Brookfield East High School

Brookfield East High School
Address
3305 North Lilly Road
Brookfield, Wisconsin, 53005
United States
Coordinates 43°4′43″N 88°5′13″W / 43.07861°N 88.08694°WCoordinates: 43°4′43″N 88°5′13″W / 43.07861°N 88.08694°W
Information
Type Public Secondary
Motto Gravitas - Dignity, Seriousness, Duty
Established 1962
School district Elmbrook School District
Principal Andy Farley
Teaching staff 81.43 (FTE)
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1315 (2012-2013)
Student to teacher ratio 16.15
Color(s) White and Navy Blue (with red trim)
Athletics conference Greater Metro Conference
Mascot Spartans ("Sparty")
Newspaper Spartan Banner
Yearbook Echo
Website School website
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Brookfield East High School is a comprehensive four-year public secondary school located in Brookfield, Wisconsin. The school is part of the Elmbrook School District, and is accredited by the North Central Association. Its rival is Brookfield Central High School, also located in Brookfield.

The school is a rectangular two-story building with a white brick exterior. It underwent major renovations, with the completely remodeled building opening in 2010. There are two courtyards, one of which contains a statue of Icarus. There are six science labs. A small blackbox theater doubles as a drama classroom. A new fieldhouse was completed in the fall of 2009. The classrooms have SMARTBoards and access to broadband internet. Brookfield East and Brookfield Central High Schools are the only schools in their conference without auditoriums. As a result, they perform at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts or the Shattuck Auditorium on the Carroll University campus.

Facilities

In 2008, voters in the Elmbrook District passed a referendum approving $62.2 million for renovating both Brookfield East (BEHS) and Brookfield Central High Schools. The referendum passed on a 7,557 "yes" to 6,923 "no" vote. The renovation involved extensive remodeling of both schools, repair and replacement of HVAC systems, and additional construction, including the East Field House which replaced the former gymnasium. East now has air conditioning installed throughout the building - previously, only East's primary offices, certain computer labs, and faculty lounges had air conditioning.

The school has a full nature center with access to acres of protected land and natural habitat, including a pond.

Academics

Brookfield East offers courses in art, business management and technology, English, foreign language (French, German, Latin, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish), family and consumer education, applied technology and engineering, mathematics, music, physical education, science, and social studies. Honors, advanced, and advanced placement classes are available in many subjects.

Extracurricular activities

The Brookfield East Spartans compete in the Greater Metro Conference, which includes most athletics and other competitive extra-curricular activities, including forensics, debate, and the "mathletes" organization. Clubs and activities include:

*Asterisk Indicates currently suspended club due to inactivity

Speech

Brookfield East has a Forensics team, Debate team, and Mock Trial team.

Brookfield East received the Daniel S. Masterson award of excellence at the National Catholic Forensic League (NCFL) Grand National Tournament in Boston, Massachusetts in 2004 season. In addition to the NCFL, the team participates in the National Forensic League and Wisconsin Forensic Coaches Association tournaments. The Forensics team won its first WFCA Division I State Championship in the 2006-2007 season.

Fine arts

Music

Brookfield East's music department received the Grammy "Signature Gold" award in the spring of 1999. Brookfield East was one of only 16 schools selected of more than 1200 nationwide. The school also received a $5,000 grant,[2] which was used to commission an original work for the school.

Bands

In April 2005, the band marched in the Cherry Blossom Parade in Washington, D.C., performing a concert in front of the World War II Memorial. In late January 2003 and January 2007, the band traveled to Florida to perform in the annual parade at the Magic Kingdom in Disney World.

Choirs

Brookfield East's choral program features an audition-only chamber choir. East has four separate choral ensembles, two of which (Women's and Chamber) require an audition to enter. In recent years, the entire department has performed in the Heritage Music Festivals held in various cities throughout the United States.

Orchestra

The Brookfield East Orchestra has performed at Carnegie Hall in New York on several occasions, most recently in 2014.

Athletics

The campus athletic facilities include a swimming pool, a four-station Field House with an 1/8 mile track, one baseball diamond, two softball diamonds, a soccer stadium, many soccer practice fields, tennis courts, a weight room, a trainer's room, and a recently renovated football stadium with an 8-lane 1/4 mile rubberized track. The field house has movable bleachers on each side and 21 basketball hoops.

State champions

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&ID=550177000215
  2. ↑ Distinguished 09 Hibler
  3. ↑ District Information - Wisconsin State Legislature

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