Arts

New York Trip to Carnegie Hall

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Our students were busy over spring break (more blog posts to follow!) But one trip, in particular, gave some of our Upper School students the chance of a lifetime – the opportunity to perform in Carnegie Hall! Karen Hearn, Brookstone Music Director, began rehearsing with 16 students in January for the Children of Peace concert held in Carnegie Hall. Hours and hours of rehearsals were held after school to prepare for this performance. The Brookstone students joined with five other schools from New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Florida, and […]

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Academics

Flat Bubba Visits the White House

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Earlier this year, our first-grade classes hosted a special event to showcase the travels of Flat Bubba – based on the Flat Stanley book series.  And Flat Bubba has been all over the world! They were eager to share in his adventures! But now, we have big news to share! Flat Bubba, who has literally been all over the world this year, has recently returned from his most prestigious trip yet – to the White House! Yes, you read that right, Flat Bubba has just returned from the White House […]

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Athletics

Football Off-Season Training

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It might be springtime, but our football players already have next season on their mind! And from the looks of it now, it’s going to be a good one! See the following email excerpt from our Varsity Football Coach, Blair Harrison: Our football team just finished our “winter phase” of our strength program.  I have traditionally sent a communication on how we are doing to our football parents. But in all honesty, I am using this platform to brag on our players! They have been working so hard and I […]

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Academics

Be the One Who Starts Early!

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From Leigh Anne Floyd, our Lower and Intermediate School Principal… What a fun time we’ve had in the Lower and Intermediate Schools celebrating National Reading Awareness month. A big thank you goes out to Erin Trotter and Joe Mills for creating the fun calendar of activities, and thank you to the teachers and students for embracing it all as they celebrated their love of reading. I had the magical opportunity this week to read with 3K student, Brantley Hayes. She was one of the winners from the Dr. Seuss raffle. […]

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Academics

2019 Literary Meet

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The 2019 A Private Literary Meet was held on our campus this week, and we were honored to host three other schools (St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School, Trinity Christian School, and Wesleyan School) for the event. Under the tutelage of coach Anna Flournoy, the Brookstone team represented our school well with several moving on to the next level! Overall 2019 A Private Literary Meet winner: Co-Champions Wesleyan School and Brookstone. The following Brookstone students will be competing at State: Sean Myers (Oral Presentation – Humorous, 1st place) Ayo Oloyede (Oral Presentation […]

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Academics

Sam Grier – WLTZ Scholar Athlete of the Week

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Congratulations to senior Sam Grier, the WLTZ Scholar Athlete of the Week. Sam, who plays both varsity basketball and soccer, also maintains a 4.2 GPA. A student athlete with a servant’s heart, he has also partnered with local law enforcement officials to spearhead the collection of more than 1000 duffel bags for children in foster care through his Totes 2 Tots program. Congratulations, Sam! We are so proud of you! Click here to for the full article and video!

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Academics

Paul Hampton – Brookstone’s First Director of Fine Arts

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We are proud to announce Brookstone’s first-ever Director of Fine Arts: Mr. Paul Hampton. Mr. Hampton, a theatre legend in the Columbus community, will be developing, teaching, and leading a robust schedule of programs for our students and their families. Brookstone’s commitment to the arts as an integral part of every student’s education is evident from grade 3K to 12. Whether it’s studio art classes, classroom productions, film classes, chorus, band, technical theatre classes, or advanced productions, every Brookstone student participates in and experiences the arts. We believe students must […]

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Academics

Marianna Branch – Scholar Athlete of the Week

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Congratulations to sophomore Marianna Branch, who was recently named WLTZ Scholar Athlete of the Week! Marianna is a talented multi-sport athlete who is a leader on any team she’s a part of  – and she’s only a sophomore. Not to mention she’s an academic powerhouse and one of the sweetest girls you will ever meet. (Full disclosure, I am one of her biggest fans!) Unfortunately, Marianna suffered a season ending injury a few weeks ago, but the fact that she was still awarded this honor speaks volumes about her character […]

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Academics

Brookstone Mock Trial Team Wins Region

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Congratulations to the members of the Brookstone Mock Trial Team! They recently won the Region title in last Saturday’s competition in Albany, Georgia, defeating Northside High School in the final around. The team will move on to the district tournament on February 23rd as the Region’s top seed. Individual awards were also given to team members. Best Attorney in a Round: Madi McDaniel (Round 2), Lillie Norred (Round 2 and Final Round), Maria Eckstein (Round 1), Ashley Wellborn (Round 1 and Final Round). Best Witness in a Round: Olivia Willett […]

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Science

Agri-ColGa Plants Gardens at Fox

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The Agri-Colga student group from Brookstone spent time recently filling the planting beds at our partner school,  Fox Elementary! These upper school students are mentoring Fox students this spring teaching them how to grow their own healthy vegetables at their school. Students in the program, initiated and led by senior Emma Yancey, will go to Fox once a week after school to work with a designated group of students. We can’t see what “grows” out of this beautiful partnership!

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