First Day of School!

There could not have been a more joyful way to start the day than being in the lower school carpool line this morning! With music playing, an enthusiastic crowd of teachers, football players, cheerleaders, and even Bubba the Cougar greeted our littlest students with hugs and high fives. Students were so eager to jump out of the car, they could hardly wait! One mom said her Pre-K son kept shouting, “Unbuckle me out! Unbuckle me out!” He was so excited to get out and join the fun! Not long afterward, […]

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Beyond Brookstone – August 2017

Periodically, we send out an email to spotlight some of the many things our alumni are doing Beyond Brookstone! Enjoy this August update! Alan Bettes Brookstone Graduation Year: 2003 College Attended: Art Institute of Atlanta Current Town: Oakland, CA What are you doing these days? I work for Google Chrome. My team and I design the way that software program looks and behaves on your computer screen and your mobile phone. On a day to day basis, I’m focused on the various parts of the User Interface: how buttons look, what colors to use, […]

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Time – just please slow down. Or stop.

Summer is going way too fast. I have hardly had time to get used to the fact that it is June, let alone that it’s almost July. So, allow me to get a little personal here – much more so than usual. I ask your forgiveness in advance, but it’s just my state of mind right now. It all came to the surface yesterday when my nephew got his senior pictures back. His SENIOR pictures. Be still my heart. But here’s the thing. He’s not supposed to be a senior. […]

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Spring 2017 All Bi-City Athletic Honors

Congratulations are in order to the following athletes for their amazing performances this winter and spring! Congratulations to them all! Boys Soccer First Team: Hugh Page and Jamie Sheek Second Team: Jack Jenkins and Will Mullins Honorable Mention: Will Byrd, Andrew Cole and Clark Smith Girls Soccer First Team: Gabriela Caligaris and Nan Sheek Second Team: Adrianna Hamilton, Brookstone Honorable Mention: Deme Courtney, Ruth Hunter, Gigi Yancey Wrestling Second Team: Carlos Vizcarrondo Honorable Mention: Drake Vitelli Track Second Team: Joel Brown Honorable Mention: Wesley Tillman Girls Tennis Coach of the Year: Mary Lynne Cumiskey […]

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Asim Ahmed – UGA Foundation Fellow

Before we get too far from the graduation festivities, congratulations are in order for Asim Ahmed, Class of 2017. He was awarded the prestigious UGA Foundation Fellowship scholarship and will begin his studies in Athens this fall. Below are some of the perks of this scholarship as outlined on their website: Founded in 1972 by the University of Georgia Foundation’s trustees, the Foundation Fellowship is the University’s foremost undergraduate scholarship, placing students in a community of similarly dedicated scholars. It offers a stipend that approximates the cost of attendance, a […]

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Thank you, Brookstone!

As the school year comes to an end, here is a smattering of comments that were being shared by parents and students alike about our sweet school… From our parents: “We are so grateful for Mrs. Floyd and all of her teachers/coaches that have made her Intermediate school experience so wonderful!” “Our school is AMAZING!!! Who has a Boat Regatta on the last day with boats the kids built themselves?!?” “It’s the end of a great year for my little man! He had the best teachers who loved him and […]

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Graduation 2017

Graduation is a bitter sweet time for both the students and their families. You can experience joy, trepidation, excitement, and nostalgia or a combination of them all at any given moment – and I say that as a mom of one of these precious graduates! But it was an absolute delight to honor the Class of 2017 this past weekend. The ceremony was a culmination of a week’s worth of celebration and it could not have been more beautiful. Enjoy these photos from various events, in somewhat chronological order! They are […]

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