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The student news site of Brookline High School

The Cypress
The student news site of Brookline High School

The Cypress
Connor Quigley

Connor Quigley, Editor-in-Chief

Connor Quigley is currently a senior at Brookline High School and has been on the Cypress staff for three years. Connor loves sailing, fishing, and working on engineering and robotics projects.

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Clubs take many forms, with some existing as chapters in national organizations and others as standalone entities, and they explore a variety of students’ interests.

Clubs allow students to explore interests

Connor Quigley and Ananda Scott
March 6, 2024
The boys varsity wrestling team beat Wellesley Raiders 45-34 in the Schluntz Gymnasium on Wednesday, Jan. 3.

Boys varsity wrestling triumphs over Wellesley

Connor Quigley and Mazzy Gallentine
January 10, 2024
Returning to Coolidge Corner on Sunday, Sept. 10, Brookline Day was hosted on a rainy day. Despite the rain, many Brookline residents and locals came to enjoy the event, carrying umbrellas or wearing raincoat.

Brookline Day spirit shines amidst the rain

Allen Yu and Connor Quigley
September 11, 2023
The Warriors beat the Raiders 4-1 and will play in a finals match against Lexington on Sunday, June 18.

Boys varsity tennis defeats Wellesley in semifinal match

Connor Quigley, Longform Editor
June 18, 2023
In a Brookline School Committee meeting on Jan. 19, Head of School Anthony Meyer presented the School Improvement Plan goal of Re-imagining Ninth Grade (RI9G). To achieve the different action items, the timeline includes regular meetings and course pilots.

Brookline moves to delevel 9th grade

Connor Quigley and Anisa Sharma
March 24, 2023
Vishnu Urs of Brookline faced off against Matthew Weber of Needham. The varsity squash team won 4-3 against the Needham Rockets on Wednesday, Dec. 21.

Varsity squash demonstrates perseverance in win against the Needham Rockets

Allen Yu and Connor Quigley
December 24, 2022
The Bicycle Advisory Committee met via Zoom on Dec. 14 to discuss bike traffic and road safety.

Brookline Bicycle Advisory Committee seeks to improve biking safety

Allen Yu and Connor Quigley
December 18, 2022
The committee discussed the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) scores and the racial disparities in the standardized tests, and the data of the number of absences from across all ethnicities.

School Curriculum Subcommittee discusses racial disparities in MCAS results and new attendance numbers

Allen Yu and Connor Quigley
October 21, 2022
The roads were closed on Harvard Street for the Brookline Day event, with various tents for local businesses lining the roads.

Returning since the pandemic, Brookline Day moves to Coolidge Corner

Allen Yu and Connor Quigley
September 22, 2022

ACE

Connor Quigley, Staff Writer
June 30, 2022
School Within a School (SWS) and Alternative Choices in Education (ACE) provide students with a safe community in which they can thrive.

SWS & ACE programs create inclusive environments and offer different learning experiences

Allen Yu and Connor Quigley
June 30, 2022
Displays of students art made in the Engineering Innovation and Design class are scattered around the school, like this one, which can be found on the first floor of the STEM wing.

Engineering Innovation & Design fuses art and STEM

Connor Quigley, Staff Writer
June 15, 2022
Head coach, Brendan OConnor, waves sophmore James Dyalchand-Ericson home, making the game 5-4 in the bottom of the fifth inning.

Boys varsity baseball overcomes five run deficit against Cambridge Rindge and Latin

Connor Quigley, Staff Writer
April 26, 2022
The Brookline School Curriculum Subcommittee discussed lack of consistency across the district in the Social Studies Curriculum and the reimplementation of the Understanding Our Differences program.

School Curriculum Subcommittee looks to improve K-8 Social Studies

Carlotta Zanini and Connor Quigley
March 16, 2022
The Camerata Choir has returned to performing in-person while following the guidelines for safety.

Camerata Choir perseveres through challenges brought about by COVID-19

Connor Quigley, Staff Writer
March 8, 2022
Lindsay Davis and Harvey Young answer student questions about cultural appropriation present in sports teams.

The Race Reels program creates opportunities for students & teachers to come together

Connor Quigley, Staff Writer
January 31, 2022
The School Curriculum Subcommittee talked about various topics such as connecting the science curriculum across other subjects and improving materials for history classes.

School Curriculum Subcommittee works towards “Anchor Phenomena” in science curriculum

Allen Yu and Connor Quigley
December 23, 2021
The lack of homefields has caused many teams to adapt to fields and even have to share them in certain cases.

Sports teams don’t have home fields: how are they all managing?

Connor Quigley, Staff Writer
November 30, 2021
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Meghan Richer

Connor Quigley, Staff Writer
October 5, 2021
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