Dr. Mettetal presented a picture book depicting the installation and completion of the water well that Brook Hill students raised over $8,500 to have installed in Ethiopia. Partnering with Hope Springs in this has been a continued reminder of the world beyond our immediate Brook Hill community here in Bullard and reinforces our desire […]
Kelly King’s Economics class took a moment to step outside the classroom and into our American Freedom Museum for a hands-on exploration of economics through the lens of history. History touches every bit of our lives in some way or another. And for math, or rather for economics, it’s no different. What better way […]
It’s one of the highlights of our year at The Brook Hill Lower School, Community Helpers Day! Our students have been learning about what community looks like and as a part of that conversation, we had the honor of hosting local “Community Helpers” at the Lower School today for our pre-k and kindergarten classes […]
This week launched one of our favorite activities here at Brook Hill – Middle School Clubs! Because we believe that learning should be dynamic, and that character formation and FUN are key components to student growth; we invite our students to be a part of student clubs each semester. We host Friday clubs four […]
Brook Hill 2017 graduate Lauren Eden, had the incredible opportunity to intern with Young Life this past summer in Central Eastern Europe. Her internship included setting up and running youth camps in several countries for middle school and high school students. She had the opportunity to travel to seven different countries during her eight […]
HEADLINES: A MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL, ROD FLETCHER Collaboration, vision, imagination, and creativity are all important parts of the educational process. That is why at Brook Hill, in addition to a core curriculum, we offer areas of study like coding, robotics, entrepreneurship, visual media, and fabrication, to name a few. […]
FROM THE DESK OF Pollianne Smith, Director of Academics Student preparedness for the ACT and SAT exams is a responsibility we take very seriously at Brook Hill. We recognize how important this milestone is for families as well. It is our goal to continually provide students and parents with information, guidance, and support. In […]
Students from Mrs. Lowe’s, Mrs. Batis’ and Mrs. Atteberry’s Lower School classes took the time to write letters to the brand new boarding students, here for their first year at Brook Hill. These 3rd-grade students have been working on these letters for weeks, collecting names, nations and birthdays of the boarding students, carefully crafting […]
As we prepare to celebrate Founder’s Day with our Brook Hill family, and wider East Texas community, we want to pause and recognize this year’s honorees, the late Mrs. RuthAnn Young and her husband Mr. Tommy Young. “Founder’s Day is an important tradition at Brook Hill that began in 2008 as a way to […]
One of the key tenets in Brook Hill’s Guard Charge “Serve Others” is coming to life through student participation in Chick-fil-A’s Leadership Academy. Out of the 60 students who applied, 30 Brook Hill students were chosen to be a part of this dynamic and formative leadership program that provides training and opportunities to serve […]
Congratulations to these 11 Brook Hill seniors selected for Texas Bank and Trust 2019-2020 Student Board of Directors! Rachel Berkley, Flor El Hay, Andrew Gragg, Kegan Gunter, Tai Le, Natalie Leal Blanco, Chloe Martin, Laurel Reed, David Roberts, Angela Rodriguez-Lopez, and Caroline Welty will join with other students from the Tyler area to participate […]
HEADLINES: A MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL, ROD FLETCHER At schools, traditions are important. One of the most significant traditions at Brook Hill is Founder’s Day. Founder’s Day was established in 2008 to honor those who have made a significant impact on the school and to celebrate Brook Hill’s mission, vision, and […]