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<p class="Default"><strong>Upper School:</strong> National Spanish
Exam winners for the state of Wisconsin include: Spanish 3 -
Shannon Cherian and Jimmy Schulgit (second place); Lee
Smith-Feinberg and Aidan McCarty (fourth place); Spanish 4 - Morgan
Malatesta (fourth place); AP Spanish - Sara Eslami and Regine
Torres (second place); and Alison Sharpless (third place).</p>

<p class="Default"><strong>Upper School:</strong> Junior Sean
Clarey is one of nine basketball players from the state of
Wisconsin selected to participate in the <em>National High School
Basketball Coaches Association Rising Senior Event</em> to be held
in Indianapolis in July. Read more <a
href="/media/136149/nine players selected for nhsbca rising senior event in indianapolis.pdf">
here</a>.</p>

<p><strong>Middle School:</strong> A cosmic force! Sriram
Gollapudy, Andrew Hong, Jason Tan, and Alex Zhu ranked first among
65 teams in the State of Wisconsin on the Purple Comet!<br />
 math contest. They ranked in the 90th percentile and earned
honorable<br />
 mention among more than 1,100 teams in their size category
internationally.</p>

<p><strong>Upper School:</strong><br />
 BA took second place in Wisconsin at the <em>Federal Reserve Bank
Challenge</em>; team members are Jake Ricci, Regine Torres,
Madeline Kohls, Lindsey Johnson, and Sheri<br />
 Zheng. BA came in third in a category for students with less than
a year of economics;<br />
 our team members (who have not taken Economics yet) are
sophomores<br />
 Rachael Overland, Shannon Cherian, Lee Smith-Feinberg and Aliyah
Quereshi.</p>

<p><strong>Upper School:</strong> Congratulations! Seniors Luc
Boyce and Mahalia Sobhani have been awarded <em>National Merit
Scholarships</em> of $2,500 each. Approximately 1.5 million
students entered the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program.
Scholarship winners are chosen from approximately 15,000
distinguished finalists.</p>

<p><strong>Upper School:</strong> Congratulations! <em>Cum Laude
Society</em> inductees inlcude seniors Luc Boyce, Michael
Courchaine, Maria Hughes,Valerie Lumsden, Mahalia Sobhani, Elias
Volk, and Lujia Zhu.</p>

<p><strong>All School:</strong> BA's chess club participated in the
K-3 and K-6 divisions of the <em>UWM Scholastic Chess
Tournament.</em> The 15-member K-3 team finished in third place
with Aditya Gopal taking first place individually. The 5-member K-6
team took second place; Sean Conner took the first place individual
trophy. <em>Season awards</em> were also given out. BA's K-3 team
won the first place Grand Prix trophy; three BA competitors
finished in the top ten individually (1-Daniel Perelman, 2-Aditya
Gopal, 6-Areeb Bajwa). The K-6 team finished second for the season
with three players in the top ten individually (3-Sean Connor,
4-Michael Connor, 9-Niels Armbruster).</p>

<p><strong>Upper School:</strong> The Varsity baseball team made
news in the <em>Midwest Clasic</em> recently. To read more about
BA's Liam Dooley,&nbsp; Jake Kolasinski, and Nate Stolte as
featured in the <em>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel</em>, click <a
href="/media/135867/ba baseball midwest classic 5.11.2013.pdf">here</a>.
Accomplishments of student athletes at BA are also featured each
week in <a href="/sports-reports" title="Sports Reports">Sports
Report</a>.</p>

<p><strong>Upper School:</strong> Awards were given to members of
the graduating class at senior assembly in May. <span>Subject
Awards</span>: <em>Art</em>, Lujia Zhu; <em>Biology</em>, Jacob
Ricci; <em>English</em>, Mahalia Sobhani; <em>German</em>, Michael
Sportiello; <em>History</em>, Peter Gardner; <em>Math</em>, Mary
Liz Kim; <em>Music</em>, Jack Boatman; and <em>Spanish</em>, Regine
Torres. <span>Club Awards</span>: <em>Ambassadors Club</em>, Elias
Volk; <em>Drama Club</em>, Jack Boatman and Jacob Ricci; <em>German
Club</em>, Michael Sportiello; <em>History Club</em>, Christopher
Caponi; <em>Latin Club</em>, Mary Liz Kim &amp; Michael Sportiello;
<em>Lunch Swap Club</em>, Tanvir Bajwa; <em>Newspaper</em>, Mahalia
Sobhani; <em>Rube Goldberg Club</em>, Christopher Caponi;
<em>Service Club</em>, Jyoti Grewal and Valerie Lumsden;
<em>Student Council</em>, Elias Volk.</p>

<p><strong>Upper School:</strong> Junior Clare Urbanksi is this
year's winner of the <em>Joyce Cupertino Latin Scholarship</em> of
$500 to attend the <em>National Junior Classical League
Convention</em> in Las Vegas in July.</p>

