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 […]
Last Thursday and Friday, freshmen went on their annual college tour. This year our 9th graders visited Dallas Baptist University, Southern Methodist University, and Texas Christian University. Students that have been at Brook Hill since the sixth grade will have visited and taken notes on over 14 local colleges and universities by the time they apply […]
Representatives from The University of Arkansas, The University of Alabama, and Samford University were at Brook Hill this week visiting with students, answering questions, and promoting their individual colleges and universities. This is a routine event at Brook Hill as we want our students to get as much exposure to a variety of colleges as […]
Students in Mr. Bunger’s Chemistry class have started learning about the way electrons are arranged in atoms. One of the ways that scientists began to learn about electron structure was by observing the way certain colors of light are emitted from different metals as they burn. In the lab students heated compounds containing different metals using […]
Two Middle School students and one high school student volunteered their time at the Lower School on Monday night for our Lower School Look & See. The event gave the opportunity for new families that are interested in Brook Hill to learn more about our programs and how we can come alongside their family in […]