From the desk of Dr. Stan Ward, Director of Campus Life & Ministry: A LOOK BACK Brook Hill’s campus life and ministry program includes a number of long-time traditions begun by our previous campus life directors, Brandon Watson and Shawn Rhoads. These traditions include student organizations, prefect opportunities, advisory group activities, service projects, chapel, spiritual […]
During his graduation speech, Brook Hill Salutatorian, Daniel Choi, created a powerful portrait of the education system in South Korea, contrasting it with his experience as a boarding student at The Brook Hill School. Daniel captures the distinction between his educational experiences when he says, “This [my Korean school] was not a school. It was […]
Image not displaying? Click Here to watch a video highlighting our year at the Lower School From the desk of Sandra Fritcher, Lower School Principal: Wow! What an exciting year 2013-2014 has been at the Brook Hill Lower School. New students, new teachers, and a new principal have worked with returning students and teachers all […]
What an incredible year it has been at the Lower School! We celebrated the end of the year with a field day at the football field. We had inflatable obstacle courses, moon jumps, waterslides, and a host of games like tug-of-war. Our students had a blast and enjoyed making memories with their classmates and teachers […]
Twenty-seven fifth graders were promoted to the sixth grade during the Celebration of Promotion at the Brook Hill Lower School. The celebration featured poetry recited by students and a musical selection, “Let the Praises Ring/Joyful, We Adore Thee. As teachers, Mrs. Savage and Mrs. Gibson, presented certificates, Mrs. Fritcher shared special information from teachers about each student including positive personal […]
First Grade…Here We Come! Brook Hill Kindergarten students received diplomas during a special graduation ceremony. Students also presented a short program reciting memorized Bible verses. Mrs. Fritcher offered the commencement speech reminding us all that everything we need to know, we learned in Kindergarten (Robert Fulghum, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten). Among […]
There is no doubt an emotional wave that begins the moment the teachers begin to talk about final exams. No need to panic or check out in withdrawal. Here are some quick tips to study for finals, and a brief article to help further. Tip 1: Start Early If you haven’t started preparing for your […]
From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: Last week we asked for prayer for Allison Bell, ’14, daughter of our PK teacher, Stacy Bell. She was having surgery this week to repair major damage to her hip area. Today we have praises and a request for prayer for healing. Here […]
From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: Congratulations, Heath Dickey, ’10! Heath is one of several Brook Hill alumni who just graduated college. He left us to play football on scholarship at Georgetown University in D.C. It was such an appropriate setting for Heath. He got to play with the “big […]
Fourth and fifth grade Spanish students were given awards based on the highest grades with best behavior. Newcomers who worked really hard were also given awards. Congratulations to all! Mrs. Partida is really proud of your accomplishments.
Middle School is definitely one of the most challenging times in a student’s life! As physical changes collide with education, the three years spent in middle school have the most profound way of maturing students in a way that nothing else can. This Friday, May 23 at 10:30-12:00, The Brook Hill School celebrated the end […]
Technology resources are integrated into the teaching and learning to enrich and engage learners of all ages at the Brook Hill Lower School. From classrooms to library and lab, all teachers are making sure that students have access to technology in order to be well educated, well rounded, 21st Century learners. Here are a few examples of technology […]