The school opened on September 29, 1927, with fourteen boys in the first and second forms (seventh and eighth grades), two masters, a headmaster and headmistress, and one dormitory. The school added one form (grade) each year thereafter until it comprised grades 7–12, denoted by the British educational notations, Forms I, II, III, IV, V, and VI, respectively. Forms I and II (seventh and eighth grades) were later dropped.
Brooks School has had just four heads of school in over 80 years. The school's first headmaster, Frank D. Ashburn (a graduate of Groton School, Yale University and Columbia Law School), was appointed at the age of 25 and served for 46 years until his retirement in 1973. Ashburn was succeeded by H. Peter Aitken who served until 1986 when Lawrence W. Becker succeeded him. Becker, who stepped down in 2008, was succeeded by John R. Packard, previously the Dean of Faculty.
The school started admitting day students in the early 1950s and became co-educational in 1979. Today,[when?] the school enrolls 185 boys and 160 girls who come from many states and foreign countries. There has been a steady increase of students of color and of international students, and the school aspires to achieve gender equality. In addition, approximately 20 percent of students receive financial aid.
Notable alumniEdit
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Barry Bingham, Jr. (1933–2006), United States newspaper publisher and television and radio executive, the last descendant of the Bingham family that controlled Louisville, Kentucky's daily newspapers, a television station, and two radio stations for much of the 20th century[1]
Mark Shuttleworth, South African entrepreneur, first African in space, founder of Canonical Ltd., providing leadership for the Ubuntu Linux distribution
Brooks School on Instagram. Archived from the original on ghostarchive.org
ReferencesEdit
^McFadden, Robert D. "Barry Bingham Jr., Louisville Publisher, Is Dead at 72", The New York Times, April 4, 2006. Accessed December 12, 2007. "He attended the Brooks School in North Andover, Mass., and graduated from Harvard in 1956 with a bachelor's degree in history."
^Chamberlain, Tony. "Chairman of the Board Burton's innovation has fostered a snowbound sensation", The Boston Globe, December 18, 1997.
^Bumiller, Elisabeth. "In Political Quest, Forbes Runs in Shadow of Father", The New York Times, February 11, 1996. Accessed December 11, 2007. "Christine Todd, Mr. Forbes's childhood friend from the Far Hills Country Day school, would grow up to become Governor Whitman.... His son went off to the Brooks School in North Andover, Mass., then on to Princeton, Malcolm Forbes's alma mater."
^"Alumni Newsrooms - Brooks School: Coeducational Private School in North Andover, MA".
^. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
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For the Ray Brooks School near Benoit Mississippi see Ray Brooks School This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Brooks School news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Brooks School is a private co educational college preparatory boarding school in North Andover Massachusetts United States on the shores of Lake Cochichewick Brooks SchoolAddress1160 Great Pond RoadNorth Andover Massachusetts 01845United StatesCoordinates42 42 20 N 71 5 9 W 42 70556 N 71 08583 W 42 70556 71 08583InformationSchool typePrivate day amp boarding college prepMottoVICTURI TE SALUTAMUS We greet thee we about to live We who are about to be victorious salute you Religious affiliation s EpiscopalEstablished1926Head of schoolJohn R PackardFaculty65GenderCoeducationalEnrollment351Average class size11Student to teacher ratio6 1Campus size270 acres 1 1 km2 Campus typeSuburbanColor s Green and black Athletics15 varsity sports 48 teamsAthletics conferenceIndependent School LeagueRivalThe Governor s AcademyNewspaperThe BrooksianEndowment 101 945 745Tuition 69 575 boarding 57 200 day 2022 23 Websitewww wbr brooksschool wbr orgBrooks School Contents 1 History 2 Notable alumni 3 External links 4 ReferencesHistory EditBrooks School was founded in 1926 by Endicott Peabody the headmaster of Groton School at the time and was named after Phillips Brooks 1835 1893 a well known clergyman and author who spent summers in North Andover Massachusetts and briefly served as Bishop of Massachusetts in the Episcopal Church during the 1890s The school opened on September 29 1927 with fourteen boys in the first and second forms seventh and eighth grades two masters a headmaster and headmistress and one dormitory The school added one form grade each year thereafter until it comprised grades 7 12 denoted by the British