Both schools shared the spoils Monday evening in a volleyball quadruple-header between Bishop Gorman and Brook Hill Middle School. The Lady Guard’s 8th Grade A and 7th Grade B teams won with Brook Hill dropping the *th B and 7th A matches. Leading the way was the 8th Grade A team which swept Bishop Gorman, 25-10, […]
Eighth graders took on another design challenge this week. Students were given 3X5 index cards and asked to make bridges that could hold up to 300 pennies. Students were amazed at how just changing the shape, thickness, or size of the index card could add so much strength. After this experiment, students have a good […]
Sixth graders are busy learning how to take different measurements in science class. This week they have been working on finding the volume of irregular objects through displacement. Students measured 50 ml in a graduated cylinder and then dropped different objects in the cylinder to discover how much the water rose. Students also measured different […]
This week the middle school students participated in a proactive, interactive, and self-knowledge centered workshop sponsored by the Academic Center for Excellence. The workshop highlighted several tips and habits of successful students. The tips taught and emphasized were the following: Successful students… Begin with the end in mind Are response-able and proactive instead of reactive […]
Brook Hill middle school volleyball sent four teams to face off with Edgewood in non-district play. The Baby Guard 7th grade B team finished victorious, defeating Edgewood 2-0, 15-6, 15-9. The 7th grade matches and 8th grade B match featured 15-point games with the 8th grade A match featured the customary 25-point games. The Baby Guard 7th grade A team […]
From the desk of Tammy Hayes, Middle School Principal: From the classroom to athletics, we had a lot of “firsts” in the middle school this week. It is our first year to run on a block schedule and on the blue/orange schedule. Classes are longer at 70 minutes and study hall is every Monday, Tuesday, […]
Eighth graders are learning about the design process. To introduce the subject, students were challenged to build a barge out of a 20 X 20 cm piece of foil and 4 straws that could hold the greatest amount of pennies. Students built the bridge and then tested it. The range of pennies held was from […]
Brook Hill Middle School volleyball started their season Monday with a flourish, as all four teams secured victories over Grace Community Middle School. In the 7th Grade A and B matches, Brook Hill won 25-10, 25-10 and 25-15, 25-17. In the 8th Grade A match, Brook Hill split the first two games before taking care of […]
Brook Hill hosted it’s first ever cross country meet this past Saturday at the American Warrior Run and it was a huge success. Several runners from Brook Hill medaled, including Chasca Ortega (3rd place overall in Varsity Guys), Heather McLarry (4th place overall in Varsity Girls), Kayla Dahn (9th place overall in Middle School Girls), […]
Mrs Mattay’s (Erica Eden, Alum), 7th grade humanities class visited the American a Freedom Museum this week to get a taste of Texas history, their primary subject for the year! Students were given an overview of Texas History and even had the chance to play Family Feud, Texas History Style. It was a great introduction […]
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Sixth graders were challenged to make observations of 4 liquids in lab on Friday. They noted their color, temperature, smell, and how they reacted with a white powder. Students also tested to see how long it took ice to melt in each liquid. Using their observations, they inferred the identity of the liquids. Students were […]