8th graders practiced their measurement skills using a triple beam balance and graduated cylinder in class this week. Students are exploring the relationship between mass and volume, and this exercise helps them visualize the principals they’ve been learning about in class.
Mrs Newman’s class reenacted Three Billy Goats Gruff when learning about the letter G.
Brook Hill returned home Tuesday after three straight games on the road and returned to the win column with a 3-0 victory over Dallas Shelton at Herrington Gym. The Lady Guard cruised to victory, 25-8, 25-16 and 25-14. Brook Hill used a balanced offensive showing from juniors Megan Priddy (5 kills) and Kay Kay Smith (4 kills), […]
First grade students studied apples this week in class. Students weighed them, cut them, studied them and of course enjoyed eating them!
Sixth graders have been getting really “physical” about matter. Labs have been done over states of mater, viscosity of liquids, surface tension and density which are all physical properties of matter. Students even discovered they could float a paper clip on water due to its surface tension. Things are really “flowing” and “floating” in science […]
The Brook Hill school is excited to be honoring Dr. Mark & Dr. Becky Jones this year as our 2015 Guardian Award recipients. Mark and Becky have been dedicated supporters and parents of The Brook Hill School for many years. Mark has served on the Brook Hill Board of Trustees for 17 years. He remembers […]
The Competition Cheer Team received 9th place in TAPPS state competition. There were 33 teams in our division. We are so proud of these girls. Gillian Parma received 2nd team All State. Congratulations!
Friday night our boarding community held a bonfire party. Mr. Ramirez gathered wood and started two bonfires up in the boarding village. Day students also came and gathered together to make s’mores and drink hot chocolate. Students sat around the bonfires and sang songs and told ghost stories all night. It was an awesome start […]
SMU visited campus this week to talk to students about their programs, degrees, admissions process, and scholarship opportunities. Mackenzie Daniel, Brook Hill’s admissions representative, distributed flyers, materials, and bright red pens!
“If you don’t have a chicken that lays golden eggs, then you might need to consider scholarships and financial aid” In Senior Seminar recently money was the topic of conversation. Mary Lynn Smith from the East Texas Communities Foundation, Claire Mizzel from UT Austin, and Jeff Pinkerton, author of Common Sense to Uncommon Wealth talked […]
Debate class had a mock congressional debate in class. The format followed the UIL competitive debate format, and students have been studying and learning about it for weeks. Last week, they spent time writing the bill and this week they prepared for the debate. The drafted bill sought to limit states to a maximum of […]
From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: Luke Baker graduated from Brook Hill in 2009 after attending for 6 years. You can just imagine the growth he saw during his years at BH. The Football Stadium, Baseball Complex, Founder’s Hall and the Bell Library were all built during those years. […]