Third graders are learning about the journeys of early explorers such as Ferdinand Magellan. While reading the biography of Ferdinand Magellan, they learned about navigation tools such as the cross-staff and astrolabe. Students wrote in journals about the voyage, the life of Magellan, and imagined themselves on board the ship. Several students in Mrs. Bickerstaff’s […]
Hibernation Day for kindergarten students was the culmination of a research unit about animals that hibernate. Students made posters which included important information about the animal such as habitat and diet, and then presented their research to classmates. On “Hibernation Day”, students came dressed in their PJ’s, brought teddy bears to school, and watched a video based […]
The Brook Hill Academic Team attended the Lindale Speech/Academic Meet on Saturday to prepare for our TAPPS District meet in February. We competed against 30+ public and private schools from all districts and still managed to place in several events! The following students placed 1-6th overall at the meet: SCIENCE: Wei Lin (2nd […]
The freshmen and sophomore parents sponsored a Mardi-gras themed teacher appreciation breakfast for MS and US teachers this week. Teachers and staff are thankful for our encouraging parents!
This week the upper and middle school chapel program hosted Johnny Russell, Young Life director for Tyler. Johnny spoke about John The Baptist’s relationship with Jesus in John 1 and Mark11. Because John the Baptist knew Jesus, John was willing to die for Jesus. The chapel ended with this video and the question, “Do you […]
Pre AP Biology students make real world connections! After studying the structure and functions of DNA these students extracted DNA and proteins from strawberries during a recent lab.
From the Desk of Kent Travis, Humanities Department Chair: Our lives tell a story. This is something we may have heard often lately, but that doesn’t make it any less true. Our lives tell a story and we’d do well to accept this, remember it, and live out days in full awareness that it is […]
From the Admissions Office: We’ve had an incredible year so far and we hope to continue with that momentum the rest of the semester. You and your family are a part of what makes Brook Hill an incredible place to learn, grow, and thrive and we want that to continue. As February approaches and re-enrollment […]
From the Desk of Raegan McCallum, Director of Technology: Enrollment contracts for the 14-15 school year will be issued completely electronically this year! We are very excited about this opportunity to make returning contracts simple for parents. Contracts can be viewed, signed and submitted 100% online with no need to mail, fax or try to […]
It’s been a wintry wonderland at The Brook Hill Lower School this week. See how our teachers are using the winter season to create interactive lessons for our students: Students in Kindergarten wrote about snowmen and designed igloos after studying geometric shapes.
From the desk of Celia Tucker, Academic Counselor: Tyler Junior College and Jacksonville College came to Brook Hill this week to register students for Dual Credit courses. Dual Credit provides students the opportunity to earn college credit while they are still in high school, meaning that they are actually a college student and a high […]
Meet our College Ambassadors for this year (so far): Brook Hill College Ambassadors are the welcoming committee for college reps when they come to campus. All students are always encouraged to visit with the colleges but College Ambassadors will make a point to spend a few minutes greeting the representatives, picking up information from them, […]