Brookfield Central
High School

Brookfield Central is proud to announce that 11 members of the senior class have earned the distinction of National Merit Semifinalist for the 2022-23 school year.

This year's semifinalists for Brookfield Central are: Ananya Bhatt, Nura Hassan, Reva Hegde, Erin Hu, Aaron Liu, Richard Lobo, Jerry Lu, Aniruddh Mayya, Om Rajpal, Muntaha Raza, and Shefali Sanwal.

After a year sweeping the team state championships in swimming and diving, Elmbrook coaches Mike Rose and Van Donkersgoed have been named Wisconsin’s Swim Coaches of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Association (NFHS)!

Brookfield Central Class of 2015

Bradley Bartelt is a 2015 Lancer graduate who works at the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, and continues to give back to the club that shaped him during his time at Central - Key Club.

Madilyn Winter, current junior at Brookfield Central High School, was selected to be a member of the Hope Squad National Council for the 2022-23 school year.

Each year, the Wisconsin Council of Administrators of Special Services (WCASS) Region accepts nominations for awards for outstanding people in the field of Student Services. On Friday, April 29, the WCASS Board and staff across Elmbrook celebrated this year’s award recipients: Kristin Olson, Administrator of the Year Award (Principal, Tonawanda Elementary); Murphy Lance, Related Services Award (Occupational Therapist, Burleigh Elementary); Kaleigh Smith, Personal Achievement Award (Student, Project STRIVE); Syn Acala, Personal Achievement Award (Student, Brookfield Central).

Opal Sharma, Eva Kumer, Erin Hu and Arisha Sobhani highlighted a tremendous showing by BC DECA at 2022 DECA International Career Development Conference.

Brookfield Central graduate Tom Vento ('86), and Brookfield East graduate Damian Buchman ('97) are the recipients of the District's 2022 Alumni Excellence awards. The awards are being presented to Tom and Damian for their service to the greater Elmbrook community and their resilient battles with cancer. These awards will be presented as part of the Engaged in Excellence Awards celebration on Monday, May 2, which will be held in-person at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center and live-streamed on the Elmbrook Schools YouTube channel.

Brookfield Central Class of 1986

Tom Vento is a Lancer graduate and cancer survivor that served the community that raised him for over 30 years through his time at the Brookfield and Elm Grove Police Departments.

Congratulations to Autumn Lee for earning a Scholastic Art and Writing Gold Medal American Voices Medal! She will be honored this June at Carnegie Hall.