2021-22 School Theme: Celebrate Learning Together
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Tomorrow will bring the return of one of our more cherished traditions: The Caps & College Assembly. Bringing together soon-to-graduate seniors who began their education at Brookfield Academy in the Lower School or earlier, with our current Level 1 scholars. It is an opportunity for us to both celebrate the culminating accomplishment of our seniors and find inspiration for the future. For our seniors, returning up the hill for assembly gives them a chance to commemorate the span of their educational journey at Brookfield Academy.
It is also a day of inspiration for our Class of 2033, who will stand next to seniors listening to where the Class of 2022 will be continuing their education in the fall. Each member of the Class of 2033 will receive a class hat from a senior. While it is thrilling for our students to get their very own “Class of” hat, they also are able to physically see what the portrait of a Brookfield Academy graduate can look like. It is our hope they will be inspired by some of our best examples of what you can achieve by taking advantage of all that Brookfield Academy has to offer.
~ Mr. Richard Raney III, Head of Primary and Lower Schools
~ Mr. Nick Spaeth, Director of College Counseling
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THURSDAY
APRIL 28
8:15 am
Caps & College
Founders Hall
FRIDAY
April 29
8:15 am-noon
Presentation Day
Primary School and
Lower School
SATURDAY
April 30
6 pm
Dinner Auction
Luau Under the Stars
Patriots Hall
SUNDAY
May 1
Mozart: Requiem K 626
Upper School Choir and Orchestra Performance
St. Joseph's Church
Big Bend, WI
Deadline for Tuition Early Payment Discount
FRIDAY
May 6
3:30-5:00 pm
Junior Knight Football Clinic and Flag Football Game
Freedom Hall Field
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Dinner Auction
LUAU UNDER THE STARS
Saturday, April 30
6 pm
This year, proceeds from the Dinner Auction will be used to support our growing fine arts programs, including music, art, and theater.
Co-chairs Krissy Kappl and Sarah Slaughter and their team of volunteers have done an impressive job of creating an event that everyone will enjoy.
Thank you to all who have already registered. We're excited to share this celebration with our community.
The Silent Auction is OPEN NOW! Everyone can participate even if you can't attend the event.
To register for the silent auction:
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Choose "Get Started," and you will either create a new account or login using your email.
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Brookfield Academy's Open House welcomed many families for private tours last weekend. If you have a friend or family member interested in visiting BA, please direct them to our Admissions page for more information.
Parents: New Student Admissions Alert for 2023-24 ~If you have a student you're planning to enroll in Little Knights or Level A for the 2023-24 school year, please submit an application through the MyBA portal SOON! We've already had significant interest in programs for our youngest scholars from the community, and we want to do our best to ensure current families are able to enroll. Please contact Mindy Morrissey with questions.
Parents: Early Payment Discount! BA offers a discount when the 2022-23 tuition is paid in full by May 1. If you're paying by check to the Business Office, please make your check payable to Brookfield Academy. Otherwise, you can log in to your Tuition Management Account through the MyBA portal. If you have questions, contact the Business Office.
Congratulations! Leah Johnson and Adrian Yin, whose Gold Key-winning pieces in the 2022 Scholastic Writing Awards earned them each a national Silver Medal from Scholastic. Fewer than 1% of all Gold Key winners receive a national medal.
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Congratulations! Upper School students earned top honors on the 2021 National German Exam, and junior Ashley Toy won a three-week study trip to Germany. Awards were earned by the following students. Bronze: Elisabeth Schwertfeger, Norma Sanchez, Emma Felton, Thomas Minix, Olivia Schaub, Connor Artley, Hannah Ding, Rose Urbanski, and Megan Grasse; Silver: Leopold Mueller, Ryan Simmons, Gabriella Brown, Zanna Hughes, and Natalie Cartwright; Gold: Alexander Futterer, Ashley Toy, Rachel Frailing, and Lily Childress.
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Congratulations Upper School and Middle School Latin Teams:
Four teams from BA made the trip to Harvard Certamen to compete in the first in-person competition in two years. The competition was fierce with schools from around the nation. Both of our Novice teams qualified for the semifinals. Team A with Anna Wilson, Raghav Vijayapal, Neerja Ahuja, and Zoe Johnson placed 4th; and Team B with Mahi Hipara, Augustus Jurgens, Peter Hutt, and Ammar Pasha placed 6th out of 12 teams. The intermediate team of Sanjit Madireddi, Anika Taneja, and Rohan Singh, made it through to the finals and took 2nd place out of 10 teams. The advanced team was pitted against the two top teams in its first rounds. Charles Hieb, Alexander Li, Riya Singh, and Krish Sharma were barely knocked out of the semifinals and placed 10th out of 22 teams. Special thanks to coach Dr. Ron Roessler whose experience and dedication are invaluable to the Brookfield Academy Certamen program.
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Caps & College: On Thursday, April 28, at 8:15 am, Director of College Counseling, Mr. Nick Spaeth, and the seniors who began their BA journey in our earliest levels will join Primary School students at the top of the hill (Founders Hall). The seniors will say farewell to their first teachers and announce which college they will be attending. (Location will be moved to Freedom Hall in the event of inclement weather.) Level 1 students receive "Class of 2033" caps from the seniors!
