Hey JFK!
Teachers and staff are missing you! They made this video to say hi and let you know they're thinking of you. We hope you dance along with them! ๐ป๐
Watch it here:
๐บ๐ธMore BIG news from NJROTC: SUHAAN AKULA not only received an AROTC scholarship, he just received word he was accepted to the UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY at WEST POINT! Brewster is beyond proud!
#BrewsterPride
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Schools might be closed, but our facilities crew is hard at work! The team built a new Outdoor Learning Pavilion in JFK's interior courtyard.
A big THANK YOU to the crew as well as to the
@BEFBrewster
&
@BrewsterElemPTA
for the start-up funds.
#BrewsterPride
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๐พEXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT!! Brewster Central School District has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from The New York State Education Department for the New York State Pathways in Technology Early College High School Program (NYS P-TECH).
Read more here:
BHS's Career Skills class was live on
@NBCNewYork
w/
@Gus4NY
this morning talking about the Bubbly Bears laundry service & how students are learning important life & job skills. If you missed it, check out the 4:30 broadcast!
#BrewsterPride
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Congratulations to our Macie Marinich who was accepted to the United States Military Academy at West Point! ๐๐ป๐
#BrewsterPride
Check out our profile on Macie here:
Congratulations to senior Harrison Dignan! He recently signed a letter of intent to play basketball with SUNY Geneseo.
#BrewsterPride
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For more information:
Congratulations Pablo Crisostomo Suarez!
Pablo was accepted to
@Vassar
, his 1st choice, with all expenses paid thanks to
@QuestBridge
's National College Match. Pablo was one of only 1,464 students matched nationwide.
#BrewsterPride
More on his story:
Congratulations to Kennedy LaMoreaux & Diana Vink! ๐
These exceptional students were recently recognized by the
#NationalMerit
Scholarship Program. Kennedy is a 2021 semifinalist & Diana was named a Commended Student.
#BrewsterPride
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More info:
UNDEFEATED CHAMPIONS! ๐
Congratulations to a truly historic team! Not only was our girls flag football team part of a statewide pilot program for the sport, but tonight they clinched both the championship and a perfect season!
#BrewsterPride
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@NYSPHSAA
@Giants
@lohudsports
Our varsity girls lacrosse team put this fun video together and challenged the varsity softball team to create one too.
We love seeing the creative ways our students are coming up with to connect during this time apart!
#BrewsterPride
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Congratulations to our Francesco Milano!
This morning, Franco signed his Letter of Intent to play Division I football at Stony Brook University next year.
#BrewsterPride
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For his full story:
๐It's a Brewster tradition to send off individuals and teams that earn a berth in the New York State Championships in style! Good luck to the Flag Football team tomorrow in Cortland! BrewsterPride๐พ
We're sending big bear hugs to some of our favorite healthcare heroes: our nurses! ๐ป๐
This crew has received their 1st round of the vaccine: Tara O'Connell-Purr (WMS), Shirley Ciotola (BHS), Terri Ann Lisa (BHS), Arne Nordstrom (CVS), Cindy Lockwood (JFK) & Erin Hecht (WMS).
As an incentive to raise money for
@American_Heart
, the student who raised the most in each grade was rewarded with throwing a pie in the face of their PE teacher of choice. Kindergartner Gunnar Maguire pied
@coachbuzzetto
while his classmates erupted in squeals of joy. ๐ป๐
PAINT THE TOWN GREEN AND WHITE!
Show your support of our 2020 graduates by decorating your homes, cars and lawns with Brewster green and white.๐ป๐
#BrewsterPride
Brewster High School sophomore Madison Dakin is one of a select group of students worldwide who will take part in Yale Universityโs
@yale_ygs
program this summer.
#BrewsterPride
For more (including the BHS experience that led her to choose her course!):
โทโทBrewster Siblings=Alpine Skiing Phenoms!
Lucas Crivelli, a BHS freshman, won the Skimeister Awardโbest all-around performance at the Section 1 Championships!๐ฅMia Crivelli, a BHS junior, joined her brother on the podium finishing 3rd โ Best SL & GS combined.
#BrewsterPride
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Congrats to valedictorian Kennedy LaMoreaux & salutatorian Henry Bloss!
Rounding out our top 10:
Diana Vink
Macie Marinich
Maeve Healy
Vladislav Bodnarchuk
Terrence Gabriel Cornelio
Marco Galizia
Emma Winkler
Isabella DiDio
Good luck in your next chapter!
