Mr. Cobley's STEM class had the wondrous opportunity to compete against other students from all over the world as they raced Hydrogen Powered Cars in the H2 Grand Prix PRO (https://saf.steam.edu.az/en). The event took place from October 24-25, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Spirit Leader - Wangari
Sergeant of Arms - Isaac
4th Grade Class Representative - Joshua
5th Grade Class Representative - Keziah
6th Grade Class Representative - Cooper
7th Grade Class Representative - Dhruv
8th Grade Class Representative - Brayden
Treasurer - Nolan
Secretary - Malia
Vice President - Sophie
President - Roussel

Brookfield students study either French or Spanish as a core language from K-8, resulting in great retention and impressive fluency! Congratulations to these students who took Le Grand Concours National French Contest and were recognized for their fluency. We had two Gold Medalists, five Silver Medalists, two Bronze Medalists, and eight Honorable Mentions. Wow!

We are so excited for Nithika who won the qualifying Spelling Bee among a field of 40 top competitors from the greater Sacramento region! The next stop for her is the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C.

Ryan takes the Brookfield Pillar "Be Kind" to heart. She was featured in a local shelter's Facebook Post.

The Brookfield Racing Team entered their first RC car grand prix in January. The teams overcame some first-race nerves and early-race chaos, with the Eagles (Captain Cooper; Kuba; Ishan and Sebastian) bringing their car home in 9th place, beating a few veteran high school teams, while the Bees (Captain Amelia Horgan; Mina; Ruairi; Laurel and Sydney) were forced to retire their car with just 10 minutes remaining - netting them an interview with the organizers for displaying grit and determination. The teams now have 6 weeks to re-build and re-design their cars before they enter the regional qualifiers in the Horizon Grand Prix World League

Maasai has been involved in theater since he started school, and is currently a featured performer in the Celebration Arts production of A Raisin in the Sun.
Pictured is Maasai (center) being congratulated by school friends Obasi and Zafir after the show.

Congratulations to the twelve students representing grades 3-8 who competed in this year's School Spelling Bee! It was an exciting and nerve-wracking contest! This year's winner is 8th Grader Nithika R who has won EVERY year since 3rd Grade! The other students in the photo are the Runners Up, Abigail and Raghavi, who both represented the 6th Grade Class, our principal Dr. Jo and Ms. Clurman who ran the Bee.
Also participating were:
Marcus Z and Matias P in grade 3
Vaishnavi and Everett in grade 4
Kuba and Ishan in grade 5
Andrew and Charlotte in grade 7
Lilah in grade 8

Dhruv continues to organize a Brookfield School Team for the annual Run to Feed the Hungry. This year, he raised money through sponsors and completed the 10K course! Way to go!