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Dr. Lee Published In Philosophy of Religion Textbook

January 21, 2021

  Dr. Robert Sloan Lee has been a part of The Brook Hill Family since 2017.  He serves as an instructor for 9th through 11th grade Humanities, as well as Philosophy. Dr. Lee did his Ph.D. studies at Wayne State University in Detroit.  In addition to his dissertation, he has published two essays in the […]

Brook Hill Named #1 Private School in Tyler, East Texas

October 19, 2020

  Here at Brook Hill, we’re thrilled to announce that we have been recognized as a 2021 Best School in Smith County (Tyler, Texas | East Texas) by Niche! This year, we ranked in the following categories:   #1 Best Private K-12 Schools in Smith County (Tyler, Texas | East Texas) #1 Best Christian High […]

Parent Perspective: The Value of Christian Education

October 19, 2020

One of the defining aspects of a Brook Hill education is the culture and environment created by the Christian worldview that is embodied by our community. We got the chance to hear more about how this culture is changing the lives of our families from the Albea’s. Travis has worked at Brook Hill since 2012, […]

Fighting Fire with Math

October 18, 2020

Math might not be the first thing you think about when pursuing a career in firefighting, but it’s a crucial component in fighting fires and keeping you and your team safe.   Last week our 8th-grade math class got hands-on experience with a firefighter from the Flower Mound Fire Department, Mr. Parish, who showed them […]

Seniors Named as Commended students in Preliminary National Merit Scholar Qualifications

October 16, 2020

  Brook Hill is proud to announce that Mengxian (Annabeth) Gao, Nicole Tng, Timothy Humphries, and Soowan (Olivia) Kim have been named Commended students for their performance on the 2019 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.   Approximately 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise, as they are among the top 50,000 scorers of more […]

Martin Family

September 24, 2020

The Martin’s hail from Tennessee where they explored a variety of education options for their family before ultimately deciding that boarding school, and particularly Brook Hill, was the right choice for their family. The Martin’s were not only interested in an academically rigorous environment for their son Ethan, but ultimately a place where he could […]

Faculty Highlight: Wes English

September 24, 2020

Wes English teaches 9th grade Humanities and English Language Learning 1 (ELL 1) at Brook Hill. Mr. English is passionate about teaching students the truth. We got to talk with him about why he loves teaching and how he’s even teaching students virtually from across the globe.     Mr. English, can you tell us […]

Students Named to Texas Bank & Trust Student Board of Directors

September 23, 2020

  Congratulations to 14 of our seniors who were named to the Texas Bank & Trust 2020-2021 Student Board of Directors!   Seniors Mattie Cheatham, Chandler Fletcher, Landry Graves, Anna Hardee, Joseph Johnson, Olivia Kim, Emily Livesay, Maggie Manning, Tami Olujobi, Carson Richards, Nicole Tng, Khue Tran, Anna Zapolska, and Zahkar Zapolskyy will join with […]

Welcome to Senior Seminar

September 23, 2020

A letter from our Academic College Counselors, Ashley Bouwer and Celia Tucker…       Questions, answers, writers block, personal stories, remember activities from 9th, 10th, and 11th grade (and having to write them down in detail), realizing how important senior year is, realizing that GPA matters, learning that “optional” on a college application means […]

Remembering 9/11

September 11, 2020

Students in Mr. Dement’s Government class visited the American Freedom Museum this week to remember 9/11. After watching footage in the museum, students went outside to the new memorial where Mr. Dement retold the story of that day and challenged students to choose someone who lost their life during the attack and to pray for […]

First Day of School

August 21, 2020

The first day of school has finally arrived! Can we get a “Hallelujah!”? We are so grateful to be starting back and to have the Brook Hill Family together again. This year, we’re learning to act with love at the Lower School. Our school verse for the year is: “Let all that you do be […]

Computer Science Solves Problems as Team

August 21, 2020

Sometimes learning looks like diving headfirst into a textbook, and other times it looks like using your imagination to build a tower out of paper. Innovation fosters a different kind of learning, one that teaches kids how to be flexible, adapt to failures, and step into the mindset of being resilient. Our computer science class […]