From the Desk of Dr. Stan Ward: On Thursday, April 10, the Carter Blood Care team will be in the student center for our Spring Blood Drive. Here are the key details: Only students 16 and older may donate blood. Students who are 16 must have their parent’s permission. Please contact Dr. Ward for a […]
From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: Kenai Walker does, and is currently learning more! Kenai graduated Brook Hill in 2011 and immediately headed to Wofford College, an independent, national liberal arts college of 1,580 students located in downtown Spartanburg, South Carolina, a long way from Tyler! Kenai dropped in to Brook […]
Brook Hill Third Graders displayed an inventive spirit this week for their annual Invention Convention. Each student began by researching a famous inventor and presenting a biographical display board of their life and inventions. Students then also created an original invention meant to solve a problem and simplify life. The top three original inventions, were […]
The Lower School Cadet Singers completed their spring service project March 6th by singing at four local nursing homes and assisted living centers. The Cadet Singers sang for and visited with residents of The Hamptons Assisted Living, Park Place Nursing Home, Atria Senior Living, and Providence Park Nursing Home. All involved were greatly blessed by […]
We learned during chapel service at the Lower School that Jesus told his disciples to be fishers of men. Mrs. Smith’s first graders presented a play called “Fishers of Men” by Rachel Moore to explain what this means for us today. Fishing for men doesn’t mean to fish for people with fishing poles but to go into the […]
Did you know that we have a Fine Arts rotation for our 6th graders so that they can get a good overview of all the ways they can be involved in the arts at Brook Hill? It is just one way we try to help them discover their gifts and talents so that they can […]
Well, they did it. After an undefeated season, our girls soccer team took home back-to-back state championships! Our Lady Guard scored in the last 11 minutes of a grueling match to win 1-0. Congratulate these girls on their hard work and incredible accomplishment!
From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: Madison Mae Humphries, ’10, was extremely involved serving her school community during her years at Brook Hill, and we expected nothing less when she moved on to Baylor University. She has made us proud….again. During these last 4 years at Baylor, she has been […]
On Thursday, March 6, Brook Hill seniors experienced a little bit of “reality.” Sponsored by the Kelly Community Federal Credit Union, the reality fair began with a presentation from Scott Rose, President and CEO of the credit union. Scott’s presentation introduced students to the basics of a personal monthly budget, including the realities of taxes, […]
The Lower School prekindergarten and kindergarten students recently celebrated the birthday of Dr. Seuss with classroom activities based on a few of his favorite books. Students wore “Thing 1” and “Thing 2” hats to the Scholastic Book Fair. Teachers dressed up and Mrs. Haugh even made green eggs and ham for students to taste. Results of the […]
The Scholastic Book Fair Fiesta generated quite a bit of excitement this week with all the new books and special events. Mrs. Partida’s second and third grade Spanish students performed the “Mexican Hat Dance” and sang several songs. Crazy sock day (“read your socks off”) and “Hats off to Reading Day” made for a fun […]
Brook Hill had to cancel school on Monday due to icy weather conditions, so we used the day to offer some more activities for our boarding community. First we slept in, then we opened up the work out facilities for some exercise. In the afternoon we showed movies in the houses and opened up the […]