Construction Zone
Renovations on the Head of School’s residence
in the center of campus are under way
THE SWEET SOUNDS OF HAMMERS, paint scrap- School John Packard and his family could
ers and electric saws alerted the school com- move in.
munity on October 6 that work on the Head The project includes a full exterior up-
of School’s home had begun. grade: Workers are reinsulating the building,
The head of school’s residence undergoes a
major face-lift.
The school turned to the aid of Lexington as well as installing new siding, new windows
architect Robert Adams and Newburyport and a new roof, all closely resembling the cur- space near the bathroom entrance of the old
general contractor Murphy Construction rent appearance. Frick Dining Hall will move out slightly, giv-
Company to get the job done. Barring any To address the residence’s lack of family ing the Packards an appropriate amount of
weather delays, the renovation should wrap up leisure space, the most sizable interior im- kitchen area in which to eat and relax pri-
by the spring. The Packard family could move provement is combining the existing kitchen vately as a family.
into the building before the end of March, said with the adjacent dining room. Removing the The remainder of the first floor, includ-
Director of Facilities John Trovage. wall separating the two rooms will create an ing the living room and study, will be used
Originally built in 1865 for the Russell open-concept family room and kitchen area, for public events with the school community.
family, the historic building has been home almost a contemporary requirement for a These rooms, as well as all the second-floor
to all three previous headmasters. But reno- family with small children. Also, the wall rooms, will receive modest cosmetic up-
vations were badly needed before Head of separating the current kitchen from unused grades.
Giving Back
Students donating time and dimes (or pennies, really)
to aid others during economic downturn
BulletinTakes Bronze
THANK YOU. It’s a customary phrase uttered tion, funded primarily by Dress-Down Day
countless times throughout the day. But it and a month-long Penny War.
In the 2008 Counsel for Advancement and
took on new meaning last fall for Robert The CSB also donated $900 in food and
Support of Education (CASE) Circle of
Excellence Awards, the Brooks Bulletin earned
Blakslee ’09, who is serving his third year on cash to People’s Pantry in North Andover,
a bronze medal. Forty schools entered the the Community Service Board (CSB). Emmaus House in Haverhill and Lazarus
Independent School Magazine category, and
“We dropped off donated turkeys at House in Lawrence. It also wrote a $4,600
the judges awarded one gold, one silver and
Bellesini Academy, a private school in check for Lazarus House’s new transitional
one bronze.
“We were very pleased to receive this
Lawrence for students of limited financial home and donated more than 30 large sacks
recognition,” says Brooks Director of means, and there was a parent there waiting of clothes to the non-profit’s thrift shop.
Communications Dan Callahan. “We know we
already,” Robert said. “He came up to us and The Phillips Brooks Society (PBS) spon-
still have a great deal of room for
improvement as we consider new ideas for
after asking where and when the turkeys sored a fundraising initiative to financially sup-
content and work to set consistent
would be handed out, he said, ‘Thank you.’ port People’s Pantry, a nonprofit behind the
publication dates in the fall, spring and sum-
It gave us a more personal sense of the mean- aforementioned Thanksgiving turkey drive.
mer. With Michelle Morrissey’s arrival at
ing and importance of the turkey drive.” “This season, the demand for donated
Brooks as the new director of publications, we
are in a great position to compete for a gold
This was the fourth year in a row that food is way up, so it’s just a good cause to
medal next year.” Brooks was able to make the generous dona- support,” said PBS member Dave Dolben ’09.
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