Northbrook Academy

March 25, 2011
Northbrook Academy students perform Annual Northbrook Variety Show
See South Coust Times Article <<HERE>>
The Annual Northbrook Variety Show is a showcase for all the arts at Northbrook Academy. This years performing groups included: Concert Ensemble performing a challenging arrangement Pirates of the Caribbean; the Northbrook Show Choir performing Defying Gravity and Popular from Wicked, the Northbrook Jamrox Rock Band performing 99 Red Balloons and Sweet Home Chicago, the Northbrook Dance Class dancing a modern ballet to Dreaming with a Broken Heart and a hip-hop dance to Club. In addition The Northbrook Art classes had an art show with various media self-portraits, digital photography prints, and other works . This was also a showcase for individual talent and the audience was treated to bad jokes from the MCs, great choral duets and vocal and keyboard solos. It was just another great Northbrook night to remember!

March 23, 2011
Northbrook Students Earn Make a Difference Award from J. F. Kennedy LibrarySee full article and photo in The Lakeville Call <Here>>
Northbrook in the Ojournal news:<< See the article here.>>
Each year the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston recognizes middle school students for the difference they have made in their communities through service projects.

This year two local students who both attend Northbrook Academy will be awarded personalized certificates honoring their civic contributions. Receiving these prestigious honors are Lexie Williams, a seventh grade student from Lakeville and Nick Hamilton, an eighth grade student from Norton.

Lexie’s contribution to the community culminated with her aggressive effort in motivating everyone she knew to participate in a walk for the Jimmy Fund. As a result she also walked over 13 miles and personally raised $1000 dollars. All the money Lexie helped raise goes to help fund low grade brain tumor research. Being able to help contribute funding for this research is very important to Lexie and many other health care patients. Lexie has been receiving treatment for this condition since she was age eight.

Nick has sponsored and participated in the “Relay For Life” for three years. In his first year Nick organized his church members into teams for a successful Walk For Life. Nick has continued to organize and contribute to this program for the last three years.

Lexie and Nick attend Northbrook Academy where trying your best is a way of life for middle school students. Both students were nominated for this award by the school’s Headmaster Paul Harrison. An award ceremony to recognize all the recipients of this honor will be held later this month at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston.

March 5, 2011
Northbrook Hosts Premier Open House at New MIddleborough Location
Check out the article in the <<Local News>>

March 3, 2011
Northbrook WIns Basketball Championship for 2nd Year in a Row !
Check out the article in the <<Local News>>.

February 9, 2011
Northbrook Academy Announces Move to New Location
See the full article at South Coast Today.

February 5, 2011
Parents Association Runs Overnight Ski Trip to Cranmore
"There really is an event every month and many, many opportunities for whole families to get involved with the Northbrook Community." reports one parent who was thrilled with this most recent event. The Northbrook community met on Saturday morning, packed their cars and the caravan headed to North Conway. The group convened at the Cranmore tubing center, enjoyed tubing and riding the new coaster until closing, then stayed at the lodge and started on the slopes bright and early Sunday morning. Even the weather cooperated, the beautiful sunny day contributed to making this day of skiing just another great Northbrook community event.

December 17, 2010
Seasonal Arts Showcase Held at the Alley Theater At the first of three performances this year, Northbrook students demonstrated their freshly learned ensemble work, and presented their winter play. The showcase began with the Show Choir performing a selection of songs from the "Polar Express". This was followed by their theater class' performance of the British ecology play, "A Load of Rubbish". Next the Northbrook ensemble orchestra with strings, brass, woodwinds, and digital instruments performed their "Northbrook Canon". Finally, the show ended with the Northbrook rock band, the Jamrocks, playing "Stand by Me", and "So This is Christmas".

December 17, 2010
Multi-languages Explored Through Northbrook's "Books and Carols" Program
As part of their college preparatory studies, all Northbrook students study both Latin and Spanish. Enhancing their language studies is their annual Books and Carols program which asks students to share with each other a reading of a story and to learn a song in their other languages. This year students learned "Silent NIght" in Latin and participated in the reading of ¡ Cómo el Grinch robó la Navidad ! .

December 17, 2010
Northbrook Students Spread Cheer with Carols The old tradition of caroling dates back centuries and crosses the globe. Northbrook students participated in this tradition when they went caroling in downtown Middleboro. Stopping at a preschool, a nursing home, a bank, the post office and even the Town Hall, the stocking hat covered students brought smiles to many citizens with their joy and songs. They culminated their visits with a less traditional song, and sang the jazzy "Hot Chocolate" from the Polar Express for the the staff and patrons at the Cafe Milano coffee shop.

December 16, 2010
Northbrook Gives Play and Ecology Message to Elementary School At Southbrook Academy the Northbrook students performed the British ecology play, "A Load of Rubbish", for the wide eyed, giggling elementary students. This play was set in a park that had received the overflow trash from a nearby dump. The characters, all trash (such as Ketchup Bottle, Cola Cans, and Newspaper) were eventually recycled and the park was renewed by local students who began a recycling program. The use of drama as a teaching tool is part of the Northbrook curriculum, and the Northbrook students are proud to offer a performance each year dedicated to elementary learners.