<p class="Pa5"><strong>Upper School:</strong> One hundred students
took the <em>National Latin Exam</em>. A record 71 received awards,
including four perfect scores, 21 gold medals (<em>Summa Cum
Laude</em>), 21 silver medals (<em>Maxima Cum Laude</em>) and 21
<em>Magna Cum Laude</em> awards. Those with perfect scores include
freshmen Adil Bhatia and Paul Urbanski, and juniors Clare Urbanski
and Jimmy McMullen.</p>

<p class="Pa5"><strong>Lower School:</strong> Students participated
at the State level of the <em>Concours Oral</em>, a competition
sponsored by the <em>American Association of Teachers of
French</em>. Scholars participating in the poetry category: Lily
Childress, Charlotte Aexel, Hassan Allaqaband, Mishaal Omer, Arushi
Dhingra, Isabelle Gross­man, Gabriella Bellido, Janna Husson, and
Tess Matthews - &nbsp;all won gold!</p>

<p class="Pa5"><strong>Middle School:</strong> Students
participated at the State level of the <em>Concours Oral</em>, a
competition sponsored by the <em>American Association of Teachers
of French</em>. Charlie Wacholz (poetry) and three pairs - Mark
Bechthold and Liam Matthews, Ram Gollapudy and Skye McCoy, and Ann
Urbanski and Clare McCoy (extemporaneous conversation) all won
gold!</p>

<p><strong>Middle School:</strong> Students performed very well on
this year's <em>National Latin Exam</em>. In the <em>Introduction
to the Latin Exam</em>, 41 Level 7 students mer­ited certificates
(18 of these also received ribbons) with Margot Armbruster scoring
perfectly. In the <em>Latin One Exam</em>, 42 students received
certificates (33 of them earning a silver or gold medal). Five
Level 8 students had a perfect score: Noah Ahmed, Jay Chand, Sriram
Gollapudy, Emma Lenz, and Alex Zhu.</p>

<p><strong>All School:</strong> Congratulations! The following
students were inducted to The International<br />
 Thespian Society (the national honor society for theater): Sophia
Awan, CJ Caponi, Claire Halquist, Margaret Hamm,Taylor Kass,
Zachary King, Emily Krusche-Bruck, Morgan Malatesta, Abbi
Minessale, Mary Mueller, Doug Peters, Jake Ricci, Stefan Romero,
Carley Schwendel, Katherine Sharpless, Andrea Sommer, Paul
Urbanski, and Lujia Zhu.</p>

<p><strong>Lower School:</strong> Sixteen BA students at the
Regional French Forensics Competition<br />
 (sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French)
qualified to<br />
 go to the State Competition, including Liberty Hall's Hassan
Allaqaband,<br />
 Charlotte Aexel, Gabriella Bellido, Lily Childress, Arushi
Dhingra, Isabelle<br />
 Grossman, Janna Husson, Tess Matthews, and Mishaal Omer.</p>

<p><strong>Upper School:</strong> The following juniors have won
awards from the University of Rochester: Liam McCarty, the George
Eastman Young Leaders Award; Sangwoo Park, the Xerox Award for
Innovation and Information Technology; Rafael Rodriguez, Jr., the
Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award; and Jimmy McMullen,
the Bausch &amp; Lomb Honorary Science Award.</p>

<p><strong>Middle School:</strong> Sixteen BA students at the
Regional French Forensics Competition<br />
 (sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French)
qualified to go to<br />
 the State Competition, including Freedom Hall's Mark Bechthold,
Ram<br />
 Gollapudy, Liam Matthews, Clare McCoy, Skye McCoy, Ann Urbanski,
and<br />
 Charlie Wacholz.</p>

<p><strong>Middle School:</strong> Level 8 students ranked among
the first in the state at the<br />
 Wisconsin Math League Contest. The top five scores were earned by
Ram Gollapudy,<br />
 Pranav Kulkarni, Jonathan Lee, Emma Lenz, Jason Tan, and Alex
Zhu.</p>

<p><strong>All School:</strong> BA's Service Club held a
school-wide "Share a Book" program to put books into the hands of
children served by the Hope Network. Constitution Hall students
collected and signed 51 new children's books, Liberty Hall students
collected 57, Freedom Hall students collected 24, and Patriots Hall
students collected 54. A parent donated 20-30 children's books,
bringing our total to over 200. Thank you to everyone who helped
celebrate Brookfield Academy's 50th Anniversary by promoting our
love of reading!</p>

<p><strong>Upper School:</strong> The following students earned top
honors at the Wisconsin Math League: freshmen Jack Cudahy, Kristen
Sportiello, Martin Toledo, and Nathan Washburn, and sophomore Steve
Li. Nathan earned the honor of being the top scoring student in the
State.</p>

