Wednesday, Brian Nelson, Dean of Academics at The Brook Hill School, announced that Brook Hill senior, Jake Anderson, was been named a Commended Scholar in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program. About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Commended students placed among the top five percent of […]
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 […]
It was a honor and privilege for the Brook Hill Varsity String Ensemble to perform at the Meals on Wheels 41st Anniversary Banquet held Thursday, October 9 at the Green Acres Baptist Cross Walk Conference Center. The string ensemble comprised of violinists, Mimi Jackson, Minseo Kwak , Bailey Bickerstaff & director, Mrs. Jamie Reason; violists, […]
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: […]
This week’s middle and upper school chapel programs featured worship led by Peter and Ashely Docherty, worship leaders at Cross Pointe Community Church in Tyler. Click on this video clip to enjoy 30 seconds of chapel praise and worship. [wpvideo 4NYi3wwv]
“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 […]
This weekend several of the boarding students traveled to the Collin Creek Mall in Plano. Each student with their own goals, some were the same, some were different, but the common denominator was to have fun. Collin Creek mall is the home of Amazing Jakes, and activity center with miniature golf, climbing walls, and numerous […]
In one of our college prep physics class we were doing a lab to explore projectile motion—figuring out how objects behave when they travel vertically and horizontally at the same time. We had two different types of projectiles (plastic and steel), and we were measuring the range of each projectile using our projectile launcher and […]
The Art 2 students were invited to a tea party at Mrs. Cargile’s Art Studio. It is always inspiring to visit a working art studio to learn how artists work and organize their space. You can see firsthand the materials and art supplies they use and which brands of paint they prefer! Such an experience […]
Dr. Stan Ward hosted a forum on beliefs and theories of beginnings for Mrs. Brunson’s biology students. Topics covered included biblical creation beliefs, evolution theories, cultural beliefs, intelligent design and irreducible complexity. It was a huge opportunity for us to integrate faith and learning in the classroom, discuss various viewpoints, and learn the theological consequences […]