Hey Middle School Students! Brook Hill’s second annual “Fall Field Night” at the football field will be on Friday, November 15. If you are not planning to travel and watch our football team, then join us for a night of active games on the football field, under the stars. Our event will start at 7:30pm […]
At Wednesday’s MS and US chapel, Christian recording artist Caroline Cobb performed selections from her latest album, The Blood and The Breath. Her album retells the story of redemption, as developed through both Old and New Testaments. To find out more about Caroline Cobb and her latest album, be sure to see her website: www.carolinecobb.com.
Sixth grade density lab. Students tested 5 different liquids to determine how the liquids compared in their densities. Studying density helps students understand how scientists believe the earth’s layers have formed.
Su•perb [soo-purb, suh-] adjective 1. excellent “a superb performance” synonyms: excellent, superlative, first-rate, first-class, outstanding, remarkable, marvelous, magnificent, wonderful, splendid, admirable, noteworthy, impressive, fine, exquisite, exceptional, glorious; This describes the middle school’s first ever spelling bee contestants today at 3:30 in the Commons! The top 18 students from grades 6-8 gathered to battle it out Akeelah-style! […]
On Saturday 375 students from 20 East Texas middle schools competed for spots in the Texas Music Educator’s Association All-Region Choir at Hallsville Middle School. Four Brook Hill students competed and were selected to the choir. Allie Lake, Kaitlin Rhea, Zoe Ward were chosen for the Girls’ Choir and Peyton Adams was chosen for the […]
Sixth graders are studying how scientist learn about the earth by using core samples. To bring this concept home, each student given a model earth (cupcake) in which they took core samples and then predicted what the inside of their cupcakes looked like. Once 8 core samples were taken, the students were allowed to open […]
From the desk of Dr. Ward: MS students traveled through time and space today – walking through the people, places, and events of the Old Testament. Jon Polk, a minister from Waco, TX and presenter for Walk Thru the Bible, led our students through the Walk Thru the Bible OT Live seminar. Since a picture […]
Mr. Wayne Mahaffey’s Algebra 1 classes visited the American Freedom Museum today. Their objective? To discover the many options to create a real-life math problem in part to think mathmatically and in part to have a better understanding of our history! Students were assigned the task of creating three mathmatical problems from three different parts […]
The Brook Hill Orchestra Department has been very busy! The Varsity Orchestra started off last week with two performances at the Founder’s Day celebration – first playing for the Q & A reception and then providing prelude music before the MW Smith concert. Not only did this involve the students learning a repertoire of 15 pieces, but […]
From the Desk of Dr. Stan Ward: This week Brook Hill launched our student initiated clubs program for MS and US students. Students had the opportunity to create their own clubs which are now beginning to meet. To form a club, students had to fill out an application that included the club’s name, purpose, proposed […]
Congratulations to Brook Hill seventh grade students Peyton Adams, Gracey Browning, Emma Bynum, Colton Drennan, Hayden Hommel, Alexandra Koenig, Logan Mimms, Justin Powell, Russell Richardson, James Shipp, Holly Stadelmann, Zoe Ward, and Hannah Windsor who were identified in the most recent Duke Talent Search. Started in 1980, Duke University’s Talent Identification Program (TIP) is committed […]
From the desk of Laurie Humphries, Director of Development: This past Monday night The Brook Hill School held its 6th Annual Founder’s Day. We had the privilege of honoring the original Board of Trustees along with hosting Christian Recording Artist, Michael W. Smith, as he performed live in concert. The evening began with a reception […]