The Upper School Guard Chorale had a successful day at the TAPPS Region Vocal Meet on Thursday. Three ensembles ( mixed group of guys and girls and also two girls’ groups) received Superior ratings and will advance to the state meet in March. Also, ten soloists received Superior ratings and will also advance to the […]
BICKERSTAFF CAPTURES FIRST IN REGIONAL TAPPS SWIM MEET Bailey Bickerstaff won the 2014 TAPPS North Regional Championship in the 200 Freestyle, and finished 3rd in the 100 Butterfly. Bickerstaff’s performance qualifies her to compete in the TAPPS Division 3 State Swim Competition in San Antonio on February 14th. Bailey, a sophomore at Brook Hill, is […]
These chemistry students were doing a lab called Stoichiometry and Gravimetric Analysis. The procedure they used is similar to one that could be used commercially to determine how much of a particular compound is present in a large amount of solution. The students combined aqueous sodium carbonate with aqueous calcium chloride. This reaction produces sodium […]
Freshman, Julia Ha, spent many hours preparing for her orchestra competition on the piano in the boarding house this week! So proud of her hard work and dedication – watch the video here: [wpvideo G6XpGbwu] All that work payed off as she and other students receive superior ratings! Four Small Ensemble performances by Varsity Orchestra […]
Miss Jeske’s Pre-AP physics class is building simple circuits with resistors and light bulbs to explore Ohm’s Law.
Mr. Bunger’s AP Chemistry class has been studying the kinetics of chemical reactions, which is the rate at which a reaction occurs. In the lab the students reacted calcium carbonate (limestone) with hydrochloric acid and measured the amount of carbon dioxide gas that was produced in order to estimate the rate of this reaction. The […]
Stepping into Mrs. Aycock’s Spanish class is like walking into another world. Although it may look like a regular classroom, you soon realize that if you don’t speak Spanish, you won’t be able to communicate. It may be an ordinary day, but extraordinary things are being learned! To learn more about our Spanish language program […]
The Brook Hill Academic Team attended the Lindale Speech/Academic Meet on Saturday to prepare for our TAPPS District meet in February. We competed against 30+ public and private schools from all districts and still managed to place in several events! The following students placed 1-6th overall at the meet: SCIENCE: Wei Lin (2nd […]
The freshmen and sophomore parents sponsored a Mardi-gras themed teacher appreciation breakfast for MS and US teachers this week. Teachers and staff are thankful for our encouraging parents!
This week the upper and middle school chapel program hosted Johnny Russell, Young Life director for Tyler. Johnny spoke about John The Baptist’s relationship with Jesus in John 1 and Mark11. Because John the Baptist knew Jesus, John was willing to die for Jesus. The chapel ended with this video and the question, “Do you […]
Pre AP Biology students make real world connections! After studying the structure and functions of DNA these students extracted DNA and proteins from strawberries during a recent lab.
From the desk of Celia Tucker, Academic Counselor: Tyler Junior College and Jacksonville College came to Brook Hill this week to register students for Dual Credit courses. Dual Credit provides students the opportunity to earn college credit while they are still in high school, meaning that they are actually a college student and a high […]