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Democracy In Action!

December 13, 2013

Third Graders recently selected a class president and vice-president. Candidates each made campaign promises. Candidate Luke’s platform consisted of several promises which according to teachers may not be able to be fulfilled but included: providing third grade with a chocolate fountain, unlimited recess, and allowing all student homework to be given to fellow third grader, […]

The #1 Reason To Visit Colleges in Person

December 13, 2013

From the desk of Celia Tucker, College Guidance Counselor: 鈥淣othing can take the place of being there鈥︹ This past week I attended a North American Coalition for Christian Admissions Professionals Conference at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana (yes, one should think carefully when scheduling a conference in hot, 聽hot, hot聽July and really 聽think about how […]

91猫先生 Lower School at Barnes and Noble!

December 13, 2013

Lower School Principal, Mrs. Sandra Fritcher, recently read to several 91猫先生 students at Barnes and Noble. This Sunday, December 15, also at Barnes and Noble, Mrs. Cool’s piano students will聽 play Christmas music beginning at 1:00 pm.聽 At 3:00 pm, Prekindergarten students will perform聽and Mrs. Stacy Bell will read a special Christmas story.

Don’t Press the Panic Button: Prepping for Exams & What Really Matters!

December 13, 2013

From the desk of Tammy Hayes, Middle School Principal: Here it is already! Exam Time! I often find humor in weird similarities of culture that often clash. For instance, the idea that we start listening to Christmas music in November as we prep the turkey for Thanksgiving…I would like to believe that it is because […]

4th Grade Measures Matter

December 10, 2013

Fourth graders have been learning about the physical properties of matter. They measured length, volume and mass of different kinds of matter, and learned to use the appropriate tools and measurements for each.   To learn more about our Lower School and how we teach our students visit us on the web: www.brookhill.org

6th Grade Studies Plate Tectonics

December 10, 2013

Sixth graders have been learning about plate boundaries in the theory of plate tectonics. Students built a city out of play doh and Legos on top of boards which represented two plates. Then the three different plate boundaries were tested with students recording the amount of damage.

Texas Tech Visits 91猫先生

December 10, 2013

91猫先生 seniors gave a warm welcome to our Texas Tech Admissions representative last week when she was on campus during the Campus Life Block on Monday. As these two students found out, stopping by to visit college representatives provides you with a wealth of information from someone whose job is to know their college […]

Congratulations to Math Wiz Kids!

December 05, 2013

91猫先生 Lower School students Karissa, Kayla and Nate Dahn聽earned first place in their respective grade levels at the Mathnasium of Tyler “TriMathLon” completion.聽聽These Math Wiz Kids聽earned $100.00 for The Book Hill Lower School! The amount earned was based on the number of correct answers. We are so proud of Karissa, Kayla, and Nate.

The Lower School Scholastic Book Fair Was a Huge Success!

November 22, 2013

The “Reading Oasis” themed Scholastic聽Book Fair was a tremendous success thanks to the generous support of students, parents, faculty, Grandfriends,聽and some very special volunteers. Thank you Kara Helm for recruiting all the wonderful volunteers:聽 Ashley Harrison, Jennifer Clements, Stacey Gillespie, Holly Gunter, Diane Gibson, Toni Collins, Kelly Renaud, Ashley Durrett, Melissa Reynolds, Carrie Tonroy, Teri […]

TAPPS Academic Meet

November 22, 2013

The 91猫先生 Academic Team had the privilege in participating in our first Virtual Academic Meet with over 30 1A-5A public and private schools in the Texas area. Our team of 27 students tested in our very own Bell Library and competed in 10 different events falling under the categories of: Math, Science, Current Events, […]

RYLA Winners

November 22, 2013

Congratulations to Lindsay Wheeler and Gabe Lucio for being chosen as the Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) winners from 91猫先生! All juniors were considered and faculty/staff nominated four girls and four boys to move on to the next round. These eight students (Samantha Anderson, Hope Cooper, Avery Langemeier, Lindsay Wheeler, Grant Hanks, Phillip Kitt, […]