May 24, 2008 -- Bright skies and a refreshing lake breeze greeted graduates and their guests at Brewster’s 188th Commencement ceremony today at the Smith Center for Athletics and Wellness. For the fourth year, 14-year-old bagpiper Peter Campbell of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, preceded the procession of faculty and graduates to the delight of the audience. Class Marshals Emily Lesko (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) and Scott Cameron (Thornton, New Hampshire) led their classmates to their seats. Read More and Photos.

Spring Sports Awards

May 21, 2008 -- The community gathered today in the Smith Center to celebrate the accomplishments of spring sports teams and athletes as well as recognize and reward the career acheivements of seniors who have logged thousands of hours competing on the playing fields wearing their Brewster uniforms. Read More.

Moving Up Day Ceremony

May 19, 2008 -- Students were honored today during Brewster's annual Moving Up Day Ceremony held to recognize outstanding student achievement. Read More.

Talent in the House

May 1, 2008 -- Brewster’s many talented community members got a chance to “strut their stuff” this morning onstage at Anderson Hall. The audience rewarded the performers with appreciative cheers and applause throughout. Read More.

All-School Raises Awareness
April 18, 2008 --Today’s All-School assembly focused on why April 25, the National Day of Silence, is needed nationwide. The day is dedicated to raising awareness of the name calling, bullying, and harassment that gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered students experience every day at schools around the nation and to call for safer schools, tolerance, and positive change. This year’s observance will honor Lawrence King, a 15–year-old from California who lost his life in February when a 14-year-old classmate shot him because he was gay.

Presented by Brewster’s Gay Straight Alliance and Mundiamo, the assembly consisted of many MySpace.com videos interspersed with facts and figures read by members of the two organizations. The videos, accompanied by poignant music like Sarah McLaughlin’s “In the Arms of the Angel,” showed the horrific death toll of young people who were victims of hate crimes in the past years. The audience, who sat silent and somewhat stunned through the videos, was asked to think about what they say about others and to have the courage to speak up when they hear slurs, based not only on sexual preference, but also on race, ethnicity, gender, or religion. The students were asked to consider participating in next Friday’s National Day of Silence in support of their peers.

Spring Family Weekend

April 11-12, 2008 -- Families returned to campus for the second Family Weekend of the year. In addition to parent-teacher conferences to learn about student progress, there were numerous activities to attend, including Team Coffees, a state of the school address by Mike Cooper, a college admission panel (with college admission officers present), an entertaining evening at the Casino Estabrook, sports contests, and a presentation by Brewster's college counselors on the role that Brewster's Office of College Counseling plays in the college selection and admission process. Read More.

Teacher Appreciation Celebration

March 1, 2008 -- This year's Teacher Appreciation celebration was held in the Estabrook and it was an incredibly fun night! A group of amazing and creative parent volunteers spent the afternoon transforming the dining room and student center into a dazzling night club that echoed the 60's and 70's. We even had disco ball confetti! Read More.

The Meaning of Friendship
February 15, 2008 -- This All-School Assembly put the spotlight on friends and friendships, with select students and faculty sharing stories, songs, poems, and messages about the meaning of friendships and the goodness that transcends the bonds of true friendships. Read More.

Trey Whitfield Memorial Lecture

January 21, 2008 -- The 2008 Trey Whitfield Memorial Lecture once again brought the community together to celebrate the inspiring life of former student Trey Whitfield '89. Trey's friend Orlando Vandross '88 was the featured speaker and following his remarks the highly anticipated Trey Whitfield School Choir took the stage and energized the audience with a spirited performance. Read More.

Brewster Career Panel Includes All-Star Line-Up
January 11, 2008 -- Griffin Guess, a 1998 graduate of Brewster and the founder and creator of Cartel Management, was one of the featured guests at Brewster’s alumni career panel on Friday, January 11. Other guests included Cartel Management clients supermodel Marisa Miller and “America’s Got Talent” runner-up Cas Haley. Read More.

Community Service
December 14, 2007 -- In the spirit of the holidays, today’s All-School Assembly began with a medley of songs of the season performed by Young Eun Choi ’08 on violin and Kanji Nada ’09 on cello. Their efforts were appreciated and applauded by their fellow students.

Head of School Mike Cooper introduced the theme of this All-School, speaking of the responsibility of giving back to society to help those who are less fortunate, whether it’s locally, nationally, or globally. Read More.

From Addict to Ironman
November 6, 2007 -- Todd Crandell was the guest speaker at Brewster Academy’s All-School Assembly this evening. Crandell talked openly about his journey and transformation from alcohol and drug addict beginning at age 13 to finding a new high in sports and becoming an Ironman athlete. Since becoming sober on April 15, 1993, he has devoted his energy to athletic competitions and regularly competes in Ironman triathlons, which consist of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride, and a 26.2-mile marathon run. Read More.

“You Can Lead” Mike Weber Delivers Inspiring Message to Students

October 19, 2007 -- "This week’s All-School was one of the most inspirational I've had at Brewster in my three years here,” offered Teagan ’08. “Mr.Weber really showed me that a person doesn't need to have the word leader in their name, they just have to think and act like one." Read More.

Fall Family Weekend

October 12-13, 2007 -- Fall Family Weekend. Students and faculty welcomed parents, siblings, and grandparents to campus at this beautiful time of year. The foliage in central New Hampshire was almost at peak but still a little color to come. In addition to meeting with teachers to discuss student progress, families had opportunities to particpate in a state of the school update with Mike Cooper, silent and live auctions, a Friday night reception, a Saturday morning Breakfast of Champions, an Art Open House, a college counseling seminar (and individual appointments), and cheering on their favorite athletes. Here's a look at the weekend through our photo gallery.

