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The Cypress
The student news site of Brookline High School

The Cypress
The student news site of Brookline High School

The Cypress
Robert Kenfack is a new French teacher for the high school. He attended a high school in Cameroon, and cannot live without music.

Robert Kenfack

Caden Imura, Staff Writer
November 6, 2025
Kimberly Usseglio is a new director of Winthrop House at the high school. She enjoys the movie “Moonstruck", and would love to visit Japan one day.

Lillian O’Flaherty

Sofia Laforest, Staff Writer
November 4, 2025
Amy Speer is a new social studies teacher, and loves to bake and spend time with her dog. Her favorite TV show is "Friends."

Amy Speer

Madelyn Carpenter, Staff Writer
October 15, 2025
Kimberly Usseglio is a new AP Biology and Chemistry teacher at the high school. She enjoys going to the beach, and her lake house in Sturbridge.

Kimberly Usseglio

Adelyn Sullivan, Staff Writer
October 14, 2025
Originially from Swampscott Massachusetts, Jessie Stephens now works as an educational team facilitator for the Special Education department

Jessie Stephens

Adelle Freink, Staff Writer
October 13, 2025
BHS alum Matt Shaw teaches math and helps students with IEPs. He used to be an MCAS tutor and is a yoga appreciator.

Matt Shaw

Benji Brooks, Staff Writer
October 10, 2025
Mathias Wasser is a long-term substitute for English teacher Julia Rocco, and will later transition to being a paraprofessional. He is a committed D&D Dungeon Master.

Mathias Wasser

Matilde Zanini, Staff Writer
October 9, 2025
Lorrayne Brito Assisi is a social worker within the ExCel program with a master’s degree in social work.

Lorrayne Brito Assisi

Sam Loewenstein, Staff Writer
October 8, 2025
Marina Stevenson, a Brookline native, has returned to the high school as a paraprofessional in the Learning Center.

Marina Stevenson

Jack Hochleutner
October 6, 2025
Daniel Haggerty is a clinical coordinator for the Bridge for Resilient Youth in Transition (BRYT) Program. He loves spending time in nature and with his family.

Daniel Haggerty

Annika Banerjee, Staff Writer
October 6, 2025
Garth Clingingsmith is a teacher working at the Tappan Green restaurant. He coaches the varsity football team and the junior varsity and varsity track teams. Originally from Montana, he moved to Brookline with his wife and two sons.

Garth Clingingsmith

Diego Liteplo, Staff Writer
October 5, 2025
Tamicka Brown works at the Tappan Green Restaurant and is a paraprofessional at the high school. She runs a student-owned cafe in Dorchester and loves working with youth, hiking, and Vietnamese food.

Tamicka Brown

Olivia Silva, Staff Writer
October 4, 2025
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