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5/8/2008
Ellie Logan ’06 Aims to Become a Brooksian Olympian
Ellie Logan ’06 won the women’s rowing pair at the 2008 National Selection Regatta on April 27, bringing her one step closer to earning a spot on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Rowing Team.
5/8/2008
Michelle Chiu ’09 Works with Poet Laureate at Young Poets Festival
Although writer Sam Cornish currently holds the Poet Laureate title in Boston, he may have a strong competitor in Michelle Chiu ’09, Brooks’ own burgeoning poetess. Chiu was invited to participate in the Groton Young Poets Festival, held at the Groton School on April 24.
5/7/2008
Science Building Blooms With the Spring
Construction for the new science center has carried on according to schedule throughout the winter months. As flowers and trees blossom throughout campus, construction crews are now in the final stages of completing the center’s exterior brick veneer, window installation and weather-tight roof systems. 
4/30/2008
Students Inducted into Cum Laude Society
Nineteen students from the Fifth and Sixth forms were inducted into the national Cum Laude Society at a special Chapel service held on April 30. The Brooks chapter of Cum Laude, first established in 1936, honors students who have displayed academic excellence in their studies, as well as an interest and commitment to learning. 
4/29/2008
DiResta ’06 Awarded Chinese Prize at Kenyon College
Paul DiResta ’06 was awarded The Chinese Prize at Kenyon College’s Honors Day on April 8. DiResta, a native of West Newbury, is a member of the Kenyon College class of 2010. He is majoring in Chinese and Spanish, with a double major in International Studies.
4/29/2008
Gospel Choir Brings Rhythm and Soul to Brooks
A large crowd gathered in the Frick Dining Hall on the evening of April 27, eagerly awaiting the final Gospel Choir concert of the school year. Suddenly, rhythmic clapping could be heard from the back of the room, as the Brooks Gospel Choir marched in, already in full song.
Located 30 miles north of Boston, Brooks is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory boarding and day school for students in grades 9-12.
MY STORY . . .
Under the shimmering heat of a summer morning, the football team battles to get into shape. It is August 2004, and a mixture of returning starters and eager newcomers run up and down the field, hoping to stand out in the eyes of their coaches. One player is more noticeable than the rest. He is 5’ 7” and weighs 285 pounds. He is a third-former, and he can barely finish a sprint from sideline to sideline. After a one-mile run, he leaves his breakfast in the woods behind the end zone. This is Guy Landers’s first practice on the first day of what will be a long, difficult season.