<p><strong>All School:</strong> Students participated in all
divisions of the State Scholastic Chess Championships. In K-5,
Level 3's Daniel Perelman and Jacob Reiner earned medals with 4-2
records. In K-8, Level 6's Michael Connor, Sean Connor and Level
8's Pranav Kulkarni each went 4-2 to earn as a 6th place team. In
JV, sophomore Zack Balkhy (5-1) and senior Peter Gardner (4-2)
finished in the top 10. In Varsity Division 1, the team of&nbsp;
sophomores Kris Hildebrand, Shiva Suri, Ethan Warren, juniors Troy
Zimmermann, and Justin Zhu came away with a 3-2 record and a 6th
place finish. Individually, Suri (4-1), Zhu (3-1-1), and Hildebrand
(3-2) each earned board medals, while Zimmerman earned a board 1
trophy for his 4-1 record against the very best high school players
in the state.</p>

<p><strong>Middle School:</strong> Students enjoyed Pi Day, with
140 earning the coveted Pi Day shirt by memorizing 35 digits.
Seventy students memorized 50 in tribute to BA's 50th Anniversary.
At the annual Pi Contest, Shankar Thiru reclaimed the title,
reciting 420 digits! Anand Saluja recited 116, and Carolyn Miller
recalled 96 digits for second and third place respectively.</p>

<p><strong>Lower School:</strong> Jacob Reiner, Level 3, and Maya
Booth, Level 5 each won 1st place in the State of Wisconsin among
private schools for their cursive writing. We are very proud and
excited to have two of our scholars recognized. Despite the removal
of handwriting from many school districts' curricula, cursive lives
at BA!</p>

<p><strong>Upper School:</strong> Emily Esser took part in the
Harvard Certamen (Latin) Tournament in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Competing in the advanced division, her team led in points for the
entire day and won third place overall.</p>

<p><strong>Lower School:</strong> Level 5 scholars, Hannah
Sportiello and Isabelle Grossman have earned "expert status" in
their study of dolphins and Cleopatra, respectively.</p>

<p><strong>Upper School:</strong> Kathryn Dykstra and Lujia Zhu
received Senior Art Scholarships from Elm Grove Woman's Club.</p>

<p><strong>Upper School:</strong> The Scholastic Art &amp; Writing
Awards program has recognized three BA students at the National
level. Junior Chi Aguwa's fashion artwork will receive a Silver
Medal; senior Kathryn Dykstra's sculpture will receive a Silver
Medal, and senior Mahalia Sobhani's poetry will receive an American
Voices Medal. The award ceremony will be held at Carnegie Hall in
New York City on May 31. Nearly 100,000 students competed;
approximately 1,000 will be recognized. Noteworthy past winners
include Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Richard Avedon,
Robert Redford and Joyce Carol Oates!</p>

<p><strong>Upper School:</strong> After earning first place in the
Waukesha Region Mock Trial Competition, and being chosen one of two
teams selected at the State semi-finals, Mock Trial Varsity team
competed in the State Finals in Madison, arguing a case before the
Wisconsin Supreme Court and ranking second in the State. Team
members include Nancy Cattani, Sara Eslami, Paige Hammond, Aidan
McCarty, Liam McCarty, Rachael Overland, Simar Puri, and Andrea
Sommer.</p>

<p><strong>Middle School:</strong> The Middle School food drive
collected 160 items, exceeding our goal! Fourteen students from
the&nbsp; MS Service Club took the food to the Tosa Cares Food
Pantry, stocked shelves, and learned about the service they
provide. We are grateful for our generous middle school students
who continue to learn the joys of service!</p>

<p><strong>Upper School:</strong> The Midwest Classic All
Conference Selections from BA are Sean Clarey, junior, First Team
All-Conference; Domonique Criss, senior, First Team All-Conference;
Forah Bangura, senior, Second Team All-Conference; Ryan Clarey,
freshmen,&nbsp; Honorable Mention All-Conference; and Nate Stolte,
junior,&nbsp;Honorable Mention All-Conference. Sean Clarey was
named Midwest Classic Conference Player of the Year.
Congratulations on a great season!</p>

<p><strong>Upper School:</strong> Venimus, Vidimus, Vincimus! For
the tenth year in a row (a state Record), BA won first place at the
Wisconsin Junior Classical League Competition in Madison. Students
take 12 written tests and compete in numerous contests, including
the highly competitive quiz-bowl game "Certamen." For the second
year in a row, Emily Esser (11) won the coveted gold medal, as the
student in the State winning the most individual points. Other
highlights: first place for the Certamen level 3 sophomore and
level 4 junior/senior teams, third place for the Certamen level 2
freshmen team, and Emily's election as a state officer. Well
done!</p>

<p><strong>Upper School:</strong> Congratulations to our National
Merit Scholarship finalists: Luc Boyce, Michael Courchaine, Peter
Gardner, Maria Hughes, Arek Kashian, Mary Kim, Alison Sharpless,
Mahalia Sobhani, Andrea Sommer, and Regine Torres. This is a record
number of National Merit finalists for Brookfield Academy! The
number of national semifinalists is less than one percent of all
high school seniors; approximately 90 per­cent advance to the
finals. Only half of all finalists win a National Merit
Scholarship, which will be awarded later this spring. Good luck to
all!</p>

