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Brookline, Massachusetts Brookline () is an affluent town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, and part of the Greater Boston, Boston metropolitan area. An exclave of Norfolk County, Brookline borders six of Boston's neighborhoods: Brighton, Boston, Brighton ...

. It is a part of Public Schools of Brookline. As of the 2023–24 school year, 2117 students were enrolled in the high school, served by 191.8 teachers (on an FTE basis), the student to teacher ratio was approximately 10.9 to 1. As of 2023, the enrolled student body race/ethnicity was self reported as 7.4% African American, 16.0% Asian, 12.9% Hispanic, 53.3% White, and 10.3% Multi-ethnic.

History

19th century

Brookline High School was founded in the Spring of 1843. Instruction began on August 17, 1843, on the lower floor of the Town Hall on Walnut Street, which was described by a former student as a "dismal, damp and dark room... not unlike a tomb". Benjamin H. Rhodes, a

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graduate, was the founding headmaster, serving until 1847. Rhodes was succeed as headmaster by Hezekia Shailer who served until 1854. John Emory Horr, a

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graduate, then served as headmaster for 33 years until 1888. On November 3, 1856, the second Brookline High School location, a newly constructed two-story building on School Street designed by architect Joseph L. Richard, opened. In fall 1895, the third and present location of Brookline High School opened as Shailer Hall, a new three and a half story brick structure with a pitched roof designed by architects Andrews, Jaques and Rantoul.

20th century

In September 1903, the Manual Arts building, which was built at a cost of $100,000 on Tappan Street, opened. The ninth grade moved from the School of Practical Arts in the elementary schools to the high school in September 1921, following an addition to the main building, which increased the capacity to 1500 students. In 1965, the main building was expanded and remodeled at a cost of $1.5 million. The school has Symbolic Panels made by the sculptor John A. Wilson.

21st century

In May 2018, Brookline voters supported a debt exclusion override to fund the expansion and renovation of Brookline High School. This building project included the construction of a new building at the 111 Cypress Street site, a new Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) building to replace the building at the corner of Tappan and Greenough Streets, renovations to the 3rd floor of the main building and the Tappan gymnasium, as well as improvements to Cypress Field. In early 2022, Brookline High School opened a new building on 22 Tappan Street, designed primarily to house freshmen.

Academics

Brookline High School has received the gold medal for Best High Schools from '' U.S. News & World Report''.USNews
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'' magazine has frequently ranked Brookline High School as one of the best high schools in

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for academic performance; in 2008, the magazine ranked Brookline High School top in the state. In 2020, ''Boston'' magazine ranked Brookline High School as the 20th-best public school in Massachusetts. As of 2021, Brookline High School was ranked 64th nationally for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), according to '' U.S. News & World Report''. Although the Advanced Placement (AP) program at Brookline High School is smaller than at other high schools, it has grown dramatically over the past decade. In 2020–21, 435 students took 797 AP exams, and 91.9% of students scored “3” or above on these exams. In 2019, Brookline High School was ranked in the top 5% of the most challenging public high schools in America (952nd of 22,000). The rank was determined by the

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defined as the number of Advanced Placement,

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or Cambridge tests taken in a year relative to the number of seniors who graduate. In 2020, the 5-year graduation rate was 96.5% with 86% of students planning to attend a 4-Year private or public college.

Athletics

Brookline High School features the largest interscholastic athletics program in

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, with 71 teams in 40 sports.Brookline Schools website
URL accessed on June 2, 2006 Some of the atypical sports include squash,

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. In 2014, Brookline High School rebranded their athletics program. The new logo featured a Spartan Warrior's helmet, successor to the arrowhead logo. A new color scheme was also introduced with navy blue replacing royal blue.

Boys' crew

In 2013, the boys crew team took home their first national championship; the winning lightweight double featured athletes who would ⁷later go on to row on the lightwight teams at

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universities. In 2014, the boys took home a bronze at nationals in the openweight double, only to win another national title in the double in 2015. In 2016, the boys lightweight four won their regional championship, but fell short of a third national title, placing 5th at nationals.

