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. […]
This week 1st graders encountered a really sticky situation. Students learned about different consistencies like oily, greasy, and watery. Students also observed how syrup left a sticky, tacky, and slippery residue. Before each test, students would make a prediction, and then see if their hypothesis was correct. Kindergarteners also had fun learning in the science […]
Meet our Middle School Leadership Team for this year! Back Row L-R: Ben Lundy (Treasurer), Timothy Humphries (Vice-President), Chandler Fletcher (Student Rep – 8th), Josh Collins (Student Rep – 7th), & Nate Dahn (Student Rep – 6th) Front Row L-R: Emily Livesay (President), Marly Gunter (Student Rep – 7th), Brenna Powell (Student Rep – 8th), […]
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 […]
6th and 7th Grade Humanities (Mrs. Mattay and Mrs. Figueroa) visited the museum for a lesson on 9/11. Students watched a video and heard from Mrs. Bynum about the causes and effects of that day on the U.S. This was very useful for our students because they were born just 2-3 years after this event […]
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. […]
From the desk of Glenn Ballard, Fine Arts Director: We are only one month into the new school year, and already the Fine Arts program has four major productions in preparation. So let this be your official SAVE THE DATE invitation. First up is our 19th annual Fall Dinner Theatre, scheduled for October 27-29. This […]
From the desk of Tammy Hayes, Middle School Principal: Middle School Retreat at Frontier Camp in Grapeland, Texas is coming around the calendar, October 13 & 14, 2016. MS Retreat has become one of the cornerstones for building a strong “middle” each year at The Brook Hill School. Along with our commitment to student academics, […]
Sixth graders have been practicing the steps of the scientific method with a splatter lab. First, students had to identify each step and describe their procedure. Then, students tested how the drop height affected the splatter size of drops of water. Students used measurement, observation, predicting, and drawing conclusions while conducting the experiment.
From the desk of Jan Hommel, Museum Director: Mrs. Wallace and her 8th grade science classes visited the American Freedom Museum this week for our “History Under A Microscope” tour and activity. We have discovered that students often learn a concept or are introduced to an evaluating tool during class, such as the Scientific Method, […]
From the desk of Wally Dawkins, Athletic Director: The discussion centered around what the purpose and responsibility of schools today should really look like. It seems that over the past 25-30 years or so, schools have been asked to provide so much more than just the three R’s, while going into a virtual tailspin in […]