From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residential Life: In light of recent events there has been a surge of interest in how families can be involved in the lives of our boarding students. Many life changing relationships have developed between Brook Hill families and resident students. No doubt you have seen the emails […]
Spirit MONTH!! Bullard Donut Café is giving back to The Brook Hill School during the month of March. For every purchase over $5, the Bullard Donut Café will donate .50 cents to The Brook Hill Fund. The cards were sent home in the Lower School Thursday folders but are also located in the Development office […]
From the desk of Wally Dawkins, Athletic Director: It was the end of May 2008. I was facing one of the toughest decisions of my life. Or so it seemed. I had just concluded 30 years of teaching and coaching in public schools in Texas. The last 21 years at Whitehouse where I served as […]
Don’t wait to re-enroll! The $50 re-enrollment discount expires this Sunday March 1, 2015 at 11 p.m. central. After this time, the regular re-enrollment amount will be applied. Be sure to secure you spot now! If you have any questions regarding online re-enrollment or your online contract, please contact Jenny Anderson in the Business Office […]
From the desk of Celia Tucker, Academic Counselor: Take a deep breath while preparing to pack your suitcase… When I think about the college application process, a vision of very busy stressed out bees swarming a hive pops into my brain. Why does it do that? Over and over while talking with parents, we (parents) […]
From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: We have a giant praise to share this week. Baby Levi Albea was born early on the afternoon of February 18 and both mom and baby did really well. He was then taken in to surgery on February 20th (which was earlier than […]
From the desk of Brian Nelson, Dean of Academics: One of my favorite parts of my job is getting updates from our alumni. Whether it is an email about acing a midterm, a conversation regarding impressing a professor with exceptional writing skills, or a college graduation announcement proclaiming “with honors,” I constantly have reasons to […]
Our students may have gotten out of school early on Friday, but our faculty were still hard at work. 15 of our factually attended a conference about technology two weeks ago, and they brought that knowledge back for the rest of our teachers in the form of a mini tech conference. Director of Technology, Raegan […]
Fifteen educators from the Brook Hill Upper and Lower School recently joined 12,000 educators from around the state and nation to attend the Texas Computer Education Association Conference in Austin, Texas. Kent Travis, reflecting on the conference sessions and overall experience, said, “We were shown so many apps, web sites, and programs that we can use to […]
From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: One year, that’s all it took for Brook Hill to greatly impact the life of Mike Zink, ’12, and his family. Mike came to Brook Hill from Florida to be closer to his older brother and his family, after their father suddenly passed […]
From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: Following graduation from Brook Hill in the spring of 2011, Edwin Link packed up and moved to Wenham, Massachusetts, just north of Boston, to attend Gordon College. Intending to study Business and Youth Ministry, he began to realize he was being called to […]