In today's episode, we are talking to Paul Hampton, Brookstone's Director of our Fine Arts! We are about to kick off another amazing year of the arts at Brookstone, starting with Finding Nemo, Jr, the Middle School Musical in a couple of weeks, and Paul is here to share with us all about it!

If you are interested in finding out more about how your child can become a part of the Brookstone family, reach out to Anne Parker, our Director of Enrollment for more information on how to apply. Her email address is ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠.

If you prefer to watch this video, you can watch this episode and other podcast episodes on our YouTube Channel, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CougarLive.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We also invite you to visit our website at ⁠⁠brookstoneschool.org⁠⁠ and follow us on social media.

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In today's episode, we are talking to Haley Champion, our new Lower and Intermediate School Counselor. Haley has been at Brookstone for a few years working in the Learning Center and we are so excited about her taking on this new role this year. She will be working with our students in Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade and will serve as a resource for our parents as well. She is going to be fantastic and our students are going to love her.

If you are interested in finding out more about how your child can become a part of the Brookstone family, reach out to Anne Parker, our Director of Enrollment for more information on how to apply. Her email address is ⁠[email protected]⁠.

If you prefer to watch this video, you can watch this episode and other podcast episodes on our YouTube Channel, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CougarLive.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We also invite you to visit our website at ⁠brookstoneschool.org⁠ and follow us on social media.

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In today's episode, we are talking to Mitchi Wade, President of the BPA and Katie Bickerstaff, the Past President of the BPA and Cougar Nation Liaison. The BPA works tirelessly all year long in a variety of ways, hosting events, coordinating volunteers, and funding special projects - all of which help to build community and make our school better in every way! The next big event we have to look forward to is the Back to School Bash on Friday, August 25th during the first official home football game against Glenwood! You won't want to miss it! 

If you are interested in finding out more about how your child can become a part of the Brookstone family, reach out to Anne Parker, our Director of Enrollment for more information on how to apply. Her email address is [email protected].

If you prefer to watch this video, you can watch this episode and other podcast episodes on our YouTube Channel, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CougarLive.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We also invite you to visit our website at brookstoneschool.org and follow us on social media.

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In today's episode, we are talking to Travis Wade, the newest Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Travis has been on the Board for almost a decade and has just assumed the role of Board Chair this summer. During this interview, he shares with us some insight into how the board works, his role as a board member, what it's like to be an alumni and a parent, as well as what he is looking forward to as the school year begins.

If you are interested in finding out more about how your child can become a part of the Brookstone family, reach out to Anne Parker, our Director of Enrollment for more information on how to apply. Her email address is [email protected].

If you prefer to watch this video, you can watch this episode and other podcast episodes on our YouTube Channel, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CougarLive.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We also invite you to visit our website at brookstoneschool.org and follow us on social media.

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In today's episode, we are sharing the press conference from the Brookstone Football team's Media Day held last week. You'll hear from football parent Jason Branch, Coach Rance Gillespie, and senior football players, Swift Branch, Lane Cannon, Ian McGarry, Brooks Roney, Chris Vickerson, and Holt Young. And for those of you who are Cougar Football Fans, we have our first scrimmage against Chattahoochee County on August 11th with our official season opener at home on August 26th against Glenwood. That game - the first ever "State Line Showdown" - will be aired in its entirety by WTVM!

If you are interested in finding out more about how your child can become a part of the Brookstone family, reach out to Anne Parker, our Director of Enrollment for more information on how to apply. Her email address is [email protected].

If you prefer to watch this video, you can watch this episode and other podcast episodes on our YouTube Channel, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CougarLive.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We also invite you to visit our website at brookstoneschool.org and follow us on social media.

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In today's episode we are talking to Coach Rance Gillespie about all things football and athletics. Rance has been our Head Football Coach and Athletic Director for the past year and a half and we are thrilled to have him as a part of our Brookstone family. As football season is ramping up into full gear, we are only weeks away from Friday night lights in our Mack Strong Stadium. 

