During his 25 years at Browning, Dr. Protheroe has impacted the lives of a generation of Browning students and inspired a love of history in countless young minds.

The Grytte won first place with special merit, the highest award possible, in the American Scholastic Press Association’s 2019-2020 contest for school newspapers.

On May 25, 2020, George Floyd died in Minneapolis, Minnesota while being arrested by the police. This incident sparked weeks of protests in major cities across America against the killing of George Floyd, police brutality, and systemic racism in American society.

The Browning Grytte and the Saint Ann’s Ram conducted a newspaper exchange before the pandemic, with student reporters touring each other’s schools for a day in order to observe the academic experience and community.

Before becoming a teacher, Sam Permutt, Browning’s new dean of student life, had an entirely different career—he played professional basketball in Israel.