From the desk of Brian Nelson: The Academic Department has taken an intentional step toward increasing our participation and success in academic competitions.  This year, Robin Bynum has joined the academic team as our Academic Competition Coordinator.  I am excited about her vision for the program and the impact that this will have on our […]

Our seniors had an incredible week on Catilina Island in California last week! We learned about the biblical meaning of the Guard Charge (Live Pure, Speak True, Right Wrong, Serve Others, Follow the King), enjoyed the Pacific Ocean, climbed mountains, and experienced God through the beauty of his creation and the relationships we built!

From the desk of Sandra Fritcher, Lower School Principal: Homework is an important component of your child’s educational progress at the Lower School.  Homework is a reality at every grade level.  When approached correctly, it provides a great deal of benefit to the students in a college preparatory school.  Not only does homework help students […]

Our seniors lead chapel this week for our middle and upper school students. They shared about their experience of Christ on their senior trip, and encouraged our students with what they learned about how to live pure, speak true, right wrong, serve others, & follow the King (The Guard Charge)!

In physics lab, students are learning how to read graphs of position versus time and velocity versus time. Our computer software randomly generates a graph of position versus time and each lab group has to discuss how to direct their lab partner to walk in order to recreate the graph. After coming up with their instructions, […]

6th graders are busy weaving with textiles and fibers to create unique wall hangings. Students started the art piece by writing a favorite memory or experience. Then students associated a color with different parts of their story. For example, a day at the beach would likely  include blue to represent the water, tan to represent […]

Third through Fifth graders recently auditioned for a role in the play, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. We have a very talent group of students who will be bringing this heartwarming story to the stage on December 15 at the Brook Hill Lower School.

Mrs. Bell’s Prekindergarten students drew pigs as a response to the story, If you Give a Pig a Pancake, by Laura Numeroff. We also learned about the ingredients in pancakes and where some of the ingredients really originate such as: eggs, milk, butter, and maple syrup.

Did you ever do the volcano science fair project? Chemistry students recently did a mild variation of that experiment to study the law of conservation of mass. They did two trials of the baking soda and vinegar concoction, weighing the products and  reactants each time. In the first trial, the apparatus was open, allowing the gaseous […]

Seniors had the opportunity to hear from a variety of college reps during a panel this week. Seniors were able to gain awareness of the many different paths to achieving their life goals, as well as get a personal look inside a variety of colleges and universities in one sitting. Another great aspect of the […]

From the desk of Jordy Barksdale, Director of Campus Life & Ministry: At Brook Hill, we value relationships. We think our students will grow academically, spiritually and professionally through the context of strong relationships with faculty, staff and other students. With that in mind, we decided to spend a week with our Senior Class on […]

7th Grade Humanities students played Who Wants To Be A Millionaire as a review for their first history test. Girls rivaled the boys to answer the most questions correct and earn the most money. Everyone had a great time collaborating and reviewing the geography and early Native American history of Texas.