Calling all Brook Hill bookworms! We’re grateful for the resources to learn and connect online, but with so much extra time on our screens during the week, we’re challenging you to a “Screen-free Saturday” and have put together a list of a few books that you might enjoy! It might even be fun to start […]
Congratulations to second-grader JD Mize who recently won 1st place in the Bible memorization category at the ACSI Speech Meet at Prestonwood Academy in Plano! At Brook Hill we want our students to try new things, broaden their understanding, and lean into their potential. One of the ways that we do this is by […]
The Brook Hill Middle School Math Olympic Team advanced ten students to the Area round of the Math Olympics! This past Friday our students traveled to St. Paul Preparatory Academy in Arlington where we competed against 17 other schools. Our students received the following honors. 6th-grade: Tommy Hilliard – 1st Place in Computation, Tucker […]
“What good is an idea if it remains an idea? Try. Experiment. Iterate. Fail. Try again. Change the world.” – Simon Sinek This past week we celebrated the official opening of our Lower School Innovation Lab with an afternoon of exploration and hands-on creativity! Following the Grand Opening of our Upper School Graves Center […]
Twelve college representatives joined us on campus for an information session with the junior class. Following our annual junior “College Kick-Off Night” this past week, we had the opportunity to host college representatives for a lightning round of “real talk” with our junior class. Ouachita Baptist, Arkansas, UT Austin, Texas Tech, High Point University, […]
Brook Hill recently sent two teams to participate in The 8th Annual UT Tyler High School Ethics Bowl for East Texas. Sophomores Marlee Gunter and Sarah Sims, along with seniors Sebastian Bayles, Cole Fitzgerald, Kegan Gunter, Cate Kimball, Tai Le, and Cole Overbeek all dressed in business professional attire and made the early morning […]
6th-grade students recently took a trip to the Rose Garden Center in Tyler for their Gem and Mineral Education Day! Middle School science students had the opportunity to learn about gold mining, fossils, gem polishing, jewelry making, fluorescent minerals, and amber from fellow scientists and expert collectors who specialize in gems and minerals. In […]
Congratulations to our Lower School artists for placing in the East TX Academic Rodeo Art Contest! The following students placed in the competition and their artwork, along with artwork from all over East Texas, can be viewed at The Academic Rodeo Open House on February 17 from 4-6 at the East Texas State Fair […]
The Texas Bank and Trust Student Board of Directors applications have arrived on campus at Brook Hill! The TB&T Student Board is a prestigious program recognizing outstanding high school seniors in the community. Seniors Rachel Berkley, Florencia El Hay, James Gragg, Kegan Gunter, Tai Le, Natalie Leal Blanco, Chloe Martin, Laurel Reed, David Roberts, […]
Thirteen Brook Hill students recently attended a career event hosted by the Tyler Chamber of Commerce that provided an opportunity for students to explore future careers as they navigate dreaming and decision making for their future. The Chamber of Commerce Career Connections (C4) Event is a one-day event that links students and real-world workplace […]
As our fall semester comes to a close we’re reflecting on all of the hard work our students have put in to prepare for life after Brook Hill through the college application process. One of the ways we seek to practically equip our students as they go through the application process is by providing […]
With a limited number of materials and a mission at hand, Mr. Walter led our 4th graders through an exercise that strengthened their critical thinking skills and stretched their creative problem-solving abilities! The students separated into groups and were given the mission to build a very tall tower that could support their lookout. The […]