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MS Athletic Awards

May 02, 2014

Wednesday morning we celebrated our middle school athletes by having an awards ceremony. Among the highlights were the Mr. and Miss awards for each sport as well as the empty seats in the girls section while all our volleyball girls were on stage – a symbol of our thriving girls athletics program and our amazing […]

6th Grade Rocket Launch

May 02, 2014

As part of their study of space in 6th grade science, students built and launched their own rockets into the sky! This is another example of how our teachers integrate differentiated instruction and interactive activities. Mrs. Wallace teaches our 6th graders and as well as science for our many of our Lower School grades. One of the […]

1st Grade Mothers’ Poetry Tea

May 02, 2014

1st grade students hosted their mothers & grandmothers for a tea party and poetry reading today. Over the past few weeks students have been learning about, reading, and writing their own poetry – this afternoon, as a culminating event, students read their favorite poem out loud and served tea and snacks to their mothers and […]

Piano Recital

May 02, 2014

Thursday night our Lower School students serenaded their fellow friends and family on the piano at our Lower School Piano Recital. Students at every level performed songs they learned while working with Mrs. Cool in their private lessons, and we were able to see and hear their growing talents! Lily Cool, BH Senior, concluded the […]

AP Art Show

May 02, 2014

Thursday night our AP art students displayed their portfolios in the foyer of the American Freedom Museum. Many students, teachers, and administrators came to the art show to see our students work. Light refreshments were offered, some of our orchestra students provided music, and each table displayed our students artwork and included a short excerpt […]

In His Time – Alumni Update

May 02, 2014

From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: Won Jeong (Ashley) Choi, ’13, was set to attend Otis College of Art and Design to major in Fashion Design when her plans were changed.  Ashley accidentally broke her finger severely and needed to allow time for it to heal before continuing with […]

Prayers – Praises and Requests

May 02, 2014

From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: I received an email this week from BH mom, Mindy Pratt, sharing a post her daughter made on Facebook.  Katie Pratt, 9th grade,  has been a student at Brook Hill since she started at the Lower School in 4th grade.  This post is […]

Hello, Dolly! Premieres

May 02, 2014

The dress rehearsals are over, the curtains are drawn – now all that’s left is “lights, camera, action!” Tonight (Friday, May 2nd) is the opening night of our spring musical, Hello, Dolly! If you haven’t reserved your tickets yet, there is still time! Showings will occur at 7:30 in the evening Friday & Saturday nights […]

Students Receive Honors from Rotary Club of Tyler

May 02, 2014

The Rotary Club of Tyler recently honored students who were chosen to be members of the “Rotary Young Citizens Club.” To be chosen as an outstanding young citizen, a student must be exceptional in the practices of citizenship, cleanliness, thriftiness, loyalty, courtesy, honesty, service, dependability, sportsmanship, scholarship, and leadership. The select membership in this club […]

BH Students Win at Poetry Contest

April 29, 2014

On April 28th, three Brook Hill students presented original poems at the Bullard Community Library Teen Poetry Contest.  Allie Childers won first place and a $50 Barnes and Noble gift card, Favour Diokpo tied for second place, and Taylor Schultz won third place.  Second and third place winners received new books of their choice. Congratulations, […]

5th Grade Spanish Composes Sentences

April 29, 2014

Last Friday our 5th grade Spanish students were tasked to write original sentences in Spanish using position words and prepositions. Check out their creativity and language abilities in these examples: El huevo está entre la papa y la hamburguesa.  The egg is in between the potato and the hamburger. La pluma está cerca de la […]

Prayers – Praises and Requests Update

April 25, 2014

From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: God is so in control!  It has been a long couple of days for BH mom, Paula Cool.  Her mother was admitted to ICU on Wednesday with a brain aneurysm and other complications.  At one point that day, there was a possibility of […]