The 2014 SPARC Great American Cities Tour took us to Chicago, Illinois, which for good reason is called “the Windy City.” Our first outing was to Millennium Park where we saw the world famous “Cloud Gate,” also known as “the bean.” We also saw the world’s largest Tiffany dome in the Chicago Cultural Center. […]

Twenty students and parents, along two BH faculty members, saw the major sights of Paris, France, in a whirl-wind eight-day tour of the city.  We rose to the top of the Eiffel Tower, toured major historical sites by bus and on foot, including Notre Dame Cathedral, Montmartre, Versailles, and the castle of Henry IV; took […]

Students who participated in parent/student led mission trips, internships, and college trips concluded SPARC week last night in the Lecture Hall with cookies, soft drinks, and presentations. When we turned out the light and walked out the door we felt like we had been a doctor, a lawyer, a veterinarian, a reporter, a journalist, a […]

AP Biology students made bacteria glow in the dark this week!  Using a transformation process, the AP Biology students caused bacteria to take in the genes needed to produce the fluorescent protein found in some jellyfish.  The most frequent comment from students when they looked at the glowing bacteria was “That is soooo cool”.

  This week AP Chemistry students synthesized a coordination compound to apply and test their lab skills. Mr. Bunger described the lab as follows: “Today we were synthesizing a coordination compound. In plain language we were making a colorful, complex chemical. The lab procedure is fairly intricate with a number of different steps involved to […]

3rd grade students did an exploration lab of the different forms of energy.  They encountered electrical, light, heat, mechanical, chemical, sound and solar forms of energy.  While exploring, each student was expected to identify the specific form of energy demonstrated.

5th graders used pinhole cameras in science class this week to study how light works! To help the students understand how light travels, students made a pinhole camera and were surprised to see an upside down light bulb on the wax paper.  Spectrum viewers were also made which show how light bends and breaks into […]

Fifth Grade Students along with Mrs. Savage, Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. Fritcher, and chaperones, visited the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston. Students explored and experienced many facets of  NASA and related space projects. Favorite activities included “Operation Blast Off”–a presentation about the Mars Rover, “Vacuums in Space”–experimenting with marshmallows using an air extractor, tour of the […]

Students received third quarter awards at the Lower School for Scholarly Achievement, Godly Character, Leadership, and Servant’s Heart. Scholarly Achievement Adam Bell, Gracie Carpenter, Payton Crenshaw, Von Dawson, Colin Dement, Brady Holland, Emma Lambert, Meredith Priddy, Gavin Rhea, Lorien Rhoads, William Roberts, Anna Marie Ward & Cathryne Wathen    Godly Character Grady Ault, Chandler Fletcher, […]

First grade Spanish students enjoy the story “Yo Voy a Tejas”, “I’m Going to Texas”.  Students read this book in honor of  western day in their regular classroom. The story tells of a little cowboy who wants to travel around Texas and experience all that it has to offer.  In special boxes on each page, […]

Kindergarten students made garden gloves by planting seeds in gloves! Students will observe the plants as they grow in their “garden gloves”.

Author Sarah Wynn visited The Brook Hill Lower School to read her new book, The River Royals Master the Mississippi. Sarah is a former student of principal, Sandra Fritcher. Students enjoyed learning about the places and people made famous along the Mississippi. .