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Deliberate Life 2024

One of the highlights of the Senior Year at Brookstone is the Deliberate Life Presentations! Inspired by a quote from Henry David Thoreau’s book, Walden, the purpose of the Deliberate Life Project is to provide each scholar with an opportunity to develop a meaningful and self-directed project in an area of personal interest. Thoreau wrote, “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach.” While the Senior Speech has been a […]

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Girls Swim Team – BACK-TO-BACK State Champions!

Congratulations to our Varsity Girls Swim Team who are BACK TO BACK STATE CHAMPIONS! They dominated the meet yesterday and we are so proud of them!  Here is a recap from their coach, Coach Karen Waters, “I don’t have words for how amazed, proud and in awe of I am of this team. Everyone stepped up from our seniors to our 8th grader.” For the Girls, Brookstone scored 132 points, with second place Rivers Academy scoring 77! Our Boys came in 8th Place and the two teams combined came in […]

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Core Values Series

The Brookstone Mission Statement has seven Core Values in it that we hold dearly as a school – Loyalty, Courage, Wisdom, Honor, Service, Respect, and Leadership. This year, our Upper School has held a special assembly once a month to focus on those values with guest speakers. We have held two thus far, one focusing on service and one on loyalty, with more planned throughout the school year. The first panel on service was moderated by Head of School, Henry Heil, and our students heard from a fantastic group of […]

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Wellness in 90 from Brookstone’s Counseling Department

This past fall our Counseling Department began a new weekly series called “Wellness in 90,” where they provide tips and tools to our parents as we all navigate this adventure of raising children. The brief videos are posted weekly and offer valuable insight from our counselors and easy to implement ideas and suggestions to better connect with our children. Enjoy these videos below. They are just a few of the “Wellness in 90” videos that have been posted thus far. For more video content, follow us on Instagram and Facebook. […]

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Positive Masculinity in Action

This past fall, we held a special event for parents and teenage boys, a special panel entitled, Positive Masculinity in Action: Fostering conversations about character, healthy relationships, and respect. Over the course of the evening, the panel discussed such topics as, what is positive masculinity? How do we equip our boys to contribute to society in meaningful and positive ways? What are the tools for fostering healthy relationships?  The panel was made up of an amazing group of men, all of whom are Brookstone teachers, parents, and coaches, who shared their wisdom with the young men in […]

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The Cougars are STATE BOUND!

For only the second time in school history, the Brookstone Cougars are headed to the State Championship Football Game! Come cheer on the Cougars Friday, December 1, 8:00 PM at Mercer University as Brookstone takes on FPD! If you can’t make it to the game in person, you can watch online via GIAA TV. Click link below for price information and details. Let’s Go Cougars!

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2023 One Act Play State Champs!

Congratulations to the cast and crew of Failure: A Love Story for being STATE CHAMPIONS. Charles McPherson was awarded one of the five top performances of the championship. And Honorable Mentions (All Star Cast) went to Swift Branch, Sophia Boyanchek, Ava Chhokar, and AK Jones! Brookstone has won the One Act Play State Championship FOUR out of the last five years under the direction of Dotty and Robby Davis. In addition to the State title, One Act cast and crew won the Region for the 5th year in a row, […]

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Be The One Podcast

Did you know that Brookstone School has a podcast – the Be The One Podcast! You can listen to it wherever you listen to your podcasts (Spotify, Apple, Overcast, etc.) or watch on our YouTube CougarLive channel. Listen and subscribe today! You will LOVE learning more about Brookstone and all the amazing people that are part of the Brookstone family!

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2023 Girls Cross Country State Champs!

Your 2023 Class AAA Girls Cross Country State Champions, the Brookstone School (Official) Cougars! The girls turned in an incredible performance this year and clinched the state title. All 7 runners placed in the top 30, with Elizabeth Cowley (2nd), Katie Casto (3rd), and Lilly Huwe (9th) earning All-State honors. The boys did an awesome job as well and placed 4th overall with Hank Keirsey (10th) earning All-State honors. A great way to cap off a fantastic season for Brookstone Cross Country! Congratulations!

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