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2nd Grade Solves Mystery of 100th Day Bottle

January 30, 2015

To celebrate the 100th day of school, second grade created mystery bottles filled with 100 mysterious items. Each student came up with 3 clues about their mystery bottle. After hiding the bottle in a bag, students brought their project to school and participated in the Case of the Mystery 100th Day Bottle. Students presented their […]

Finding the Limiting Reactant in Chemistry

January 27, 2015

Chemistry students are learning about limiting reactants both at home and in lab. Over last weekend they did a chocolate chip cookie recipe at home and considered how many cookies you could bake with an altered ingredients list–that is, which ingredient limited the number of cookies you could bake. In lab they performed a double-displacement […]

Poetry and Music in Humanities

January 27, 2015

As an introduction to Romanticism, students in Mrs. Huggins Humanities class explored elements of poetry in music. During class, students listened to a variety of songs, discussed poetry terms, and then identified figurative language and sound devices within the lines of music. The class also discussed how they use and enjoy poetry every day in the […]

Advisory Groups at Brook Hill

January 27, 2015

One of our favorite things about Brook Hill is advisory. Every week, faculty and staff meet with a small group of 7-10 students to get to know them and lead them into a closer walk with Christ. Many times, this relationship extends outside of school, and our Founder, Steve Dement, is a prime example. Last […]

The High Calling of Teaching: Characteristics We Seek Out in Teachers

January 23, 2015

From the desk of Rod Fletcher, Headmaster: Before I was a headmaster, I taught. When I was finishing up seminary I began working as a youth pastor, pursuing God’s call on my life to ministry. At first I loved it, but I found myself wishing I could connect with my students while they were at school. A […]

Dissecting Frogs in Biology

January 23, 2015

We are currently studying vertebrate diversity in biology.  Frogs belong to the vertebrate class amphibian, so this species worked perfectly for our dissection lab.   Dissection allows the student to explore the external and internal structures of a common vertebrate, identifying anatomy and seeing how what they’r learning in class looks in real life.  This experience […]

PreK Picnic

January 23, 2015

Mrs. Bell’s PreK class had a teddy bear picnic on Friday to celebrate the end of the week! We had bear claws, berries, fish (gold fish) and bugs (raisins/cranberries). We also learned through an experiment about different bears and how polar bears have blubber to keep them warm, even in ice water.

Spelling Bee

January 23, 2015

Five Brook Hill Middle School students competed in the District Spelling Bee on Friday. BH representation included sixth graders Riley Hill and Katelynn Henics, seventh graders Rachel Berkley and Ruby Timmons, and eighth grader Ali Koenig. The students competed in a grade-level Bee followed by a Final Spelldown with the top four performers from each […]

6th Visits Gem and Mineral Show

January 23, 2015

Sixth graders attended the student day at the Gem and Mineral Show at the Rose Garden Center in Tyler.  Students saw demonstrations of gold mining, faceting stones, cutting and polishing gems, and making jewelry.  They even got to see rocks that glowed in the dark and an amazing display of rocks and minerals that look […]

Brook Hill Basketball Shakes Up Dallas Shelton

January 23, 2015

This past Friday night, the Brook Hill Guard and Lady Guard shook up Dallas Shelton on the basketball court at Herrington Sports Center. All four teams (JV, Varsity, Boys & Girls) brought home a victory over our Dallas opponent! Way to go Guard!

Sophomore College Trip

January 23, 2015

In 37 hours we… …bonded on the bus, while on thrill rides, while feeding and petting sting rays, while dining together, and while walking college campuses …experienced blue skies, warm temps, light winds, torrential rain, major winds, cold temps …learned about HBU, The University of Houston, and Texas A & M Galveston …learned that our […]

Lower School Chapel Lesson — Everyone Needs Compassion and Forgiveness

January 23, 2015

Chapel service at the Lower School began a little crazy as students sang “let’s spread the love of God to everyone”. Following the singing portion of chapel, Mrs. Dawkin’s students led worship by presenting three Bible stories to illustrate the importance of compassion and forgiveness: Esau and Jacob, Joseph and his brothers, and King David and King Saul. If […]