December 14, 2010
Wildwood Strings Features Northbrook's Paula Boyle on Cello
"Keeping my passion alive and making music for the community is what cello means to me, "says Northbrook's string teacher, Ms. Boyle following the recent news spread featuring her playing cello with the WIldwood String Quartet. Other Northbrook Students photographed in the special article include Madeline Lemke and Bethany Stoddard.

November 3, 2010
Captain Merick Explains Dolphins in the Military What an amazing experience! Northbrook students were honored to host Captain Merick, who, while a commanding naval officer, worked with dolphins in the US Naval Marine Mammal Program. For the students, this was an opportunity to hear first hand about the intelligence of dolphins --which follows through on their study of dolphins after reading, The Music of Dolphins by Karen Hesse. Captain Merick made a multi-media presentation which engaged the students into thinking about the ways dolphins are superior to humans (their abilities to do eco-location and to retrieve in deep water with getting the bends); and how the military has worked with the dolphins to ensure safety from sea mines.

October 1, 2010
Northbrook Students Complete Space Mission!! Students from Northbrook Academy each worked diligently and collaboratively at their jobs in order to complete the space missions of landing on mars and returning back to earth. At the Krista McAulliffe Center (Framingham State College) Northbrook students benefited from the hands on experience that makes learning at Northbrook unique.

September 17, 2010
Northbrook Academy participates in CoastSweep 2010 following a camp-out in Plymouth, MA Northbrook Students spent a night in the woods of Indianhead-Resort Family Campground and learned to set up tents, to cook over an open fire, and enjoyed seeing an amazing sky full of stars. Rising early the next morning, students joined Krill Carson of NECWA to participate in a guided marsh walk at Ellisville Harbor State Park, and participated in the CoastSweep2010 beach clean up.

Coastsweep is the statewide beach cleanup sponsored by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) and coordinated by the Urban Harbors Institute (UHI) of the University of Massachusetts Boston. This is the 23rd year of beach cleanups coordinated by Coastsweep.

Northbrook's CoastSweep 2010 cleanup event was held at the Ellisville Harbor State Park. Ellisville Harbor is a unique coastal property, including an 18th century farmstead, beachfront, salt marsh, rolling meadows, and red pine forest. It's also one of the most scenic spots on the South Shore coastline, where you can see small fishing boats, a barrier beach, sphagnum bog, forested upland and open meadows.

Northbrook Acaemy logged, weighed, and carried out over 8 bags of trash off the Ellisville Beach.

March 24, 2010 ---Two Northbrook Students, Emily Williams and Lucy Kogut received the 2010 John F. Kennedy Make a Difference Award for community service.

Northbrook Academy in Raynham MA has two students who will receive the Make a Difference Award this March 24, 2010 at 4:00pm.

The Kennedy Library will recognize middle school students from across Massachusetts for the difference they have made in their communities through service projects.

The award is given to students who are nominated by teachers, principals and other community leaders for contributions they have made to their neighborhood, town or community. The students will receive a personalized certificate at an award ceremony to be held at the Library on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at 4:00 p.m

Yes, ladies and gentleman Northbrook Academy Basketball Team is the Christian Athletic Association League Champions. The packed house was thrilled by the “little school on Baker Road”. Final score 37 to 15 but this does not tell the whole story.

Northbrook took the lead with a strong first period performance by Captain Ryan Murray (Bridgewater) six points and seven rebounds to lead the Shamrocks to a seventeen to two lead in the first period. Will Holt (Bridgewater) and Grace Orfanello (East Taunton) lead a strong defensive effort on the boards. Mike Pyne was all over the court leading a fierce fast Shamrock break . When the dust cleared Northbrook had a commanding lead going into the third period. Noah Poole (Bridgewater) and Patrick Korzeniowski (Bridgewater) would not let the lead diminish with both strong efforts. Poole dominate on the defensive boards and Patrick played extremely strong “D” point on offense . Then there was Captain Thomas Conlon (Brockton). Thomas was sick so Coach Harrison decided to hold him back. In the third and fourth quarter Tom scored nine points in a winning effort. Nick Hamilton (Norton) scored his first basket of the season. Nick started as Manager and worked his way up to Varsity as did his friend Ben Willams from West Bridgewater.

Coach Harrison is extremely proud of his “Running Shamrocks” and his little school that can. Northbrook finished their basketball season 13 and 1.

Northbrook Academy would like to thank Coach Walter Korzeniowski for his effort and kindness shown to the “Running Shamrocks”.

NORTHBROOK ACADEMY students turn GREEN learning ecology aboard Captain John’s Floating Classroom then… “LAND HO!“ They studied more at Indianhead Campground and Ellisville Harbor State Park.
Plymouth, MA, September 18, 2009: The students of Northbrook, teachers and some hardy souls, (a.k.a. chaperones), braved the cool breezes of the North Atlantic to expand their knowledge of about science (biology and ecology), history (of Plymouth), math (navigation) and art (digital photography). This exciting field trip also brought together the concepts from the assigned One Book One School summer reading of “Flush” by Carl Hiaasen, and their classroom experiences with Northbrook’s new ecology class. READ MORE.