AP Biology students made bacteria glow in the dark this week!  Using a transformation process, the AP Biology students caused bacteria to take in the genes needed to produce the fluorescent protein found in some jellyfish.  The most frequent comment from students when they looked at the glowing bacteria was “That is soooo cool”.

From the desk of Dr. Ward, Director of Campus Life & Ministry: One of our annual traditions is a spiritual emphasis week for MS and US students the week before Easter. Last year we changed the name from OASIS Week to Resurrection Week to remind us about what Easter celebrates.  Here is a preview of […]

  This week AP Chemistry students synthesized a coordination compound to apply and test their lab skills. Mr. Bunger described the lab as follows: “Today we were synthesizing a coordination compound. In plain language we were making a colorful, complex chemical. The lab procedure is fairly intricate with a number of different steps involved to […]

3rd grade students did an exploration lab of the different forms of energy.  They encountered electrical, light, heat, mechanical, chemical, sound and solar forms of energy.  While exploring, each student was expected to identify the specific form of energy demonstrated.

5th graders used pinhole cameras in science class this week to study how light works! To help the students understand how light travels, students made a pinhole camera and were surprised to see an upside down light bulb on the wax paper.  Spectrum viewers were also made which show how light bends and breaks into […]

From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: Sang Jun (Justin) Lee, ’07, was recently accepted into the graduate program for Economics at Duke and had to share the news with his Brook Hill family.  Upon reading his message, I felt compelled to share parts of it with you as a […]

From the Desk of Dr. Ward: As part of our middle and high school Resurrection Week (the week before Easter), we set aside one day for community service. Because we love acronyms, we call it OASIS Day (when Others Are Served Instead of Self).  On OASIS Day, our advisory groups go into the local community […]

Fifth Grade Students along with Mrs. Savage, Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. Fritcher, and chaperones, visited the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston. Students explored and experienced many facets of  NASA and related space projects. Favorite activities included “Operation Blast Off”–a presentation about the Mars Rover, “Vacuums in Space”–experimenting with marshmallows using an air extractor, tour of the […]

Dr. Stan Ward, master storyteller and ukulele player, brought the chapel message to the students by way of a folktale about a big green granddaddy frog who thought he was so big and so green that he did not need anyone in his life until he met a big black granddaddy water snake.  Hebrews 10: […]

Students received third quarter awards at the Lower School for Scholarly Achievement, Godly Character, Leadership, and Servant’s Heart. Scholarly Achievement Adam Bell, Gracie Carpenter, Payton Crenshaw, Von Dawson, Colin Dement, Brady Holland, Emma Lambert, Meredith Priddy, Gavin Rhea, Lorien Rhoads, William Roberts, Anna Marie Ward & Cathryne Wathen    Godly Character Grady Ault, Chandler Fletcher, […]

First grade Spanish students enjoy the story “Yo Voy a Tejas”, “I’m Going to Texas”.  Students read this book in honor of  western day in their regular classroom. The story tells of a little cowboy who wants to travel around Texas and experience all that it has to offer.  In special boxes on each page, […]

Kindergarten students made garden gloves by planting seeds in gloves! Students will observe the plants as they grow in their “garden gloves”.