From the desk of Jan Hommel, American Freedom Museum Director: Did you know that during the Civil War over 650,000 men lost their lives? That number is equivalent to the total population of seven East Texas counties! During the Battles of Gettysburg and Antietam alone, three quarters of Tyler’s population would have perished. Judy Bunn’s […]
This week our college prep physics students were exploring color theory by mixing colors of light and colors of pigment. First, students created swatches of the primary and secondary additive colors in Windows Paint. When they inverted these colors, students saw that each color switched to the color exactly opposite the original on the color […]
Our Middle School Lady Guard Softball team took on the Grace cougars Thursday night, beating them 15-6! Check out the pictures here:
As part of their study of space in 6th grade science, students built and launched their own rockets into the sky! This is another example of how our teachers integrate differentiated instruction and interactive activities. Mrs. Wallace teaches science to our Middle School students. One of the best things about her method of teaching is that […]
8th grade Physical Science class built mousetrap cars in class for their spring project. Students were instructed to build a mousetrap car that could travel a distance of 5 meters. The only power used for their car was the mousetrap itself. Using their understanding of simple machines, students created their inventions, trying to travel the fastest […]
Mrs. Ponce fourth grade class gave a wonderful presentation on Wednesday over the importance of the ‘Good Samaritan’ Story. Students gave many examples and scenarios of what you should do if someone else is in need. Teaching us to think of others before our self, they used examples ranging from the wild west to a […]
The Lower School almost had too much fun with the “Feelin’ Groovy” theme of the Scholastic Book Fair! Teachers and students dressed up as a person from the 1960’s during one of our special events. Families and students visited the book fair throughout the week and purchased great books. It was a very exciting and […]
Pre-k has been discussing measurement and using our feet to measure distances. We measured different length of tape using our feet. In other news, we had two chicks hatch from our PreK incubating project! check them out!
5th graders went to NASA this week for a field trip! Students had the opportunity to explore the facilities and learn about space travel. Students also got to “pack” for a trip to Mars, and see space shuttles and rockets while also learning about our vast universe!
We have had two track meets in the last week! Our students have performed well! WOMEN’S RESULTS :: 2nd place overall with 128.5 points Kristen Clarke: 1st in 100 Dash in 12.89 Julia Troxell: 5th in 200 Dash, 1st in Long Jump with 10-00.50, 2nd in Triple Jump with 32-05 Claire Smith: 6th in 1600m […]
Brook Hill’s Lower School Third Graders went to a naturalization ceremony on Wednesday, April 6. The ceremony was held in the federal courthouse in downtown Tyler. There were 40 new citizens being honored in the ceremony. One of the new citizens was one of our own – Wentzel Bouwer whose country of origin was South […]
On Friday members of the Guard Chorale competed at the first round of the TAPPS State Vocal Competition in Arlington. Earning Superior ratings for their solos were Chesley Kelly, Allie Lake, and Elaina Yeager. The Guard Chorale Men’s Ensemble also received a Superior rating. Members of this ensemble include Chipper Adams, Andrew Edwards, David Chambless, […]