Mads Reinholdt Rasmussen, a Danish rower and Olympic gold medal winner in the Lightweight Double Sculls, addressed students during Wednesday's assembly. Rasmussen and his partner placed fourth in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, third in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and first in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
The Varsity Girls' Field Hockey team continues to work hard at maintaing a competitive edge against bigger squads. The team is definitely in good hands, coached by Brimmer and May Spanish teacher and former D-1 college player Mirna Goldberger.
The girls have had a challenging season, made all the more so by Captain Chardon Brooks ’15 ACL tear over the summer. The team suffered losing four other starters, including Kristin Gates ’15, Claudia Slifka ‘16, Rebecca Calhoun ’19, and Sophie Lapat ‘18.
Varsity Soccer teams will go head-to-head with competing schools in the annual homecoming soccer games, Saturday, Oct. 18. The girls will face The Master's School on Orr Field at noon. The Boys game will begin immediately afterward, with kick-off at 2:30 p.m against the Hoosac School.
For his inaugural virtual Gator newsroom broadcast, reporter AJ Naddaff '15 chats with new History and Journalism teacher David Cutler '02. Cutler also serves as writing center director, assistant cross country coach, and as advisor to Model United Nations and Senate. Cutler is passionate about helping to make The Gator among the finest student news sites in New England.
For her inaugural virtual Gator newsroom broadcast, reporter Chardon Brooks '15 chats with new Spanish teacher and Head Field Hockey Coach Mirna Goldberger. Find out about Ms. Goldberger's Argentinian roots, what she did before coming to Brimmer and May, and why she's super excited to be here. "I played Division 1 field hockey at Princeton..and in high school, our team in Argentina was the #1 team," Goldberger says.
