100 Things We Love About Brooks
There is much to love about Brooks School, as countless students, alumni and faculty (past and present!) shared through our gathering of 100 cherished characteristics. Longstanding traditions. The best of friends. Teachers who shaped our academic journey. All on a beautiful parcel of land that for 100 years us Brooksians have called home.
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![Students wrapped a car as part of a senior prank.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780247129/brooksschoolorg/ovw0aqvqpsjhm9v9xstk/2019051611531753-IMG_6737.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780247129/brooksschoolorg/ovw0aqvqpsjhm9v9xstk/2019051611531753-IMG_6737.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1780247129/brooksschoolorg/ovw0aqvqpsjhm9v9xstk/2019051611531753-IMG_6737.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1780247129/brooksschoolorg/ovw0aqvqpsjhm9v9xstk/2019051611531753-IMG_6737.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1780247129/brooksschoolorg/ovw0aqvqpsjhm9v9xstk/2019051611531753-IMG_6737.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1780247129/brooksschoolorg/ovw0aqvqpsjhm9v9xstk/2019051611531753-IMG_6737.jpg","width":2200}])
Pranks date back a full 100 years.
- Tradition
![Brooks faculty member.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780248127/brooksschoolorg/baeoti5lij7fdd1hbfzr/5-13-14Brook7002.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780248127/brooksschoolorg/baeoti5lij7fdd1hbfzr/5-13-14Brook7002.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1780248127/brooksschoolorg/baeoti5lij7fdd1hbfzr/5-13-14Brook7002.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1780248127/brooksschoolorg/baeoti5lij7fdd1hbfzr/5-13-14Brook7002.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1780248127/brooksschoolorg/baeoti5lij7fdd1hbfzr/5-13-14Brook7002.jpg","width":1500}])
Faculty and staff at Brooks give so much of themselves every day. They work long hours because they truly love being with kids.
- Community
- Faculty
- Staff
![timeline-3]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1749804491/brooksschoolorg/l3wyxfjxzqrzer8tgqtl/img1212.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1749804491/brooksschoolorg/l3wyxfjxzqrzer8tgqtl/img1212.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1749804491/brooksschoolorg/l3wyxfjxzqrzer8tgqtl/img1212.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1749804491/brooksschoolorg/l3wyxfjxzqrzer8tgqtl/img1212.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1749804491/brooksschoolorg/l3wyxfjxzqrzer8tgqtl/img1212.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1749804491/brooksschoolorg/l3wyxfjxzqrzer8tgqtl/img1212.jpg","width":2200}])
We want to hear what YOU love about Brooks. Complete this form and help us celebrate the moments that make our community special.
- Athletics
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![Comunity participating at a seated lunch in the dining hall.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780247251/brooksschoolorg/hb20qs7fe5ojkzdmmhug/5-8-14Brook6666.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780247251/brooksschoolorg/hb20qs7fe5ojkzdmmhug/5-8-14Brook6666.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1780247251/brooksschoolorg/hb20qs7fe5ojkzdmmhug/5-8-14Brook6666.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1780247251/brooksschoolorg/hb20qs7fe5ojkzdmmhug/5-8-14Brook6666.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1780247251/brooksschoolorg/hb20qs7fe5ojkzdmmhug/5-8-14Brook6666.jpg","width":1500}])
Seated dinners and lunches bring students and faculty together around shared tables, meals and conversation.
- Community
- Tradition
![Girls lacrosse team.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780247352/brooksschoolorg/ukxeip3fxkf998hrqkog/DustywithGirlsLacerosse1983.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780247352/brooksschoolorg/ukxeip3fxkf998hrqkog/DustywithGirlsLacerosse1983.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1780247352/brooksschoolorg/ukxeip3fxkf998hrqkog/DustywithGirlsLacerosse1983.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1780247352/brooksschoolorg/ukxeip3fxkf998hrqkog/DustywithGirlsLacerosse1983.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1780247352/brooksschoolorg/ukxeip3fxkf998hrqkog/DustywithGirlsLacerosse1983.jpg","width":1600}])
The admission of female students in 1979 transformed Brooks.
