From the desk of Jan Hommel, Museum Director: Are you interested in visiting the American Freedom Museum during the holiday season? You totally can! Below are the hours we are open to the public: Wednesday, December 13th: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Open to the public Saturday, December 16th: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Open […]
From the desk of Jan Hommel, Museum Director: Q: Which president gave a baby gift to his wife when she was born? A: Grover Cleveland. As a bachelor, Cleveland was a law partner with his good friend Oscar Folsom. When a new baby was welcomed to Folsom’s family, Grover Cleveland was twenty-seven years old. Cleveland was […]
Fifth grade ends the 2017 school year with a trip to the museum to learn about “Events in U.S. History That Took Place at Christmas.” They seemed to have lots of fun and share lots of laughs.
The Brook Hill Lower School joins the national coding initiative, “Hour of Code” each year. First through 5th grade students solve puzzles using a coding language called Blockly. Students are challenged to move characters through a maze, or as with Minecraft open gates and build bridges enabling characters to collect items needed to climb out […]
Mrs. Savage’s and Mrs. Bickerstaff’s fifth grade classes took part in the annual “Operation Away in a Manger” scavenger hunt. Teams had to search around school for puzzle pieces and clues to complete their mission.
The Cabin has Christmas Coffee Baskets available for $20. We also have gift cards available to purchase for any staff member or student in any amount desired. Our new drink of the month is Peppermint Mocha (hot or iced), Peppermint Mocha Frappe and Peppermint Hot Chocolate. Our hours for “Finals Week” are as follows: Monday […]
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: This past Wednesday, the Boarding Village celebrated its annual Christmas party, with the traditional Ginger Bread House Building Contest. The Student Monitors served as our esteemed panel of judges and awarded the #1 prize to a group of budding engineers from Korea. It was a […]
Our Headmaster and his wife, Rod and Heather Fletcher, got to visit some recent Brook Hill graduates (Jordan Wyatt, Jake Vasso, Alec Kitt and Devin Costlow) at their new school – Texas Tech University. Wreck em! “They are thriving in college, and we are so proud of them.” Rod Fletcher said.
From the desk of Jessica Mize, ACE Director: Mrs. Mize and Coach Ryle of the ACE team have put together a series of short videos to help our students prepare for their semester exams. Each video highlights a different area of preparation. The first video gives some specific information regarding our exams along with general […]
From the desk of Jan Hommel, Museum Director: Q: Who was the first president to marry while in office? A: John Tyler. President Tyler had enjoyed a twenty-nine-year marriage to his wife Letitia 51AVƵ Tyler. They had seven children together. His wife suffered a stroke and died his second year in office. She was the first […]
From the desk of Glenn Ballard, Director of Fine Arts: One of my all-time favorite Christmas traditions is watching A Charlie Brown Christmas, especially the scene where all of the kids are ice-skating on the frozen pond with the song Christmas Time is Here being sung in the background. Wow, I get the shivers just […]
From the desk of Jan Hommel, Museum Director: Q: Which President had three and a half tons of Jelly Beans shipped to the White House for his presidential inauguration? A: Ronald Wilson Reagan. Three and a half tons of Jelly Belly Jelly Beans were shipped to the White House for Reagan’s 1981 presidential inauguration. The […]