Boys cross country

In 2007, the Brookline High School boys cross country team won the first ever

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northeast regional meet by just one point over

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in Bowdoin Park, New York. They went on to place 7th at Nike Team Nationals in

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. In addition to the 2007 campaign, in the 2006 and 2009 seasons the team placed 3rd at the Massachusetts Division 1 State Meet, in 2005 they finished 2nd, and on November 20, 2010, won their second state championship, giving them their fifth top three finish in six years and second 1st-place finish in four. On November 19, 2011, they won their third state championship, for a run of three championships in five years.

Boys' volleyball

In 2021, the boys volleyball team had the 8th best record (15-5) of the 81 teams in Massachusetts.

Football

Since 1894, the Brookline High football team has played rival

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in the traditional annual

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Day game, one of the oldest

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rivalries in Massachusetts and on the

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Girls crew

In 2022, Brookline High School athletes finished third in the women's under-17 fours at

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. Because the crew is not recognized as a school sport in the fall, the athletes rowed under the club name of Friends of Brookline Rowing, whose members are the same as those of the high school's spring rowing team. In 2023, the boys crew team took home two bronzes at regionals in the men's under-17 fours and men's youth second fours categories.

Girls' wrestling

In 1993, Brookline was the first public high school in the nation to organize and support a girls'

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team, which has since been duplicated by hundreds of high schools nationally.

Ultimate disc

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with over 110 students participating.

School Within A School

School Within A School (SWS) is an alternative, democratic education program based in Brookline High School.

''The Cypress''

''The Cypress'', formerly ''The Sagamore'', is a school-affiliated newspaper published monthly by students of Brookline High School. The first issue appeared in January 1895. The newspaper is independent; the production is funded entirely through selling advertisements and subscriptions. It receives no funding from the high school. Over the past few years, the paper has publicized and discussed issues in and around the school, including racism and teenage pregnancy. The school is noted for its tradition of high tolerance of sensitive topics discussed in the newspaper. In 2011, New England Scholastic Press Association awarded ''The Sagamore'' "Highest Achievement" in Newspaper Class I category.

Notable incidents

*On September 25, 1936, Shailer Hall, the original Brookline High School building constructed in 1895, was destroyed by fire. One hundred and sixty firemen fought the fire with at least fourteen treated for injuries. The cause and origin of the fire was a defective incinerator flue in a chimney. Financial losses amounted to $3 million in 2022 dollars. *In 2005, members of

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' anti-gay

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protested at the graduation ceremony against Brookline High's strong acceptance of homosexuality. They were met by dozens of supporters and counter-protesters. Members from the Westboro Baptist Church protested again in 2009. They were met with about 2,000 counter-protesters, including students and members of Brookline High School's staff and various other groups from surrounding areas. *In November 2017, Brookline High School students coordinated a walkout concerning the racial climate present through the high school. This event occurred after the spread of student produced videos containing racial slurs. The incident made local news and sparked discussion. *In May 2020, amidst the

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, hundreds of Brookline High School teachers were

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due to lack of funding. This was met with criticism on a local level, causing protests and criticisms on the management of the school's administration.

Notable alumni

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1963, former professional basketball player,

Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NBA), Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), ...

.Athletic Hall of Fame
, Brookline High School. Accessed February 21, 2008. *

John Yau John Yau (born June 5, 1950) is an American poet and critic who lives in New York City. He received his B.A. from Bard College in 1972 and his M.F.A. from Brooklyn College in 1978. He has published over 50 books of poetry, artists' books, ficti ...

1968,

Jackson Poetry Prize Poets & Writers, Inc. is one of the largest nonprofit literary organizations in the United States serving poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. The organization publishes a bi-monthly magazine called ''Poets & Writers Magazine'' ...

-winning poet and critic * David Zuckerman 1989, 81st lieutenant governor of Vermont * Danzy Senna 1988, author

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