From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residential Life: “God gave her to us, now we are giving her to you.” I’ll never forget that conversation. I was talking with a mother and father from Nigeria. They were in Nigeria. I was here at Brook Hill. The call was over something minor, like a […]
TYLER — It was all on the line for the Brook Hill varsity volleyball team and the Lady Guard did not falter. Led by senior Charlie Niles and junior Megan Priddy, the Lady Guard defeated Tyler Grace in four games to finish with an 8-8 record in TAPPS District 2-4A and secure the final playoff […]
FORNEY — Brook Hill’s Chasca Ortega finished the Varsity Boys 5K course in a time of 18 minutes and 44 seconds to deliver a Top 10 performance at the TAPPS District 2-4A cross country meet held Thursday at Dallas Shelton School. Ortega’s efforts helped the Guard finish sixth as a team. He was followed by […]
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residential Life: One of the things that makes life enjoyable is having special spaces that we can retreat to. It may be a back yard or garden for an adult, a tree house or fort for a kid, or maybe our own rooms, regardless of our age. […]
This past weekend our boarding community was busy! On Saturday students attended the annual Tyler Rose Festival where they got to meet this year’s Rose Queen and members of her entourage. Students also went to the movies and the mall. On Sunday, we built a water slide and enjoyed our afternoon! [wpvideo CYn4dngi]
TYLER — Brook Hill nearly rallied from a 21-6 deficit, but ultimately fell two points short in a 21-19 loss to Tyler Bishop Gorman Friday at McCallum Stadium. The loss dropped the Guard to 1-3 in TAPPS Division II District 2 leaving the Guard in a precarious spot. Brook Hill now needs to win out in its […]
We hosted a luncheon to celebrate our new boarding students! Faculty, staff and students gathered during lunch on the patio to enjoy sandwiches and conversation! We’re so excited to have these students join our community!
Saturday October 10TH Saturday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Ramirez took a trip to Yesterland Farm in Canton Texas. It was a fun day of running through corn mazes, walking through pumpkin patches and going on rides around Yesterland farm. The Boarding students enjoyed hanging out and eating snow cones! Sunday October 11th Sunday we celebrated one of […]
Friday night our boarding community held a bonfire party. Mr. Ramirez gathered wood and started two bonfires up in the boarding village. Day students also came and gathered together to make s’mores and drink hot chocolate. Students sat around the bonfires and sang songs and told ghost stories all night. It was an awesome start […]
Did you know it is Independence Day for Nigeria on October 1st? We celebrated on Thuraday night with our Nigerian students! Fernanda also had a birthday on October 1st, so the Albea’s took her and some friends out for ice cream at Marble Slab and everyone shared some of their favorite things about Fer! […]
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, director of Residential Life: You already know about the many, amazing advantages that Brook Hill affords all of its students, both while they attend Brook Hill and after they graduate. But maybe you did not know that among those advantages is that your children get to attend classes with […]
Our boarding community had a tailgate party before Friday night’s game. We grilled burgers, had a water balloon toss, competed in a three-legged race, and raced to find, chew, and blow bubble gum that was hidden in whipped cream! The best part, however, was hanging out with one another, and enjoying one another’s company.