Our Distinguished Alumnus Spencer Reece '81 has spoken at Middle School and Upper School Chapels. Spencer worked at an orphanage in Honduras that is the subject of a documentary film, "Las Chavas." Breck is proud to host a screening of the film Thursday, 9/24, at 7 PM in the Cargill Theater.
Homecoming Week is full of celebrations. Breck alums who teach at Breck receive balloon bouquets, Upper Schoolers dress in themes each day, and the Homecoming Court has messy competitions. Here's a glimpse into our fun week!
We crowned our Homecoming King and Queen this afternoon. Congratulations to seniors Marianne Drysdale and Tait Helgaas! Coronation is an energy-filled ceremony at Breck School — here's a glimpse!
Breck's annual Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame Ceremony featured former Breck athletes Traci Copeland '97, Dr. Paul Cederberg '69, and others who were not able to attend the ceremony. The Del Carter Memorial Award was presented to Dr. Jacob Miller.
Breck's annual Blessing of the Animals ceremony was held on a beautiful fall day — Breck's Homecoming Saturday. Enjoy!
We welcomed alumni, current families, faculty and staff, and our neighbors — to Homecoming 2015. It was a BEAUTIFUL September day and we enjoyed the barbecue in the tent and carnival games!
We snap a picture of every group of seniors before they give their speeches. It's a tradition!
Our alums who are current Breck parents gather with their families each fall — and we take a picture!
Our October 6 All-School Chapel was based on the theme that will continue all year: stories. Chapel featured the important books for many of the religions that are celebrated at Breck. Next was a quiz about the books, given by MS Chaplain Alexis Kent. And we ended with a performance of the combined Middle and Upper School Choirs, conducted by Helen Westerfield.
We were looking for wonderful academic images and found these first graders learning new math skills, working with SMART Boards, blocks, white boards — there are many paths to learning math skills.
The Class of 2019 gathered at the Anderson Ice Arena just before the Homecoming Dance. They had dinner together and celebrated the beginning of Upper School fun! Thanks to parent Amy Liss for these great photos!
Our Mustangs played so well, but Blake was victorious this time. The Bears won the section 4-3 and will move onto state.
Today our second graders are busy with the science of pumpkins. They're making predictions — weight, circumference, # of seeds ... and buoyancy — followed by the hands-on science. And yes, most pumpkins float!
Breck celebrates Halloween to the max! Our Lower School students have a parade through the halls finally pouring into the Anderson Gym. Then we sing! Enjoy the holiday!
The boys soccer Mustangs beat Sartell on a snowy Wednesday night (Oct. 28). They'll move on to the semis in St. Cloud vs. St. Thomas Academy. Stay tuned and GO MUSTANGS!
We had two Breck doubles teams in the championship match of the state tournament — and they were sisters. Grace Zumwinkle and Lauren Kozikowski were the winners over Anna Zumwinkle and Kendall Kozikowski.
Such an exciting game this afternoon. Our Mustangs beat the #1 seeded St. Thomas Academy 2-0 in the state tournament semifinal match. We'll play in the final tomorrow (Thursday, 11/5) at noon. Go Mustangs!
Breck students were fortunate to have REAL moon rocks to examine for two weeks — made available to Upper School science teacher Chelen Johnson through her sabbatical work with NASA. These are pictures of seniors assisting first graders who are looking at the rocks through microscopes. The rocks have been returned to NASA.
About 80 Breck students attended We Day 2015, held at the Xcel Energy Center on November 3. Breck alumna Hutton Phillips '13 and her brother Dean Phillips were part of the team that brought We Day to Minnesota three years ago.