From the desk of Sandra Fritcher, Lower School Principal Every spring, usually in April, the Lower School participates in achievement testing. We utilize the nationally-normed CTB Terra Nova Achievement Test for grades K-5. Why? The assessment provides us with another source of information that is helpful in determining individual and group needs of our students. […]

From the Desk of Dr. Stan Ward, Director of Campus Life & Ministry: Thank you, 6th grade parents, for a great Teacher Appreciation Breakfast on Thursday, April 24. Here are just a few words of thanks from the faculty and staff: Oh my goodness, what a spread. I overheard several ooo’ing and ah’ing at the […]

Mrs. Powell’s prekindergarten student, Piper, brought a frog (really a toad) to school. The librarian, Mrs. England, asked Piper if she would bring the frog to the library because, there was a matching book.  Brooklyn is holding the book, I took my Frog to the Library, while Piper holds the frog!

Kindergarten Spanish students acted out the story, “La Gallinita Roja”, The Little Red Hen.  They made masks to represent which animal they were:  la gallina – the hen, el perro – the dog, el gato – the cat, or el ratón – the mouse.  The students participated in the story while studying animals in Spanish.

In honor of Earth Day, Mrs. Bell’s PreK class planted flowers, fruits, vegetables, and herbs in their new PreK Garden! Students each brought their own plants to place in the garden boxes outside their classroom. A local Tyler business, Oak Properties Development, owned by Steve Thornton & J.P. Davis, donated the supplies and labor to build […]

This Thursday, students went out across East Texas to serve our surrounding communities. Students volunteered their time to help nursing homes, police officers, parks, pregnancy centers, firemen, non-profits, churches, missionary organizations,  those less fortunate, and many others. It was truly a day where Others Are Served Instead of Self (OASIS). Afterward, our groups ate lunch […]

This week, 8th grade Bible students made presentations to their classmates. Students made observations about the messages and worldviews expressed in media and interpreted them for the class. Students then critiqued the false worldviews from a Christian/biblical perspective and offered their own insights from God’s word. What a great way for our students to interact […]

From the desk of Dr. Ward, Director of Campus Life & Ministry: This year’s Resurrection Week featured various speakers and worship leaders. Here’s a look at what we did this year: On Monday and Tuesday, students heard presentations on the person and work of the Holy Spirit – who The Spirit is and how The […]

Students in Mrs. Newman and Mrs. Haugh’s classes had an interesting problem to solve. Their task was to create a construction that would enable a raw egg to survive a drop from a tall ladder and the roof. Students were very “egg-cited” to observe the results as Mrs. Newman and Mrs. Haugh very carefully dropped each […]

 Kindergarten students in Mrs. Haugh’s class recently  made “resurrection rolls” to symbolize the empty tomb following the resurrection.

Both boys and girls tennis teams won district this week! Marisa, Brook Hill Senior, won the girls district championship in singles tennis. The Kitt brothers, Alec & Philip, won the boys district championship for doubles. We’re excited to see how our tennis team performs in the coming weeks!  

From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: Michael Greening, ’13, came to Brook Hill from a local public school and really didn’t know what he was in for as far as the expectations he would find.  But, he stepped up quickly and got down to work.  He showed us the […]