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6th Grade World’s Fair

May 20, 2016

Students, faculty, family, and friends alike enjoy the displays created by sixth grade students for the World’s Fair.  Students were asked to create an interactive presentation over a nation of their choice. Along with a tri-fold board full of pictures and facts, students also provided samples of a food or drink related to their country.

Camp in the City Registration Ends Tuesday

May 20, 2016

There’s no better way to celebrate summer than with Pine Cove’s Camp in the City. During the week of May 30th-June 3rd, Brook Hill will be overtaken by water slides, massive inflatables, a rock wall, laser tag, octoball, a eurobungee and 35 of the most incredible college students teaching our campers about the love of […]

Rising 6th Grade Tours Middle School

May 20, 2016

Our current 5th graders (rising 6th graders) had the opportunity to visit and tour our middle school last week. Students met with Principal Tammy Hayes who gave them the grand tour, shared about the differences between the lower and middle school, and helped answer students’ questions. She wasn’t the only one though – many of […]

Middle School Lip Sync

May 20, 2016

Last Friday afternoon our Middle School choir students teamed up and competed against one another in a Lip Sync Battle. For the last two weeks students have been working in groups to create and choreograph their very own lip sync performance. The performances were incredible, but when it was all said and done a group of middle […]

Technology in Science

May 20, 2016

21st Century skills are imperative to the success of students in future jobs! We as adults know- you have to be flex in the real world, sometimes work alongside people you don’t usually live life with, and still be effective in the workplace! Today, Coach David Collins with the aid of integration specialist, Georgia Cameron implements […]

ACE Semester Exams!

May 19, 2016

From the desk of Jessica Mize, ACE Coordinator: Sky-diving, running, reading, debating, public speaking, singing…these words tend to cause ambivalent emotions depending on the person you ask. For some, the thought of sky-diving is both exhilarating and terrifying, while for others sky-diving is completely out of the question. The same goes for public speaking…some may […]

Alumni Update: Musicians Teaching Others

May 19, 2016

From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Alumni and Family Relations: Affirming the gifts has been a mission of Brook Hill since its inception.  Whether the gifts are in academics, athletics or the arts, we have offered programs to allow our students to challenge their potential in the area in which they are most […]

Tell Us Your Story

May 19, 2016

From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: As we walk through another rich graduation week many powerful stories surface from students, teachers and parents.  Perhaps you have a story from when your child was a student at The Brook Hill Boarding School, or when you yourself were a student at The Brook […]

Senior Kindergarten Day

May 19, 2016

After finals were over, this year’s senior class came together to relive their younger years as kindergarten students. Seniors sang children’s songs, finger painted, and played games. During their time students also reflected on their time in school and wrote letters to others.

What We Learned through our Re-Accreditation this Year

May 19, 2016

From the desk of Brian Nelson, Academic Dean: One of my major projects this year was preparing and coordinating our school’s accreditation visit.  During this visit, a team of experienced educators spent two days reviewing our documentation, pouring over a large collection of artifacts, visiting classrooms, and interviewing panels of students, parents, board members, staff […]

Drill Team Tryouts & Summer Camp

May 19, 2016

Here is your need to know information about trying out for the Brook Hill Cadettes (Our Drill Team). It is open to all upcoming 9th-12th graders! ONE DAY CLINIC AND TRYOUT:  WEDNESDAY, MAY 25th  WED:      1:10 – 5:00 pm – learn/review routine and tryout @ 4:00 DRILL TEAM ROUTINE CAMP : THURS. – SAT. MAY […]

2nd Grade Grand Ball

May 19, 2016

This past Friday our 2nd grade students participated in their annual grand ball! Second graders devoted three weeks to Fairy Tales. They read fiction and non-fiction books about the Renaissance and medieval time period. Students learned about the elements common to most fairy tales: magic, heroes, villains, problems, setting, plot and of course royalty. The […]