The Brehm Family Enjoys Another Great and Very Festive Parent's Weekend

Monday, November 2, 2009

The Brehm Family Enjoys Another Great and Very Festive Parent's Weekend

After nearly two quarters of hard work, Brehm held its semi-annual Parent's Weekend. This year, the fall banquet had a "Fall Harvest" theme and it was time for the Brehm family to eat, drink and be SCARY!

If you weren't there, here's what you missed:

Everyone was in a festive mood, with all ages dressing up for Halloween!

We had one of the greatest turn-outs for the Saturday night banquet to date.

"It was great! This Parent 's Weekend will be hard to surpass,"

said Donna Collins, Director of Admissions.

Brehm Food Service mixed it up this year, offering Halloween

cupcakes and lots of tasty carnival-themed food.

Brehm Student Council organized a student D.J., light show and fire pit.

Various activities included pumpkin & cookie decorating,

Guitar Hero, quarterback toss, zero gravity, fun inflatables and more!

The Brehm Parent's Association (BPA) awarded prizes for "Most Creative",

"Crowd Favorite" and "Scariest" costumes.

Student Council raised money by collecting monetary votes for a faculty/staff member to dress up in character and do the "Time Warp". The winner (or loser?)... Dr. Collins! Riff Raff was a definite crowd pleaser!

Here's what some staff had to say about the night:

"The party was a wonderful success.Making the theme 'Halloween' was fun and so relaxing for kids, parents and staff. Thanks to all who planned and set up. The gym looked magnificent and the food was great! The kids all had a great time with the blow-up activities and the games. Parents seemed to have as much fun dressing up as the kids did. Great job, everyone! I LOVE MY JOB!" - Barb Lawrence, Faculty

"What a memorable night! The Student Council, kids and staff looked so adorable doing the Time Warp... So lively! I loved seeing the wee ones (and not so wee ones) dressed up! Thanks to the organizers for the hard work and everyone who participated. Parents for dressing up and helping work the games!" -Deb Browne, Faculty

"It was FUN, and a nice change... We have an amazing team." - Christine Strusz, Faculty

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Brehm is an accredited junior-senior high school. A family style boarding school for students, grades 6 through 12, with complex learning disabilities.

OPTIONS Program at Brehm serves post high school students with learning disabilities who need to further develop academic and social skills required for success in college, vocational/technical school, and the workplace.

Brehm Preparatory School Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, offers a unique holistic program that individually addresses each student’s academic, emotional, and social needs.

Brehm uses the term “complex” learning disabilities in recognition that students experience difficulties in multiple areas of functioning. Brehm’s holistic program focuses on the combined academic, social and emotional effects of having a learning disability.

Our students often have multiple diagnoses affecting their performance with the core issue of having a language-based etiology. We recognize the combined effects of LD/ADD, language based processing issues, executive function issues and the social and psychological implications of not being successful in an academic environment. Brehm offers direct interventions for students with dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, NLD, aspergers, anxiety disorder, tourettes, auditory processing disorder, speed of processing disorders and interventions requiring behavioral and emotional support as it relates to academic issues.

Monday, November 2, 2009