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Invite a Friend to Open House!

February 05, 2016

Open House is tomorrow (Saturday) at 10am! Don’t forget to invite a friend to tour our campus and see what Brook Hill is all about! We will have faculty, administrators, students and families on campus. Our students and families will be leading tours, and we couldn’t be more excited! Here is a quick link to […]

Middle School Headmaster’s Honor Guard

February 05, 2016

From the desk of Tammy Hayes, Middle School Principal: It’s no easy task to make this wall at The Brook Hill School! Students must learn to manage quite a lot in order to make this elite group from juggling schedules between parents, sports, and special events. What am I referring to? We are talking about […]

AdvancED Reaccreditation

February 05, 2016

From the desk of Rod Fletcher, Headmaster: Every five years we are reaccredited by AdvancED.   Reaccreditation is an arduous process by which we prove that we meet external standards and show that we are continuously improving as a school.  We have chosen AdvancED as our accrediting agency because of its rigor and reputation – in […]

What Does God Look Like at the Lower School?

February 05, 2016

From the desk of Sandra Fritcher, Lower School Principal: Have you ever wondered what God looks like?  Well, children at the Lower School, especially the younger ones, ask that question often.  One of the ways we answer that question is through service projects.  We want our students, all of them, to not only learn about […]

100th Day of School

February 05, 2016

This Thursday we celebrated the 100th day of school at the Lower School! Teachers had all kinds of activities for our students, especially in the lower grades. Students stacked 100 cups, made hats with 100 stickers, counted out 100 snacks, and some even wore shirts with 100 objects on them. Students also imagined what it […]

Making Valentine’s Cards in Art

February 05, 2016

PK through 5th graders all had the opportunity to make a Valentine’s Day card for KVNE’s yearly Valentine Card Drive.  Employees of the radio station hand out homemade cards to people in hospitals and assisted living homes located throughout the listening area.  Each child decorated at least one card to give away.  Some wrote a […]

Like Eating Out Every Day

February 05, 2016

From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: Everyone knows that one vital key to a healthy, productive life and life style is a nutritious breakfast, lunch and dinner.  We’ve all probably heard about or read the research that links academic success to a good, healthy diet.  In case you have ever wondered […]

Weekend Activities for Boarding Students

February 05, 2016

This past weekend our boarding students had a variety of opportunities. Almost 40 students went with Mrs. Welty to the movies on Saturday, enjoying the day off with their friends. The weather was also surprisingly warm and beautiful on Saturday, so Mrs. Albea took a group of students to Tyler State Park to enjoy hiking […]

Camp in the City Coming to Brook Hill

February 05, 2016

From the desk of Jordy Barksdale, Director of Campus Life & Ministry: We are so pumped to let you know about an exciting partnership we get to be a part of this summer! This summer, Brook Hill is partnering with Pine Cove to provide kids in the Bullard area the chance to go to camp! […]

Thinking Big & Having a Vision

February 05, 2016

From the desk of Jan Hommel, Museum Director: There is a cartoon I have run across several times while thumbing through a magazine in a waiting room and it still makes me smile every time I see it. It is a picture of two young Eskimos that are ice fishing. The one on the right […]

Middle School Choir Conducts In-House Solo Contest

February 05, 2016

Mrs. Eden’s 7th and 8th grade choir students competed in their own in-house solo contest this week. The students were assigned an art song or folk song from a prescribed music list at the beginning of the semester and have been working on learning, memorizing, and performing their songs. The contest is modeled after the […]

QR Codes in 7th & 6th Grade Humanities

February 05, 2016

7th Grader’s in Mrs. Mattay’s class used QR codes to learn about the Civil War in class this week. Mrs. Figueroa also did this activity with her 6th graders to learn about Ancient Egypt. Students divided up into groups of two and visited different stations around the classroom. Armed with a clipboard, pen and paper, […]