Brunswick School Department

🧠 This morning, the Superintendent’s Student Advisory Committee was proud to host a special guest from Minding Your Mind in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month. Colin spoke to the full Brunswick High School community — including our visiting 8th graders — about the importance of mental health and sharing his powerful story. 💬 🕊️ Small group discussions with Colin, counselors, and social workers followed in the library during Period 2. Let’s continue to support each other and prioritize wellness. #MentalHealthAwareness #BHSCommunity #MindingYourMind #YouAreNotAlone #BHSSSAC #teambrunswickme #mainesuperintendent

🎉 Grade 12 had a ball last night at Senior Carnival! From volleyball and cornhole to lasso the bull and musical chairs, the fun never stopped 🥳Plus, the raffle was a hit—so many awesome prizes went home with lucky winners! Great food, great games, and even better memories #SeniorCarnival #ClassOf2025 #UnforgettableNight #teambrunswickme #mainesuperintendent

🎓✨ Brunswick High School Senior Awards Night is here! ✨🎓 Come celebrate the Class of 2025 and cheer on your amazing classmates as we honor their achievements! 🎉 Awards at 6 PM TONIGHT in the Crooker Theater 🎡 Senior Carnival to follow — don’t miss the fun! #SeniorAwardsNight #ClassOf2025 #BHS2025 #SeniorCarnival #CelebrateSuccess #teambrunswickme #mainesuperintendent

🎉 “Let’s Taco ‘bout it 2!” Recap 🌮 The event was a huge success! Hosted by Brunswick High School Sources of Strength, Color Week brought a vibrant focus to emotions through daily themes and fun activities. Friday’s main event (May 16th) was a hit! From the Resource Fair and games to Taco the Town and the showing of Inside Out 2 🎬—it was a fun-filled evening for all ages. Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate connection, emotions, and mental wellness! #TacoBoutIt2 #ColorWeek #MentalHealthMatters #BHS #InsideOut2 #SourcesOfStrength #AllAgesFun #teambrunswickme #mainesuperintendent

A BIG BSD Thank you to ArtForms in Brunswick! ArtForms stepped up in a big way by creating custom shirts for the Harriet Beecher Stowe Special Olympics team on short notice. With limited time, their team worked quickly and creatively to deliver high-quality, vibrant shirts that brought pride and unity to the athletes. Their support helped make the event even more special, showing just how powerful community partnerships can be. #Brunswickstrong #MaineSuperintendents

Community Newsletter May 16, 2025 https://secure.smore.com/n/p28a0

REMINDER TO ALL FAMILIES: 🎉 Let’s Taco ‘bout it 2! 🌮💬 Friday, May 16th | 5:00–6:30 PM (FOR ALL AGES!) 🧩 Resource Fair + Games + Taco the Town! 🎬 Inside Out 2 showing @ 6:30 in Crooker Theater! #SourcesOfStrength #TacoBoutIt2 #ColorWeek #InsideOut2 #MentalHealthMatters #BHS #teambrunswickme #mainesuperintendent

🎽 Join us rain or shine on Saturday, May 17th at Brunswick High for the BHS XC 5K, 1/2 mile Fun Run, and a new obstacle course for the kiddos! 🐉💪 🎶 Music • 🍎 Snacks • 🎁 Prizes • 👕 T-shirts 🕣 Check-in: 8:30 AM 🏃‍♂️ Fun Run: 9:15 AM 🏃 5K: 10:00 AM 📍Brunswick High School 🔗 Register now: [link in bio] 📲 Follow us @bhs.class.of.2026 for updates! #Dragon5K #BHSCrossCountry #FunRun #FamilyEvent #BrunswickHighSchool #teambrunswickme #mainesuperintendent

🎶🎉 BIG NEWS! 🎉🎶 For the eighth year in a row, Brunswick has been named one of NAMM’s Best Communities for Music Education! 🏆🎵 We’re incredibly proud of our amazing music educators, dedicated students, and supportive community. Huge thanks to our awesome administrators for their help with the survey, and a massive shoutout to our passionate team of teachers—your commitment to music education makes this honor possible year after year! 🙌❤️🎼 Let’s keep the music going, Brunswick! 🎺🥁🎤 #mainesuperintendent #BrunswickMusic #NAMM2025 #BestCommunitiesForMusic

🎉✨ Join us for Underclassmen Awards Night as we celebrate the incredible achievements of our students! 🏅 📍 Crooker Theater 🕕 Tonight May 13th, 2025 at 6:00 PM Whether you’re receiving an award or cheering on a friend, we’d love to see you there! 🎓👏 #AwardsNight #StudentSuccess #ProudParents #SupportYourFriends #UnderclassmenAwards #CelebrateExcellence #mainesuperintendent #teambrunswickme

Huge thanks to everyone who came by the Mental Health Awareness Month table on Friday (5/9) with Social Workers Ms. Vogel and Ms. Kunhardt! 💚🧠 We loved seeing you all and sharing cookies, fidgets, stickers, tattoos & more. Let’s keep the convo around mental health going — not just this month, but always! 🌿✨ #MentalHealthAwareness #YouAreNotAlone #WellnessMatters

This Time on The Brunswick Buzz 🎧 In this episode, Phil dives into how ReachMyTeach—a powerful two-way communication platform—is helping Brunswick schools connect more effectively with families in their home languages and on the devices they use every day. Discover how the Brunswick School Department is strengthening communication and building stronger partnerships with parents and guardians.Learn more about this Maine-based education communication company. Special Guests: Tricia Faulkingham – Director of Educational Technology, Brunswick School Department Heather Blanchard – Principal, Harriet Beecher Stowe School Helen Cohen – Representative from ReachMyTeach 📲 Tune in now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite listening platform. https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/nx7nesp8rdxexcsr/Episode_24-MP3.mp3 #BrunswickBuzz #ReachMyTeach #ParentEngagement #StudentSuccess #SchoolInnovation 💬🚍🎙️

