Take a look at what Brophy students have been doing this semester:

Student Shorts

• 2012 Awards Assembly Photo Gallery
• Brophy students Flavio Bravo ’12 and Kapil Kanagal ’13 were awarded the Outstanding Young Man of the Year by the City of Phoenix. Bravo was honored for his extensive community service projects which included volunteer work for Life Care Rehabilitation Center at South Mountain, the Si Se Puede Learning Center and the Boys and Girls Club of the East Valley. Flavio is on the Brophy swim team, president of the Brophy Honor Choir and on Student Council. Kanagal was honored for his more than 700 hours of volunteer service and his latest mission to educate the public in the Valley about health risks associated with Bisphenol A, or BPA, a compound used in the manufacturing of plastics. His efforts have led to the banning of BPA-based containers on select Frontier Airlines flights and at Brophy.
• Tim Cooney ’14 competed in the Arizona Junior Championship at Snow Bowl and took 1st place for his age class in both the slalom and the giant slalom.
• National Honor Society had 72 successful donations at the Spring Blood Drive, enough to save up to 216 lives!
• Honor Chorale and Honor Choir participated in the “State Choral Fesitval’ at Mesquite High School. These groups qualified for this event as a result of their performance rating at the fall festival last September. Honor Chorale received a 1 (Superior) and Honor Choir received a 2 (Excellent.)
• Justin Dombrowski ’13 and Stephen Fuller ’14 were named to the National Sporting Clays Association All-State Team.
• Brophy Speech and Debate emerges victorious! After a brutal competition, not only did the Broncos win the Arizona District National Qualifier Tournament (beating rival Desert Vista) but the team qualified 12 students to Nationals this summer in Indianapolis on June 10th. This is the LARGEST Brophy squad to take Nationals. Qualifiers include: Policy Debate – Andy McCoy ’12/Abhi Singh ’12 and Joe Skoog ’13/Sam Wolf ’13; Lincoln-Douglas Debate – (there are only three spots from the entire state we took all of them) Samir Reddy ’13, Jack Flynn ’13, Karan Chotalla ’13; Congressional Debate – Joe Russell ’14; Extemporaneous Speaking – Bill McDonald ’12, Carlos Ochoa ’14; Duo Interpretation (1st time in history Brophy has qualified this event to nationals) Jeremiah Johnson ’14. A special thanks to coaches for mentoring this year’s epic team: Beth Clarke, Megan McDonald, Chris Calderon, S.J., Caleb Alpaugh ’07 & Ryan Hubbell, Steven Ebensberger ’10, Peter Mardian ’09, Kevin Coltin ’09, Lexi Tippings, and Erica Tassone.

Clubs

• Brophy’s Mock Trial team competed in the All-State Mock Trial tournament. This is the first time the team placed in a decade. Not only did the team make it to the finals taking 2nd place in State. Congratulations to Blake Tonn who won the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education “Top 3″ Award and Scholarship for best performance.
• Eric Andrews ’13 was voted in as Lt. Governor for the North Mountain division of the Southwest District Key Club.
• This past weekend, the Brophy League of Academic Contests competed in its first ever National History Bowl Competition in Washington, D.C. In addition to teams from all over the continental United States, History Bowl has also hosted teams from China, France and Guam. Ranked #25 (out of 186 teams) going in, we finished in the mid-30’s (in the 33-36 range). There were two parts to this competition: 1/The Bowl (team competition) and 2/The Bee (individual competition). Before the start, Brophy College Preparatory was listed in the official program as one of the 8 “Teams-To-Watch” who could pull off an upset. Varsity competitors included: seniors Wesley Fullmer ’12 and Connor Wareing ’12; juniors Jordan Bruner ’13, Nehal Samra ’13, Kapil Kanagal ’13, Andrew Burke ’13 and Pratap Jayaram ’13; Rajet Vatsa ’14, Sahej Samra ’15.
• Brophy’s Knowledge Masters team participated in the international academic competition, Knowledge Masters Open Tournament.  Once again Broncos paced FIRST in Arizona, almost doubling the score of the second place team.  Overall the team placed 22nd among 518 high schools, scoring 1558 points (403 points above the mean.)  Congratulations to this outstanding academic team:  seniors Shane D’sa, Wesley Fullmer, Conner Wareing, Bill McDonald and Ashish Sridhar; juniors Nehal Samra, Michael Sanchez and Kapil Kanagal; sophomores Raj Vasta and Seth Harris.  A special thank you to Dorothy Dunnion and Susan Maynard for mentoring this group of young lads.

Sports

• Brophy Lacrosse Varsity 1 plays for State Championship on Saturday -May 5 at 8:00 PM. Directions to ASU Soccer Fields. Wear black and come out to support this popular sport at Brophy!
• Brophy Hockey won the State Championship in mid-March with a very strong 5-2 win over a tough Pinnacle team. Awarded by the Arizona High School Hockey Association, the team took this first championship then went on to make a stunning run at the USA National Hockey Championship, taking the Bronze medal.
  Roundup recaps the State Tournament
• Brophy baseball players Jake Steffens ’12, Michael Westra ’13 and Chris Beall ’12 were named to the Horizon/Big Leagu Dugout National Invitational All-Tournament Team.
• Brophy Tennis begins the first round of State last week. Read all the match recaps
• The “unstoppable” Devon Allen ’13 setting track records.
  ESPN recaps Arcadia Invitational;
  Arizona Republic call Allen the front-runner for National Athlete of the Year

Just a reminder about the Dad’s Club Grill on Tuesday, May 1 from 6:00 to 7:30 PM.  This is a great opportunity for students to meet each other and to meet their Big Brothers as well as the dads to do the same.    The Grill will take place in The Great Hall located on the East side of campus south of the Robson Gym.  Please call the Admissions Office if you have any questions at (602)264-5291 ext. 6233.

