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Congratulations, Amie Regester!

February 20, 2019

The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizens program and scholarship contest is intended to encourage and reward the qualities of good citizenship. Amie Regester was selected as Brook Hill’s Good Citizen this year because of her dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism to an outstanding degree. Amie was honored recently at the annual DAR […]

Mr. English compares D-Day to the Iliad

February 20, 2019

Mr. English’s 9th Grade Humanities classes made a visit to the American Freedom Museum.  They were learning some of the history surrounding D-Day during WWII.  They will be taking the facts they learned about D-Day/WWII and comparing those to what they’ve learned about the Trojan War through their reading of the Iliad.

Hibernation Day in Kindergarten

February 14, 2019

Our Kindergarten students have been studying and researching an animal of their choice and last week in class, they got to present this animal to their peers. After that, they hibernated and enjoyed a Friday in pajamas to close out that unit.

Class of 2020 College Trip

February 13, 2019

From the desk of Celia Tucker, College Counselor: As I tell students right before we leave for college trips– “These college trips are educational excursions but they are also memory makers and relationship builders. We want you to learn about colleges on this trip but also want you to make some memories.” Well, I followed my […]

Robotics travels in Lewisville for FIRST Tech Challenge

February 06, 2019

The robotics team traveled to Lewisville on Saturday to compete in a FIRST Tech Challenge regional qualifier robotics tournament. Casper Enqgvist, Daniel Gragg, Ben Funk, Tommy Moore, Gavin Rhea, and Johannes Mallinen have been building, programming, and preparing their robot for this competition since September. Their preparations were not in vain as they exceeded all […]

Class of 2021 College Trip

February 06, 2019

From the desk of Celia Tucker, Academic College Counselor: On the College Trip for the Class of 2021 we… …saw a beautiful sunrise (some of us saw it…) …walked seven miles …saw Kiza, the Husky mascot in person …received compliments  and were mistaken for graduating seniors on both college campuses …realized that some students are […]

Dinosaurs invade in Pre-K

February 01, 2019

All week, dinosaurs have been the theme of Pre-K. They are discussing dinosaurs, learning about how they eat and what they eat, and have been counting using Dino pasta and comparing the size of a Brontosaurus footprint to their own.

Gem and Mineral Show

January 31, 2019

Sixth graders attended the Gem and Mineral Show Education Day on January 25th where they learned how gem stones are shaped from raw materials. They also watched a gold panning demonstration and witnessed rocks that glow in the dark. Then, students were allowed to visit the shopping area where they saw fabulous displays of God’s […]

Good things come to those who wait

January 31, 2019

Over the past several months, the East Texas soil has been saturated by the highest total rainfall on record. This record setting deluge has impacted everyone associated with the construction industry, including The Brook Hill School. Originally scheduled for a Substantial Completion Date of October 31st, progress on Brook Hill’s new Spirit Shop on the […]

State Leadership Seminar

January 23, 2019

HOBY State Leadership Seminars are for sophomore students who want to develop their leadership talents and become stronger leaders in their communities. Through engaging and interactive speakers, workshops, fun activities, and discussions, HOBY’s dynamic 3-4 day leadership training explores leadership from three perspectives: personal, group, and societal. The State Leadership Seminar program is an application […]

Texas Bank and Trust

January 23, 2019

The Texas Bank and Trust Student Board of Directors applications have arrived on campus at Brook Hill! The TB&T Student Board is a prestigious program recognizing outstanding high school seniors in the community. Seniors Peyton Adams, Ini Adeleye, Kasey Anderson, Sharon Chai, Sharad Doshi, Colton Drennan, Jane Kim, Conner Livesay, Alvin Ugo Mgbemene, Margaret Newman, […]