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8th Grade Participates in Mock Trial for Law Day

May 04, 2016

For the second year in a row 91èÏÈÉú 8th graders were invited to take part in Law Day activities held during the first week of May and sponsored by the Smith County Bar Foundations.  Ruth Yeager, Assistant United States Attorney,  coordinates the event which takes place at the U.S. District Courthouse in Tyler.  Brook […]

Studying Optics in Physics

April 29, 2016

In Physics, students explored how thin lenses create real images by trying to focus light onto a screen. At first they experimented by focusing light from a window onto the screen, and found that the resulting image was upside down and smaller than the original object. Afterward, they investigated the effect that different types of lenses […]

Bible Students Study, Present on World Religions

April 29, 2016

After spending the entire first semester looking at the Christian worldview, junior Bible students have started studying other worldviews.  Since Spring Break, students have spent time learning about Judaism, Islam, and now Hinduism.  Each student is asked to research and present a very specific aspect of each religion.  One might be asked to present on a religion’s […]

Rotary Young Citizens

April 29, 2016

Four 91èÏÈÉú Students were honored this last week as they were named Rotary Young Citizens for 2016. This select membership is composed of young women and young men from schools in the East Texas area who practice citizenship, cleanliness, thriftiness, loyalty, courtesy, honesty, service, dependability, sportsmanship, scholarship, and leadership. Please congratulate Kate, Cole, Chipper & […]

Lone Star Challenge

April 29, 2016

Brook Hil 4th, 5th, & 6th grade students competed in our first ever Lone Star Challenge this week. Students took various academic tests, including essays, mathematics, and language arts. After scores were calculated, they were added up and students were awarded for their achievements. The winning team’s scores (the orange team) will be submitted and […]

Teach a Kid to Save Day

April 29, 2016

Texas Bank & Trust visited our 3rd grade students this week for “Teach a Kid to Save Day.” Our guests taught us about saving and how its important. We even played a game about making wise decisions with money and talked about how we can be both wise and generous with the resources God gives […]

Perseverance in Applying for Scholarships

April 29, 2016

From the desk of Celia Tucker, Academic Counselor: The scholarship money for the Class of 2016 is arriving and we are so happy for them (and their parents).  Austin Bank, The Kyle Lake Foundation, KTBB, East Texas Communities Foundation, and The Fresh 15 Committee are only a few of the organizations that have blessed our […]

Senior Signing Day

April 29, 2016

On Tuesday our seniors had an “academic signing day” where they revealed what university they have chosen to attend. Students placed a blue sticker next to their future college as their peers and teachers looked on. Now you can walk by the wall and see where all of our seniors have chosen to go to […]

3rd Grade Invention Convention

April 29, 2016

91èÏÈÉú 3rd Grade students have been hard at work making life better for others by creating a new invention! 91èÏÈÉú’s annual Invention Convention was developed to teach research writing skills and foster creativity and problem solving. As part of the project, students research a famous inventor, write a research report about that inventor’s […]

First Grade Poetry

April 29, 2016

Mrs. Dahn’s class has turned their creative and magical eyes towards everything as we begin studying poetry.  We have turned Peeps, popsicles, sleeping bags and Band-Aids into many different things as we learn about the various types of poems.   Stay tuned for more poetry as we get ready for our Mother’s Poetry Tea coming up soon […]

Pollination in PreK

April 29, 2016

PreK students are learning about butterflies and the pollination process. After studying as a class, students experienced the process for themselves as they drank nectar (Apple juice) and simulated the transferring of pollen using powder from Cheetos (students flew around the room and touched other flowers to show pollination).

Studying Ezekiel in Bible

April 29, 2016

This week the 7th grade Bible class dove into the book of Ezekiel. Students imagined the power and mystery of God by illustrating Ezekiel’s vision of the glory of the LORD. Then students worked together to act out the dramatic actions of Ezekiel. These groups of students taught their classmates the prophetic significance of symbolic […]