On Sunday, April 29 Brophy will be hosting its Men of `16 New Student Day from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM in the Robson Gym.  The primary goal for this afternoon is to provide students and families an opportunity to ask questions about Course Requests for the school year as well as Summer School.  All of our Guidance and College Counselors will be available to answer all of your academic questions and make necessary course changes if needed.  We will also have all of the Academic Department Chairs available to answer any questions about curriculum and placement.

On Sunday you will enter the Gym from the northwest entrance and be greeted by representatives from the Mothers’ Guild and Dads’ Club.  From here you will  be REQUIRED to do the following:

1. Pick up information on the iPad Roll Out and iPad Training schedule in August.   You will also have the opportunity to pay for the iPad or make a payment.  The total cost for the iPad is being finalized.
2. Pick up a copy of your Course Requests for the school year and Summer School (if applicable).  This will not be the actual schedule, but it will be the courses you selected on line as well as the courses you tested into if placement tests were taken in Math or Language.
3. Next stop will be to pick up information on the Freshman Water Day and the Freshman Retreat from the Office of Faith and Justice.
4. Next, pick up your Physical Forms for the 2012 – 2013 school year.  All incoming freshman will be required to complete a physical prior to the beginning of school in Mid-August.  If you are planning to play a fall sport, your physical MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE practice begins in August.  There will also be information regarding the Brophy Physical in early May.

Men of `16 New Student Day Schedule:

• Last names beginning with A‐E ……………. 12‐1 PM
• Last names beginning with F‐K…………….. 1‐2 PM
• Last names beginning with L‐R …………….. 2‐3 PM
• Last names beginning with S‐Z …………….. 3‐4 PM

If you have any questions, please call the Admissions Office at (602)264-5291 ext. 6233.  We look forward to seeing everyone on Sunday, April 29!

Mr. Mike Ward

Director of Admissions

Images of Brophy Fall 2011

Students entering The Great Hall for the Club Fair

Signing up for the Crew Team - State Champs!

Hanging out at the Club Fair - Harper Great Hall

Members of the Red and White Club

Student Cheering Section from the Boulder Creek Game

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Class of 2016 Admissions Information

If you are still interested in applying for the Class of 2016, the online application is  available.  Go to the Admissions Link and you will find it in the drop down menu.  If you would like a copy of the 2011 – 2012 Admissions Brochure, you can find it on the Admissions page or contact the Admissions Office and we can send you a copy.  Of course, you can always drop on by!

Registration and Scheduling Information for the Class of 2016

The Registration deadline for the Class of 2016 is this Friday, March 23rd.  The Admissions Office will remain open until 5:00 PM to collect your registration packets.  You can also bring them in any day this week or put them in the mail.    Please make sure that all forms that require signatures from both parents and student are signed.  If you have any questions regarding the forms, please email Mr. Ward at mward@brophyprep.org or leave me a message at 602-264-5291 ext. 6357.

Regarding scheduling for next year’s courses, you can access the Scheduling website by going the Quicklinks link at the top right-hand corner of the Brophy homepage.  On the drop down menu you will see the NETCLASSROOM Link – click on the link and enter your ID and password:

Example

Id – mward16

Password – 16023TGf7 

Go to the Registration tab and the click on the EDIT Request link.  You will see directions on choosing your classes.  If you want to take honors courses in English, Math and Science, you can request them on this sight.  Mr. Ward will evaluate your grades and test scores and, with the help of the English, Math, and Science Departments, will  determine if an honors course is the proper placement for you.  Your Math placement will be determined by taking the Math Placement test on March 26th or 28th.

School News and Information

Sports News:

•  The Varsity Soccer Team competed their regular season with a record of 18-2-1 and made it to the finals before falling to Hamilton.  Congratulations to a great and exciting soccer season!
• The Varsity, Junior Varsity and Freshman Baseball Teams are off to a strong start this season.  This Week the Varsity baseball team will be participating in the Horizon Big League Dugout Tournament against top competition around the state as well as high schools from California, Colorado, and Florida.

• The Brophy Speech and Debate team returned from Harvard with great results.  Two our teams qualified for the Tournament of Champions and Senior, Bill McDonald won the Harvard tournament in Extemporaneous Speaking. This tournament is the largest and most prestigious invitational of the year and Bill took home the gold.  This means that Bill has won the two largest and most important tournaments of the year with Glenbrooks in November and Harvard this weekend.   This past weekend, the Speech and Debate Team placed second in the Arizona State Tournament.Every Senior on the team came home a State Champion in their individual event! Also:Andy McCoy and Abhi Singh won Policy DebateDavid Barclay won Lincoln Douglas DebateBill McDonald won Extemporaneous Speaking

• Congratulations to BLAM (Brophy Literary Arts Magazine)! This afternoon Brophy a letter from the National Council of Teachers of English notifying us that BLAM has received the Highest Award rank in their 2011 NCTE Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines.  Of 391 magazines reviewed, 96 were recommended for highest award and only 38 were given the Highest Award. Congratulations to the student editors, the students whose work was featured in the publication and especially to  the moderators of the magazine, Mr. John Damaso and Mr. Chad Unrein.

• Brophy Spring Musical:  Come out the Xavier Performing Arts Center to see the Brophy Spring Musical, Once Upon a Mattress.  Show times begin at 7:00 PM this Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday – March 21, 22, and 24.

If you have further questions about Brophy College Preparatory and the Admissions process, or if you would like to come and tour campus, Please contact the Admissions Office at (602) 264-5291 ext. 6233 or email us at admissions@brophyprep.org.

Go Broncos!

Mr. Mike Ward
Director of Admissions