Brookfield Central High School

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Brookfield Central High School
Established 1956
Type Public secondary
Principal Donald LaBonte
Students 1,425 (2006-2007)
Grades 9–12
Location Brookfield, Wisconsin, USA
District Elmbrook School District
Colors Blue and Silver
Mascot Lancer
Yearbook 'Legend'
Newspaper TYRO
Website bchs.elmbrookschools.org

Brookfield Central High School is a comprehensive public secondary school located in the city of Brookfield, Wisconsin. It is a sister-school to Brookfield East High School, also located in Brookfield. The High School is governed by the Elmbrook School District which operates nine schools in Brookfield, Wisconsin and Elm Grove, Wisconsin .

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[edit] Administration

  • Principal: Don LaBonte
  • Asst. Principal: Mike Sereno
  • Asst. Principal: Natalie Collins
  • Athletics/Activities Director: Dan Anderson

[edit] Academics

Brookfield Central offers courses in Art, Business Management and Technology, English, Foreign Language (French, German, Latin, and Spanish), Family and Consumer Education, Applied Technology and Engineering, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Science, and Social Studies.
Honors and many Advanced Placement classes are available in most subjects.

[edit] Current Events and Controversy

Recently, the administration has come under fire for disallowing exam exemptions for the 2007-2008 school year. This longstanding reward for students with A's and less than 5 excused absences in a given class was overturned, with students claiming they were given little to no input. The school noted a need for more records for classes but students claim they were not given adequate details or reasons as to why. Brookfield East High School, its sister school, has never had an exam exemption policy, making it unique to Central.

[edit] Music

The band, chorus, and orchestra groups of BCHS are quite critically acclaimed. They have played at venues ranging from the DisneyWorld Magic Kingdom Parade, Toronto, and London.

  • In the Spring of 2007, the combined Chamber Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra participated in the National Orchestra and Band Festival in New York to play in Carnegie Hall.
  • In March 2008, the BCHS band traveled to Los Angeles and San Diego.
  • Recently, the BCHS Chamber Choir won the first annual 99.1 WMYX Christmas Choir Competition.


Combined, the programs have more than 500 participating students. They are led by band directors Jason Gillete and Molly Bair, chorus director Phil Olson, orchestra director Jane Anello.

[edit] Clubs and activities

Brookfield Central offers many clubs and activities that include:

Art Club A/V Club (BCTV) Chess Club Culture Club Spanish Club
Class Council Debate Key Club Yearbook Legend Latin Club
Ping Pong TYRO (Newspaper) Forensics Photo Club French Club
Ski Club JSA Friends of Fine Arts Odyssey of the Mind Italian Club
National Honor Society SADD The 411 Fellowship of Christian Athletes German Club

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Athletics

Brookfield Central High School has a large number of competitive sports teams competing in WIAA Division I and Division II. The athletic department and the teams that comprise Brookfield Central are very successful, a few examples being:

  • In 2006, the girls tennis team won the State Championship
  • In 2006 the Varsity Football team made it to state and lost in OT to Franklin 29-36
  • In 2007, the girls tennis team were state-runner ups and had several notable individual state participants.
  • In 2008, the girls basketball team won the conference championship, while the boys basketball team placed second.

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