Two Versions of The Night Before Christmas were read during chapel this week at the Lower School. The 1823 familiar poem written by Clement C. Moore, was read by librarian, Ila England. The other version read by the Lower School Principal, Sandra Fritcher, was The True Night Before Christmas by Timothy Penland and illustrated by granddaughter, […]
This past weekend our middle school choir put in a fantastic and whimsical musical that paid due diligence to the stories of Dr. Seuss, Seussical Jr. The central storyline followed an elephant named Horton who hears a “Who” on a spec of dust. Our students sang beautifully and created a fun and exciting atmosphere through […]
From the desk of Wally Dawkins, Athletic Director: I have always believed in Santa Claus. Still do! In fact, I know for sure Santa exists now because he came to The Kyle Lake Athletic Center at Brook Hill last week which has made me more convinced than ever that the jolly round man in the […]
This past weekend, middle school students performed a comedy that explored whether or not Shakespeare wrote some of the world’s most famous literature alone or as a team. It was the first of three incredible performances by our middle school students that night, be sure to check out “Shakespeare Unbound” and “Seussical Jr.”
This past weekend our middle school drama department put on two plays about Shakespeare. The second, Shakespeare Unbound, was a quirky comedy where Shakespeare characters like Juliet came to life after a modern-day student tore pages out of “The Complete Works of Shakespeare.” A story with a variety of characters unfolded as Shakespeare’s plays came […]
5th grade students recently interviewed war veterans and presented their reports in class as part of their study of history. Grayson Murray interviewed his 96-year-old great grandfather who was in WWII for the project. He gave Grayson his 40 mm bullet from the war to show the class! We’re so thankful that we have a […]
Middle School Choir sang at Providence Park Assisted Living Center this week to use their talented voices as a gift to the residents this Christmas season! We’re so proud of our students using their talents to give to others!
Why didn’t the gingerbread man want to get wet?? Well we had our theories. He would sink, get soggy, his icing would wash off or he might even break apart. So we put him in the water and we watched. We determined he got very soggy.
Mrs. Gibson’s 5th grade class came and read Christmas stories to Mrs. Haugh’s kindergarten class and brought a yummy Christmas snack!
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residential Life: There are a lot of boarding schools out there for families to choose from. For decades, perhaps even centuries, the boarding schools on the Eastern seaboard have been considered the very best. However, a new school has leapt onto the boarding school scene. Brook Hill […]
We celebrated Christmas as a boarding community with delicious food, and some friendly competition! We began the evening by taking “family” photos, followed by a delicious meal. Students received a holiday gift that included a Starbucks frappaccino and a study hall pass. After dinner, we had a competition to see who could build the best gingerbread […]
Upper School Spanish students in Mrs. Aycock’s class made food and drinks from Spanish-speaking countries as a culmination of various grammar lessons we’ve had in class! It was a yummy way to cap-off our last week of regular class!