- Community
Pranks date back a full 100 years.
- Tradition
Faculty and staff at Brooks give so much of themselves every day. They work long hours because they truly love being with kids.
- Community
- Faculty
- Staff
![A persons giving a chapel talk.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780246759/brooksschoolorg/ngfl7lqtrixlenloezxo/2410-6d-5582.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780246759/brooksschoolorg/ngfl7lqtrixlenloezxo/2410-6d-5582.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1780246759/brooksschoolorg/ngfl7lqtrixlenloezxo/2410-6d-5582.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1780246759/brooksschoolorg/ngfl7lqtrixlenloezxo/2410-6d-5582.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1780246759/brooksschoolorg/ngfl7lqtrixlenloezxo/2410-6d-5582.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1780246759/brooksschoolorg/ngfl7lqtrixlenloezxo/2410-6d-5582.jpg","width":2200}])
Creativity, integrity and confidence take the stage when students, especially those in their sixth-form year, share stories that shape our community during their Chapel talks.
- Community
- Tradition
![Endicott Peabody bust.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780246648/brooksschoolorg/awth4wbguio5evoqs6t2/21Peabody.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780246648/brooksschoolorg/awth4wbguio5evoqs6t2/21Peabody.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1780246648/brooksschoolorg/awth4wbguio5evoqs6t2/21Peabody.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1780246648/brooksschoolorg/awth4wbguio5evoqs6t2/21Peabody.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1780246648/brooksschoolorg/awth4wbguio5evoqs6t2/21Peabody.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1780246648/brooksschoolorg/awth4wbguio5evoqs6t2/21Peabody.jpg","width":2200}])
Rubbing Endicott Peabody’s nose is a time-honored Brooks tradition.
- Tradition
![Aerial shot of Brooks' campus.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780135579/brooksschoolorg/rnvl7lealshm9ctst2hs/aerialcopy.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780135579/brooksschoolorg/rnvl7lealshm9ctst2hs/aerialcopy.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1780135579/brooksschoolorg/rnvl7lealshm9ctst2hs/aerialcopy.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1780135579/brooksschoolorg/rnvl7lealshm9ctst2hs/aerialcopy.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1780135579/brooksschoolorg/rnvl7lealshm9ctst2hs/aerialcopy.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1780135579/brooksschoolorg/rnvl7lealshm9ctst2hs/aerialcopy.jpg","width":2100}])
Could there be a more beautiful campus anywhere? Sunsets over Lake Cochichewick, the views from the boathouse, pastoral fields, towering trees, even bald eagles overhead.
- Campus
![A group of students at Brookstock.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780135440/brooksschoolorg/hnnw53xikxvubeggwsuc/brooksstock_178_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780135440/brooksschoolorg/hnnw53xikxvubeggwsuc/brooksstock_178_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1780135440/brooksschoolorg/hnnw53xikxvubeggwsuc/brooksstock_178_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1780135440/brooksschoolorg/hnnw53xikxvubeggwsuc/brooksstock_178_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1780135440/brooksschoolorg/hnnw53xikxvubeggwsuc/brooksstock_178_1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1780135440/brooksschoolorg/hnnw53xikxvubeggwsuc/brooksstock_178_1.jpg","width":2200}])
Every spring, the community kicks back to lounge on a grassy knoll and listen to students and faculty perform their favorite tunes during Brookstock (known as Woodstock to those from the late 1980s).
- Community
- Music
![Cobey brothers.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780248280/hbon0gui5zcvs9vvxhza/cobeybrothers2016.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780248280/hbon0gui5zcvs9vvxhza/cobeybrothers2016.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1780248280/hbon0gui5zcvs9vvxhza/cobeybrothers2016.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1780248280/hbon0gui5zcvs9vvxhza/cobeybrothers2016.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1780248280/hbon0gui5zcvs9vvxhza/cobeybrothers2016.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1780248280/hbon0gui5zcvs9vvxhza/cobeybrothers2016.jpg","width":2200}])
Scary, exhilarating and ever-empowering: The Wilder Speaking Prize.
- Academics