The Brook Hill tennis team took advantage of the break in the weather to travel to Athens to face the fighting Hornets on Thursday. The short handed Guard tennis took on a solid Athens team and came up short 1-8. The Guard ‘s lone win came in number 1 girls singles. Caroline won 8-3 in […]
After a successful weekend for the middle school one act play and musical, the 7th and 8th grade choir and drama students celebrated during one of their class times. While enjoying their snacks, the students discussed their feeling about how they did and what the experience was like. For several, it was their first time […]
This week our Junior class traveled to potential colleges, met with alumni and bonded as a class.
Fifth graders spend a good deal of time learning about the colonial period of American history. To end their study, the classes toured a Brook Hill version of Colonial Williamsburg. Students played a game at the tavern, ordered a new pair of shoes at the cobbler’s shop, went to church, voted in the Governor’s Palace […]
Students in Mrs. Brown’s 3rd grade class have enjoyed making Valentine cards for senior citizens this week. They will be delivered today to KGLY along with cards from Mrs. Attebery and Mrs. Dahn’s classes. Celebrities from KGLY will hand deliver the Valentines on Valentine’s Day.
Students in Mrs. Brown’s class had a surprise challenge this morning when they were given a puzzle using multiplication problems to solve. The puzzle eventually created a heart. They were so excited when they completed the puzzles and proud that they have worked very hard to know their multiplication tables!
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: Ms. Hayes, our Middle School Principal, recently kicked off a great, new Club Block for our Middle School students. One of those new clubs, The International Club, is headed up by Mrs. White and Mrs. Fitzgerald. Just this past week ten Middle School students learned […]
From the desk of Jan Hommel, Museum Director: Q: Which president was a tailor in his early working life? A: Andrew Johnson. No president has ever risen from such meager beginnings as Andrew Johnson. Born in North Carolina to a landless laborer and a washerwoman, Johnson lived in extreme poverty and never spent a day […]
Mrs. Williams’s class went to the American Freedom Museum this week to do research on their Texas history projects. They are making a brochure on people who immigrated to Texas in the 1800s and the history around that time.
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: I was in my office working on the Res Life Strategic Plan when I heard one of our students exclaiming, “Oh my gosh! This is crazy! I got in! I can’t believe I got in!” I stepped out to see what the excitement was about […]
Our Middle School students have been busy with science fair projects. Students journals were submitted two weeks ago for judging and project boards were taken yesterday and students projects were judged and they had to talk to actual judges. Results are on February 23. Projects included: Musical Memory- Quinn Brown and Jivan Borland Gluten Free VS […]
From the desk of Jan Hommel, Museum Director: Q: Who is the only president to have served only one month in office? A: William Henry Harrison. Harrison was sixty-eight years old when he took office. You would think that he would have listened to his mother, who most likely told him once if she told him a […]