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Established
  
1878

Principal
  
Scott Hoffman

Grades
  
6–12

District
  
Harvard School District

Founded
  
1878

Dean
  
Dr. Julie Horton

Faculty
  
57

Phone
  
+1 978-456-4152

Mascot
  
Troy

The Bromfield School

Type
  
Public secondary school

Address
  
14 Massachusetts Ave, Harvard, MA 01451, USA

Similar
  
Hildreth Elementary School, Littleton High School, Nashoba Regional High Sch, Algonquin Regional High Sch, Maynard High School

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The Bromfield School is a public school located in Harvard, Massachusetts. Founded in 1878 by Margaret Bromfield Blanchard, the school's student population is approximately 750, in grades 6–12. There are 57 teachers, with a student/faculty ratio of about 13. Bromfield's academic program includes core courses in mathematics, English, social studies, and science, as well as music, world languages, physical education and fine and applied arts. Students in grades 9–12 fulfill graduation requirements in these core courses and may also take advantage of Advanced Placement courses. The school is known for academic excellence, sending most graduates on to four-year higher-learning institutions. In 2011,US News and World Report ranked Bromfield School as 87th in the nation out of more than 26,000 high schools, awarding it a Gold Medal on the College Readiness Index. In 2015, Bromfield was ranked 20th in the nation and second in Massachusetts in STEM fields.

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Athletics

The Bromfield School also has celebrated athletic teams, especially in soccer and girls cross country/track. The boys varsity soccer team was crowned Division III state champion in 1986,1987,1988,1989,1996,2005,2007, and 2008, The Boys were undefeated in the 1986 and 2008 seasons. The girls varsity soccer team was a Division III state finalist in 2007, while the girls cross country team has been ranked by Nike at one point as the 17th best team in the nation, winning the division II state championship in 2002, 2005, 2006, and 2007. The women's track and field program has had outstanding recognition at the state and national levels, winning the Div. 4 Indoor State Championship in 2001 and each of the last three years along with the All-State Championships in both 2002 and 2003, the girls indoor track team has won the Central Mass all division Championship each of the last four years and has been the All-State runner-up the past two years. The team is known for producing talented distance runners; graduates include Olympian Lynn Jennings, and All-American's Arianna Lambie of Stanford and Emily Jones of Georgetown. The men's track and field program has graduated All-American Nick Steele of Villanova. The Bromfield boys tennis team has had great success in recent years. The team was Division III district champions in 2009 and Division III state finalists in 2010.

In the early summer of 2010, Bromfield-AB Rowing Team qualified a Men’s Four and a Women’s Double for the Youth National Championships in Batavia, Ohio. The Double placed 6th and the Four placed 13th. In 2013, the Bromfield-Acton-Boxborough Junior Women's 4+ crew won gold at US National rowing competition in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and qualified for the Henley Royal Regatta.

Clubs

The Bromfield School boasts a wide variety of clubs ranging from a Varsity Math Team, which competes in the Worcester County Math League (WOCOMAL), to Bromfield Cares, an organization dedicated to helping the needy and those battling cancer or other diseases. Other extra-curricular activities and clubs include Academic Bowl, Life Smarts, Math Olympiad, The Federal Reserve Challenge, The Gender and Sexuality Alliance, Bromfield Environmental Club, The Bromfield Chess Club, Debate Team, Film Club, String Ensemble, Harvard Model UN, and many more.

The Bromfield Drama Society has also made a name for itself by reaching the state finals of the Massachusetts High School Drama Guild Festival 29 out of the last 34 years. Successful alumni include actor Keir O'Donnell, who graduated from Bromfield in 1996, and starred in the popular comedy movie the Wedding Crashers, actress Sydney Brown, set designers Sue Bolles and Nick Robert and composers Jenny Giering and Peter Fernandez.

Recent news

In June 2010, Bromfield competed in the Massachusetts state championship on the WGBH TV program, High School Quiz Show, but lost to Longmeadow High School.

Notable Alumni

  • Keir O'Donnell, Class of 1996, starred in the popular comedy movie the Wedding Crashers
  • Lynn Jennings, long distance runner, Olympian
  • References

    The Bromfield School Wikipedia