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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, […]
Middle school students Colton Drennan, Justin Powell, and Rachel Berkley competed in the ACSI District spelling bee this week. Rachel (6th Grade) got first place in her grade level competition! Thanks for representing Brook Hill Academics at this spelling bee! Go Guard!
From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: Even after 17 1/2 years and all the changes that have been brought, I am STILL Brook Hill. Why? Because the focus of the school is STILL on the mission derived from the vision laid on Steve Dement’s heart over 20 years ago. Because […]
Mrs. Dahn’s class led chapel this week through the story of the Israelites crossing the Jordan river. During chapel the students built a rock tower as the Israelites did to remember how strong and might our God is!
Luke and John Clardy From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: Twin brothers, Luke and John Clardy, class of 2010, chose to attend Pepperdine University and left for California the summer after graduation. I’m sure it was because the school colors were blue and orange! Or, maybe it was the scholarship […]
Our 6th graders began studying The War Between The States this week in class. As a way of introducing the era to our students, Mr. Roquemore and Mrs. Eden took them to the American Freedom Museum here on campus. Students learned about the events and circumstances leading to the war as well as what life […]
8th graders are studying outlaws and lawmen of the 1800’s to accompany their History Chapter “The Last Frontier”. As part of the study, students chose an outlaw and created a power point to introduce him to the class. These kind of activities are part of how we incorporate project-based learning and technology into the classroom […]
Our girls soccer team had a shut-out this Monday against Dallas Covenant, winning 9-0. A huge help to that score came from junior, Janet, as she scored 4 goals. Katherine Stair, Kendall Wells, Kennedy Rose, Hayley Dumesnil and Morgan Moss also scored goals. The Lady Guard saw assists from Rose (3), Dumesnil (2), Wells (2), […]
From the desk of Rod Fletcher, Headmaster: Spring semester is in full swing as our students have completed their second week back at school – and we are off to a great start. We are at an all-time high enrollment, our students are thriving academically and spiritually, our faculty are being trained to prepare our […]
Students at The Brook Hill Lower School are studying about the contributions made by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Mrs. Smith’s first graders learned about Dr. King’s dream for America and wrote about their dream for a better world. They created Martin Luther King Jr. posters to go with their writing activity.
Students in 5th grade have been studying about energy and work. To understand conduction, they observed the melting rate of chocolate chips along a piece of foil. Students noted which melted first, second, etc. and then placed the candle at a different spot to see if it changed the order of melting. To understand about […]
From the Desk of Dr. Stan Ward, Director of Campus Life & Ministry: I love a good story. I like to read stories, hear stories, and tell stories. I like stories so much I’ve even done research on how they can be used as a leadership tool (for an introduction to the idea, see this […]