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Solid season for Lady Guard volleyball ends in playoff loss

November 02, 2015

Brook Hill volleyball concluded its season Thursday with a 3-0 loss at Austin Hyde Park in the opening round of the TAPPS 4A playoffs. The Lady Guard lost, 25-4, 25-16 and 25-19. Lady Guard coach Candise Wise said she was pleased with the effort the girls gave in this match and all season and is excited for […]

Great Books Parade

November 02, 2015

Great Book Week culminated in a spectacular  book parade with students dressed as story characters or historical figures. What a fun way to make reading come alive!

Guard overwhelm Prince of Peace to notch 38-20 Homecoming & Senior Night Win

November 02, 2015

It was Homecoming and Senior Night all rolled into one and Brook Hill quarterback McCray Fletcher had a night fit for a king. Fletcher, a senior playing his final home game, passed for 223 yards and 4 touchdowns to lead the Guard past Carrollton Prince of Peace 38-20 Friday at Herrington Stadium. Fletcher was also voted Homecoming […]

Homecoming Pep Rally

October 31, 2015

We got pumped for our game against Prince of Peace on Friday at our Homecoming Pep Rally. We saw performances from our cheerleaders, drill team, and even our lower school students! It was a great time with the whole Brook Hill Family!

Mays Business School at Texas A&M Visits Brook HIll

October 31, 2015

The Director of Recruitment for the Mays Business School at Texas A & M University was in the Senior Lounge recently to talk with students who were interested in finding out more about the requirements for admission and what the Business School has to offer them. Students who stopped by obtained the latest and most […]

Pumpkins on Parade

October 30, 2015

Our Lower School students created some of the most extravagant pumpkins in honor of Great Books Week. For the competition, students read a book and then created a pumpkin from a character in the book. Students painted, glued, and attached all kinds of objects to create the perfect pumpkins. Students voted for their favorite characters. […]

Homecoming Dress Up Days

October 30, 2015

We had a lot of fun opportunities to dress up this week in celebration of Homecoming! On Monday we came as twins and on Tuesday we dressed up as animals. On Wednesday we wore clothes of a certain color based on our grade. On Thursday we dressed “Pitch Perfect” and came in frat/college attire and […]

Emerging Leaders

October 30, 2015

From the desk of Michelle Rozell, High School Principal: The Buzzword for education is Leadership! Twenty-first century learners will be expected to exhibit a set of qualities all of which poise them for leadership. This week, Brook Hill students had the opportunity to experience hands-on and in-person training at the 2015 Emerging Leaders Conference sponsored […]

FUNNY? MAYBE NOT FUNNY.

October 30, 2015

  From the desk of Wally Dawkins, Athletic Director: The game was set in the completely packed, sold out Pirate Gymnasium in Longview at Pine Tree High School.  It was the game of the year in our district as Pine Tree, who started five seniors while being ranked as the #2 class AAAA team in […]

6th Grade Density Lab

October 30, 2015

6th graders experimented with ant saliva, bat blood, creepy cola, vampire tears and dragon juice.  They were observing the different densities of these common liquids which had fun names.  After trial and error, the students found the correct order to drop the liquids in where they layered by their densities.   

Duck for President

October 30, 2015

This week, second graders learned about elections and campaigns with the book Duck for President by Doreen Cronin. Students learned about campaigning and election process, while also learning the value and importance of voting in a democratic society. During the week, students campaigned for their candidate (either Duck or Farmer Brown), making signs and buttons. […]