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Orchestra Students Receive Superior Ratings

April 09, 2015

Brook Hill Orchestra students recently competed in the TPSMEA (Texas Private School Music Educators Association) Solo & Ensemble contest. A huge congratulations to our 7 soloists and MS string ensemble for their preparation, hard work and outstanding performances as they all received Superior 1 ratings at the contest! Soloists were violinists, Hannah Windsor, Jackson Fath & Ruby Timmons; […]

Easter Egg Hunt

April 09, 2015

In celebration of Easter, our PreK classes held an Easter egg hunt and a picnic! Check out all the fun we had with our families:                

Tennis Team Competes at Regional/District Tournament

April 09, 2015

Our Guard and Lady Guard Tennis teams competed in the Regional/District Tournament this week. The Kitt brothers took 3rd in Regional/District and are headed to the TAPPS State Tennis Tournament in Waco!  Go Guard!  Lindsey Wheeler and Autumn Lundy place 5th at Regional/District Tennis Tournament as well! Way to go team!      

Lady Bugs

April 09, 2015

We released Ladybugs to kick off our bug week in Kindergarten. We have been watching ladybugs & butterflies change as well as how spring brings new life and new growth. Students have been learning about the life cycles of ladybugs and butterflies and we are anxiously waiting for our praying mantis case to hatch!     […]

Kindergarten Egg Drop

April 09, 2015

Kindergarten students experimented with physics during their egg drop extravaganza. Students created contraptions to protect an egg from a 10ft fall. Students created all kinds of inventions to keep an egg from breaking and we got to see it unfold together!

4th Goes to Pine Cove

April 09, 2015

Our fourth grade students visited Pine Cove last week for some outdoor education. Students took five, one hour classes for two days. Some of their classes covered Aquatics, Earth Science, Critter Class, Orienteering and much more. All of the classes were hands-on activities with a workbook that required students to generate independent answers. We spent two […]

Now Boarding: Preparing for Flight

April 09, 2015

From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residential Life: Each year as teachers, parents and boarding staff we work hard to prepare our students and children for college and all that the collegiate journey entails.  We train their minds, their bodies and their character.  We guide and direct them along the way, all for […]

Everybody Loves New Books!

April 09, 2015

The Brook Hill Lower School Library recently purchased over 200 new books. We appreciate the generous support offered by parents, grandfriends, and faculty during our Scholastic Book Fairs. We earned enough to purchase many award winning and high interest books such as the new Caldecott winner and honor books, Texas Bluebonnet Award books, Superman series, Interactive […]

Lower School Chapel

April 09, 2015

The Lower School chapel service included praise and worship music along with a very special message, “Reflections on Easter,” from music teacher, Kevin Pierce.  Mr. Pierce explained that Jesus died on the cross for all our sins and offers us grace from the burdens of our sins if we are willing to accept God’s gift […]

Middle School Choir Learns about Patriotism

April 08, 2015

Our Middle School boys and girls choir as well as our 6th grade choir visited the American Freedom Museum for a lesson on what it means to be a patriot in preparation for their patriotic concert April 20!               

6th Choir Composes

April 08, 2015

6th grade choir recently completed a composer project using Thinglink in the computer lab! What an awesome way to integrate technology and music!        

Surviving Cancer

April 07, 2015

Mr. Rick Gragg did a phenomenal job sharing his passion and testimony today in chapel this week. Mr. Gragg, a.k.a. Andrew & Daniel’s dad and Miss Janda’s husband, shared with both Middle and Upper school students how God saved him from a deadly diagnosis and has given him a new lease on life. Mr. Gragg […]