Levels 3-8 Students! Are you interested in a football clinic & flag football? The JR Knights football program will lead a football clinic and flag football game Friday, May 6, from 3:30-5:00 pm on the Freedom Hall Field. To learn more and register, click here.
May Busing Schedule: The All-School May bus schedule is available here.
Bus Registration for the 2022-23 School Year: Families residing within the Elmbrook or Waukesha School Districts are eligible for bus transportation. All bus riding families must register their students for bus service on an annual basis. Bus registration for the 2022-23 school year is available here.
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Summer Days 2022: Summer Days will run from June 6-July 29 (closed July 4-8). Classes are filling up! Check out our 2022 catalog of classes here.
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Mozart: Requiem K 626: This Sunday, May 1, at 2 pm at St. Joseph's Church in Big Bend, the Upper School Choir and Orchestra will perform this Masterwork that they have been practicing all year. It will be an amazing performance featuring seniors Stephanie Kanavas, Rose Urbanski, Joshua Hoggatt, and EJ Cook as soloists. Click here for some background on the piece and the work the choir has done this year.
Upper School Parents and Students: Important Advanced Placement information and testing dates are available here.
Last day of class for seniors is Tuesday, May 10. Students preparing for AP exams later than this date may be required to attend class until the examination. AP classes are permitted to end once the AP examination is complete.
Senior Dinner is Friday, May 13, 6 pm, at the Wisconsin Club. Each student is permitted two guests.
Graduation: Sunday, May 15, 2 pm, Patriots Hall Fields of Freedom. Seniors meet in the College Room at 1 pm.
Upper School Spring Sports Assembly will be held on Monday, May 16, at 2:15 pm in the Patriots Hall Gym.
Upper School Final Exams, Friday, May 20-Wednesday, May 25. These are half days for Upper School students.
End-of-Year Academic Awards Ceremony: Friday, May 27, at 7 pm in Patriots Hall.
Summer Days 2022: Classes are filling! Please see page 9 of the catalog for a list of all classes.
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Congratulations! The spring celebration of art and music was a tremendous success! The band, festival strings, and choir students who performed did a wonderful job, and the art was appreciated by everyone who attended.
Congratulations Writers! Each year Level 8 students participate in the National Council Teachers of English (NCTE) writing competition. This year's topic was "Boundaries." Students' writings were judged on their written voice and personal insight shared. The top piece is submitted to a national competition. This year's first place piece was written by Kathryn Loomis. Other students who were recognized were 2nd place: Ada Slaughter, 3rd place: Emily O'Quinn, 4th place: Philip Cobb, and 5th place was a tie between Kendra Dehne and Simmi Sidhu.
Summer Days 2022: Classes are filling! Please see page 8 of the catalog for a list of all classes.
Junior Knights Football: The JR Knights football program will lead a football clinic and flag football game Friday, May 6, from 3:30-5:00 pm on the Freedom Hall Field. To learn more and register, click here.
Middle School Exams are Friday, May 20-Wednesday,
May 25. These are half days for Middle School students.
End-of-Year Academic Awards Ceremony: Friday, May 27, at 4 pm in Patriots Hall.
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Primary School and Lower School Presentation Day is Friday, April 29. Programs will begin with an assembly at 8:15 am in the Primary School and at 9:15 am in the Lower School. All students will be released at 12 noon.
Narnia on April 29: Narnia will close early (at 5 pm) on Presentation Day.
Levels 3-8 Football Clinic & Flag Football: JR Knights football will lead fun games and football instruction on Friday, May 6, 3:30-5:30 pm. No experience required! More information here.
Awards Days for Primary and Lower Schools will be held at Founders Hall by the flagpole on the following dates and times:
- Level A (AM Classes), Tuesday, May 24, 8:15 am
- Level A (PM Classes) Wednesday, May 25, 8:15 am; Little Knights Awards Program, Wednesday, May 25, 9:00 am
- Primary School, Levels B-2, Thursday, May 26, 8:30 am
- Lower School, Levels 3-5, Thursday, May 26, 4 pm
May Half-Days: Students in Primary School and Lower School will have half-days during Term 3 exams on the following dates: May 23, May 24, and May 25.
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Summer Days 2022: Classes are filling! Please see pages 6 and 7 of the catalog for a list of all classes.
Discovery Camp 2022: Camps are filling! If your student is entering Level A next year, please see page 4 of the catalog for more information!
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ADVANCEMENT & VOLUNTEER NEWS |
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THANK YOU! Andrea Emling and Natasha Tyson organized volunteers for the Middle School and Upper School spring concert series last Thursday and Friday. Students demonstrated their instrumental and vocal talents to guests after they attended the Middle School art show. Cookies and punch were appreciated after a full fine arts evening.
Upcoming Events:
April 30 - 6 pm Dinner Auction
May 11 - Morning, Teacher Appreciation Breakfast
May 12 - Afternoon Teacher Appreciation Lunch
Volunteer Information
Teacher Appreciation:
Wednesday, May 11 (breakfast) and Thursday, May 12 (lunch)
These two days celebrate our BA teachers and staff, showing appreciation and gratitude for all they do for students. Please register on VolunteerHub to participate or contact event chairs directly to express interest in helping or providing items for these two days of thankfulness:
End-of-Year Celebrations:
Parents, time to think about how you can create a fabulous end-of-year celebration for your child. Consider the opportunities posted on VolunteerHub or contact Mary Ricci if interested in helping in some capacity. Thank you!
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