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Congratulations to Denise Tan

January 26, 2018

Denise Tan is an All-State Orchestra musician! After participating in a rigorous audition process, Denise Tan was recently selected to participate in the TPSMEA (Texas Private School Music Educator Association) All-State Orchestra. Dr. Gardner and Ms. Eden are accompanying Denise to Dallas for the All-State weekend with the concert to be performed Saturday evening beginning […]

Using iPads to write sight words

January 26, 2018

After reading stories and poems about the moon in the library, PreK and Kindergarten students used the Show and Tell App to practice writing their words in a creative way.

Brook Hill and Beyond

January 26, 2018

From the desk of Celia Tucker, Academic Counselor: Have you ever felt like you needed to be in two places at one time? By taking Dual Credit classes at Brook Hill, it is an easy thing to do. Taking Dual Credit classes means you are taking courses for both high school and college credit at […]

American Freedom Museum: Fun Fact Friday

January 26, 2018

From the desk of Jan Hommel, Museum Director: Q: Which president was one of the youngest pilots in U.S. Navy history? A: George H.W. Bush. George Bush is a hero, not just for being a chief executive, but for being a brave nineteen-year-old who was a fearless TBM Avenger (Torpedo Bomber) aviator in the Pacific […]

Good news from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

January 26, 2018

From the desk of Tony Welty, Director of Finance & Operations: Starting this year, participants in 529 savings plans can utilize their annual distributions to contribute up to $10,000 toward private school tuition and books. This is a tremendous benefit of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and is wonderful news for Brook Hill families. […]

Meet our new boarding students!

January 26, 2018

From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: Mackenzie Langston comes to Brook Hill as a freshman from South Lake. Seungje Lim, also a freshman, is from Andong, South Korea. And Florencia El Hay is a sophomore joining us from Argentina, bringing the total number of nations which have studied at Brook Hill […]

Jesus and his disciples break bread in Lower School chapel

January 26, 2018

Mrs. Berry’s class demonstrated the Lord’s Supper for their peers in Lower School chapel this week. A full album of photos are available to parents and can be found on Vidigami through this link: https://www.vidigami.com/albums/87322/media.

Fourth graders serve others

January 23, 2018

Fourth graders from Mrs. Dawkins’s and Mrs. Ponce’s class finished the service project started in early December. Each student brought at least one sheet for the Benevolent Center at the West Erwin Church of Christ. The sheets were torn into strips by the ladies at the center, and then the students rolled the strips into […]

BH Snow Day

January 19, 2018

Our Brook Hill family got to enjoy two days of staying at home and playing in the snow this week! Here are some pictures from the hashtag #bhsnowday. Congratulations to April Lake and Adam Chen for winning a free drink at The Cabin!

Brook Hill represented at the Chamber of Commerce Career Connections

January 19, 2018

From the desk of Celia Tucker, College Counselor: The Chamber of Commerce Career Connections (C4) was a one day, Tyler Chamber sponsored program, which linked students and real-world workplace experiences. The goal was to provide Smith County students with the opportunity to begin career exploration during their final high school years by connecting them to […]

11th Annual Middle School Potatoes and Plays

January 19, 2018

From the desk of Glenn Ballard, Director of Fine Arts: COME ONE! COME ALL! To the 11th Annual Middle School POTATOES & PLAYS. Friday and Saturday Nights FEBRUARY 2 & 3 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. The annual P&P event gives us the opportunity to showcase our fine Middle School actors and singers in a […]

News from the Library

January 19, 2018

From the desk of Pamela Hays, MS/US Library Media Specialist: Even though the traditional library is transforming to include new technology and support systems, the ever-important purpose of reading books need not be overlooked. While we have done much in the way of bringing the library up-to-date with technology such as a wireless printer, student […]