<p><strong>Upper School:</strong> Chi Aguwa and Elaine Buckley, US
art teacher, were invited to the <em>Milwaukee Art Museum</em> last
Saturday for a <em>Wisconsin Gallery Talk</em>. Chi discussed her
award-winning artwork called "bloom" and her process for creating
it. Mrs. Buckley talked about motivating her students and the
success of BA's art program. This was quite an honor!</p>

<p><strong>Upper School:</strong> Service Club raised $325 with a
recent soup and chili sale and a raffle of bowls created by
students. All proceeds benefit <em>Feeding America</em>.</p>

<p><strong>Upper School:</strong> The <em>State Honors Concert</em>
aired in February on Wisconsin Pub­lic Television, offering
excerpts from the <em>Wisconsin School Music Association High
School Honors Concerts</em> at Madison's Overture Center. BA's
Justin Zhu performed with the orchestra on violin; Catherine Bodnar
performed on cello. This project brings Wisconsin's top young
musicians together with nationally known conductors in a highly
disciplined, professional setting. Over 1,400 students, grades 9-11
auditioned.</p>

<p class="Pa0"><strong>Upper School:</strong> Three BA students
received additional awards at the <em>Annual Scholastic Art Awards
Day</em> at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Chi Aguwa (11) received the
<em>Mary E. Kelly Award</em> - a $250 cash award. She was also an
<em>American Visions Awards</em> Nominee. The national judges give
one <em>American Visions Award</em> medal, sponsor by <em>National
Scholastic</em>, to an outstanding work of art from each regional
exhibition. Regional judges select five superior works from all the
Gold Key finalists from every 2D and 3D media category as nominees
for the national award, and they receive trophies. (We will know in
the next couple of weeks if Chi's work is headed to New York City
for the national exhibit!) Emily Esser (11)received a <em>Grohmann
Museum Awards</em> "Steel Level (Dual)" membership (awarded to
three students). Kathryn Dykstra (12) received a <em>Nasco
International, Inc., Fort Atkinson Award</em> (six $25 gift
certificates were awarded). Congratulations to all!</p>

<p><strong>Upper School:</strong> Sophomore Kevin Van Cleave
represented the BA boys swim team at the WIAA Division II State
Championships at the UW Natatorium in Madison, having qualified in
the 200 individual medley (IM) and 500 freestyle events. With many
of his teammates cheering him on, Van Cleave won the 500 freestyle
in 4:42.63, thus becoming the first state champion in the history
of the BA boys swim team. He placed third in the 200 IM with a time
of 1:55.85. Quite an accomplishment!</p>

<p><strong>Upper School:</strong> Congratulations to our
<strong>National Merit Scholarship finalists</strong>: Luc Boyce,
Michael Courchaine, Peter Gardner, Maria Hughes, Arek Kashian, Mary
Kim, Alison Sharpless, Mahalia Sobhani, Andrea Sommer, and Regine
Torres. This is a record number of National Merit finalists for
Brookfield Academy! The number of national semifinalists is less
than one percent of all high school seniors; approximately 90
percent advance to the finals. Only half of all finalists win a
National Merit Scholarship, which will be awarded later this
spring. Good luck to all!</p>

<p><strong>Middle School:</strong> The Academy's Middle School team
of Pranav Kulkarni, Emma Lenz, Jason Tan, and Alex Zhu, along with
individual participants Mark Bechthold, Jay Chand, Ram Gollapudy,
Andrew Hong, Ravi Kodali, and Rhea Nangia participated in the
<strong>regional MATHCOUNTS</strong> competition. Alex and Pranav
finished 3rd and 11th respectively out of the 85 mathletes
competing from 14 area schools. The Academy's team captured 3rd
place honors and advanced to the State competition which will be
held on March 2 in Madison.</p>

<p><strong>Upper School:</strong> Congratulations! <strong>Mock
Trial Varsity team</strong> earned first place in the regional
competition at the Waukesha County Court House. They will compete
with other regional winners in Madison on March 10. Team members
include Nancy Cattani (11), Sara Eslami (12), Paige Hammond (11),
Aidan McCarty (10), Liam McCarty (11), Rachael Overland (10), Simar
Puri (11), and Andrea Sommer (12).</p>

<p><strong>Middle School:</strong> In the first meet of the
<strong>Forensics</strong> season, standout performances included
Calleigh Rogers (7), first place in poetry; Alexandra Dortzbach
(7), first place in storytelling; Anisha Guru (7), second place in
humorous solo; Ram Gollapudy (8), second place in moments in
history; Cece Youso, Vaishnavi Gundamraj, and Kaylin Artley (all
L6), second place in group acting; Shalini Gundamraj (L8), third
place in prose; and Rohan Agrawal and Austin Cherian (L6), third
place in group acting. In our second meet Megan Weiner (7) and
Calleigh Rogers received blue ribbons. We hope our students take
this winning formula to the State Forensics tournament on March
23!</p>