educational notations Forms I II III IV V and VI respectively Forms I and II seventh and eighth grades were later dropped Brooks School has had just four heads of school in over 80 years The school s first headmaster Frank D Ashburn a graduate of Groton School Yale University and Columbia Law School was appointed at the age of 25 and served for 46 years until his retirement in 1973 Ashburn was succeeded by H Peter Aitken who served until 1986 when Lawrence W Becker succeeded him Becker who stepped down in 2008 was succeeded by John R Packard previously the Dean of Faculty The school started admitting day students in the early 1950s and became co educational in 1979 Today when the school enrolls 185 boys and 160 girls who come from many states and foreign countries There has been a steady increase of students of color and of international students and the school aspires to achieve gender equality In addition approximately 20 percent of students receive financial aid Notable alumni EditThis article s list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia s verifiability policy Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations November 2018 Barry Bingham Jr 1933 2006 United States newspaper publisher and television and radio executive the last descendant of the Bingham family that controlled Louisville Kentucky s daily newspapers a television station and two radio stations for much of the 20th century 1 Frank Blake 67 businessman and lawyer CEO and Chairman of Home Depot Jake Burton Carpenter founder and chairman of Burton Snowboards 2 Gene Clapp silver medalist 1972 Summer Olympics men s eight Charlie Davies 04 United States professional soccer striker who played for the New England Revolution and Philadelphia Union 2008 Olympian William R Ferris 60 United States author and scholar former chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities co founder of the Center for Southern Folklore in Memphis Tennessee co founder of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi co editor of The Encyclopedia of Southern Culture Steve Forbes 66 son of Malcolm Forbes president and CEO of Forbes editor in chief of Forbes magazine former Republican candidate in the United States presidential primaries in 1996 and 2000 3 Pat Freiermuth tight end for the Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Fucito 04 United States retired professional soccer striker Robert L Gerry III 56 businessman William W Kellogg Ph D 35 geophysicist meteorologist John LeBoutillier 71 former U S Congressman and political columnist Nekima Levy Pounds 94 lawyer professor former president of the Minneapolis chapter of the NAACP and mayoral candidate of the 2017 Minneapolis mayoral election Elle Logan 06 United States rower Olympic gold medalist 2008 Summer Olympics rowing Henry Lyman 33 conservationist publisher Daniel Lyons journalist and the Fake Steve Jobs Esmond Bradley Martin 59 conservationist 4 Anthony Perkins actor Thomas Collier Platt Jr 43 grandson of Thomas C Platt a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York former chief judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York Tim Prentice sculptor Lorenzo Semple Jr 40 screenwriter 5 Huntington Sheldon Dr 47 medicine Mark Shuttleworth South African entrepreneur first African in space founder of Canonical Ltd providing leadership for the Ubuntu Linux distribution Parker Stevenson actor Michael Weatherly actor Archduke Dominic of Austria Prince of Tuscany contested claimant to the Spanish throneExternal links EditOfficial website Brooks School on Twitter Brooks School on Instagram Archived from the original on ghostarchive orgReferences Edit McFadden Robert D Barry Bingham Jr Louisville Publisher Is Dead at 72 The New York Times April 4 2006 Accessed December 12 2007 He attended the Brooks School in North Andover Mass and graduated from Harvard in 1956 with a bachelor s degree in history Chamberlain Tony Chairman of the Board Burton s innovation has fostered a snowbound sensation The Boston Globe December 18 1997 Bumiller Elisabeth In Political Quest Forbes Runs in Shadow of Father The New York Times February 11 1996 Accessed December 11 2007 Christine Todd Mr Forbes s childhood friend from the Far Hills Country Day school would grow up to become Governor Whitman His son went off to the Brooks School in North Andover Mass then on to Princeton Malcolm Forbes s alma mater Alumni Newsrooms Brooks School Coeducational Private School in North Andover MA Lorenzo Semple 40 Archived from the original on 2014 02 02 Retrieved 2012 04 07 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brooks School amp oldid 1180216100, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
