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The Art of Notetaking

November 04, 2016

On Wednesday of this week, the 6th grade students learned the important skill of notetaking. Mrs. Mize took the students through a presentation that highlighted the benefits, importance, and helpfulness of notetaking. The students started off by watching two videos that focused on the overall benefits of notetaking, and then were shown a method of […]

Two Brook Hill Students Receive Essay Scholarships

November 04, 2016

Katie Pratt and Logan Fitzgerald were recent scholarship winners in the Bullard Chamber of Commerce Red, White, and Blue Patriotism Essay Competition. Katie and Logan entered the contest by writing an essay on “What Patriotism Means To Me.” Katie was chosen as the 1st runner-up and awarded a $750 prize and Logan was chosen as 2nd runner-up […]

Exclusive College Guidance for Boarding Students

November 04, 2016

From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: Allow me to introduce you to Mrs. Ashley Bouwer, the Residence Life College Guidance Counselor.  One of the most commonly cited reasons that parents give for sending their child to the Brook Hill Boarding School is the nurturing environment fostered by the caring Brook Hill […]

Guard clinch playoff spot with decisive win

November 02, 2016

CEDAR HILL — With a playoff spot on the line, Brook Hill returned to its winning ways. Led by junior quarterback Hood Taylor, the Guard outscored Trinity Christian-Cedar Hill 27-13 in the second half to pull away from their hosts en route to a 52-35 victory on Friday. The win snapped a three-game losing skid […]

Brook Hill Lady Guard delivers successful volleyball season

October 31, 2016

Brook Hill received five kills and two blocks from Morgan Carpenter and a combined 28 digs from seniors Brianna Young and Kay Kay Smith, but it was not enough to get past Dallas Christian Thursday in their opening-round TAPPS 5A playoff match. The Lady Guard were stopped in three games, 25-14, 25-14, 25-10 to complete […]

Guard fall behind early to No. 1 Dallas Christian, unable to rally back

October 24, 2016

Brook Hill spotted No. 1 Dallas Christian a 21-0 third quarter advantage. The Guard were able to pull back one of those touchdowns to cut their deficit to 14 points, but could not draw any closer in an eventual 42-7 loss Friday at Herrington Stadium. It marked the third game Brook Hill was without starting […]

Brook Hill middle school volleyball cap succesful seasons

October 24, 2016

Brook Hill Middle School’s 7th grade A and 8th grade A volleyball teams played in their season finale last week at the TAPSAC Tournament held at Tyler Grace Community School. The Lady Guard 7th A team reached the semifinals before being stopped in a hard-fought three-set match by host Grace. The Lady Guard 8th A […]

Lady Guard give district-leading Tyler All Saints all it can handle in eventual loss

October 19, 2016

Brook Hill split its first two games with district-leaders Tyler All Saints on Tuesday, crushing the undefeated opponent from TAPPS 3-5A in Game 2, 25-5. That made the third game pivotal and neither team blinked until the 30th point when All Saints emerged from a marathon Game 3, 30-28. Down 2-1, Brook Hill now had to […]

Brook Hill volleyball team puts in work off the court

October 17, 2016

This weekend, the Brook Hill Lady Guard volleyball teams (JV/2 and varsity) did community service by revamping the Herrington Gymnasium lobby. There were plenty of tasks for everyone including cleaning the concession stand for Coach Knight, as well as taping, priming and painting the lobby. The girls had a great time and it was a […]

Lady Guard make quick work of Bishop Gorman

October 17, 2016

Led by nine kills from Adrianna Kuechle, Brook Hill varsity defeated Tyler Bishop Gorman in sweep fashion, winning 25-15, 25-11, 25-14 on Friday. The win raised the Lady Guard’s record to 3-2 and placed Brook Hill in second place in TAPPS 3-5A with one more league match remaining against district-leading Tyler All Saints. A win […]

Learning Through Failure

October 14, 2016

On Tuesday in the 6th grade life skills class, Mrs. Mize took the students through a workshop about failure. “There seems to be a cultural trend in many students that prevents them from even trying due to a fear of failure. This is not how to achieve success. We cannot live so careful that we […]

Organization in the Middle

October 14, 2016

Organization as a characteristic is often thought of as an inherent trait: you are either naturally inclined to organize or you are not. However, organization is a teachable skill, one that is critical to success as a student, parent, or working professional. At the Brook Hill School we are committed to teaching the whole student […]