<p><strong>Upper School:</strong> Venimus, Vidimus, Vincimus! For
the tenth year in a row (a state Record), BA won first place at the
<strong>Wisconsin Junior Classical League Competition in
Madison</strong>. Students take 12 written tests and compete in
numerous contests, including the highly competitive quiz-bowl game
"Certamen." For the second year in a row, Emily Esser (11) won the
coveted gold medal, as the student in the State winning the most
individual points. Other highlights: first place for the Certamen
level 3 sophomore and level 4 junior/senior teams, third place for
the Certamen level 2 freshmen team, and Emily's election as a state
officer. Well done!</p>

<p><strong>Middle School:</strong> Five teams placed in the top ten
of all 253 Middle School teams participating in the
<strong>Wisconsin State Stock Market Simulation</strong>. BA teams
and rankings: First place - Harsimran Kalsi, Eric Minessale, and
Joe Doyle; second place - Ava Schneider, Shalini Gundamraj, and
Jason Tan; third place -&nbsp; Michael Doherty, Rhea Nangia, and
Serena Shah; fourth place - Parker Kuhlman, Taylor Just, Navjot
Singh; and tenth place -Jonathan Lee, Alex Zhu and Ram Gollapudy.
Statewide, over 3,600 students and 1,221 teams participated. BA's
first placed MS team of Kalsi, Minessale and Doyle also placed
seventh in the entire State ranking of all 1,221 High School and
Middle School teams!</p>

<p><strong>Upper School:</strong> Three BA students received
additional awards at the <strong>Annual Scholastic Art Awards Day
at the Milwaukee Art Museum.</strong> Chi Aguwa (11) received the
Mary E. Kelly Award - a $250 cash award. She was also an American
Visions Awards Nominee. The national judges give one American
Visions Award medal, sponsor by National Scholastic, to an
outstanding work of art from each regional exhibition. Regional
judges select five superior works from all the Gold Key finalists
from every 2D and 3D media category as nominees for the national
award, and they receive trophies. (We will know in the next couple
of weeks if Chi's work is headed to New York City for the national
exhibit!) Emily Esser (11)received a Grohmann Museum Awards "Steel
Level (Dual)" membership (awarded to three students). Kathryn
Dykstra (12) received a Nasco International, Inc., Fort Atkinson
Award (six $25 gift certificates were awarded). Congratulations to
all!</p>

<p><strong>Upper School: Posters</strong> for the BA musical,
<strong>Annie Get Your Gun</strong>, feature a design by Emily
Golchini (9) and Parker Hollis (9) who worked together on the
original concepts. Geoffrey Rogers (10) designed the <strong>cast
t-shirts</strong>. Anthony Klein (9) designed the silhouettes for
the back drops for the play. The set construction crew and Caitlin
Driver (Graphics 1 teacher) are projecting the digital files and
painting them onto panels.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/media/134986/wtpk_4c_309x200.jpg"  width="309"  height="200" alt="Pooh artwork"/></p>

<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Primary School Musical</em></p>

<p style="text-align: center;">Director:Felice Leib</p>

<h6 style="text-align: center;">Congratulations! Brookfield
Academy's youngest actors presented three<br />
 delightful, energetic performances in a tale of friendship,
sharing. and<br />
 teamwork that charmed the young and the young at heart!</h6>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p style="text-align: left;">Photos by Mark Frohna</p>

<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/media/134956/ba winnie the pooh 1_500x509.jpg"  width="500"  height="509" alt="Pooh 1"/></p>

<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/media/134961/ba winnie the pooh 2_498x540.jpg"  width="498"  height="540" alt="Pooh 2"/></p>

<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/media/134966/ba winnie the pooh 3_500x333.jpg"  width="500"  height="333" alt="Pooh 3"/></p>

<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/media/134971/ba winnie the pooh 4_472x694.jpg"  width="472"  height="694" alt="Pooh 4"/></p>

<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/media/134976/ba winnie the pooh 5_500x333.jpg"  width="500"  height="333" alt="Pooh 5"/></p>

<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/media/134981/ba winnie the pooh 6_500x333.jpg"  width="500"  height="333" alt="Pooh 6"/></p>

<p style="text-align: left;">Additional photos available <a
href="http://photos.frophoto.com/p154516531">here</a>.</p>

<p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p>

<p><img src="/media/133400/annie get your gun logo revised.jpg" width="331" height="324" alt="Annie Get Your Gun! Art" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></p>

