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Don’t Forget to Re-Enroll!

February 26, 2015

Don’t wait to re-enroll! The $50 re-enrollment discount expires this Sunday March 1, 2015 at 11 p.m. central. After this time, the regular re-enrollment amount will be applied. Be sure to secure you spot now! If you have any questions regarding online re-enrollment or your online contract, please contact Jenny Anderson in the Business Office […]

Art Students Featured by Historic Tyler

February 26, 2015

Brook Hill Art students have been featured in The Historic Tyler Newsletter! Our students’ finished house sketches for the Historic Tyler Home Tour have been submitted and ready to be published! Our featured artists are Alex Corpuz, Mind Boonrapongjaroen, Yiling Cao, Kyla Carden, Anna Luker, Angela Ni, Annie Owens,bAshlee Regester, Conner Sciarrini and MiKayla Willis. […]

Boys Soccer Heads to State

February 26, 2015

Our Brook Hill Boys Soccer Team defeated Tyler Grace 1-0 in the TAPPS class AAAA State Semi-Final game Tuesday night! With the win, The Guard will play for the AAAA State Championship Saturday at 3:00 pm at the Waco ISD Field against the winner of Houston The Villages and San Antonio TMI. Brook Hill has […]

Snow Day Pictures

February 26, 2015

We had to cancel class two days this week because of weather, so our boarding community took that opportunity to enjoy the snow! It’s the rare occasion that our kids get to actually play in snow. For some of the students this was the first time in their lives that they got to see snow […]

The College Application Process Then and Now: What Colleges Are Looking For

February 25, 2015

From the desk of Celia Tucker, Academic Counselor: Take a deep breath while preparing to pack your suitcase… When I think about the college application process, a vision of very busy stressed out bees swarming a hive pops into my brain. Why does it do that? Over and over while talking with parents, we (parents) […]

Boarding Plays Paintball

February 24, 2015

We took some of our boarding students to play paintball over the weekend at a local course. For some of our students it was their first time playing, while others were more experienced. Regardless, it was a fun time and a great activity to do nearby with our community!

Prayer – Praises and Requests

February 24, 2015

From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: We have a giant praise to share this week.  Baby Levi Albea was born early on the afternoon of February 18 and both mom and baby did really well.  He was then taken in to surgery on February 20th (which was earlier than […]

Studying Health in PreK

February 23, 2015

Both PreK classes studied dental health and healthy foods this week. Their science experiment involved the observation of bacteria and germs as they observed bread in a controlled environment ( the bread was touched by a latex glove). The next slice was handled by all of PreK without washing their hands (lots of germs). And […]

Calling all Middle School Students!

February 22, 2015

Visit our Scholastic Book Fair. We have several cases full of great books for older readers! We are open for shopping from March 2-March 5, 8:00-4:00 and 8:00-5:00 pm on Tuesday, March 3. We know that Middle School at Brook Hill is awesome but students will enjoy the humor in this James Patterson Book. Please visit  our book fair […]

2nd Grade Great American Wax Museum

February 21, 2015

Second graders have worked hard over the last month to produce a research project that they will remember for years to come. Each student selected a person that did something great in American history. Students have researched their American with biographies, autobiographies, and articles on the internet. Along with writing a research paper in Mrs. Johnson […]

Two Qualities of Every Great Teacher

February 21, 2015

From the desk of Brian Nelson, Dean of Academics: One of my favorite parts of my job is getting updates from our alumni. Whether it is an email about acing a midterm, a conversation regarding impressing a professor with exceptional writing skills, or a college graduation announcement proclaiming “with honors,” I constantly have reasons to […]

First Grade Science Lab Class

February 21, 2015

First Graders from Mrs. Smith’s class recently enjoyed an engaging lesson in the science lab with Mrs. Brindley. They learned about different animal tracks and which of these animals were nocturnal. Students then constructed an animal track matching game.  If you should need any help identifying animal tracks, just ask a first grader!