#BrewsterPride
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๐บ๐ธCongratulations to Commanding Officer Jarrid Bryggman--he is the first BHS recipient this year of the Navy ROTC SCHOLARSHIP! In other words, he will receive 100% for college tuition, books, room and board & a stipend. That's a big deal!
#BrewsterPride
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Happy first day to our Brewster family! It's been a busy day filled with smiles, hugs & new beginnings. We can't wait to see what this year brings!
There's still time to send in your own back-to-school photos! Email them to jgarry
@brewsterschools
.org & we'll post them all week.
Brewster alum Harrison Dignan (Class of 2019) is currently leading the NCAA with assists in men's basketball. Way to go, Harry! ๐ป๐
#BrewsterPride
๐ฅBrewster's own Ann Marie Chalmers was one of 63 Women of Distinction honored at the Capital. Senator Harckham chose Chalmers for her lead by example attitude & tireless work to create a supportive community. Congratulations!
#BrewsterPride
It's time! ๐
Some familiar faces are here to share graduation plans for the Class of 2020!
Watch the video here:
#BrewsterPride
#BHS2020_hometogether
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๐Mark Fedio, a senior at BHS, earned a perfect score on the AP Computer Science exam. He is one of only 459 studentsโless than .28 %-of test takers in the world to earn that score! Mark credits his computer science teacher Ryan Cleary for preparing him.
#BrewsterPride
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Our UNDEFEATED inaugural flag football team is taking on Lakeland at home in the semifinals tonight at 7 pm! Come on out and show your
#BrewsterPride
! ๐ป๐
๐Congratulations to BHS Senior Joseph Jimenez who just received a full ride to Stanford University with a Questbridge Scholarship. Out of more than 20,800 applicants, QuestBridgeโs 50 college partners matched with 2,242 Match Scholarship Recipients.
#BrewsterPride
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We're celebrating our seniors with Friday Night Lights! On Fridays, our turf field stadium lights will go on at 8:20pm for 20 minutes.
In keeping with social distancing practices, drive by, take a look & remain in your vehicle. No one will be allowed on the field. GO BEARS!๐ป๐
As we prep for our big
#Classof2020
graduation announcement, enjoy this trip down memory lane!
#BrewsterPride
We'll be sharing more senior throwback photos on Thursdays leading up to graduation. ๐ป๐
Outdoor gym on a gorgeous September morning is the perfect time to take a socially distanced mask break! Coach Hershman and Miss Mueller's class had a blast running on the turf field today. ๐ป๐
@jfk_pe
Our facilities crew keeps our buildings running and helps provide a safe, clean environment for students & staff alike. We are so lucky to have these talented, dedicated professionals on our staff and are thrilled to give you a closer look at what they do:
๐ฅCongratulations to Kevin Fox and Colin LaMoreaux! They both were recognized for their academic success and met requirements to enter the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program.
#BrewsterPride
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BHS teacher Alexander Gutiรฉrrez recently hosted an optional afterschool Zoom teaching students how to make flan.
The lesson mixed Spanish language & culture with baking. They had so much fun โ and look at the delicious results!
For more on this story:
๐พBHS Senior, Patrick Ford, won his second straight individual SECTION 1 CHAMPIONSHIP, he completed the challenging 5K course 34 seconds over the next competitor!! Patrick is off to States this Saturday, November 12th. We are rooting for you Patrick!
#BrewsterPride
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This morning was the grand opening of the Brewster Bubbly Bears laundry service! Run by the BHS career skills class, students created a business plan & will provide free service for PE pinnies, uniforms & more.
Thank you to the
@BEFBrewster
for the grant that made this possible.
We're sending out great big (warm!) bear hugs to our snow crew! These men and women have been hard at work making sure our buildings, grounds, and buses are safe for students and staff. They are the best and we are so grateful for them! ๐ป๐
Check out this fun video of BHS Varsity Club members showing off their athletic talents! ๐ป๐
Varsity Club officers came up with the idea and Madison Chiudina edited the video.
#BrewsterPride
It was K12
#AdaptivePE
Field Day today and the festivities started with teams from each of the schools getting announced and running into the field.
