls to gobble up no less than five servings of mother nature's finest creations each day, making Popeye proud and kale enthusiasts beam with delight! |
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