By Madison Dunn Ever since students received an email over the summer outlining this year’s new dress code, there has been a range of response to it. While some students and faculty are enjoying the more relaxed Academic Dress days and Spirit Saturdays, the Formal Academic Dress days and the new policy…
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Dress Code – Easy!
By Connor Silva This is my third year at Brooks. I was used to waking up, throwing on clothes, and having to tie a tie in the morning. While this may seem like an easy task, try doing it after a mere five hours of sleep, while you are rushing to get to…
Brooks School Dress Code Through the Ages
By Lami Zhang In 1947, Frank D. Ashburn identified one of the core problems within the Brooks community – dress code. He was appalled by the “lack of standards” in how the teenage students dressed and considered it a “manifestation of deep trouble in the world.” Like many other…