<p style="text-align: center;"><em>BA School Musical</em></p>

<p style="text-align: center;" class="Pa0">Director: Wes
Schultz</p>

<h6>Congratulations to the wonderful cast, director, technical crew
and volunteers who made <em>Annie Get Your Gun!</em> a truly
magical experience for all who attended ! Your talent, hard work,
and dedication are greatly appreciated. Thank you one and all!</h6>

<p>Photos by Mark Frohna</p>

<p><img src="/media/133365/ba annie get your gun rehearsal 1 182_499x750.jpg"  width="499"  height="750" alt="Annie Get Your Gun! 1"/></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><img src="/media/133370/ba annie get your gun rehearsal 1 249_500x663.jpg"  width="500"  height="663" alt="Annie Get Your Gun! 2"/></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><img src="/media/133375/ba annie get your gun rehearsal 2 353_498x345.jpg"  width="498"  height="345" alt="Annie Get Your Gun! 3"/></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><img src="/media/133380/ba annie get your gun rehearsal 2 362_500x333.jpg"  width="500"  height="333" alt="Annie Get Your Gun! 4"/></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><img src="/media/133385/ba annie get your gun live 427_500x388.jpg"  width="500"  height="388" alt="Annie Get Your Gun! 5"/></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><img src="/media/133390/ba annie get your gun live 527_495x190.jpg"  width="495"  height="190" alt="Annie Get Your Gun! 6"/></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>Additional photos available <a
href="http://photos.frophoto.com/baagyg">here.</a><a
href="http://photos.frophoto.com/baseussical"
target="_blank"><span></span></a></p>

<p style="text-align: center;" class="Default">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="text-align: center;" class="Default"><img src="/media/133474/aristocats_4c_500x250.jpg"  width="500"  height="250" alt="Aristocats Logo"/></p>

<p style="text-align: center;" class="Pa0"><em>Lower School
Performance</em></p>

<p style="text-align: center;" class="Pa0">Director: Felice
Leib</p>

<h6>Congratulations to the fabulous cast, director, technical crew
and volunteers who made <em>Aristocats KIDS</em> a spirited,
fun-filled show for all who attended ! Your talented, energetic
presentation delighted audiences. Thank you one and all!</h6>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p style="text-align: left;" class="Pa0">Photos by Mark Frohna</p>

<p style="text-align: center;" class="Pa0"><img src="/media/133479/ba aristocats 1_499x465.jpg"  width="499"  height="465" alt="Aristocats 1"/></p>

<p style="text-align: center;" class="Pa0"><img src="/media/133484/ba aristocats 2_500x333.jpg"  width="500"  height="333" alt="Aristocats 2"/></p>

<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/media/133489/ba aristocats 3_499x530.jpg"  width="499"  height="530" alt="Aristocats 3"/></p>

<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/media/133494/ba aristocats 4_500x750.jpg"  width="500"  height="750" alt="Aristocats 4"/></p>

<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/media/133499/ba aristocats 5_500x333.jpg"  width="500"  height="333" alt="Aristocats 5"/></p>

<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/media/133504/ba aristocats 6_500x338.jpg"  width="500"  height="338" alt="Aristocats 6"/></p>

<p style="text-align: center;">For more photos, click <a
href="http://photos.frophoto.com/baaristocats">here</a>.</p>

<p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="text-align: center;">Brookfield Academy thanks the many
parent volunteers who put in countless hours and donate their time
and talent to make our productions a success!<br />
 If you are a BA parent interested in joining the Blue Knight STARS
as they help<br />
 to boost consistency, improve communication and build community on
the<br />
 stage <a
href="/media/117161/blue knight stars pc details.pdf">click
here</a> to learn more about the Blue Knight STARS!</p>

<p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p>

<p><img src="/media/135233/ba art show postcard frontfinal_335x493.jpg"  width="335"  height="493" alt="Art Show postcard art" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></p>

<h4>Art Teachers: Elaine Buckley, Janet Bruhn, and Caitlin
Driver</h4>

<h4>Students presented a wonderful collection of artwork in a wide
variety of mediums, many of them award winning creations.</h4>

<p>Photos by Mark Frohna</p>

<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/media/135126/art show 1_498x410.jpg"  width="498"  height="410" alt="Art Show 1"/></p>

<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/media/135131/ba art show 2013 2_500x333.jpg"  width="500"  height="333" alt="Art Show 2"/></p>

<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/media/135136/art show 3_500x630.jpg"  width="500"  height="630" alt="Art Show 3"/></p>

<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/media/135141/ba art show 2013 061_500x333.jpg"  width="500"  height="333" alt="Art Show 4"/></p>

<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/media/135151/ba art show 2013 6_499x750.jpg"  width="499"  height="750" alt="Art Show 6"/></p>

<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/media/135156/ba art show 2013 8_500x780.jpg"  width="500"  height="780" alt="Art Show 7"/></p>

<p style="text-align: center;">To see works of art created by our
Upper School students, <a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brookfieldacademy/sets/72157632980720770">
click here</a>.</p>
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<h5>Upper Shool Art Students Excell</h5>

