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Order Your SOFA Valentines!

February 07, 2014

Yearly SOFA Valentine/’Hershey’s’ Chocolate Bar Sales are underway! Once again love, friendship and admiration are in the air! Please help support SOFA (Supporters of Fine Arts) by purchasing your special someone a Valentine Carnation or ‘Hershey’s’ Chocolate Bar.  Orders are due by Monday, February 10th, and can be dropped off in the Valentine boxes at […]

Fine Arts T-Shirts & Yard Signs

February 07, 2014

Our first order of t-shirts and yard sings for our fine arts students are in! If you missed the first round of orders, don’t worry, we are having a second round – so order yours today! Artwork was designed by BH freshman, Maddi Travis. The Order form is here SOFA MERCH ORDER FORM 2014  

Chemistry Lab – Stoichiometry and Gravimetric Analysis

February 06, 2014

These chemistry students were doing a lab called Stoichiometry and Gravimetric Analysis.  The procedure they used is similar to one that could be used commercially to determine how much of a particular compound is present in a large amount of solution. The students combined aqueous sodium carbonate with aqueous calcium chloride.  This reaction produces sodium […]

Orchestra TAPPS Competition Results

February 06, 2014

Freshman, Julia Ha, spent many hours preparing for her orchestra competition on the piano in the boarding house this week! So proud of her hard work and dedication – watch the video here: [wpvideo G6XpGbwu] All that work payed off as she and other students receive superior ratings! Four Small Ensemble performances by Varsity Orchestra […]

MS Basketball

February 05, 2014

James Shipp and Logan Mimms combined to hit for 7 three point baskets in the MS Orange-White game this past Friday in Herrington Gymnasium. The sharp shooting duo led the Orange to a 28-9 victory. Brook Hill 8th Grade Team goes undefeated in TAPSAC Conference play including capturing the Conference Championship Tournament at All Saints […]

8th Humanities – Highlighting

February 05, 2014

  8th grade students in Mrs. Haynie’s Humanities class are learning about highlighting different parts of sentences and essays so that they can better understand how they should compose and structure their own papers.

AP Chemistry Studies Kinetics of Chemical Reactions

February 05, 2014

Mr. Bunger’s AP Chemistry class has been studying the kinetics of chemical reactions, which is the rate at which a reaction occurs. In the lab the students reacted calcium carbonate (limestone) with hydrochloric acid and measured the amount of carbon dioxide gas that was produced in order to estimate the rate of this reaction. The […]

What our alumni parents have to say…

January 31, 2014

From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family & Alumni Relations: Butch Hall’s daughter, Stephanie, graduated from Brook Hill in 2008 and went on to graduate from Texas Tech University with her degree in Restaurant, Hotel, and Imperial Marketing.  Mr. Hall stayed in touch with the school over the years and when it came […]

Speaking Spanish

January 31, 2014

Stepping into Mrs. Aycock’s Spanish class is like walking into another world. Although it may look like a regular classroom, you soon realize that if you don’t speak Spanish, you won’t be able to communicate. It may be an ordinary day, but extraordinary things are being learned! To learn more about our Spanish language program […]

7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens Seminar during 6th grade Study Hall

January 31, 2014

From the desk of Tammy Hayes, Middle School Principal: Well, we are off and running and having a big time learning the seven habits that make teens effective! Habit #1- Be Proactive-Take Responsibility for your Life! In order to take responsibility for your life, you first have to understand and identify the habits of your […]

Volcano Lab

January 31, 2014

6th Grade students in Jenny Wallace’s science class learned how volcanic eruptions form land. Students simulated an eruption using baking soda and vinegar, then mapped out how the lava would have dried and formed land with Play-Doh. Tomorrow students will use another group’s lab and determine through observation and reason the order in which the […]