What’s the best way to learn about elections? Hold one, of course! That’s what Mrs. Newsom’s and Mrs. Bickerstaff’s third grade students did. After discussing and reading about the campaign and election process, the students chose two candidates for class president. The candidates chose campaign workers who helped them write the speech they gave to […]
From the desk of Jan Hommel, American Freedom Museum Director: If it has been more than a week since you stopped by the American Freedom Museum, you have missed one of our newest additions. Is that a helicopter I hear? The Museum has recently added a sound box to the outdoor helicopter exhibit. The box […]
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: You’ve probably heard the saying, “The proof is in the pudding,” meaning, until you have eaten a certain food, in this case pudding, you can’t know if it is good or not. That may be true with food but not necessarily so in all other […]
From the desk of Wally Dawkins, Athletic Director: “Pure and lasting religion in the sight of God our Father means we must care for orphans and widows in their trouble, and refuse to let the world corrupt us”. James 1:27 In about a week or so, this big guy, dressed in a gaudy red suit, […]
Second and third grade students discovered many interesting facts about several well-known toys as they researched about the invention of toys in the library and computer lab. Did you know that Mr. Potato Head was the first toy advertised on TV or that the box is named as a toy in the Toy Hall of […]
Students took semester exams this week and they are glad to be finished! Happy Christmas break!
Mrs. Haugh class asked the question “why didn’t the Gingerbread Man want to get wet?” Students had all kinds of ideas: maybe he didn’t know how to swim, he might get soggy or he might sink. So we decided to see what would happen if we put the Gingerbread Man in water and…..he did get soggy, […]
ABILENE — Bryant Robinson came to play and brought his teammates along for the ride as the Guard closed out play in the CatClaw Classic by taking down Class 5A Abilene Cooper, 58-52 to win the Consolation Championship. The win gave Brook Hill a 7-5 record and coach Jacob Agnew said it was a great […]
ijump…ujump…wiialljump for JOY & for a Wonderful First Semester! Today was probably one of the most wonderful times of the year, at least for The Brook Hill Middle School as they celebrated a fun-filled end to their semester; and what do you think they earned for a job well done? Well, that would be a […]
Our Middle School Choir put on an incredible musical this past weekend at our annual Potatoes & Plays. “Once Upon a Mattress” tells a witty rendition of the princess and the pea. No princess is good enough for the Queen’s young son. The Queen tests each candidate, but the tests are impossible to pass. Finally, […]
Our Middle School drama classes performed two plays at our annual Potatoes and Plays this past weekend. Our 7th graders performed “Epic Fail”, a series of short stories about failure and success. Our 8th grade students performed “Uncool”, a story about a new student at school and his struggle to find acceptance.
The Lady Guard posted victories over Moody (39-33) and Aggieland Homeschool (44-41) on Saturday in the final day of tournament play at the Franklin Tournament. Brook Hill also grabbed a 60-43 win over Rudder JV after being stopped 61-40 by Grapeland. Adding in Thursday’s losses and Brook Hill went 3-3 at the tournament as the […]