Brooks School
The Brooks Shield VICTURI TE SALUTAMUS We, who are about to be victorious, salute you
Address
1160 Great Pond Road North Andover, Massachusetts, 01845 United States
Coordinates	42°42′20″N71°5′9″WCoordinates:  42°42′20″N 71°5′9″W
Information
School type	Private, Co-educational, Preparatory
Religious affiliation(s)	Episcopal
Established	1926
Head of school	John R. Packard
Faculty	150
Enrollment	359
International students	11%
Average class size	12
Student to teacher ratio	5:1
Campus size	242 acres (0.98 km2)
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Green, White, and Black
Athletics	13 varsity sports; 48 teams
Athletics conference	Independent School League
Mascot	Bishops (Colloquially)
Rival	The Governor's Academy
Newspaper	The Brooksian
Endowment	$58 million
Tuition	$44,370 (boarding) $33,060 (day)
Website	http://www.brooksschool.org

For the Ray Brooks School in Brooks School in Benoit, Mississippi, see Benoit School District.
 

Brooks School

Brooks School is a private, co-educational, preparatory, secondary school in secondary school in North Andover, Massachusetts on the shores of Lake Cochichewick.

History
Brooks School was founded in 1926 by the Reverend Endicott Peabody, the headmaster of Groton School at the time, and was named after Phillips Brooks(1835–1893), a well-known clergyman and author from North Andover, Massachusetts, who briefly served as Bishop of Massachusetts in the Episcopal Churchduring the 1890s.

The school opened on September 29, 1927, with fourteen boys in the first and second forms (seventh and eighth grades), two masters, a headmaster and headmistress, and one dormitory. The school added one form (grade) each year thereafter until it comprised grades 7–12, denoted by the British educational notations, Forms I, II, III, IV, V and VI, respectively. Forms I and II (seventh and eighth grades) were later dropped. Today, Brooks consists of Forms III, IV, V and VI, or grades 9–12, corresponding to the U.S. public educational system's equivalent of a high school.

Brooks School has had just four heads of school in over 80 years. The School's first headmaster, Frank D. Ashburn (a graduate of Groton School, Yale University and Columbia Law School), was appointed at the age of 25 and served for 46 years until his retirement in 1973. Ashburn was succeeded by H. Peter Aiken who served until 1986, when he was succeeded by Lawrence W. Becker. Becker, who stepped down in 2008, was succeeded by John R. Packard, previously the Dean of Faculty.

The school started admitting day students in the early 1950s and became co-educational in 1979. Today, the school enrolls 185 boys and 160 girls who come from many states and foreign countries. There has been a steady increase of students of color and of international students, and the school aspires to achieve gender equality. In addition, approximately 20 percent of students receive financial aid.financial aid.

Brooks has many student clubs and organizations on campus. They include the A Capella, Art Association, Ashburn Society, Brooks Brothers and Sisters (BBS), Bishop Filmmaker Society (BFS), Bishop Bells, Beatbox Club, Chamber Ensemble, Chess Club, Debate Team, Environmental Club, Gay-straight alliance(GSA), Gentlemen's Club, Glee Club, Gospel Choir, the Improv Club, International Club, Jazz Band, Math Club, Model United Nations (Model UN), Men's A Capella Peer Tutoring, Phillips Brooks Society (PBS), Student Activities, Students Embracing Culture (SEC), Student Newspaper, Ski Club,Food Club, and Amnesty International.Tutoring, Phillips Brooks Society (PBS), Student Activities, Students Embracing Culture (SEC), Student Newspaper, Ski Club,Food Club, and Amnesty International.
The academic program at Brooks focuses on a college preparatory curriculum. Community life at Brooks includes bi-weekly chapel services (with a third service on Sundays for boarding students) in a non-denominational setting, community service programs serving locally and beyond, and extracurricular activities in the arts and athletics. Athletically, Brooks competes in the Independent School League. Its traditional rival is The Governor's Academy(formerly Governor Dummer Academy).

The school's motto, "victuri te salutamus," is Latin for "we, who are about to be victorious, salute you." This is a variation of the famous motto of the Roman gladiators, "nos morituri te salutamus," meaning "we, who are about to die, salute you."
In early 2013, the school revealed that Lawrence W. Becker had had an inappropriate relationship with a student during Becker's tenure as head of school. The school also reported threats had been received from escorts whom Becker had hired. School officials said the relationship with the student "raised 'grave concerns' [and that] Becker’s conduct ... was 'objectionable, manipulative, and an abuse of his position'", per the Boston Globe. In a statement from his lawyer, Becker "did not explicitly deny the inappropriate relationship, but implied that the thousands of students he had worked with would defend him".[1][2] Steve Forbes, who was board president at the time of the incident, said the "matter did not involve sexual abuse" in a statement. An alumnus who served in the position from 1987 to 1997, Forbes "took steps to address the matter but did not discipline the headmaster ... or report the ¬alleged relationship to the full board" according to the school. "Forbes said he referred the matter to the school’s legal counsel at the time and that 'appropriate action was taken' after an investigation", according to the Globe.[3]

Campus

Academic facilities
Most classes are held in the three leveled, academic building, known to students as the Link. Mathematics courses are taught on the first floor, Languagecourses are taught on the second floor, and English courses are taught on the third floor. The Link also includes a history wing and the former science wing.

The New Science Building, which opened in the fall of 2008, is a tremendous addition to the school. The building added thousands of square feet of additional academic space and is attached to the south end of the Link, where the previous science wing resided. This eco-friendly facility has three state of the art science laboratories, a university-like lecture hall, and plenty of open space for students and faculty to interact.

Also attached to the academic building are the Portico (the main entrance to the Link where students interact in between classes), the Kingsbury Computer Center, Room X (a small movie theater), the Coffee House (a lounge attached to the Portico for the sixth formers), and three of the ten dormitories (Gardner, Merriman, and Whitney) on campus.

Across from the academic building lies the Henry Luce III Library, which holds a collection of about 36,000 items. The 15,000-square-foot (1,400 m2) building is open during study hours and has area for either silent or group-based work.

The Robert Lehman Arts Center, attached to the Henry Luce III Library, houses monthly exhibitions open to students and the public. Throughout the year, many artists show their work in a variety of forms, including paintings, sculptures, photography, and more.
The Frank D. Ashburn Chapel is considered by many as the heart of the school. It hosts tri-weekly chapel services and is located in the center of campus, across from the Frick (old) Dining Hall, Dalsemer Room, and Headmaster's House. Theology courses are taught in the basement of the Frank D. Ashburn Chapel and in the school reverend's office located in the Danforth Room.

The Arts Building includes three giant rooms for ceramics, paintings, photography, and art courses.

The Auditorium hosts all-school meetings once a week, the winter and spring music concerts, the fall, winter, and spring play, and other special events. Below the Auditorium is home to theMusic Center, including rooms for music courses, private music lessons, and the many school bands, and Black Box, a small theater for smaller plays and skits.