June 11, 2010

Dear Parents and Guardians,

The spectacular weather enhanced a wonderful graduation celebration for the Class of 2010 last Friday. We wish our seniors well in all of their endeavors as they move on from Bromfield and we thank them for all they have contributed during their tenure.

This is the final 2009-2010 edition of The Bromfield Bulletin. We truly appreciate the efforts of the parent volunteer group who make the publishing of the Bulletin possible throughout the year. Many community members have commented that the Bulletin is an extremely valuable tool for them.

As the year winds down, we remind you that the last day of school is Friday, June 18 with a 12:05 dismissal time. The finals exam schedule is posted at http://www.psharvard.org/bromfield/final_exam_schedule_2010.pdf . Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns. Report cards will be mailed to you shortly after the close of school. We continue to work on the 2010-2010 schedule and students will receive their schedules on September 1, the first day of school. As usual, please feel free to contact us throughout the summer if you have any questions or concerns.

The activity level at Bromfield is decreasing a bit as the year winds down but there are still a few upcoming events. The freshman class is sponsoring the annual Fire Fly Dance for both ninth and tenth grade students tomorrow evening from 7 - 10 pm. Students should use the back library entrance to enter the dance, rather than the front entrance. Freshman are also having a Class Day tomorrow from 11am - 2 pm on the Field Hockey/Girls Lacrosse Field. We want to thank advisers, Steve Favulli and Martha Brooks, for supervising both of these events.

Best of luck to our Academic Bowl team as they head to Chicago to compete in the national tournament. In addition, you can also monitor the progress of our High School Quiz Show team on channel 2 as they compete for the state championship. The boys tennis team has advanced to the semi-finals of the district tournament as of Thursday and we wish them well as they pursue a second district championship. The girls tennis team advanced to the semi-finals of the district tournament where they lost to a strong Notre Dame Academy squad. We would like to congratulate Mimi Narbonne who followed up her district championship in the 400 meter run with a second place finish at the state championship. Mimi will compete in the New England Championships and will be joined by teammates Kim West, Sydney Durand, and Margaret Kibbler who qualified in the 4 x 400 meter relay via their second place finish at the state meet. All of our athletes and coaches who represented Bromfield this year competed with class on and off the playing field. They have been a credit to the school and the entire community.

As the year concludes, we wish Therese Keoseian, Maryellen McGarty and Michael McGarty all the best as they head towards retirement. They have contributed so much to Bromfield and devoted most of their adult lives towards our children. We will miss them greatly and can never thank them enough for all they have given to our entire school community. In addition, we are grateful to our staff who have tirelessly pursued excellence for our students each and every day. We thank our students who have done so much to make us proud all year. Finally, we want to thank all of the parents for their constant support of education in Harvard. We are so fortunate to be educators in this great community.

Enjoy the summer!

James F. O'Shea
Principal