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Our Lower Schoolers took part in a very special Share assembly on Zoom to talk about their community services projects for the year. Our students' understanding of kindness, responsibility, and empathy shined through the screen as they spoke passionately about the organizations they've chosen to support.

We recently heard the stories of members of our community as part of our Voices assembly program. The program focused on elevating Black voices, and these Brimmer community members shared personal stories about their experiences in school, times when they have experienced anti-Black racism, and moments when they have felt like outsiders.

Our upper school chorus, Greenline, arranged an amazing virtual performance of Brimmer's Alma Mater, Forever Faithful.

The Gator placed as a Crown Finalist, the highest recognition for collective newsroom excellence in scholastic journalism by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. 

The Parents Association recently hosted a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) virtual event.

The accolades continue to pour in for our student journalists! Natalie Kozhemiakin ’23,  Edan Zinn '23, and Editor-in-Chief Karly Hamilton '21 were all recognized with feature articles.

Congratulations to Kyrell Luc '21 and Gianni Thompson '21 on signing their National Letters of Intent to play Division I basketball at the College of the Holy Cross and Boston College, respectively!

The Gator earned 16 awards from the New England Scholastic Press Association (NESPA), the most in its history, including its second-consecutive “All-New England” designation in editing and publishing.

See how we successfully reimagined our annual Harvestfest Celebration!

Don't miss Upper School History & Journalism teacher David Cutler's '02 blog post about teaching politics and navigating tough conversation in the classroom.

Chris Harrison ‘19 and Miles Munkacy ’20 have created a website called Impact Change, a nonpartisan site that provides bias-free, easy-to-digest information about elections and candidates across the country. 

See how our new Chef & Food Service Director Craig Roman has done an outstanding job feeding our entire School Community in a new way.

Congratulations to Isaiah Claiborne ’21, Karly Hamilton ’21, and Betty Wang ’21 on receiving a commendation from the College Board.

Introducing the Mugar Family Playground and Outdoor Learning Space — designed intentionally to take advantage of outdoor space for recreation as well as an extension for learning.

Jake Fay's '13 directorial debut film, "The Process," was awarded Best Feature at the Massachusetts Independent Film Festival. 

Michelle Levinger '19 made a short film focusing on the importance and purpose of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Congratulations to all Brimmer students who have earned 2019-2020 AP Scholar Awards from the College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP) Program.

Congratulations to Gianni Thompson '21 on his verbal commitment to the Boston College Men's Basketball team!

Congratulations to Luca Antonucci, Andrew Beal, and Julia Jennings—this year's recipients of our Faculty Innovation Awards.

Congratulations to all of our Honors Convocation award recipients!

Greenline performed "Nine Hundred Miles," an American folk song that embraces deep feelings of sadness and uncertainty.

Congratulations to our 2019-2020 athletic award winners!

Check out how we reimagined Brimmer's 140th Commencement for the Class of 2020!

The last thing I want to leave with our wonderful families, faculty, and staff right now is sad news and a negative message. Despite the news, my hope is that this letter will instill in you a sense of hope and motivation to take action.

Bravo to our students in Grades 2, 3, 4, and 5! This week’s Music Showcases offered a wonderful sampling of students’ work in band and chorus classes this year. 

The 18th Annual Creative Arts Department Academy Awards was held virtually on May 27th.

Grade 6 science students are studying ecology this spring. They spend time each week completing nature journal entries about their observations of the natural world wherever they can safely engage with it.

The Creative Arts teachers created a website to feature the Middle and Upper School projects that students have created this spring.

Circles 16.1 and 16.2, our two virtual coffee houses, have been wonderful community events!

Congratulations to our Grade 5 students on their outstanding Capstone speeches.

Grade 3 performed the first ever virtual French plays for an audience of their family members and a few faculty members.

Congratulations to the Class of 2020 on their college acceptances!

Congratulations to our newly elected Senate Leaders Kat Klacko (President) and Sophia Spring (Vice President).

Our amazing Brimmer chefs have been sharing recipes and videos with the community so we can make their delicious food at home.

The Gator recently promoted Senior Writer and Photographer Edan Zinn ’23 to Executive Editor, second-in-command of the publication under newly elected Editor-in-Chief Karly Hamilton ’21.

The Lower School community created beautiful hearts to display in their homes as a symbol of support for healthcare workers and essential workers.

Marlie Kass's '23 play, The Stories of Myth, was selected by the O’Neill Theater Center for their 2020 Young Playwrights Festival.

Given the ever-changing health crisis our world, Spring Reunion 2020 for classes ending in 0 or 5, scheduled to take place May 16th, is postponed.

Kyrell Luc '21 and Gianni Thompson '21 were recently recognized for their outstanding play during the 2019-2020 season.

Ginger Biederman's '26 essay, Standing Up for Animals, was chosen to represent Brimmer and May in this year's The Courage of Children: Boston and Beyond book.

The award-winning student news site of Brimmer, The Gator, will remain open during spring break, and beyond. 

See photos from the fourth and fifth grade musical, The Town Mouse & The Country Mouse.

Fourth graders recently honored the traditions and history of two unique Asian countries—India and Japan—at FourthFest 2020.

Winterfest 2020 was a wonderful event for the entire community! A huge thank you to the Parents' Association for an amazing event.

The Upper School production of Urinetown was fantastic! See photos from the production.

Congratulations to "Brimmer 4" (Skip Karly Hamilton ‘21, Vice Lily Goodman ‘22, Second Nico Jaffer ‘23, and Lead Daniel Murray ‘23) on winning their Class B Curling Championship!

The Brimmer community had a blast skating at Larz Anderson on beautiful night in February.

Congratulations to our 2019-2020 Winter Athletic Award recipients!

The Gator takes home first place at the Greater Boston High School Newspaper Competition!

Congratulations to Kyrell Luc '21 for scoring his 1,000th career point vs. Kimball Union Academy!

Each January, we gather to honor our colleagues for their long-term service to the School. This year, we celebrated the milestone anniversaries of 17 faculty and staff.

See highlights from this year's Chinese Temple Fair.

See photos from our recent NYC Alumni Gathering!

Congratulations to our Brimmer students for receiving 2019 Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards!

Highlights from our Middle School!

Exhibitions are an excellent way to demonstrate learning and a staple of the Brimmer and May Middle School education.

See photos of Brimmer the Panda, who was adopted by students from the Winterim 2019 program to China.

Congratulations to Miles Munkacy '20 and Brian Gamble '23 for being named Boston Globe All-Scholastics.

The Holiday Reception, a traditional event attended by alumni, seniors, senior parents, faculty, and trustees, was a wonderful evening!

See highlights from this year's Ring Ceremony!