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PreK Butterfly Release

April 24, 2015

The PreK classes have been studying insects and butterflies while watching caterpillars transform into butterflies in their classrooms for 2 weeks. This week, they released the butterflies!  

Golf Players Advance to State

April 23, 2015

Karina Redfern and Jacob Yeager advance to the TAPPS State Golf Tournament in Glen Rose next Monday and Tuesday for their performance in last weekends tournament! Congratulate these two!

Kitt Brothers Named Athletes of the Week

April 23, 2015

Phillip and Alec Kitt were named the Trinity Mother Frances Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Athletes of the Week on KETK for their performance in the state quarterfinals for tennis. Congratulate these young men on this honor!

Mary Poppins

April 23, 2015

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfiLrDXKmpA?showinfo=0&w=560&h=315] From the desk of Glenn Ballard, Fine Arts Director: It is no secret that I love musical theatre. I love almost everything about it, including the many hours of hard work necessary to produce a high-quality show. But the thing that I love most  about a good musical is the music; telling a […]

Brain Breaks

April 23, 2015

Mrs. Brashier’s class took small breaks throughout testing week to get the wiggles out. Using the GoNoodle website, students were allowed to follow along with different characters from the websites. Each character gave directions on how to do different things. Student mimicked different activities such as walking on a tight rope, running a race with […]

Making an Excel Spreadsheet Using M&M’s!

April 23, 2015

Microsoft Excel was introduced to fifth grade students in the computer lab with the help of M&M candy. Students first grouped and counted colors of M&M’s.  Using this information,  they created a  simple Excel spreadsheet which included a pie chart. Students also formatted the data points to make each pie chart section match the colors of M&M’s.  Fifth graders were then able to […]

Student Leadership Team Visits the Lower School

April 23, 2015

From the desk of Tammy Hayes, Middle School Principal: What does it mean to lead? How does the mere act of showing up to eat with someone qualify as leading? This is the topic we discussed with 30 of our students currently serving on the Middle School student leadership team.  Students were given the task […]

Rotary Students of the Month

April 23, 2015

  Congratulate McCray Fletcher and Xiqing Lu on being honored by the Bullard Rotary Club as Students of the Month! These two students show exemplary character and strive for excellence in the classroom!

Acids & Bases: A Study in Pink

April 23, 2015

In chemistry we have been learning about acids and bases, and how they change the color of indicator solutions. So in the lab we got to see the colorful side of chemistry as we titrated (fancy word for mix) an acid with a base until the solution turned a nice shade of pink. Then the […]

Middle School Football Service Project

April 23, 2015

Our Middle School football team, along with coaches, went to BCXR, a horse stable, this week to clean up fallen trees and help with other damage from the recent tornado that tore through the area. What a great way for our students to serve others, especially with such a timely need!              

Senior Night

April 23, 2015

We celebrated our senior baseball and softball players on Tuesday night. These student-athletes have played hard this year, and we’re excited about the next steps they’re taking, including Blake and Daniel as they will play baseball in college next year. Our girls softball also continued their winning streak at Schwab Field – they have never lost […]

The Years are Flying Fast, but the Foundation of Brook Hill Remains the Same!

April 23, 2015

From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: Chela Miller graduated with the second graduating class of Brook Hill in 2003 after spending two years with us.  Her father had come to teach Spanish at Brook Hill and brought her along!  Chela fondly remembers those years so long ago and having the […]