Bravo & Congratulations to US & 8th Grade Orchestra musicians for their outstanding performances and achievements at yesterday’s TPSMEA (Texas Private Schools Music Educators Association) Regional Instrumental Solo & Ensemble contest held at TK Gorman High School.  All the students put in a great amount of preparation which resulted in 20 Superior 1 ratings and two Excellent 2 […]

Our 5th graders made brochures and flyers in Science class this week. The students designed pamphlets to explain the solar system and the universe to space-station visitors. Including drawings of planets, stars, and other objects, students developed descriptions to go along with the pictures that would help people understand what they might observe from the […]

From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: Thank you for praying for and with us as you do.  I have a request to share with you this week regarding one of our Brook Hill dads.  Chris Stewart, father of senior Samantha and grade 5 student, Peyton, will be having heart […]

Spanish 1 students used the school’s new Surface Pro tablets to practice new Spanish vocabulary. Throughout the week, the students worked on new vocabulary in class by listening to oral stories told by the teacher and using their Spanish to discuss the story. As a culminating activity, the students completed a lesson in Moodle that […]

First graders played ISpy at the museum while learning about the different wars and Presidents. We used our math skills to count buttons, flags, musical instruments and many other items.                     

Dr. Douglas, a dentist at Smith Dental in Tyler (and also proud 1st year BH dad of Avery) came teach us about taking care of our teeth. Last week! Our PreK students had a great time learning about proper dental care and also getting to see a giant tooth brush!                

Happy Texas Independence Day March 2, 1836 From the desk of Jan Hommel, Director of the American Freedom Museum: The Texas Declaration of Independence was produced, literally, overnight. Its urgency was paramount, because while it was being prepared, the Alamo in San Antonio was under siege by Santa Anna’s army of Mexico. The document was […]

Brook Hill hit eight 3-pointers and got 15 points from Colton Adams, but it was not enough in a 69-53 loss to Fort Worth Southwest Christian in the TAPPS 4A quarterfinals. The loss completed the Guard’s season at 18-15. During that time Brook Hill won bi-district and area championships. The Guard were the only team […]

Brook Hill baseball posted three victories last week with each win more impressive than the one before it. The Guard defeated Hempstead 6-3 and Thorndale 10-0 before annihilating Somerville 37-0. The three wins raised the Guard’s overall record to 5-2. Guard 37, Somerville 0, 3 innings Brook Hill gave new meaning to the term mercy […]

WHITEHOUSE — Brook Hill competed at the TASO tournament last week in Whitehouse, playing five games in three days. The Lady Guard finished with two wins, two losses and a tie. The Lady Guard captured wins over Athens (6-5) and Harmony (6-3) with losses against Van (6-4) and Brownsboro (11-2). Brook Hill capped it by battling […]

Students in Mr. Bunger’s Chemistry class are studying oxidation-reduction reactions. The reaction students studied in the lab this week involved potassium permanganate which has a deep purple color and another solution containing iron. The purple permanganate solution becomes colorless when it contacts the iron solution due to an oxidation-reduction reaction. One of the key indicators of […]

Juniors in Dr. Brunson’s AP Humanities class presented literary-critical analyses on their primary text of choice this week. Students use an element of fiction, such as “verbal irony or “huberis,” as an analytical device to closely scrutinize literary or philosophical classics. After writing their textual analyses, students present to the class and dialogue to learn more […]