From the desk of Wally Dawkins, Athletic Director: They grow up playing in the back yard against imaginary opponents while pretending to be the stars of their favorite pro or college team.  Before you know it, as a parent you are spending a couple of nights per week hanging out at the local field, park, […]

Eleven eighth grade students participated in the District Science Fair held at Tyler Junior College on February 12, 2015. Brook Hill was well represented by these students at the fair.  Students were treated to a planetarium show at the Earth and Space Center after the public viewing of the projects. Students will now participate in […]

We had a great time in FCA this week.  We had a special guest speaker come talk to our huddle. Christian Recinos, affectionately called “Kiki” by her teammates, of the TJC women’s soccer team came and spoke with our athletes.  Kiki talked to our students about perseverance and encouragement, by telling her own life story.  Kiki […]

8th grade physical science students have been studying and observing Newton’s Laws of Motion in lab.  First, students made parachutes with different designs and masses to test the second law that says Force = Mass X Acceleration.  Then, students had balloon races to test the third law by measuring the distance traveled and the time to […]

We had some beautiful weather this week, so 6th grade students in Mrs. Eden’s music class practiced their time signature skills in an unconventional way: outside. 6th Grade Choir is learning about music theory, particularly time signatures like 4/4 or 6/8. As a break from the norm, the class went outside to practice their newfound […]

From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residential Life: There is no doubt that Brook Hill comes through for its students and families on its promise to prepare our student body for college.  With all the built in college visits, high standardized test scores, college acceptances and scholarships there can be no room for […]

6th Graders in Mr. Roquemore’s Humanities class have been reading Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. As part of their review of the book, students performed skits over chapters they recently read. The skits are meant to reinforce the facts of the chapter and allow the students to express their learning in a creative way. Activities like […]

5th grade Spanish students got into the computer lab during class this week.  Students completed a cross-curriculum assignment with their classroom George Washington Carver vocabulary and the Spanish language. Using Quizlet, students practiced the vocabulary words in Spanish and English on the computers.  Students were also able to work more on their vocabulary words at home using the […]

Brook Hill Varsity Boys Golf team placed second at the February 9th tournament at Hollytree Country Club, beating out All Saints and 6A Tyler Lee with a team score of 330. Brooks Garner also placed 3rd individually with a score of 78. We are so proud of these students and how they are continuing a winning […]

The upper school U.S. History classes at Brook Hill  have been studying the Spanish-American War through World War I.  To better understand their period of study, they visited the American Freedom Museum on Tuesday morning.  Students learned more about Teddy Roosevelt’s bugler who took a Spanish bullet to his buttocks, the horrific conditions of trench warfare […]

From the desk of Brian Nelson, Dean of Academics: February marks the beginning of scheduling planning for the 2015-2016 school year.  As our office is meeting with students to select courses that best fit them, I want to offer a charge and encouragement to you as you begin thinking about next year. 5 Things to […]

From the desk of Rod Fletcher, Headmaster: Last week I wrote about parents spending time with their children – actually it was about parents not wasting time with their children.  I hope folks were encouraged, challenged, and maybe even a bit convicted (full disclosure – I was very convicted). This week I want to push the […]