Eight grade physical science students crushed cans on Thursday to observe pressure changes and changes of state in matter.  In honor of playing Grace this week in football, Kade Carpenter wrote Grace Cougars on his can so we could “crush” Grace.  Experiments were also done to further illustrate air pressure by pouring water into a […]

In chemistry we are currently learning about the how the periodic table was originally developed, so students re-created the circumstances in which Dmitri Mendeleev first recognized the repetitive patterns of properties of the elements. The students were given cards with nine different physical and chemical properties of 32 elements and asked to organize the cards in […]

Speech students were on the edge of their seats Wednesday morning when they had a visit from Mike Landess and Gillian Sheridan, news anchors for CBS 19. The duo gave students an inside look at their daily life at work, and spoke about the essentials of delivering the news live for all to see. It […]

“Be brief, be sincere, be seated.” Don’t we all wish those words spoken by Theodore Roosevelt were put into action by every public speaker today? We all remember powerful words spoken by leaders during critical times. Words like “Whether we bring our enemies to justice, or justice to our enemies, justice will be done,” spoken […]

Mrs. Aycock’s AP Spanish class is focusing on the AP theme Familias y Communidades (families and communities) with an emphasis this week on the role and consequences of social media, as well as the Internet in general. Students discuss the pros and cons of Facebook after reading Facebook: el monstruo de las dos cabezas (Facebook: […]

Sixth grade Spanish students selected a project based on the culture of Spanish-speaking countries. Many students chose to make a popular dish from the country while others made a craft. As a result of their research, we sampled many food items including mole and menudo from Mexico, churros from Spain, baked plaintains from El Salvador, […]

The 6th grade class donned togas on Friday while participating in Greek Day. Students competed in track and field events similar to those of Ancient Greece. After the competition, the top three male and female finishers in each even received a miniature medal or trophy to commemorate their success. The 6th graders then performed short, […]

Is it a solid or is it a liquid?  8th graders were exploring oobleck. It  is a type of non-Newtonian fluid which is  strange and perplexing.  When a force is applied, the viscosity increases and any force you exert on it will make the fluid behave more like a solid than a liquid.  Students poked […]

“Uh, and why do I need to know this formula?” is every Math teacher’s favorite question! There are many questions about history that only math can provide the answers to. While touring the Museum, our minds begin to wonder about survival rates, force of impacts, and all kinds of “what ifs.” Shannan McEuen’s 9th grade […]

From the Desk of Sandra Fritcher, Lower School Principal REQUIRED CONFERENCES AT THE BROOK HILL LOWER SCHOOL   Next Thursday and Friday, October 9-10, are scheduled conference days at the Lower School.  Students will not come to school these days.   Instead, moms and dads will come to the Lower School to meet with the teachers.  […]

Did you know that John Adams is the Father of the Navy and was also the attorney for the British at the Boston Massacre? Did you know that James Madison is the Father of the Constitution and James Monroe was an ambassador to France and Secretary of the War? Judy Bunn’s 8th grade students visited […]

Pre-k and Kindergarten have been learning about community helpers and what they do for our community. To help our students understand, Bullard Firemen, Policemen, and ETMC Paramedics came to our Lower School Campus Friday morning for a visit. Jennifer Haugh, Kindergarten Teacher, organizes this annual event. “I believe it’s important for the students to know […]