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Lady Guard drop three at Union Grove Tournament

November 27, 2016

Brook Hill hit the hardwood for three games in three nights at the Union Grove Tournament and faced tough competition from the likes of Class 5A Jacksonville, host Union Grove and Piney Woods, dropping all three games. The Lady Guard began the event against the hosts and were stopped 61-27. AD Kuechle led the way […]

Brook Hill student places third at academic meet

November 18, 2016

Congratulations to Alan Zhu! He placed third in science at the Whitehouse Invitational Academic Meet on Saturday, November 12. This was a practice meet for TAPPS academic competition. It was held at Whitehouse High School. Yiling Cao, Emma Bynum, Shiya Su, Andrew Shaw, Lucas Chen, Bethel Oluwole, Mike Wang, Maggie Newman, and Eddie Xiong also competed. The events […]

Colorful gak teaches about chemical and physical change

November 18, 2016

Mrs. Wallace’s 8th grade science lab tested chemical and physical changes by making their own glass cleaner and also by making gak. They had to follow the procedure exactly to end up with a good version of gak. They were able to see how different substances were added together to make a new product with […]

Grandparents come to the Lower School

November 18, 2016

On a rainy Grandparents day, each grade performed for a large crowd of people who are special to them. The Pre-K students even listed off one by one, “I love my grandparents because ____________.” After the performance, students were able to show their grandparents around their school and classroom. Some even swayed them to buy […]

Operation Christmas Child boxes fill up the hallways

November 18, 2016

During advisory, middle and upper school students assembled boxes, filled and packed them up while listening to Christmas music and eating donuts. Our final box count was 452. Thanks to everyone who provided gifts, boxes and shipping money! A story from the desk of Nathanael Mattay, Campus Life and Ministry Director: While collecting Operation Christmas […]

Two Lower School students win Fire Prevention awards

November 18, 2016

“I was crying tears inside,” Johnson, fifth grader at Brook Hill, said. “It just made me feel good accomplishing something like this.” October was fire prevention month in Smith County. The Smith County Fire Department held a county-wide competition for schools in order to have their students create fire prevention posters. They handed out pamphlets […]

School Tool Box fundraising totaled over six hundred dollars

November 18, 2016

From the desk of Jacki Travis, Development Associate: The Brook Hill School’s parents ROCK!! Our fundraising for School Tool Box totaled to $681.41. Thank you so much for your help in this endeavor. I am so proud to be a fellow parent. “Hello! Thanks to your school’s participation in this year’s school supplies program with School Tool […]

Purple or blue?

November 18, 2016

On Tuesday, Kansas State and University of Kansas recruiters came to campus to mingle with our students, hand out brochures and paraphernalia, and get them interested in their perspective schools and the majors that they offer.

Pirates sail through the Lower School hallways

November 18, 2016

To kick off the Lower School book far this week, many of our students and teachers dressed up as pirates and paraded around the perimeter of the gym. They each got a bookmark to celebrate and learn that books are a treasure.

The Shot: How the story of one basketball player can shape a team of coaches

November 18, 2016

From the desk of Wally Dawkins, Athletic Director: The girl’s mother was not happy with me because her daughter was seeing only limited playing time. It was my first year to coach high school basketball, and this mom was thoroughly convinced that I knew very little about the game. Going into our last game of […]

LEGO Club kicks into gear

November 18, 2016

This semester, we have debuted our second grade LEGO club. The club meets in the library after school, and one of the main things these students are learning is how to construct simple machines using gears. They learned about different kinds of gears, how to change direction of gears and increase speed. “We had fun learning […]