Categories

Chapel Report

January 29, 2014

This week the upper and middle school chapel program hosted Johnny Russell, Young Life director for Tyler. Johnny spoke about John The Baptist’s relationship with Jesus in John 1 and Mark11. Because John the Baptist knew Jesus, John was willing to die for Jesus. The chapel ended with this video and the question, “Do you […]

DNA Extraction!

January 24, 2014

Pre AP Biology students make real world connections! After studying the structure and functions of DNA these students extracted DNA and proteins from strawberries during a recent lab.

The Teacher As Mentor

January 24, 2014

From the Desk of Kent Travis, Humanities Department Chair: Our lives tell a story. This is something we may have heard often lately, but that doesn’t make it any less true. Our lives tell a story and we’d do well to accept this, remember it, and live out days in full awareness that it is […]

Re-enrollment Starts Feb 3!

January 24, 2014

From the Admissions Office: We’ve had an incredible year so far and we hope to continue with that momentum the rest of the semester. You and your family are a part of what makes Brook Hill an incredible place to learn, grow, and thrive and we want that to continue. As February approaches and re-enrollment […]

Enrollment Contracts Go Paperless

January 24, 2014

From the Desk of Raegan McCallum, Director of Technology: Enrollment contracts for the 14-15 school year will be issued completely electronically this year!  We are very excited about this opportunity to make returning contracts simple for parents.  Contracts can be viewed, signed and submitted 100% online with no need to mail, fax or try to […]

Winter Learning Activities in Prekindergarten and Kindergarten

January 24, 2014

It’s been a wintry wonderland at The Brook Hill Lower School this week. See how our teachers are using the winter season to create interactive lessons for our students: Students in Kindergarten wrote about snowmen and designed igloos after studying geometric shapes.

Dual Credit – Earning College Credit at Brook Hill

January 24, 2014

From the desk of Celia Tucker, Academic Counselor: Tyler Junior College and Jacksonville College came to Brook Hill this week to register students for Dual Credit courses. Dual Credit provides students the opportunity to earn college credit while they are still in high school, meaning that they are actually a college student and a high […]

Meet our College Ambassadors!

January 24, 2014

Meet our College Ambassadors for this year (so far): Brook Hill College Ambassadors are the welcoming committee for college reps when they come to campus. All students are always encouraged to visit with the colleges but College Ambassadors will make a point to spend a few minutes greeting the representatives, picking up information from them, […]

MS Spelling Bee

January 24, 2014

  Middle school students Colton Drennan, Justin Powell, and Rachel Berkley competed in the ACSI District spelling bee this week. Rachel (6th Grade) got first place in her grade level competition! Thanks for representing Brook Hill Academics at this spelling bee! Go Guard!

I AM BROOK HILL, Even After 17.5 Years!

January 24, 2014

From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: Even after 17 1/2 years and all the changes that have been brought, I am STILL Brook Hill.  Why? Because the focus of the school is STILL on the mission derived from the vision laid on Steve Dement’s heart over 20 years ago. Because […]

Our God is Big, Strong and Mighty

January 24, 2014

Mrs. Dahn’s class led chapel this week through the story of the Israelites crossing the Jordan river. During chapel the students built a rock tower as the Israelites did to remember how strong and might our God is!

Alumni Success – Double the Good News!

January 24, 2014

Luke and John Clardy From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: Twin brothers, Luke and John Clardy, class of 2010, chose to attend Pepperdine University and left for California the summer after graduation.  I’m sure it was because the school colors were blue and orange!  Or, maybe it was the scholarship […]