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Spring at the Brook

May 08, 2019

Our Fine Arts (Drama, Choir, Art and Orchestra) students showed off their talents this week at Spring at the Brook. Their art gallery will be on display in the library through the end of this week.

Business Principles and Marketing classes in the American Freedom Museum

May 02, 2019

Our Business Principles class visited the museum on Tuesday this week to learn about presidential leadership styles. Students were tasked with deciding if a president was an autocratic, democratic, or laisse fair leader based on their decision making style, public communication abilities, political skill, vision, and emotional IQ. Students were then asked to rank order these […]

Boy’s State

May 02, 2019

Mr. Steve Russell was on campus recently to visit with William Bunn and Cole Fitzgerald about William’s experience at Boy’s State this past summer and about Cole’s anticipated experience this summer. He explained the program to the two Brook Hill students with the highpoints listed below: Boy’s State encompasses many important objectives. The American Legion feels […]

Studying light in physics class

April 25, 2019

In Physics, students are learning about the nature of light and the formation of images with mirrors.  In this activity, students began by using ray tracing to predict location and image characteristics (upright/inverted, real/virtual, magnified/reduced). Then, students set up a concave mirror and light source on an optical bench to observe five different scenarios. Through […]

Forensics Class does some detective work in the AFM

April 18, 2019

Mrs. Brunson’s forensics class came to use their knowledge of blood spatters. By measuring a blood spatter, students can determine how far away a shooter was, where he was, type of weapon used. Students were given information from an actual person in history that was wounded or killed in battle. Mrs. Brunson made blood spatter […]

Congratulations, Maggie Newman!

April 10, 2019

Maggie Newman has been honored for her exemplary volunteer service with a President’s Volunteer Service Award. The award, which recognizes Americans of all ages who have volunteered significant amounts of their time to serve their communities and their country, was granted by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program.  The Brook Hill School nominated Maggie […]

Peace or War?

April 03, 2019

AP Junior Humanities students role-played the possibility of avoiding World War I.  After studying the factors leading up to the war, they visited the American Freedom Museum to analyze satiric maps of the era. Back in class, they presented PowerPoints explaining the history, geography, and political facts about their country. Finally, they created peace proposals […]

Congratulations, Ashley Nguyen!

March 27, 2019

Ashley, Class of 2022, was selected as a 2019 Azalea Belle. We’re proud of her and know she will represent Brook Hill well. Yesterday, at the ribbon cutting, she got to meet and speak with Congressman Louie Gohmert and talk about her school. Ashley can be seen at various houses along the Azalea Trail for […]

Friday, March 29 is International Night!

March 27, 2019

From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: As always, this will be a spectacular event with our boarding students showcasing their home country. They will be eager to tell you about their culture, customs and country with many dressed in traditional attire from their homeland. You will be able to sample delicious […]

Class of 2022 College Trip

February 28, 2019

From the desk of Celia Tucker, Academic College Counselor: When talking to the Class of 2022 right before their College Trip, I told them that the memories that come back to me when I think about their Middle School college trips I think of very polite, creative, jumping beans. Do you know how hard it […]

Sharing love across the generations

February 20, 2019

I have loved you with an everlasting love. I have drawn you with loving kindness. Jeremiah 31:3 Some of our Brook Hill boarding students wrote this verse and many others in the over one hundred Valentines that they handmade and delivered to residents of The Heights nursing care facility. They enjoyed wishing the residents Happy […]

Congratulations, Amie Regester!

February 20, 2019

The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizens program and scholarship contest is intended to encourage and reward the qualities of good citizenship. Amie Regester was selected as Brook Hill’s Good Citizen this year because of her dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism to an outstanding degree. Amie was honored recently at the annual DAR […]