To understand thermal energy, 6th grade students did a rotation lab where they took the temperature of water in different types of cups – plastic, Styrofoam and glass. Students touched the outside of the cups to observe the amount of conduction. Then students found the temperature of different places in the classroom to observe how […]
Brook Hill had 3 seniors commit to play football at the next level today! Tyrone Brown signed with Texas Lutheran Eddie Briggs signed with Mary Hardin Baylor Malik Alley signed with Midwestern State We will host a signing ceremony next week! Congratulate these three student-athletes on this great accomplishment!
The American Freedom Museum traveled to Judy Bunn’s 8th grade Humanities classes on Tuesday to trace the life of the first Chinese immigrant to Texas from the “Gold Rush”. Chinese immigrant, Sam MarDock, at age 13, made his way from China, to San Francisco, and then to El Paso, in search of gold. He heard […]
From the desk of Wally Dawkins, Athletic Director: I recently had this talk with our Middle School Boys Basketball Team. I would say the following applies to 100% of these student athletes, if not, then at least 99.5%. We meet in the middle of the gym each morning at 7:30 AM, and just prior to […]
Do you know which animals hibernate during the winter months? Just ask one of our kindergarten students. After researching, creating posters, presenting information to classmates, and even pretending to hibernate in a cave, students are quite the experts! Here are just a few examples of the interesting research projects.
Are you taller than an Emperor Penguin? Mrs. Dahn’s first graders found out that these penguins can reach 48 inches tall! Some of our first graders were in fact taller than an emperor penguin, but most were not! After comparing heights, students also tried to be penguins. We learned that God made them better suited for the cold, […]
We were blessed with a visit and a message from Viki Skinner, Children’s Minister from Lanes Chapel UMC, during Lower School chapel this week! In addition to our regular praise and worship, we sang the “Books of the Bible” by memory. After an amazing demonstration of how Jesus can make our cloudy hearts pure, Mrs. […]
The Northern Regional Swim Meet was held on Friday, Jan. 30. Brook Hill swimmer, Bailey Bickerstaff, placed third in the 100 Butterfly and placed fourth in the 200 Freestyle. This qualifies her to compete in the State Swim Meet on February 13 for the third year in a row! We are so proud of Bailey […]
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residential Life: Just an ordinary stick, that’s all it was. Moses used it for years for the daily task of tending his flock. Can’t get more ordinary than that! But God used that regular old stick in Moses’ hand to do mighty things. Maybe Moses picked it […]
From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: I have a special request for prayer this week. Morgan Moss, a long time student at Brook Hill and a member of the Junior class this year, will be having significant surgery next Tuesday, February 10 in Dallas. Please join us in praying […]
Third grade Spanish students made bilingual Valentine cards for KVNE’s Valentines for Kids & Seniors Campaign. The Valentines will be given to children and seniors in local hospitals and nursing homes/assisted living centers for Valentine’s Day. What a great way for our students to not only practice their Spanish, but give back to our community! […]
Brook Hill second grader and beginning cellist, Kai Glenn (pictured), along with several other Brook Hill orchestra students, attended the East Texas Symphony Orchestra “Dueling Fiddles” concert on Saturday, January 17th at the UT Tyler Cowan Center. Brook Hill orchestra students got to hear ETSO Concertmaster, Mark Miller solo on violin classics and witness the fiddling and […]