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A Soldier’s Ration in 8th Grade Humanities

November 11, 2015

Father of Cole (8th) and Logan (11th) is a marine and came to Judy Bunn’s 8th grade Humanities class to talk about MRE’s and how they are different from the rations soldiers were given during the American Revolution (our current study).  Cole and Logan’s father has been in the Marines for 20 years after graduating from […]

Education, Potential, and Character Lead to a Bright Future

November 11, 2015

From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: Whitney Clements Sherman, ’07, certainly was prepared for her college years and beyond, upon graduation from Brook Hill.  She came to Brook Hill in 6th grade and had 7 years to soak in all we had to offer.  And, not just the academic […]

Birthday Surprise!

November 11, 2015

Mrs. Newsom’s third grade team, moms, and grandmoms surprised her on her birthday this Tuesday, Nov 10 with pizza and a birthday cookie! She felt loved and blessed to be a part of the BH family.    

Fly Pie in PreK

November 10, 2015

This past week Mrs. Haugh’s class learned all about the letter F so it was only fitting that they make “Fly Pie” for their cooking activity. The kids were a bit apprehensive at first but they soon realized it was vanilla pudding and the “flies” were just minichocolate chips.             

Spanish Field Trip

November 10, 2015

Spanish 3 & 4 classes went to Emir Sensini’s concert of Spanish songs at Bullard High School this week. The students practiced the Spanish lyrics to his songs in class prior to the concert and had the opportunity to sing along with Emir during the show. Emir is a Spanish singer from Argentina. He shared […]

Residential Life Activities

November 10, 2015

Over the past couple weekends we’ve done a lot of awesome things with our boarding community! During the week we hosted a special luncheon for our students to meet their Boarding Buddies. Boarding Buddies is a program where we pair a student and an adult/family to intentionally spend time with one another throughout the year […]

AP Environmental Science Studies Pond

November 10, 2015

AP Environmental Science explored our 280 acre campus as part of a class assignment. Students are learning about different aspects of water quality and how certain species are good indirect indicators of water quality because they are sensitive to pollution and low oxygen levels. The class went to the outdoor education center at the pond in […]

Guard close season with 35-7 win at Tyler All Saints

November 10, 2015

TYLER — Brook Hill’s final regular-season game was the last time for seniors to showcase themselves in the Guard Blue and Orange, but it was a freshman who led the way in a in a 35-7 win over Tyler All Saints Friday at Mewbourne Stadium. Freshman running back Carson Ezell carried the ball 13 times for […]

Genny Wood Art Show

November 09, 2015

The 8th annual Genny Wood Fine Art Show was held Saturday, November 7 at the United Methodist Church family life center in Bullard. Brook Hill Students amazed the visitors with their outstanding work. The show coordinator commented on our students work: “Wow and wow to you and your talented students!!  What a joy to meet […]

RYLA Nominees

November 08, 2015

Lauren Eden, Raegan Hayes, Madi Travis, Parker Galbraith, Alec Kitt, and Kyle Webb were nominated by our faculty and staff for this year’s Rotary Youth Leadership Award. These six students will submit an application and be interviewed by a panel to determine which male and female nominee will get to represent Brook Hill at the annual […]

Coach Fry

November 06, 2015

From the desk of Wally Dawkins, Athletic Director: “Experience…is what you get…when you don’t get…what you wanted to get”. Coach Harry Fry told me that as a 9th Grade football player at St. Stephens High School in Hickory North Carolina.  He was referring to the fact that I had not been selected as the starting […]

Do Not Be Unsettled

November 06, 2015

From the desk of Rod Fletcher, Headmaster: Like everyone, I am acquainted with trials and hardships. Through the years I have come to expect suffering as a necessary part of life in a fallen world. But I have also seen God use trials to transform me into more of the man he has called me […]