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 The Weekly Blast
September 29, 2013 
 Brookline High School Events
SOPHOMORE CLASS PARENT MEETING September 30, 2013, 7 PM in the Auditorium (please note the venue change). Welcome to Sophomore year! Headmaster Deb Holman, Dean Anthony Meyers and Guidance Department Chair Lenny Libenzon will provide updates on what is happening around BHS and insights into sophomore year expectations.
OPEN CONVERSATION WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT and Brookline High School parents. Tuesday, October 1st at 6:30pm, in the Robert Dubbs Auditorium. This is an opportunity to meet with Dr. Lupini in an open forum setting.
 
AUDITIONS FOR THE FRESHMAN PLAY This year's Freshman Play will be Troublemaker, directed by Summer Williams. Auditions will be in the Black Box on Monday, Sept 30th and Tuesday, Oct 1st from 2:55 to 4pm. Callbacks will be held on Thursday, Oct 3rd in the Black Box. For more information, visit the BHS drama website. 

 

REGISTRATION FOR WINTER SPORTS is now open. Click here to register your athlete. Instructions for newcomers to the registration process may be found at: www.brooklinewarriors.net

REMEMBER TO SHOP WITH THE BHS AMAZON LINK Please consider using the link to the right or on the BHS PTO website for all your Amazon shopping needs. You'll pay the same Amazon prices as always, but a portion of your cost returns to the BHS PTO.  

CONGRATULATIONS TO BROOKLINE HIGH SCHOOL HEADMASTER Deborah Holman, who won the Rotary Club's "Dancing with the Brookline Stars" on Saturday, Sept. 21, at Pine Manor College. Holman's charity was the Gretchen Underwood Scholarship Fund at BHS, which provides grants for student who need help paying for field trips, school materials and other educational expenses. All contestants, in addition to personal charities, raised money to support emergency food services in Brookline. A total of $85,000 was raised. See photo below.
 
SEEKING LAPTOP DONATIONS Did you just upgrade your computer to the latest and greatest and are in search of a place to donate your not-as-late and not-quite-as-great laptop or desktop?  For the fourth year in a row, I am coming to the Brookline PTO community in search of nearly up-to-date computers that could serve the learning needs of students who aren't able to afford their own. Last year, I was able to provide 17 terrific kids with 14 laptops and 3 desktops to make their school lives a whole lot easier.  You can bring donations to the main office at BHS or contact me and I'll find a way to come pick them up. Questions? Ideas about how to acquire more computers for students who need them? Please email me at Elon Fischer. 

INITIAL MEETING - FRIENDS OF PERFORMING ARTS (FoPA)

Monday, October 7th at 7:00 PM in the Staff room, next to the MLK meeting room - 1st floor BHS. FoPA, a committee of interested parents and guardians, the BHS performing arts Teacher Leader, Christien Polos and invited guests, supports the performing arts at Brookline High School. If you have any questions, please contact Co-chairs Genae Johnson and Susan Sturman at  fopa.bhs.pto@gmail.com. We are looking forward to seeing our "old" friends and "new" friends. A special invitation to the new Freshmen Parents who are interested in supporting the performing arts at BHS: please join us! 

CELEBRITY SERIES - TAKE YOUR SEAT The Celebrity Series developed Take Your Seat to make performance tickets available to school and community groups at the significantly reduced price of $10 per ticket. The program welcomes children in grades K-12 and college students to performances at Symphony Hall, Jordan Hall, CitiWang Theatre, and other venues. Tickets are limited, and may sell out, you must order by October 11, 2013. For more information click schedule or email.

BHS SPECIAL EDUCATION NEWS All parents & guardians of students with an IEP are invited to attend a SEPAC Meet the Specialists Breakfast on October 17th, 2013. This breakfast will give you the opportunity to meet the specialists in a casual setting. We are hoping to introduce all to the 3 new EFT's! Join us in the MLK Room 7:45 - 8:45 AM. Contact Wendy MacMillan or Mary Lynn Pergantis if you have any questions or would like to volunteer to bring a breakfast item.

SPECIAL EDUCATION MEETINGS - SAVE THE DATES There will be three BHS Special Education Meetings during the school year that parents are invited to attend. These meetings are a great source of information about Special Education at BHS and are attended by the BHS Special Education Director Sarah Orlov and Coordinator Jim Henry. The meetings are scheduled for December 12, February 27 & April 17th at 7:45 - 8:45 AM.
 Community Events
BTC - OPEN FOR BUSINESS! Following an astounding Grand Opening celebration, the Brookline Teen Center is now officially open. Membership enrollment is ongoing and FREE until the end of December. Visit our website and click on Membership. Teens hours are Mon - Thu, 3 - 8 PM, Friday 3 - 10 PM. New programming will be added, including fitness classes, homework help, music recording instruction. We welcome suggestions. Be sure to check our website for hours and classes.

