Brookline

High school
is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory secondary education. It is preceded by primary education. High school is also the name used to describe the institution in which the final stage of compulsory education takes place. In the United States, high schools generally consist of grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, although the inclusion of grade 9 varies by school district.

Brookline
High School, BHS is a public high school located in the town of Brookline, Massachusetts, in the United States. Robert J. Weintraub is the Principal of the high school.

Brookline
High School features the largest interscholastic athletics program in New England, with 71 teams in 40 different sports. The school has recently excelled in sports such as basketball, golf, and crew. BrooklineHigh School also has good cross-country and track teams. In 2005, the BrooklineHigh School rugby team won the New England Rugby Football Union Championship.Since 1894, the Brookline High football team plays rival NewtonNorthHigh School in the traditional day game. This is one of the oldest high school football rivalries in Massachusetts.

BHS highly values the principles of freedom and responsibility. Freedom is exemplified in an open campus policy. Every student has the right to open campus, but it can be taken away if the student does not demonstrate responsibility in relation to it.

Almost every senior in the class of 2005 at Brookline High took the SAT, Scholastic Aptitude Test I. The average score on the Verbal test was 598 and the average score on the Mathematics test was 620. The combined score 1218 is the highest in the history of the school. The Advanced Placement, AP program has grown dramatically over the past ten years. In 1995, 161 students took 264 AP exams. In 2005, 364 students took 648 AP exams. In 1995, 90 percent of the students scored 3 or above on these exams. In 2005, with 203 more students participating, BrooklineHigh School has maintained 90 percent of the students scoring 3 or above on these exams.