This year we took a new approach to the TAPPS Academic Team. Under the new leadership of Mrs. Brooks and Mr. Roquemore, students were invited to participate based upon 4 different criteria: teacher recommendations, test scores, academic achievement, and student interest. Pictured below are our students who attended the welcome reception, as well as […]
We welcomed new students to the National Honor Society this week! We hope through ceremonies like these our students are encouraged to strive for academic excellence, meaningful service to society, and honorable character that brings glory to Christ our Savior and Lord! Enjoy these photos courtesy Shana Dumesnil.
As part of college emphasis month, Celia Tucker, our college guidance counselor, is meeting with parents by grade level to help them help their students start preparing for college today. Brook Hill parents met around the Brook Hill kitchen table (we call it the Lecture Hall) and had coffee and conversation about college. We talked […]
First graders in Mrs. Dahn’s class recently studied about the moon and learned that although the moon appears to change shape in the sky, the changes actually happen because of the moon’s orbit around the earth and how the sun’s light reflects off it. These changes are called phases. Mrs. Dahn taught this concept in […]
Mrs. Bickerstaff’s class created houses based on the book, My House in the Middle of Town, by Crystal Bowman. Written in rhyme, the author tells the story of a lonely grandma who lived in a dilapidated house. The kids in the town begin to clean up the yard and work on the house. The adults get involved in […]
Third graders are studying animal adaptations. To understand how a bird’s beak is adapted for what it eats, students used different utensils to try to pick up different items such as a marble, rubber band, macaroni, plastic disc, and styrofoam. The objective was to move the “food item” from one plate to another to represent […]
Christmas bells were ringing in Mrs. Mize’s classroom on Wednesday and the tune was ruffled papers and the smell was ink and sale papers! Mrs. Mize’s classroom gave meaning to the chapter they just finished in 6th grade (Decimal Operations) by creating a budget for Christmas spending. Each student came up with their own dollar […]
From the desk of Tammy Hayes, Middle School Principal: Doesn’t it seem a little weird as your kids get older that no one can think of what they want for Christmas? Is it possibly the answer that we need the most? They really don’t need anything; nor can anything be added to them that will […]
Mrs. Hoffpauir’s environmental science class is keeping an environmental journal log. The log includes a list of abiotic and biotic factors. They are collecting leaves that they will be identifying, recording water and air temperature, looking for dead organisms as well as living ones, describing the soil and rocks in the area, and other factors. Each […]
Last week, our U.S. History class was honored to have General James Anderson as its guest lecturer. During the Vietnam War, General Anderson, along with General Creighton Abrams, discussed with President Richard Nixon at the White House the need to eliminate enemy supply depots in neighboring Cambodia. With the President’s approval, General Anderson personally led […]
Sixth grade density lab. Students tested 5 different liquids to determine how the liquids compared in their densities. Studying density helps students understand how scientists believe the earth’s layers have formed.
The candy is almost gone—yeah! Seniors dropped by the Academic Office on October 31st to get a treat if they had completed a college application. Seniors 2014 are on the ball!