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Brook Hill Visits Lime Media

March 23, 2023

Several students from Ms. Kelly King’s marketing class got to take a field trip to Lime Media in Rockwall, TX this week! Ms. King’s students have recently studied “experiential marketing,” which is a marketing strategy that directly engages consumers and encourages them to experience a brand in an event, program or through a unique media […]

2023 Teacher of the Year, Top 10 and Val Sal

March 23, 2023

Congratulations are in order for our Teacher of the Year, Mr. Steven Soldi, and the students listed below who received Top 10 acknowledgement Wednesday morning. We are so proud of you!   CLASS OF 2023 TOP 10 Valedictorian, Rachel Van Surksum Salutatorian, James Jordan Claire Kinsky Alex Dao Hannah Ha Joon Park Henry Pyun Tanito […]

Alumni Highlight: Nic Cool

March 16, 2023

    We love taking the opportunity to highlight our alumni and hear about their experiences and accomplishments beyond Brook Hill. It’s especially rewarding to hear how Brook Hill has directly impacted their journey to reach their career goals and aspirations! Most recently we caught up with alumnus, Nicholas Cool ’13, who has his PhD […]

Macroeconomics Students Study the Prices of History

February 20, 2023

In our Macroeconomics students’ current unit, they have been studying how to calculate GDP (Gross Domestic Product), CPI (Consumer Price Index) and how to adjust prices to different time periods. They put their knowledge to the test and headed to our American Freedom Museum to conclude the unit. Mrs. Robin Bynum, our museum’s Curriculum Coordinator, […]

Middle Schoolers Inspired by “A Long Walk for Water”

February 12, 2023

Last week, we got to visit Ms. Amy Fitzgerald’s class for a special guest speaker! Mr. Sylvain Sebazungu, a Brook Hill parent, visited and spoke with our 6th graders about his experience growing up in Rwanda, Africa and his journey to America. Mr. Sebazungu had to survive on his own and walked miles to get […]

Alumni Highlight: Emma Bynum

January 26, 2023

  We love taking the opportunity to highlight our alumni and hear about their experiences and accomplishments beyond Brook Hill. It’s especially rewarding to hear how Brook Hill has directly impacted their journey to reach their academic goals and aspirations! Most recently we caught up with alum, Emma Bynum ’19, who was selected as 1 […]

Sam St. Amant Gets First Chair at TMEA All-State Choir Auditions

January 09, 2023

Sam St. Amant competed at the Area level of the TMEA All-State Choir auditions this past Saturday at Stephen F. Austin University and earned first chair in his section! This will be Sam’s third year to earn a spot in the All-State Choir, a rare honor amongst fellow competitors. Each fall, over 70,000 Texas high […]

Giving Tuesday 2022 #TeacherTuesday

November 29, 2022

Honor the teachers who have impacted your life this holiday season! All gifts directly support the faculty fund. Give today at brookhill.org/donate!  

Alumni Highlight: Ryan Ordini

November 28, 2022

  We have enjoyed getting to see and hear all about what our alumni are up to and what they are accomplishing in their lives so far! Most recently we caught up with alum, Ryan Ordini ’21. Ryan is currently attending Baylor University! We ran into him on our recent tour of Baylor, and caught […]

33 Upper School Students Inducted Into National Honor Society

November 15, 2022

Over 30 of our Upper School students were inducted into the prestigious National Honor Society on November 14th, 2022. The students selected not only excel in the classroom, but exemplify the four pillars of National Honor Society; service, character, scholarship and leadership. The students inducted were; Class of 2023 Anna Arno Emma Foutz Jakub Jirku […]

Faculty Highlight: Matthew Beasley

November 09, 2022

  Matthew Beasley has an 18+ year career in independent schools where he has been a Bible, English and Social Science teacher, debate coach, class sponsor, department chair, Dean of Students, Dean of Academics, and K-12 Director of Curriculum and Instruction. Mr. Beasley joined us as Upper School Principal this year, and we have already […]

Honoree Highlight: Mr. Stephen Dement

October 10, 2022

Introducing our 2022 Guardian Award Recipient, MR. Stephen Dement   Pictured above is Mr. Dement, on the first day of school this year, wearing the same tie he wore on the first day of school in 1997 when Brook Hill first opened its doors.  This year, the recipient of the 2022 Guardian Award is Mr. […]