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Brook Hill Named #1 Private School in Tyler, East Texas for Sixth Year in a Row

October 08,

We’re thrilled to announce that The Brook Hill School has been recognized as a 2025 Best School in Smith County (Tyler, Texas | East Texas) by Niche for the sixth year in a row! Additionally, Brook Hill has now been named in the Top 20 Best Private K-12 Schools in Texas, Top 50 Christian High […]

Macroeconomics Students Study the Prices of History

February 20, 2023

In our Macroeconomics students’ current unit, they have been studying how to calculate GDP (Gross Domestic Product), CPI (Consumer Price Index) and how to adjust prices to different time periods. They put their knowledge to the test and headed to our American Freedom Museum to conclude the unit. Mrs. Robin Bynum, our museum’s Curriculum Coordinator, […]

Honoree Highlight: Mr. Stephen Dement

October 10, 2022

Introducing our 2022 Guardian Award Recipient, MR. Stephen Dement   Pictured above is Mr. Dement, on the first day of school this year, wearing the same tie he wore on the first day of school in 1997 when Brook Hill first opened its doors.  This year, the recipient of the 2022 Guardian Award is Mr. […]

Alumni Highlight: Logan Fitzgerald

October 07, 2022

  So many of our alumni are up to amazing things in the world! We have enjoyed getting to see and hear all about what they are up to and what they are accomplishing in their lives. Most recently we caught up with alumni, Logan Fitzgerald ’17. Logan is currently a Second Lieutenant in the […]

Founder’s Day Keynote Speaker: Dr. Ben Carson

September 26, 2022

We’re pleased to announce that the Keynote Speaker for our Founder’s Day Celebration is, Dr. Ben Carson. Dr. Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D., is Founder and Chairman of the American Cornerstone Institute, a new think tank whose mission is to promote the 4 founding principles which are cornerstones of our country: faith, liberty, community and […]

American Freedom Museum Dedication Ceremony

October 08, 2020

On Saturday, October 24th, at 10:30 a.m., the American Freedom Museum will host a dedication ceremony to open a new one-of-a-kind outdoor memorial and educational exhibit. In keeping with the Museum’s mission, this exhibit will HONOR American veterans and military personnel who have heroically served our country and who have sacrificed their lives protecting our […]

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 […]

APPLYING ALGEBRA AT THE AMERICAN FREEDOM MUSEUM

December 06, 2019

Ms. Holland’s 7th-grade pre-algebra students adventured to the American Freedom Museum this week in order to explore math through the lens of history.   After a full semester of formulas and equations, students were given the mission of putting their skills to the test. Using numerical information from the different exhibitions, the students had to […]

KIRK CAMERON GIVES BROOK HILL REPLICA OF MONUMENT FOR THE AMERICAN FREEDOM MUSEUM

November 13, 2019

Proudly on display and helping us tell the story of America, this monument to the Forefathers is an exciting addition!   After visiting Brook Hill for Founder’s Day in 2015 and having the opportunity to tour the American Freedom Museum, actor and producer Kirk Cameron recently gifted our school with a treasure for display in […]

PREPARING PRE-K STUDENTS FOR A LIFETIME OF LEARNING

November 08, 2019

Each fall we look forward to introducing our youngest Brook Hill students to the American Freedom Museum!   It’s always so much fun to see their wonder, their minds grasping something new. The museum is used by all of our students as a learning space and has been a pivotal part of our experiential education […]

CONNECTING WITH VETERANS AND BUILDING OUR SENSE OF HISTORY

November 01, 2019

Senior students recently spent time interviewing American combat veterans for their U.S. History and Government class with Mr. Dement.   Each student was given the task of connecting with a U.S. Combat Veteran who had served overseas in a war zone. The veteran could be from any war and had to be willing to be […]

MEASURING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN PRESENT AND PAST

October 25, 2019

Our 5th-grade students spent a math class putting their skills to the test in our American Freedom Museum.   With measuring tapes in hand and the charge to explore the museum in teams, 5th-grade students set about to “Crunch the Numbers”. This mission was a series of exercises spread throughout the museum set to test […]