Ever wondered why graphs are useful? AP Physics 1 and College Preparatory Physics students can tell you why! They spent a class period reading graphs of position and time and using them to predict exactly when, where, and how quickly their lab partner should walk to copy those graphs. Along the way they discovered that […]
On Wednesday evening, members of the Brook Hill Guard Chorale were invited to sing at the Great Getaway Retreat for cancer survivors at Pine Cove in Tyler. The group performed a variety of music, and a few small groups performed as well. Performers were: Kyle Webb, Bailey Gunter, Daniel Chambless, David Chambless, Anne Kimball, Audrey […]
In Pre-AP chemistry we are beginning a unit on recognizing and writing chemical equations. Students went in the lab this week to observe a chemical reaction between aluminum foil and a copper solution. The solution starts off bright blue and it dissolves the aluminum foil completely, producing solid copper metal. It seems almost like magic […]
From the desk of Brian Nelson, Academic Dean: In addition to being the Dean of Academics at Brook Hill, I have the pleasure of teaching the SAT/ACT Prep course this semester. I am excited about the opportunity to help students better prepare for success on college admission exams. Previous experience working in college admissions, coordinating […]
Freshmen gave their first presentations in Dr. Brunson’s Pre-AP Humanities class this week. Students have been studying Plato and Aristotle and learning about their philosophies as a class. Students then wrote essays on a selected subject, and presented their ideas to the class. This cycle is part of the regular structure of Dr. Brunson’s classes. […]
We started our Pepper Pals program for Volleyball this week! The upper school volleyball girls made a name tag and wrote a quote for their pal’s locker and gave it to them during this week on Wednesday morning. Pepper pals is a program our Head Volleyball Coach, Candise Wise, created to help bridge the gap […]
This past Saturday the Residence Life Community hosted the Fan Club Boarding Bash. Many members of the Brook Hill faculty and staff came out to spend time with the boarding guys and gals and enjoy some fun activities. There was Knock Out, 3-on-3 basketball, Volleyball and Badminton. We also had ice cream sundaes and popcorn. […]
TYLER — Brook Hill fell behind 2-0 against Grace Community on Thursday in their TAPPS 3-5A opener and was able to grab one game back, but couldn’t complete the comeback in a 25-19, 25-17, 21-25, 27-25 loss. The Lady Guard (17-7, 0-1) were stymied by 38 hitting errors in the match. Freshman Katherine Mondrik led […]
From the desk of Michelle Rozell, Upper School Principal: One of the special attributes of The Brook Hill School is our commitment to the mission, vision, and values as they relate to every area of our school. Some schools become known, for example, as an “academic school” or an “athletic school” or a school that […]
Spanish 1 students used the school’s Surface Pro tablets to practice high-frequency words in Spanish. The class worked through an assignment in Moodle, the school’s learning management program, to use their new Spanish vocabulary in a fun format. The students were also introduced to Señor Wooly, a new language learning program that utilizes funny musical […]
Brook Hill challenged itself Tuesday with a trip to Class 5A Lindale. The Lady Guard’s varsity, JV and JV2 all squared off against the Lady Eagles. Despite all three teams coming up short against the larger school, Brook Hill coach Candise Wise was pleased with how her team battled against “very skilled Lindale” teams. The […]
BROWNSBORO — The Lady Guard varsity volleyball team continued their strong pre-district play Saturday by winning the consolation bracket at the Brownsboro Tournament. BH lost its first match in the morning to host Brownsboro which dropped the Lady Guard into the consolation half of the bracket. Undeterred, the Brook Hill varsity rebounded to defeat Athens […]