🎉 Let’s Taco ‘bout it 2! 🌮💬 Join Brunswick High School Sources of Strength for a fun-filled Color Week full of feelings and activities 🎨💖 💚 Monday: Disgust 💙 Tuesday: Sad 💗 Wednesday: Embarrassed 💚 Thursday: Envy 🧡 Friday: Anxiety 🎉 Friday, May 16th | 5:00–6:30 PM (FOR ALL AGES!) 🧩 Resource Fair + Games + Taco the Town! 🎬 Inside Out 2 showing @ 6:30 in Crooker Theater! #SourcesOfStrength #TacoBoutIt2 #ColorWeek #InsideOut2 #MentalHealthMatters #BHS #teambrunswickme #mainesuperintendent

Happy School Nurse Day! Thank you to our amazing school nurses for being the calm in the chaos, the healing hands, and the caring hearts behind student wellness. Your expertise and compassion make a lasting impact across our district. We appreciate you today and every day! 💙 #SchoolNurseAppreciationDay #ThankYouNurses #teambrunswickme #brunswicksuperintendent

A heartfelt thank you to our wonderful parents and families at Brunswick High School for the delicious breakfast and the love you poured into Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week. Your kindness fills more than just our plates—it fills our hearts. #TeacherStaffAppreciationWeek #GratefulBeyondWords #ThankYou #familybreakfast #wehavethebestfamilies #brunswickhighschool #teambrunswickme #mainesuperintendent

In the world of made-up holidays, today we proudly celebrate the real MVPs — Happy Dean of Students Appreciation Day and Athletic Director Appreciation Day! Today we’re celebrating the dynamic duo: Dean of Students Ms. Urgese — the heartbeat of student life Athletic Director Ms. Phillips — the drive behind every win Thanks for keeping our school thriving on and off the field! #AppreciationDay #SchoolLeaders #DeanAndAD #ThankYou #teambrunswickme #mainesuperintendent #brunswickhighschool

Mary Moore School Counselor - Brunswick High School What do you do at BSD? I have worn many hats during my time at BHS. These include school counselor, counseling department head, college planning teacher, Yearbook and Key Club advisors, Blood Drive coordinator, test coordinator, Region #10 and Adult Ed liaison, to name a few. The “hat” I have liked best, however, has no title or job description. It is simply the “hat” that we all wear every day as we take care of students, encounter the expected and unexpected and deal with things both easy and not so easy…a “hat” for all occasions!!! How long have you been with BSD? 43 years What do you enjoy most about working at BSD? It has been a gift to me to have had the privilege of working with so many families and students over these past 43 years as well as with the teachers and staff. I love that no day is the same, that my students bring with them their own unique story and I get to be a small part of that time in their lives. It has been awesome to have them come back and share their stories after graduation, to work with some of them again as parents and likewise to have the privilege of working with others as colleagues. What do you plan to do on your first day of retirement? Sleep past 6:00 AM and hang out in my garden with a good book. What do you look forward to most in your retirement years? I am looking forward to having the time to pursue interests and activities that are not “locked” into a school schedule. Many wonderful adventures are out there just waiting for me to begin, some I know and some are yet to be discovered……spending more time with family and friends, traveling, expanding my flower gardens, picking up golf again, and simply appreciating and enjoying each day as it comes. Tell us about a memorable moment while working in Brunswick. So many memories over the years, no single one stands out…..more often there are small and quiet moments of joy, of celebration. As an educator, whatever your role, you hope that your presence has made a difference and we are fortunate at BHS to have (and have had) so many dedicated teachers and staff. I hope I may count myself among those individuals.

📚✏️ HAPPY TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK 2025! ✏️📚 This week, we celebrate the heart of Brunswick School Department – our extraordinary educators! Your dedication, creativity, and compassion make all the difference in the lives of our students and families. We encourage our entire community to take a moment this week to personally thank a teacher who has made a positive impact. Your unwavering commitment truly shapes the future. As one of our district's most valuable assets, you embody our commitment to excellence. In an increasingly diverse community with evolving student needs, your talent and resilience shine through every challenge. We don't just appreciate you this week – we're dedicated to supporting your growth year-round through our focus on staff recruitment, retention, and development. You deserve to work in an environment where your skills are valued, your professional development is prioritized, and your wellbeing matters. Thank you for choosing Brunswick School Department. Your passion for education inspires us all! #TeacherAppreciationWeek #BrunswickSchools #ThankATeacher

It's National Lunch Hero Day! Make sure to thank all of the fantastic Food Serivce Staff at Brunswick School Department today...and every day!! #bsdproud #mainesuperintendent #teambrunswickme

Happy National Principals Day to our incredible Brunswick School Department leadership team! 🎉 Today, we celebrate our four amazing principals who bring passion, dedication, and heart to our schools every single day. From early morning hallway greetings to late-night event support, they're the backbone of our educational community. They're problem-solvers, cheerleaders, mentors, and sometimes even substitute teachers when duty calls! Their commitment to creating supportive learning environments where every student can thrive is truly inspiring. To our fantastic four - thank you for your leadership, your endless energy, and for making Brunswick schools such special places to learn and grow. We appreciate you today and every day! 💙 #NationalPrincipalsDay #BrunswickSchools #LeadershipMatters