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The Sound of Music is almost in the history book

May 09, 2018

From the desk of Glenn Ballard, Director of Fine Arts: Two thousand and eighteen’s spring musical, The Sound of Music, is almost in the history book, and what a story it has been. With a cast and crew of 44 people, the show opened to rave reviews last weekend, and closes this Saturday night, May […]

Update on the New Boarding Houses

May 09, 2018

From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: I thought I would take some time to let you all know where we are in the construction of the new boarding houses, as well as the future plans of the boarding program here at Brook Hill. Jacobe Brothers construction has been working non-stop since […]

Let’s celebrate Fine Arts at Brook Hill

May 08, 2018

The 2018 Fine Arts Gala will be held on Tuesday night, May 15 in the Commons. Doors will open at 6:00 with hors d’oeuvres and heavy appetizers being served on the patio until 6:30. The food for this year’s gala is being catered by BH alum and Master Chef, Daniel Gardner (2015). The program will […]

Full circle

May 07, 2018

From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: Twenty one years ago, this young lady’s daddy was one of the first students I tested for admittance to the brand new Brook Hill School. We met in the first building on campus…the log cabin. He went on to graduate from Brook Hill […]

Pre-K students visit the zoo

May 04, 2018

This week our Pre-K classes took a field trip to the zoo. They were able to see in real life the animals they have been learning about in their classes.

Fifth grade serves at the East Texas Food Bank

May 04, 2018

The fifth grade had their service project day on Monday, April 30. The students worked at the East Texas Food Bank all morning and had the joy to prepare hundreds of lunches for hungry people to eat. Thank you, East Texas Food Bank, for providing a snack for us when we were hungry! After all […]

Our students learn business organization skills

May 04, 2018

On Tuesday morning, Business Principles students learned the importance of planning in business organizations. The task was to compete against other teams for the tallest and strongest skyscraper made out of only raw spaghetti and marshmallows.

Congratulations to our Middle School Choirs

May 04, 2018

On Tuesday, March 27, the Brook Hill Middle School Choirs competed in the first ever TAPPS Middle School Vocal Contest. The goal of the contest is to prepare Middle School students for what the Upper School contests will be like. The contest was held on the campus of Grace Community School and was patterned after […]

Coach Agnew sets up an escape room for his students

May 04, 2018

As the school year winds down, sometimes you just want to escape. In Coach Agnew’s math classes he tried to see if his students could actually escape. He turned his classroom into his own escape room. Coach Agnew’s students had to use their math knowledge and their wit to work problems and figure out clues […]

Brook Hill is involved in Boys and Girls Club of East Texas

April 27, 2018

“The Boys & Girls Club of East Texas is very excited to be able to partner with the Brook Hill School. The Boys & Girls Club of East Texas is serving over 1250 students Monday – Friday from 3pm – 6pm and relies heavily upon paid part-time staff to make it all happen. This year […]

War of 1812 Cannon is now in the American Freedom Museum

April 27, 2018

From the desk of Jan Hommel, Museum Director: This cannon was manufactured in 1795. Although there is no definitive information on its manufacturer, the axle is marked “Kinsley Iron & Machine,” an iron and machine shop in Canton, Massachusetts that began operating in 1787. They are known to have produced muskets for the U.S. Army […]

Meet Sharon and Esther

April 27, 2018

From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: This week we’d like to introduce you to Esther Adeyemi and Sharon Chai. Esther is in her senior year and has been with us two years now. She comes to us from Nigeria, and even though she is small in stature she is big in […]