We are also thrilled to announce that on August 25th, Brookstone will be playing Glenwood at home in the first ever "State Line Showdown" that will be aired in its entirety on WTVM.

If you are interested in finding out more about how your child can become a part of the Brookstone family, reach out to Anne Parker, our Director of Enrollment for more information on how to apply. Her email address is [email protected].

If you prefer to watch this video, you can watch this episode and other podcast episodes on our YouTube Channel, ⁠⁠⁠⁠CougarLive.⁠⁠⁠⁠ We also invite you to visit our website at brookstoneschool.org and follow us on social media.

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Show Notes:

*The book written about Rance mentioned in the podcast is called Must Win by Drew Jubera.

Brookstone school is starting its 72nd school year in just a few weeks! Because we did not have a podcast at the time, we wanted to share a video that we made a couple of years ago in honor of our 70th school year celebration, but in podcast form. In today's episode we are going to hear from former students, board members, teachers, and even our very first Head of School, Jim McCallie as they share memories and stories from throughout the years. Others include Steve Butler, Jimmy Thompson, Catherine Trotter, Henry Swift, Nan Pate, Bob Newton, Kathelen Amos, Dr. Linda Hadley, Scott Wilson, and Dr. Dale Epperson.

If you are interested in finding out more about how your child can become a part of the Brookstone family, reach out to Anne Parker, our Director of Enrollment for more information on how to apply. Her email address is [email protected].

If you prefer to watch this video, you can watch this episode and other podcast episodes on our YouTube Channel, ⁠⁠⁠CougarLive.⁠⁠⁠ We also invite you to visit our website at brookstoneschool.org and follow us on social media.

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In today's episode we are talking about our Core Values, those values that are part of the Brookstone mission statement -  loyalty, courage, wisdom, honor, respect, and leadership. We're releasing them in two separate episodes and this is part one. 

We released this Core Values video series in the Spring of 2022, but are re-releasing them now in podcast form. In this series, you will hear from board members, parents, alumni, and faculty, as they share what these core values mean to them. In this particular episode, you will hear from

You can watch this episode and other podcast episodes on our YouTube Channel, ⁠⁠CougarLive.⁠⁠ We also invite you to visit our website at brookstoneschool.org and follow us on social media.

Go Cougars!

In today's episode we are talking about our Core Values, those values that are part of the Brookstone mission statement -  loyalty, courage, wisdom, honor, respect, and leadership. We're releasing them in two separate episodes and this is part one. 

We released this Core Values video series in the Spring of 2022, but are re-releasing them now in podcast form. In this series, you will hear from board members, parents, alumni, and faculty, as they share what these core values mean to them. In this particular episode, you will hear from Catherine Trotter, Deana Bass-Williams, Cecil Cheves, Hon. Clay Land, Steve Butler, Kathelen Amos, and Jim Blanchard. 

If you are interested in finding out more about how your child can become a part of the Brookstone family, reach out to Anne Parker, our Director of Enrollment for more information on how to apply. Her email address is [email protected].

You can watch this episode and other podcast episodes on our YouTube Channel, ⁠⁠CougarLive.⁠⁠ We also invite you to visit our website at brookstoneschool.org and follow us on social media.

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In today's episode, we get to talk to Billy Blanchard, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Billy has been our Board Chair for the past three years and is about to pass that role on to our next chair, Travis Wade, this summer. During this interview, he shares with us some insight into how the Board works, the Head of School search, our Mission Statement, our Core Values and more.

If you are interested in finding out more about how your child can become a part of the Brookstone family, reach out to Anne Parker, our Director of Enrollment for more information on how to apply. Her email address is [email protected].

You can watch this episode and other podcast episodes on our YouTube Channel, ⁠CougarLive.⁠ We also invite you to visit our website at brookstoneschool.org and follow us on social media.

Go Cougars!