
Brook Hill Hosts Track Meet
We hosted a track and field meet on Tuesday this week. It was a beautiful day, and our high school track and field team performed well! Enjoy these pictures from the day:
We hosted a track and field meet on Tuesday this week. It was a beautiful day, and our high school track and field team performed well! Enjoy these pictures from the day:
For Nerd is the Word, our aim was to look at things in the entertainment industry—things that are often called “nerdy,” like comics, ukuleles, sci-fi films, and some games—and show the art and impact behind them. We merely scratched the surface of this broad and deep topic, but along the way we built ukuleles from […]
SEAing Texas (SPARC 2015) was an exciting and adventure-filled week as 9th and 10th grade girls mixed it up in the beautiful hill country of Texas. With water flowing through the activities, they played at SeaWorld over Texas, took a historical tour on Segways through the San Antonio streets, and zip lined across Lake Travis on […]
During Fundamentals of Coaching we took an in-depth look at the life of a coach. We discussed every aspect of coaching from the day to day activities all the way to game management. Activities we did during the week included learning how to schedule, how to order equipment, and develop practice plans. We also had the opportunity […]
Art Sparc was an incredible week! We painted and sculpted clay every day, honing our skills and even toured the Kimball Art Museum. Our students created beautiful artworks they will always treasure!
Students had various experiences with science and nature and shared several adventures. On Monday they toured “Tiger Creek” big cat rescue center and learned how and why big cats – lions, tigers, cougars and cheetahs – are rescued and rehabilitated. Additionally trips to Tyler State Park and Hill Creek Park offered not only hiking adventures, […]
Twenty-one students (7 Juniors and 14 Seniors) headed to Los Angeles for SPARC week 2015. Dee and Julie Hanks were the chaperones along with Ashlyn Kindberg, tour guide, and Bernard Davis, bus driver. Five warm and sunny days were spent visiting educational and entertaining venues. Day One: We landed at LAX early Sunday morning and […]
On Saturday the Guard Chorale competed in the TAPPS 4A State Vocal Contest at The University of Mary Hardin Baylor. The Ladies Choir and Men’s Choir both received Superior ratings for their performances. Also receiving Superior ratings for their solos were Brianna Young, Lauren Eden, Claire Dixon, Chipper Adams, and Taylor Armstrong. Receiving an Excellent rating for their solos were David Chambless and DanielChambless. […]
As Brook Hill’s Orchestra Director, I wanted to offer a great music course that would provide a variety of musical educational experiences and open up awareness to a bigger, broader musical world. Without having to incur the expense of travel abroad, an excellent US music spot was none other than “Music City”, Nashville! A main […]
Our high school girls that participated in Mountain Women SPARC spent their days in the Ozarks hiking up and down trails along the Upper Buffalo River and exploring the caves of Lost Valley. They ended up doing quite a bit more hiking than originally planned due to surprise weather and vehicle issues, but they still saw incredible rock […]
The 2015 SPARC Great American Cities Tour took our group of 40 to New York City. The week was packed with exciting activities including visits to Central Park, Times Square, Rockefeller Center, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the 9/11 Memorial Museum, the Statue of Liberty, the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum featuring the USS Enterprise (the […]
The group participating in “Courage and Character on the Battlefield” began their journey with a day analyzing the battle of Gettysburg with former National Park Chief Historian Bob Prosperie. We then spent a day in D.C. that concluded with a 3 hour in-depth evening tour of the Capitol with Congressman Louie Gohmert. After a stop […]