Heath School
Location
100 Eliot Street Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Information
Type	Elementary school
School district	Public Schools of Brookline
Principal	Milly Katzman
Faculty	32.8 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades	K-8
Enrollment	377 (as of 2005-06)[1]
Student:teacher ratio	11.5[1]
Color(s)	Green & White
Nickname	Hawks
Information	617-879-4570
Website	School website

Heath School is part of Public Schools of Brookline and is located in Brookline, USA in the Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts area. It is an elementary and middle school that serves the Chestnut Hill neighborhoods and educates students in grades K-8.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 377 students and 32.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 11.5.^[1] 65% of the students are Caucasian and 23% Asian-Pacific Islander.^[2]

Contents 1 History 2 School organization 2.1 Class structure 2.2 Student participation 2.3 Parent-teacher organization 3 Grant for improvements 4 Notable faculty 5 Notable alumni 6 References 7 External links

[edit] History

The school was demolished and a new school building constructed, reopening in 1959.^[3]

The school was fully renovated in 1996 with additional space added for administrative offices, library, science, art, and music classrooms.

The School's mascot used to be the Hearts before being changed to the Hawks in 2006.

[edit] School organization

[edit] Class structure

The kindergarten through fifth grade classes are all taught by one teacher except for art, music, library, and gym. In the sixth grade, one teacher teaches social studies to both classes and the other teacher teaches science to both classes. The classes are also divided by ability in math. In the seventh and eighth grades, there are home-room teachers with other subjects taught by specialist teachers (science, Spanish/French, English, math and social studies). In 1997 A.E.Ryan was Artist-in-Residence^[4] and in 2003, Professor Jeremy Solomons was the Drama Artist-in-Residence.^[5]

[edit] Student participation

Pre-K through Grade 3 students participate in a monthly Heath Family Meeting. In grades 4-8, elected representatives serve on Student Council and two 8th graders also serve as members of the Heath School Council.

All grades participate in community service, and Heath has an ongoing relationship with the Ronald McDonald House as a community service project for 6-8 graders. In November 1988 the sixth graders took part in a 24 hour fast to support Oxfam.^[6]

There is a successful choir and in March 2007 Anne Martland was named to the Brookline Junior District Chorus.^[7] In February 2008, Laura Jacobs and Anne Martland were named to the Brookline Junior District Chorus. Max Condon was named to the Junior District Band.

[edit] Parent-teacher organization

There is an active parent-teacher organization that organises regular events.

[edit] Grant for improvements

The Massachusetts School Building Authority gave a grant of $122,095, in October 2007, to Heath School to enhance Heath’s educational and aesthetic assets.^[8]

[edit] Notable faculty

Mark Goldner won the 2005 middle school Delta Education/CPO Science Award for Excellence in Inquiry-Based Science Teaching from the National Science Teachers Association.^[9] Goldner was also one of the named 2007-08 Armada Master Teachers.^[10]

[edit] Notable alumni

• John Hodgman (1971-), humorist and author best known for his personification of a PC in Apple's "Get a Mac" advertising campaign. According to an article in The Boston Globe, Hodgman was voted "most likely to become the editor of The New Yorker" as an eighth grader at Heath.^[11]
• Teryn Ashley, all american tennis player at Stanford University and professional player ranked in the top 100 in the world. Currently is the assistant head coach of the women's tennis team at the University of Michigan.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official site Shari VanderWerf, Webmaster
• District site