From the desk of Dr. Stan Ward, Director of Campus Life & Ministry: When students ask “What is God’s will for me?” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 gives a definite answer: “Rejoice always,  pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” First Baptist Church of Tyler Pastor*, […]

In math class this Tuesday, Mrs. Mize took her students to the computer lab where integer operations and technology collided in a symphony of numbers, formulas, and formatting. Students were given a handout explaining a monthly budget. They were to record debits and credits for a pretend month time period of their own desires. Each […]

  7th grade students are studying cells in science class. In order to help students understand all the different parts of a cell and how each part enables the cell the function, students make their own cell model. This project gives students a hands-on experience and illustrates the complexity and beauty of animal cells!

Brook Hill Lady Guard Has Great Weekend The 7th grade and 8th grade Junior High teams traveled to Edgewood to play in the Annual Edgewood Junior High Tournament. Both Lady Guard Junior high teams won 1st place in their respective grade divisions.  Standouts for the 7th grade team included Emily Livesay, Natalie Travis and Katherine […]

We got pumped up for our game tonight at the pep rally this morning! We also celebrated our girls Volleyball team and their performance in the Brownsboro tournament. Let’s Hunt the Tenaha Tigers! #goguard

Students in 6th grade Humanities created pictographs to etch into clay tablets. While studying ancient civilizations across the world, the class learned about the Sumerian way of recording important information. Before paper, the people of Sumer wrote pictographs (pictures representing words) in clay with sharp, wooden utensils. Mr. Roquemore asked the students to turn a […]

Brook Hill parent Christi Wyatt-Zimmerman shared the story of her diagnoses and current battle with ALS during both MS and US chapels this week. After sharing with our students about how the current disease is both terminal and incurable, and recounting how she was diagnosed, she then shared with students about how the disease impacted […]

Have you ever wondered if Kool-Aid will splatter more if you pour it while sitting or standing?  Well, sixth graders did a lab to test that question and learn about the scientific method at the same time.  Students dropped colored water from different heights and measured the splatter size.  Results will either prove or disprove their hypothesis […]

The 6th graders learned to identify the parts of speech through a competition in Mr. Roquemore’s Humanities class. Students were asked to create a team of three and line up in the front of the classroom. Note cards with a random assortment of words were placed in the back of the classroom. After Mr. Roquemore […]

On Friday in Mrs. Mize’s Math 7 class, students used interconnecting blocks to learn about the area of rectangles and squares. Students were able to build rectangles and squares using different numbers of blocks. The activity called for the students to first count the total number of blocks used, then use multiplication of the rows […]

From the desk of Tammy Hayes, Middle School Principal: This year, it’s already moving at a rapid pace in the middle at The Brook Hill School! We have 120 students, grades 6-8, who will learn how to live daily through strong curriculum, peer interactions, self-discovery and my personal favorite, strong godly teachers. Our faculty has […]

Rather than reviewing measurement tools with a class lecture, eighth graders participated in a rotation lab where they measured  mass with a triple beam balance, volume with  a graduated cylinder, weight with a spring scale and temperature with a thermometer.  Students were expected to use the tool correctly and know the correct unit of measure […]