AN EVENING WITH DENNIS LEHANE Monday, October 7th, 7:00 - 8:30 pm in the Brookline High School Auditorium. Presented by the Public Library of Brookline.
 
BQSCP The Brookline Quezalguaque Sister City Project is celebrating its 26th anniversary on Oct. 19th-7pm at the Vine Ripe Grill. BHS a cappella groups Perfect Pitch and Testastatones will perform. Gov. Michael Dukakis will be the keynote speaker. BQSCP is a voluntary organization with no government support. Current areas of focus include education, special needs schools, public health, library, mobile library, arts programs and most recently the first computer classroom in the region.  For Oct 19th tickets (suggested $50 or more donation) or more info about BQSCP, contact Stacey Downey. 
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9/30/2013  
Boys Varsity Golf v Wellesley High School @ Nehoiden Golf Course 3:30PM
 
Boys Junior Varsity Football v Braintree High School @ Braintree High School 4:00PM
 
Boys Freshman Soccer v Weymouth High School @ Talbot St Field 4:00PM
 
Girls Freshman Soccer v Weymouth High School @ Brookline Ave 4:00PM
 
Girls Varsity Field Hockey v Newton South High School @ Newton South HS 4:00PM
 
Girls Junior Varsity Field Hockey v Newton South High School @ Newton South HS 5:00PM
 
10/1/2013  
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Boys Varsity Soccer v Framingham High School @ Skyline Field 4:00PM
 
Boys Junior Varsity Soccer v Framingham High School @ Cypress Field 4:00PM
 
Girls Varsity Soccer v Framingham High School @ Bowditch Field 4:00PM
 
Girls Junior Varsity Soccer v Framingham High School @ Framingham HS 4:00PM
 
Girls Freshman Field Hockey v Framingham High School @ Larz Anderson 4:00PM
 
Girls Varsity Swimming v Boston Latin School @ Tappan St. Pool 4:00PM
 
Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball v Framingham High School @ Framingham HS 4:00PM
 
Girls Junior Varsity Field Hockey v Framingham High School @ King Field 4:30PM
 
Girls Varsity Volleyball v Framingham High School @ Framingham HS 5:00PM
 
Girls Varsity Field Hockey v Framingham High School @ Framingham HS 5:15PM
 
10/2/2013  
Boys Varsity Cross Country v Wellesley High School @ Houghton's Pond 4:00PM
 
Boys Varsity Cross Country v Milton High School @ Houghton's Pond 4:00PM
 
Girls Varsity Cross Country v Milton High School @ Houghton's Pond 4:00PM
 
Girls Varsity Cross Country v Wellesley High School @ Houghton's Pond 4:00PM
 
Boys Freshman Soccer v Framingham High School @ Brookline Ave 4:00PM
 
Girls Freshman Soccer v Framingham High School @ Framingham HS 4:00PM
 
10/3/2013  
Boys Varsity Golf v Dedham High School @ Dedham CC 3:30PM
 
Boys Varsity Soccer v Natick High School @ Skyline Field 4:00PM
 
Boys Junior Varsity Soccer v Natick High School @ Cypress Field 4:00PM
 
Boys Freshman Soccer v East Bridgewater HS @ Warren Field 4:00PM
 
Girls Varsity Soccer v Natick High School @ Natick High Schl 4:00PM
 
Girls Junior Varsity Soccer v Natick High School @ Natick High Schl 4:00PM
 
Girls Freshman Field Hockey v Natick High School @ Larz Anderson 4:00PM
 
Girls Varsity Volleyball v Natick High School @ Natick High Schl 4:00PM
 
Girls Junior Varsity Field Hockey v Natick High School @ Natick High Schl 5:15PM
 
Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball v Natick High School @ Natick High Schl 5:15PM
 
Girls Varsity Field Hockey v Natick High School @ Natick High Schl 6:15PM
 
10/4/2013  
Boys Freshman Football v Weymouth High School @ Weymouth HS 3:45PM
 
10/5/2013  
Boys Varsity Football v Weymouth High School @ Catholic Memorial School 6:00PM