The Brook Hill Middle School Math Olympic Team advanced ten students to the Area round of the Math Olympics! This past Friday our students traveled to St. Paul Preparatory Academy in Arlington where we competed against 17 other schools. Our students received the following honors. 6th-grade: Tommy Hilliard – 1st Place in Computation, Tucker […]
In what has become a beloved fine arts tradition at Brook Hill, our Middle School students took to the stage this past weekend in their annual “Potatoes and Plays” performance! Our fun, talented, and tenacious crew of Middle School drama and choir students have worked diligently this year to stretch and strengthen their theatrical […]
This quote from Enda Kenny captures the essence of our “why” we offer coding classes at Brook Hill. It also inspires us to consider the possibilities beyond the classroom as our students strengthen their ability to problem solve, create, and to think outside the box. Our middle school coding class has been doing that […]
Middle School science students took to the Innovation Lab this past week to wrap up an Earth Science project by creating persuasive presentations! Each student was assigned a famous rock formation to research. They were to find information which would help convince people to visit their specific formation. Once students completed their research, they […]
Our 5th-grade students spent a math class putting their skills to the test in our American Freedom Museum. With measuring tapes in hand and the charge to explore the museum in teams, 5th-grade students set about to “Crunch the Numbers”. This mission was a series of exercises spread throughout the museum set to test […]
This past week our 7th-graders took to their microscopes for a closer look at the unique contrast between animal and plant cells. To observe animal cells, students took a swab of their own mouths and using their cheek cells, they added iodine in order to encapsulate the cell for a close clear look under […]
This week launched one of our favorite activities here at Brook Hill – Middle School Clubs! Because we believe that learning should be dynamic, and that character formation and FUN are key components to student growth; we invite our students to be a part of student clubs each semester. We host Friday clubs four […]
HEADLINES: A MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL, ROD FLETCHER Collaboration, vision, imagination, and creativity are all important parts of the educational process. That is why at Brook Hill, in addition to a core curriculum, we offer areas of study like coding, robotics, entrepreneurship, visual media, and fabrication, to name a few. […]
Student Body President Cole Fitzgerald organized an assembly in honor of those lost on 9/11. Students, faculty, and administrators gathered on the Quad as a Brook Hill family Wednesday in order to pause and remember 9/11. Head football coach, Scott Ryle, who served in the United States Army, spoke and members of the Guard […]
As part of our back to school activities, each grade level worked as a team to create their own grade cheer and choreography for the fight song. At 2:20 pm on Friday, our school gym filled with cheering students who wanted to show that their grade had the most spirit. Each grade level then had […]
We’re looking forward to another incredible year at the The Brook Hill Middle and Upper School. We have more students than ever before, the largest senior class in history, and over 17 countries represented among our student body. The world learns at Brook Hill, and that puts a whole new spin on what it means to be Christ-Centered and College Prep.
How does a normal second grader transform into an historical figure at a wax museum? Preparation for this event began weeks earlier. First, each student selected an historical figure to study. Then Mrs. Johnson, and Mrs. Brashier helped each second grader locate a nonfiction book about this person. Online sources were also utilized. Students began the […]