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Brookline High School
School type	Public
Established	1843
Grades	9-12
Staff	314
Students	1891
Colors	Red and blue
Mascot	Warriors
Headmaster	Robert J. Weintraub
Location	115 Greenough St Brookline MA 02445
Website	bhs.brookline.mec.edu

Brookline High School is a public high school located in the town of Brookline, Massachusetts, in the United States.

Contents 1 Mission Statement 2 Values 3 Education 4 Athletics 5 Notable Alumni 6 Trivia 7 External Links and Sources

"The Mission of Brookline High School is to develop capable, confident life-long learners who contribute to their community, participate thoughtfully in democracy, and succeed in a diverse and evolving global society."^[1]

BHS highly values the principles of freedom and responsibility. Freedom is exemplified in an "open campus" policy. Every student has the right to open campus, but it can be taken away if the student does not demonstrate responsibility in relation to it.

In 2006, Headmaster Dr. Robert Weintraub listed the following goals students should pursue to make BHS a truly great school: ^[2]

The BHS Parameters of Greatness

Academic Development:

1. All students take ownership of their learning
2. All students find, develop, and express their academic, intellectual, artistic, athletic, and career interests and passions
3. The achievement profile of the school reflects our diversity
4. The collective academic profile of the school shows continuous improvement
5. The dropout rate approaches zero percent
6. All students achieve success after high school and maintain a commitment to life-long learning

Social and Civic Development:

1. All students contribute to their community through respectful, responsible citizenship and service
2. All students establish a meaningful relationship with at least one adult at school
3. Relationships at our school reflect our diversity
4. All students peacefully resolve conflicts

Almost every senior in the Class of 2005 at Brookline High took the SAT I. The average score on the Verbal test was 598 and the average score on the Mathematics test was 620. The combined score -- 1218 -- is the highest in the history of the school. The Advanced Placement (AP) program has grown dramatically over the past ten years. In 1995, 161 students took 264 AP exams. In 2005, 364 students took 648 AP exams. In 1995, 90% of the students scored “3” or above on these exams. In 2005, with 203 more students participating, Brookline High School has maintained 90% of the students scoring “3” or above on these exams. ^[3]

Brookline High School features the largest interscholastic athletics program in New England, with 71 teams in 40 different sports. ^[4] Some of the atypical sports include golf, crew, and rugby.

Since 1894, the Brookline High football team plays rival Newton North High School in the traditional Thanksgiving Day Game. This is one of the oldest high school football rivalries in Massachusetts.

• Jeff Adrien '04 (University of Connecticut basketball player)
• Flora Alekseyeun '90 ("Real World Season 5: Miami," May 2002 issue of Playboy)
• Hugh B. Cave '27 (Short story writer)
• Michael Dukakis '51 (1988 Democratic presidential nominee and Governor of Massachusetts.)
• Theo Epstein '91 (General Manager of the Boston Red Sox)
• Harry Gittes '54 (Hollywood producer for "About Schmidt," "Girl Next Door" and "Last Flag Flying")
• Richard Goodwin '49 (Author, Columnist, Speechwriter for Presidents Kennedy and Johnson.)
• John Hodgman '89 (Author and humorist)
• Robert Kraft '59 (Owner of the New England Patriots)
• Conan O'Brien '81 (Late Night with Conan O'Brien, graduated as the valedictorian)
• Francis Ouimet '11 (Professional golfer and winner of the 1913 U.S Open)
• Alan L. Rachins '60 (Actor, "Dharma and Greg," "L.A. Law")
• Dan Rosenthal '84 (Member of the White House Senior Staff under Bill Clinton)
• Gabe Sapolsky '90 (Pro wrestling promoter/booker of ECW and Ring of Honor)
• Mike Wallace '35 (60 Minutes)
• Rick Weitzman '63 (Professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics)

• All the interior and exterior high school scenes from the 1994 movie The Next Karate Kid starring Hilary Swank and Pat Morita were filmed on campus, except for the scene in the gymnasium. The exterior shot is the Brookline High School gym, but the interior was Cousens Gymnasium at Tufts University.

• Exterior establishing shots were also used on the short lived WB show Raising Dad starring Bob Saget.

• Members of Fred Phelps' notoriously anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church protested at the 2005 graduation against Brookline High's strong tolerance of homosexuality . They were met by dozens of counter-protesters. ^{[5] [6]}

1. ^ Brookline High School website URL accessed on May 26, 2006
2. ^ Letter to BHS family URL accessed on December 24, 2006
3. ^ Brookline Schools website URL accessed on June 2, 2006
4. ^ Brookline Schools website URL accessed on June 2, 2006
5. ^ http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/this_just_in/documents/04747408.asp
6. ^ http://www.workers.org/2005/us/anti-phelps-0616/

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