<p><img src="/media/126775/artstudentsdraw (2) (2)_452x472.jpg"  width="452"  height="472" alt="Art Students at Work"/></p>

<p>Congratulations! Scholastic Art Awards-Wisconsin has recognized
18 US art students: Chibuzo Aguwa (11) gold key award; Sophia Awan
(11) silver key and honorable men­tion; Leah Cashaw (11) silver
key; Kathryn Dykstra (12) gold key, honorable mention and a gold
key for portfolio; Emily Esser (11) gold key and honorable mention;
Josie Francis (12) honorable mention; Gigi Gastevich (11) gold key;
Holly Gill-Kneebone (10) gold key; Natalie Jasinski (11) gold key;
Anthony Klein (9) gold key; Brigid Mal­loy (11) gold key; Julia
Miller (10) silver key; Stefan Romero (10) gold key; Abby Snell
(12) honorable mention; Mahalia Sobhani (12) honorable mention;
Andrea Sommer (12) honorable mention; Dan Trunzo (11) silver key
and honorable mention; and Lujia Zhu (12) gold key. All silver and
gold key artwork will be on exhibit at the Milwaukee Art Museum,
February 2 - March 17. Those winning gold key awards will also
advance to the national level of the Scholastic Art Awards (results
will be available in mid-March). Congratulations to the Art
Department for helping students develop their creative skills. This
is the most awards BA has ever won in this competition!</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h5>Varsity Boys Basketball Players Reach Milestone!</h5>

<p><img src="/media/126780/crissweb_436x293.jpg"  width="436"  height="293" alt="Criss.Clarey1,000"/></p>

<p>Senior Domonique Criss and junior Sean Clarey were recognized
for going over the 1,000 point mark for their careers. Criss
achieved it in the January 14 game against Hope Christian, and
Clarey on January 8 against Milwaukee Messmer. Congratulations!
(Criss and Clarey, pictured with Coach Patrick Clarey.)</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h5>Varsity Girls Basketball Team - Mothers Win Trophy!</h5>

<p><img src="/media/126785/mombbal2013 581_477x316.jpg"  width="477"  height="316" alt="Varsity Girls Basketball-Mother/Daughter Team"/></p>

<p>The team had its first "Mother-Daughter" game on January 19. The
mothers won the trophy!</p>

<p>Friday night was the team's "Pink Out" night in support of
breast cancer awareness. Thank you to the fans for raising $156
dollars.</p>
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<p><img src="/media/118458/nat.meritsemifinalistssept.2012 053_483x350.jpg"  width="483"  height="350" alt="Nat.MeritSemifinalistsSept.2012 053"/>Brookfield Academy is proud to announce that
eleven students have been named National Merit Semifinalists. This
is a record number of National Merit Semifinalists for Brookfield
Academy!</p>

<p>(Photo caption Brookfield Academy's National Merit
Semifinalists: front row seated-left to right: Alison Sharpless,
Regine Torres, Maria Hughes, Gabriella Gastevich and Andrea Sommer;
middle row standing-Left to right: Mary Liz Kim and Mahalia
Sobhani; back row standing-left to right: Peter Gardner, Luc Boyce,
Michael Courchaine and Arek Kashian.)</p>

<p>The National Merit Scholarship Corporation honors individual
students who show exceptional academic ability and potential for
success in rigorous college studies.<br />
<br />
 The number of national semifinalists is less than one percent of
all high school seniors. Approximately 90 percent of the
Semifinalists are expected to attain finalist standing, and more
than half of the finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship,
earning the Merit Scholar title. National Merit Scholarship winners
of 2013 will be announced beginning in April and concluding in
July.</p>

<p>Brookfield Academy congratulates these students and wishes them
the best of luck in their pursuit of a National Merit Scholarship
Award.</p>
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<p>Brookfield Academy's Drama Department is pleased to announce the
2012-2013 schedule. For productions, audition, and performance
dates, <a href="/media/108439/drama dept. plays 2012-13.pdf">click
here</a>.</p>
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<p><img src="/media/104146/ba bash 2012_487x365.jpg"  width="487"  height="365" alt="BA Bash 2012" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></p>

<p>On April 21, the girls played in the annual BA Bash soccer
tournament at home. After winning this tournament two years in a
row, BA would be looking for a three-peat, but there were four new
schools in the tournament this year who are better than any of the
other schools that have been in the tournament before.<br />
<br />
 In the first game against South Milwaukee, the three Blue Knight
captains came up big exactly when they were needed. After being
down 1-0 at halftime, Collins scored from a Pesch assist to tie the
game, and Ana Bayerlein made an unbelievable save with one minute
left to secure a 1-1 draw. The second game was a convincing 2-0
victory over a Winnebago team that only lost one game last year and
only one so far this year. All BA defenders played amazing and were
well organized by Ally Anderson. Pesch scored both goals to bring
her BA total to 100! Congratulations&nbsp;to Pesch for this massive
accomplishment!<br />
<br />
 BA made the championship game based on having the most points in
its group. After giving up an early 0-1 lead to Mauston, the girls
battled through their exhaustion, scoring three goals to win a
third consecutive BA Bash championship. Pesch scored twice more and
Collins added the third while senior Jenny Giera played a great
game in defense. The freshman and sophomores looked great
throughout the tournament as they have made tremendous improvements
in the past week.</p>
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<p><strong>March 27 - May 25, 9:15-10 am</strong></p>

