Annual Powerpuff game builds class camaraderie
Charlotte McMahon, Staff Writer
September 24, 2018
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Uncategorized
Red versus blue. Freshmen and juniors versus sophomores and seniors. Powerpuff is one of the most anticipated events of the year and helps to unify the school. Powerpuff, which takes place annually on Nov. 21, is a flag football game played between junior and senior girls. The wednesday before Than...
Annual Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates Japanese culture
Natalie Jew, Staff Writer
May 13, 2017
On May 13, when the cherry tree flowers came out of their buds, the high school celebrated the sixth annual Cherry Blossom Festival. Students, friends, family and alumni of the high school gathered in the quad to see a part of Japanese culture play out in front of them. According to Japanese teacher and ...
Brookline for Racial Justice and Equity agitates for change
Sophie Hafner, Staff Writer
March 8, 2017
Filed under Conversations on Race, News
“BRJE seeks to identify and clarify issues of social and racial inequality in Brookline and to build a multiracial coalition in order to dismantle structural racism and everyday prejudice,” is the mission statement of Brookline for Racial Justice and Equity [BRJE], a coalition formed last August ...
Teachers share political beliefs in classes
Sophie Hafner, Staff Writer
February 5, 2017
The 2016 presidential election brought intense emotions to people all throughout the high school: excitement, disappointment and fear. Despite the wide range of reactions, students walked into the classroom either ready to express their feelings, or too frustrated or too scared to do so. Many s...
Eliza Tyack
Sophie Hafner, Staff Writer
October 4, 2016
Eliza Tyack is a new English teacher at Brookline High School. She grew up in Massachusetts but moved away to upstate New York for college. While in college, she wanted to be a cognitive science major until she discovered the power of English. This summer she spent a lot of time with her ninety-year-ol...
