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Paris

April 01, 2014

Twenty students and parents, along two BH faculty members, saw the major sights of Paris, France, in a whirl-wind eight-day tour of the city.  We rose to the top of the Eiffel Tower, toured major historical sites by bus and on foot, including Notre Dame Cathedral, Montmartre, Versailles, and the castle of Henry IV; took […]

SPARC Internships

April 01, 2014

Students who participated in parent/student led mission trips, internships, and college trips concluded SPARC week last night in the Lecture Hall with cookies, soft drinks, and presentations. When we turned out the light and walked out the door we felt like we had been a doctor, a lawyer, a veterinarian, a reporter, a journalist, a […]

AP Biology – Glow in the Dark

March 28, 2014

AP Biology students made bacteria glow in the dark this week!  Using a transformation process, the AP Biology students caused bacteria to take in the genes needed to produce the fluorescent protein found in some jellyfish.  The most frequent comment from students when they looked at the glowing bacteria was “That is soooo cool”.

Coordination Compounds in AP Chemistry

March 28, 2014

  This week AP Chemistry students synthesized a coordination compound to apply and test their lab skills. Mr. Bunger described the lab as follows: “Today we were synthesizing a coordination compound. In plain language we were making a colorful, complex chemical. The lab procedure is fairly intricate with a number of different steps involved to […]

3rd Grade Explores Different Kinds of Energy

March 28, 2014

3rd grade students did an exploration lab of the different forms of energy.  They encountered electrical, light, heat, mechanical, chemical, sound and solar forms of energy.  While exploring, each student was expected to identify the specific form of energy demonstrated.

Studying Light in 5th Grade

March 28, 2014

5th graders used pinhole cameras in science class this week to study how light works! To help the students understand how light travels, students made a pinhole camera and were surprised to see an upside down light bulb on the wax paper.  Spectrum viewers were also made which show how light bends and breaks into […]

Fifth Grade Classes Visit the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston

March 28, 2014

Fifth Grade Students along with Mrs. Savage, Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. Fritcher, and chaperones, visited the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston. Students explored and experienced many facets of  NASA and related space projects. Favorite activities included “Operation Blast Off”–a presentation about the Mars Rover, “Vacuums in Space”–experimenting with marshmallows using an air extractor, tour of the […]

Brook Hill Lower School Third Quarter Awards Program

March 28, 2014

Students received third quarter awards at the Lower School for Scholarly Achievement, Godly Character, Leadership, and Servant’s Heart. Scholarly Achievement Adam Bell, Gracie Carpenter, Payton Crenshaw, Von Dawson, Colin Dement, Brady Holland, Emma Lambert, Meredith Priddy, Gavin Rhea, Lorien Rhoads, William Roberts, Anna Marie Ward & Cathryne Wathen    Godly Character Grady Ault, Chandler Fletcher, […]

First Grade Spanish Class Students

March 28, 2014

First grade Spanish students enjoy the story “Yo Voy a Tejas”, “I’m Going to Texas”.  Students read this book in honor of  western day in their regular classroom. The story tells of a little cowboy who wants to travel around Texas and experience all that it has to offer.  In special boxes on each page, […]

Planting Seeds in Gloves!

March 28, 2014

Kindergarten students made garden gloves by planting seeds in gloves! Students will observe the plants as they grow in their “garden gloves”.

Author, Sarah Wynn visits Brook Hill Lower School.

March 28, 2014

Author Sarah Wynn visited The Brook Hill Lower School to read her new book, The River Royals Master the Mississippi. Sarah is a former student of principal, Sandra Fritcher. Students enjoyed learning about the places and people made famous along the Mississippi. .

Beauty from the Inside Out

March 27, 2014

This SPARC group focused on finding our identity in Christ instead of what the world says we should do or how we should look. Each day had a different focus. Monday’s was poise, fashion, make-up, hair, etc…Guest speaker, Doug Conn, has spent his career in the modeling and pageant business, training young girls to be […]