Opening of School

September 8-9, 2007 -- For the 188th year, Brewster welcomed students to campus for the start of a new school year. The 2007-2008 student body of 363 students represents 30 states and 16 countries. On Sunday night, Head of School Mike Copper welcomed students and faculty at the first All-School Assembly of the year, which included honoring the two recipients of the 2007 Brewster Teaching Awards. Photo Gallery of Opening Weekend.

Student Leadership Orientation

September 5-7, 2007 -- Student leaders returned to school to participate in three days of leadership training at the nearby American Youth Foundation Merrowvista campus. The training was in preparation for the year ahead as prefects, proctors, and judicial board members as well as for the opening weekend where the returning students ran programs for the new students. Photo Gallery.

2006-2007 School Year Events

Spring Family Weekend
April 20-21, 2007 -- The weather was perfect for this fun weekend. Families were treated to a host of events including a special parent address by Head of School Mike Cooper and Director of Admission Lynne Palmer, a parent reception, college admission panels, theater performances (both improv and short plays), the ribbon cutting for the unveiling of Brewster's indoor rowing tank, sports contests, fabulous food, and, of course, parent and teacher conferences. Read More

Travis Roy: A Change in Plans
April 13, 2007 -- At today's All-School Assembly, Travis Roy, 32, told the Brewster community how he learned at a young age that it was important to set and write down goals if you truly want to achieve them. As a freshman in high school, his goal was to play Division 1 college hockey. “I don’t think you have the incentive if you don’t write out your goals,” he acknowledged. When he was finished writing out his goals, which he said were “part reality, part fantasy,” he shared them with his parents, who he recalled smiled while reading them. At the time, his father reminded him that “You have to have the grades to get into college.” So Roy, who had mild dyslexia, returned to his bedroom and revised his goals to include maintaining a B average and breaking 1000 on the SATs. Read More

Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
February 23-25, 2007 -- In rehearsals since October, it was evident that the cast and crew, along with the drama and musical directors, worked hard to produce “Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” Roger Miller’s lyrics and music lent a bluegrass sound to many of the song and dance numbers. Nic Krainchich '08, Brittanie Pierce '10, Sarah Thompson '07, and Jose Docen (artist in residence) were just some of the talented soloists and actors. The scenes were often laugh-out-loud funny, but some were also quite poignant, as Jim revealed his torment at being separated from his family, and Huck pondered the nature of slavery and questioned his beliefs. Read More

Winter Formal Dance
February 3, 2007 -- One hundred and twenty students attended the Winter Formal Dance at the Wolfeboro Inn on Saturday evening, culminating our week of Winter Carnival activities. Mardi Gras was the theme chosen by the students. Matt Fontaine and Brittanie Pierce were selected Winter Carnival King and Queen. Mark Deering was voted Mardi Gras "Jester" for bringing the dance to life with his entertaining personality! The Winter Formal is the only formal dance (aside from the Prom) that occurs during the school year for our students. Special thanks go to parents Robin Webster ( Brooke '08), Carol Smith (Susan '08), and Mary Lefebvre (Nicole '09) for their creativity and artistic efforts in decorating the Inn for the dance. There is a DVD that captures all the special moments of the evening, produced by BG Hodges our multimedia magician! (Contact us if you would like a copy of your very own.) Photos

Winter Carnival
January 27 - February 4, 2007 – Students and faculty form teams and compete for prizes during this weeklong event. It kicks off with competitive events in the Smith Center (January 27). January 28 teams create posters reflecting their team theme and spirit. The next day is Team Uniform Day where all members of the team dress in the designated "team uniform" ... could be better than dress code! Tuesday is judging of the posters. Wednesday is another reason to be out of dress code; team members must wear clothing that clashes. In the evening, teams compete against each other in a Pictionary tournament. Thursday teams participate in a scavenger hunt. Friday night, teams can get out and shout while being judged on their spirit at the boys' varsity hockey game. Saturday is the Winter Formal Dance, where the Winter Carnival king and queen will be chosen. The week concludes with the wildly popular lip sync contest.

Trey Whitfield Memorial Lecture
January 16 , 2007 -- Dr. Joyce L. Ferris, former academic dean, will be the honored guest speaker at the 18th Annual Trey Whitfield ’89 Memorial Lecture. The lecture is named for and honors Trey Whitfield, a member of Brewster's class of 1989 who believed that everyone, regardless of ethnic background, should have equal access to the educational opportunities needed to reach their potential in life. Read More

The Pendulum Project
December 15, 2006 -- Ellen McCurley, executive director of The Pendulum Project, used to help people in need on a grassroots level – she went back to school and earned first her master’s in social work, then her master’s in public health. Then, six years ago, she founded The Pendulum Project, a non-profit humanitarian foundation that helps families and communities care for, support, and protect orphans and other vulnerable children in Malawi, where the HIV/AIDS epidemic is raging. Read More

Voices of Africa
November 3, 2006 -- Voices of Africa, an all-women’s a cappella and traditional West African percussion ensemble, performed for the Brewster community today at Anderson Hall. Read More

Dedication of Anderson Hall
September 30, 2006 -- Brewster Academy held a dedication and naming ceremony today for its newest campus facility – Anderson Hall. During the official dedication the assembly hall was named in honor of the Anderson family of Morristown, New Jersey, whose son Jared is a 2006 graduate. Read More