From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: We believe in prayer at Brook Hill. Prayer helped bring the school into existence when Steve Dement and his Accountability Group committed to pray for the school and God’s direction. Prayer has sustained us as we have continued to grow to even more […]
Jessica Mize teaches math at our middle school and is an assistant softball coach, however (and more importantly) she is also a Brook Hill parent. Like many of our families, the Mize family has made an intentional choice to send their daughter to Brook Hill. When asked about why she and her husband chose Brook […]
Prekindergarten Readers in the Library! James rushed into library to show off a lost tooth! “I pulled it myself!”
Mr. Kevin Pierce, Lower School music teacher, led the very first chapel of the year with praise and worship. Headmaster Fletcher explained the origin of the Brook Hill Mascot, “The Guard”. Our mascot is just as unique as the Santa Cruz “Banana Slugs”! “It is much more special”, added Mr. Fletcher, “because of the meaning it holds […]
Members of the Brook Hill Varsity String Ensemble performed for the Meadow Lake Senior Living Center Appreciation dinner on Wednesday, August 20th. The string ensemble provided music entertainment for two hours while residents enjoyed fellowship and a special elegant sit down dinner. It was a wonderful experience and opportunity for the students to use their […]
Mr. Roquemore’s 6th grade class reviewed chapters from their summer reading assignment, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief in class this week. Each group was assigned a chapter and asked to write a one minute skit highlighting important events in their chapter. After writing and practicing, each group was asked to perform […]
Students learned to “heart” math in Mrs. Mize’s Math 7 class on Thursday. The title of the math lesson was Variables and Expressions. Students learned how to use the variable expression Heart Rate= 4 times the number of times your heart beats in 15 seconds to find their heartbeat per minute. Mathematically they used BPM=4n. […]
In 6th grade science, students are learning to tell the difference between observations and inferences. They were challenged with a mystery liquid lab where they observed 4 liquids, watched the liquids reaction to a white powder and to ice. Afterwards, students inferred what the liquids were based on their observations. Katelyn Henics said,”Hey Mrs. Wallace, […]
The Humanities classes in grades 6-12 have been coming to our new computer lab with their instructors this week! Students were able to acclimate to all the online resources we offer, as well as get familiar with the various ways they will use technology in their classrooms this year. Students began by setting up their […]
From the desk of Travis Albea, Director of Marketing: When I began looking for work after college a few years ago, I read a lot of job postings. And I mean, A LOT! Business after business wanted the same things: a strong work ethic and creativity. Maybe you know this because you own or help […]
The AP Physics 1 class visited Mrs. Tucker Wednesday to research the AP requirements of their top three colleges. During the process students determined whether or not their colleges accept AP Physics 1 credit and what minimum score they need to make on the AP Physics 1 exam to get credit. For some students, this enabled […]
We are pleased to announce the selection of six seniors from The Brook Hill School to serve on the 2014-2015 Student Board of Directors for Texas Bank and Trust. The TB&T Student Board is a prestigious program recognizing outstanding high school seniors in the community. Seniors Hope Cooper, Favour Diokpo, Avery Langemeier, Erica Luong, Janet Nwachukwu, and […]