Community Bulletin Board
Now It's Lucy's Turn - a Name Proposal for Pierce School
10/5/2026 5:45 pm
We are writing from Brookline Village to share our proposal to give the new, improved Pierce School…a new, improved name!
Our proposal involves changing the school’s name to: “The John and Lucy Pierce School.” This proposal is all about a much-deserved addition, not a subtraction.
The Rev. John Pierce gave the town decades of service through his ministry at the First Parish Church and by leading the Brookline school committee. He deserves to be honored. We believe that his wife Lucy Pierce is equally deserving of the highest honors the town can bestow.
Lucy was a committed abolitionist more than a decade before most of the town itself came over that view. On this issue, she and (later) her children were actually more ardent than her husband. Moreover, she rejected the deeply-rooted conventional idea that a woman’s “proper sphere” prohibited her from speaking out on public issues. Her defiance of that social taboo took courage, and she became an outspoken town leader on the anti-slavery issue. If you are a woman who now feels free to participate in town affairs, that’s because women like Lucy Pierce blazed the trail.
Back to School Transitions Resources from B-PEN
9/28/2026 1:03 pm
The change from summer freedoms to the rigors of the classroom can be a tricky transition for students of all ages -- and their parents! Those growing pains often linger beyond September. The B-PEN (Brookline Parent Education Network) website offers some good transitioning strategies for school year milestones with a variety of tip sheets and resources to help families get off to a good start.
BREC Flag Football
9/28/2026 12:49 pm
To register: https://www.register.
Opportunity for 6th-12th Grade Students
9/28/2026 12:15 pm
Researchers across 3 U.S. Children's Hospitals are conducting a study to develop a new measure of organization, time management, and planning skills in middle and high school students. We are looking for students in grades 6-12 who are interested in completing a brief (10-15 minute) questionnaire about their organization, time management, and planning skills as a part of research. One caregiver and one teacher of the student will also be asked to fill out the questionnaire on the student. Each individual (student, teacher, and caregiver) who completes the questionnaire will receive $35 as compensation for the time spent completing study activities.
For more information about the SPOTS study and for caregivers to express interest, they can complete the inquiry form here: https://redcap.
Brookline Peer Music Program
9/21/2026 11:24 pm
Are you a student or parent of a student at a Brookline elementary/middle school who is interested in free music lessons from BHS musicians?
At the Brookline Music Program, we believe that music is a great way for people to express themselves. However, we understand that not every family can meet the financial needs, or even the time and effort, that come with coordinating music/instrumental lessons.
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