During SPARC 2014 a group of Brook Hill 8th grade students had the opportunity to see firsthand that America is a Christian nation founded on Biblical principles. The 17 students and 6 sponsors and chaperones were privileged to visit such places as Mt. Vernon, the Holocaust museum, and Ford’s Theater. Although they had to view […]
Hill Country Hiking began with a trip to the Waco Mammoth Site outside of Waco. Students were given a tour and taught about what scientists believe happened to the Columbian Mammoths whose fossil remains were found in that area. Afterward, students were given a chance to look for fossils in a bucket of […]
This week Brook Hill students expanded their horizons across East Texas, our nation, and the world. But our students didn’t just travel to new places, they gained new experiences. Students saw new things and learned new skills. They went hiking, fishing, and sightseeing, but they also created books, wrote stories, and captured memories – all the […]
Did you know that we have a Fine Arts rotation for our 6th graders so that they can get a good overview of all the ways they can be involved in the arts at Brook Hill? It is just one way we try to help them discover their gifts and talents so that they can […]
What do Fire Codes and Wind Chills have in common? INTEGERS of course! In math class on Thursday Mrs. Mize’s students learned two real life applications for positive and negative numbers. After completing the unit on Integer operations, each class went over examples of integers in real life. First, the class discussed fire code and […]
From the desk of Tammy Hayes, Middle School Principal: The second in our series is one that takes a broad look at the many approaches to helping your teen navigate grief. Grief over any sundry of topics can lead teens to self-harm or self-loathing behaviors. This podcast goes into great detail for parents as to […]
Today Mr. Rogers’ 8th grade classes took a break from their usual work at the beginning of class to sing. Mr. Rogers played guitar, and students enjoyed both fun & lively songs, as well as some time of worship to our great God! It was a great time for our students to have a change […]
Thank you, 8th Grade Parents, for Teacher Appreciation Breakfast on Thursday. Here are a few words of appreciation for you from the staff: Please let the parents know how much we enjoyed the Teacher Appreciation Breakfast yesterday. Also, the scones were a little bit of Heaven. We are so blessed to have such wonderful supportive […]
Brook Hill 6th grade cellist, Hayden Gardner will perform a solo this Sunday, March 2nd at the 2014 East Texas Music Teachers Association (ETMTA) Accompanying Festival held at the Braithwaite Recital Hall on the UT Tyler campus, 3:00pm performance. This festival is designed to give young piano students the opportunity to develop accompanying skills and provide the […]
Mrs. Mize’s class took an alternate approach to note taking in class on Thursday. Each student created their own “instruction manual” for adding and subtracting integers. The students learned to categorize each type of integer operation problem according to colors. Yellow for positive integers; red for negative integers. Each problem was then classified as an […]
From the desk of Tammy Hayes, Middle School Principal: What’s going on with my teenager? It seems that in a moment our kids can move from happy go-lucky to curled up in the fetal position or hidden away in bedrooms without much notice in between. Why? What’s changed since we were kids? Some say it’s […]
This week’s chapel continued the “speak life” theme by featuring a personal testimony from Student Council President Caleb Wagner. Caleb shared how the words and actions of other students have impacted him both positively and negatively. He also shared scriptures including Joshua 1:9 and emphasized the importance of seeing oneself’s from God’s perspective rather than […]