<p><strong>Stories and Sports</strong> (Tuesdays) Start with a
story in our child-friendly library and jump into an interactive
activity in our gym or on the playground. March 27 - May 22</p>

<p><strong>Rising Stars Art</strong> (Fridays) Enter the world of
Matisse, Monet, and Degas, where your child will sculpt, paint, and
create like mini-masters. March 30 - May 25 <em>(no classes on
April 6 and May 11)</em></p>

<p>Each program is $75. <a
href="https://brookfielda.ejoinme.org/MyPages/AdmissionsRegistration/tabid/307277/Default.aspx">
Register online today!</a></p>

<p>Your registration includes a Play Day on Tuesday, March 6.
Choose either the morning or afternoon session when you register.
If you want to participate in the Play Day only, please call the
Admissions Office to register.</p>

<p>For more information, contact Mary Ricci, Asst. Director of
Admissions at 262-783-3200.</p>
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<p>The State Spanish Pronunciation Contest was held recently, and
Brookfield Academy students took first place in Reading, Poetry,
Narration and Conversation, as well as overall first place as a
school.</p>

<p><br />
 Congratulations to <strong>Mackenzie Carr</strong> (12),
<strong>Isaac Castellanos</strong> (9),
<strong>Shannon</strong><br />
 <strong>Cherian</strong> (9), <strong>Anshul Dhingra</strong> (9),
<strong>Josie Francis</strong> (11), <strong>Tejaspreet
Kaur</strong> (9), <strong>Taylor Kobliska</strong> (9),
<strong>Natalie Kustner</strong> (10),&nbsp; <strong>Aidan
McCarty</strong> (9), <strong>Douglas Peters</strong> (9),
<strong>James Schulgit</strong> (9), <strong>Shreya Shah</strong>
(9), <strong>Lee Smith-Feinberg</strong> (9), <strong>Regine
Torres</strong> (11), <strong>AnnieVipond</strong> (10), and
<strong>Hee-Jun Yang</strong> (10).</p>
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<p>Brookfield Academy's <strong>Mock Trial Team</strong> won the
Waukesha Regional Tournament, and will advance to the State
competition in Madison on Sunday, March 11. The top two teams will
argue their case in front of the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday,
March 12.</p>

<p>Please congratulate the following team members: <strong>Jack
Boatman</strong> (11), <strong>Nicole Bray</strong> (12),
<strong>Sara Eslami</strong> (11), <strong>Paige Hammond</strong>
(10), <strong>Liam McCarty</strong> (10), <strong>Simar
Puri</strong> (10), <strong>Kevin Sawall</strong> (12), and
<strong>Andrea Sommer</strong> (11).</p>

<p>Also, special congratulations to the Junior Varsity team who
posted a 3 and 1 record for the competition, one of the best JV
performances in program history. The JV team includes <strong>Nancy
Cattani</strong> (10), <strong>Shannon Cherian</strong> (9),
<strong>Emily Esser</strong> (10), <strong>Aidan McCarty</strong>
(9), <strong>Jon Novak</strong> (10), <strong>Rachael
Overland</strong> (9), <strong>Sangwoo Park</strong> (10), and
<strong>Sabrina Sawall</strong> (9).</p>

<p>Good luck in Madison!</p>
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<p>Brookfield Academy was well represented at the regional
MATHCOUNTS meet by the team of <strong>Jason Tan</strong> (7),
<strong>Martin Toledo</strong> (8), <strong>Nathan
Washburn</strong> (8) and <strong>Alex Zhu</strong> (7), along with
individual competitors <strong>Adil Bhatia</strong> (8),
<strong>Jay Chand</strong> (7), <strong>Sriram Gollapudy</strong>
(7), <strong>Michael Kashian</strong> (7), <strong>Pranav
Kulkarni</strong> (7) and <strong>Kristen Sportiello</strong> (8),
all coached by Mrs. Janet Kenny.</p>

<p>We are pleased to announce that our team came in first among the
15 participating schools, with Martin and Kristen ranking 2nd, Alex
ranking 4th and Nathan ranking 7th among more than 110
participants. Jason, who also did well at the regionals, will join
Martin, Nathan, Alex and Kristen as they advance to the State level
Competition, on March 3 in Madison. Congratulations to all! Go
BA!<br />
<br />
</p>
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