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Cinderella

May 12, 2017

We had an incredible opening weekend of Cinderella! Enjoy the pictures of this timeless story and join us for the second set of shows this weekend! Get your tickets at www.brookhill.org/arts

Sixth grade launches rockets

May 12, 2017

As part of the 6th graders learning about space travel, they each built a model rocket similar to the ones used to launch astronauts into space. Last Friday, students in Mrs. Wallace’s class launched their rockets and observed differences in flights.

91èÏÈÉú students were able to travel the world via sixth grade

May 12, 2017

This week, Mrs. Figueroa’s 6th Grade Humanities students presented their annual World Fair project. Over the past week, students have used 91èÏÈÉú’s Surface tablet cart to research a foreign country. They investigated the countries’ political systems and leaders, major industries, geographic and climatic features, cultural traits, traditional meals and drinks, attire, and tourist attractions, […]

Virtual frogs dissected in preparation for the real thing

May 04, 2017

Coach Collins’s class practiced dissecting frogs via tablets today. The real frog dissection will happen next week, but this way they will be prepared for where their incisions go and what they will be examining.

Pentathlon team competed in the state competition

May 04, 2017

91èÏÈÉú is extremely proud of the seventh and eighth grade Pentathlon team that traveled to New Caney to participate in the state competition this past weekend. In addition to studying Lois Lowry’s Number the Stars and writing an essay, the event covered Mathematics, Science, History, Literature and Pop Culture from the World War II […]

Quail dissected in Mrs. Wallace’s lab

May 04, 2017

Eighth graders were able to see the evidence firsthand of how food chains work in the animal world by dissecting a quail and observing what they found in the crop and gizzard of the quail. These quail were provided to 91èÏÈÉú by the Texas Wildlife Association L.A.N.D.S program which Mrs. Wallace attended last summer. […]

Humanities class uses tablets to review skills

May 04, 2017

Students in eighth grade Humanities reviewed grammar using Surface tablets. As they used skills learned at the beginning of the year all the way to the present, they were pleased to find out how much they know! The tablets allow them to personalize instruction so that they can focus on the exact skills they need […]

Middle School athletes awarded by their coaches

April 28, 2017

So many of our Middle School students are involved in sports at 91èÏÈÉú. They were honored Wednesday morning with their family and peers in attendance while the coaches of each sport named the Mr. and Miss for the school year.

Shiver me timbers!

April 28, 2017

Fourth through sixth grade battled it out Thursday at the Lone Star Challenge Competition: Explorers, Buccaneers and Pirates. Our Lone Star Challenge teams have been studying and exploring history, math, and science all year, and yesterday was the day they battled. This entry-level competition (for grade 4-6) into the United States Academic Decathlon allows these […]

Middle and Upper School Fine Arts students performed at 91èÏÈÉú

April 28, 2017

On Tuesday night, we had a Fine Arts extravaganza in The Commons. The Middle School Choir performed first, then the Guitar and Jazz band classes, followed by the Middle School Orchestra and finally the Upper School Orchestra. The Middle School Orchestra earned superior ratings at TAPPS and the Upper School Orchestra received two Sweep Stakes […]

91èÏÈÉú represented at The Rotary Club

April 21, 2017

Jeffrey Sonola, Heather McLarry, Julianna Newman and Landry Groves were honored recently at the Rotary Club of Tyler’s annual Tyler Rotary Young Citizen’s Club Banquet at the University of Texas at Tyler Ornelas Activity Center. Students were chosen based on exceptional practices of citizenship, cleanliness, thriftiness, loyalty, courtesy, honesty, service, dependability, sportsmanship, scholarship and leadership. […]