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Prayers – Praises and Requests

September 19, 2014

From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations:  Thank you for your prayers this week.  We had successful and safe trips to the Middle School Retreat, the college trip for our Juniors,  and I know the Seniors will arrive safely and in one piece from their trip to Taos.  The Freshman left […]

Kindergarten Chicken Dance

September 18, 2014

Kindergarten students learned the Chicken Dance in music class this week. As you can tell, our students LOVED the dance, and broke out in giggles when Mr. Pierce showed them the motions. If you have a facebook, you can view the video here: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=940177906009330&set=vb.126194957407633&type=2&theater

Lower School Chapel Message: Serve Others

September 18, 2014

Kevin Pierce, our Lower School music teacher taught the boys and girls what is means to serve others. The Bible tells us in Peter 4:10:  “as each has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’s varied grace”.  We can serve others by loving, helping and praying for each […]

Estimation Station!

September 18, 2014

How many Skittles filled Gannon’s jar? First grade counted 932 Skittles! Whew, that’s a lot of counting for a first grader! Mrs. Dahn says, “Thanks for filling our estimation jar, Gannon!”

Junior College Trip

September 18, 2014

The junior class took their last college tour through Brook Hill this past week. As the capstone trip to our college tour program, juniors visit Texas A&M, Texas State, UT Austin, and Baylor University during a three day trip. Students that have been at Brook Hill since the sixth grade will have visited and taken notes […]

Algebra II Visits Museum

September 18, 2014

Shannan McEuen’s 10th grade Algebra II classes took part in the “Spies Lies and Oh My’s” lab in the American Freedom Museum today as they began their study of matrices and how they are used for coding and decoding. The students were broken up into teams and assigned to the War Between the States/Hall of […]

5th Grade Spanish Visits Museum

September 18, 2014

¡Bienvenidos al Museo! (Welcome to the Museum).  The 5th grade Spanish students completed the first “I Spy” Spanish lab in the American Freedom Museum today. As students searched the Museum for specific items in each gallery they were assigned the task of giving their answers and responses in Spanish!

Chemistry Meets History at the Museum

September 18, 2014

9th and 10th grade students from Christie Adams Chemistry class visited the Museum on Tuesday for a “Chemistry at War” lab. The students traced the advances of chemical warfare from the Revolutionary War up until World War II. The students put their chemistry skills to the test by identifying “poisonous gasses” by smell, color and […]

Remembering September 11th

September 12, 2014

Students from Jess Moore’s 10th Grade Humanities classes spent time in the Museum today reliving the day and events of September 11, 2001. They were given the task of becoming  a member of the Presidential Advisory Team for President George W. Bush and were charged with making decisions as the attacks unfolded and the information […]

6th Grade Studies States of Matter

September 12, 2014

Students in sixth grade science explored properties of different states of matter.  They looked at different substances  to see crystalline structures to practice observing solid, measured the volumes of liquids and discovered how the surface tension of water will help them float a paper clip.  Students also tested different liquids for viscosity by watching them […]

Experiencing the Sermon on the Mount

September 12, 2014

On Friday, middle school students in Mr. Rogers’ 8th grade Bible class experienced the Sermon on the Mount. Students have been studying Matthew 5-7 in class so they went out in front of Founders Hall to sit in a kind of outdoor amphitheater, similar to the setting Jesus gave the sermon in so many years ago. Students […]