It was such a great way to start a really fun day! ๐ป๐
#PhysEd
This week is School Board Recognition Week. We're sending a big Brewster bear hug to our board members for the tireless work they put in year-round to make our schools a better place. They are a great example of how civic responsibility can make a difference in a community. ๐ป๐
Brewster High School is proud to announce Valedictorian Braeden Di Carlo and Salutatorian Erica Hamel for the Class of 2022!
#BrewsterPride
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Read more about these exceptional students:
JFK staff celebrated today at their annual Heart Walk Raffle Breakfast. This year, they've raised over $4,500 for the
@American_Heart
. Putnam Heart Walk Honoree & JFK student Landon Perez was there to pick winning tickets. ๐ป๐
The Putnam Heart Walk is this Sunday at BHS.
Principal John Clark greeted incoming students and their parents this morning at 6th grade orientation at Wells. He also taught them a phrase theyโll be hearing a lot during the next three years: We are Wells! ๐ป๐
Thank you, veterans! ๐บ๐ธ
Brewster schools thanks those who have served today and every day.
We honored and celebrated veterans last week in our schools with visits from veterans, assemblies, note writing, and more and we have more planned for the week to come.
#BrewsterPride
Members of BHSโs Model UN, Habitat for Humanity & Semper Fi clubs have raised money to sponsor 2 new historic markers. These markers, for Tonetta Lake & Snowdale Farm, are the first Black history markers installed in Putnam County. Read more:
BHS physics teacher
@DrKoz_physics
has received the 2022
@LHRICit
TELL Award for Outstanding Innovative Teacher!
Recipients of this award have demonstrated an outstanding, innovative, or strategic approach to technology integration in their school or district
#BrewsterPride
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Congratulationsย to our Meagan Beal for winning the 2018-2019 Section 1 New York State Athletic Administratorโs Association Scholar Athlete Award!
@BCSD_athletics
โs Dean Berardo presented Meagan with her award at a ceremony at Factoria at Charles Point this morning.
๐Ivelisse Arocho, a senior at BHS, has received a full-ride scholarship to Ohio State. The award is through The Morrill Scholarship Program, which awards academically talented students who are actively engaged in diversity-based leadership. To read more:
Congrats,
@DrKoz_physics
!
BHS's Dr. Kozlenko was selected as 1 of NYโs 3 finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics & Science Teaching. PAEMST is the highest honor a STEM educator can receive in the US.
#BrewsterPride
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More:
It's School Board Recognition Week & we want to thank our Board members who work tirelessly to ensure our students get the very best.
Join us in thanking Sonia Mesika, Kerry F. Cunningham, Erik Grutzner, Dehisy Jimenez-Vazquez, Francine Santos, Scott Seaman & Jason Whitehead
๐ซThis morning Superintendent Dr. Laurie Bandlow and Deputy Superintendent Dr. Michelle Gosh were the Educator Guest KEYNOTE speakers at the Learning Leadership Symposium at PNW BOCES!
#BrewsterPride
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Our Transportation Department has been working hard to prepare to welcome back all grade levels five days per week after the break. THANK YOU ALL!
#BrewsterPride
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๐บ๐ธHistory was made today with The Stanton-Anthony Symposium: Influential Women of the Hudson Valley. The first ever student moderated panel highlighting the lives of influential women of the Hudson Valley.
#BrewsterPride
#WeCanDoIt
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Thank you
@SenatorHarckham
for visiting us today and for fielding (bright, thought-provoking!) questions from our high school and middle school students. It was a great experience for all of us!
It's Homecoming Day, which is the perfect time to introduce you to our 2021 Varsity Football captains: Nick Sayegh, Ryan Costales, Dom Rienzi and Chris Donohue!
Wish them and their teammates luck in tonight's big game! Let's go Bears!
#BearPower
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Congratulations to our Danielle Heintz! ๐
Danielle was named one of Lohud Sports' Elite 11 in girls lacrosse! The list honors this year's projected top players from Westchester, Putnam and Rockland counties.
#BrewsterPride
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We're sending bear hugs to all of the incredible volunteers who make weekly distribution of meals to our students in need possible.
Thank you to our food service staff; SEIU, teacher & administrator volunteers; & Director of Child Nutrition Services Cathy Hancock
#BrewsterPride
๐พThe BHS band played beautifully for the annual 9-11 Putnam County candlelight vigil at Putnam Heroes Memorial in Carmel. They will play next at Citi Field on Sept. 17th.
#BrewsterPride
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