From the desk of Wally Dawkins, Athletic Director: I have always believed in Santa Claus. Still do! In fact, I know for sure Santa exists now because he came to The Kyle Lake Athletic Center at Brook Hill last week which has made me more convinced than ever that the jolly round man in the […]
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residential Life: There are a lot of boarding schools out there for families to choose from. For decades, perhaps even centuries, the boarding schools on the Eastern seaboard have been considered the very best. However, a new school has leapt onto the boarding school scene. Brook Hill […]
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residential Life: It is the special touches in life that can make all the difference. The personal attention turns a dorm into a home and a staff into a family. That is our goal in the Brook Hill boarding program. We are always asking ourselves, What can […]
From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: We have so many Brook Hill alumni now and they are scattered to the four winds…literally. I am asking you to cover them in prayers as they head ‘home’, wherever that may be, for Christmas. Many are still in college and many are […]
From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: Please pray with us for our own Travis and Laura Albea. Travis is our Director of Marketing and Laura is mom to the girls in one of our boarding houses. We received this message from them today. Brook Hill Family, Yesterday my wife, Laura […]
From the desk of Wally Dawkins, Athletic Director: I was the last one out of the gym that night. We had just lost our final game of the season to Colorado City. The loss meant we would not reach the .500 mark for the season. This was a big deal to me due to the […]
From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: Evan Hayes. ’14, Jim Mullicane, ’13, and former Brook Hill student Jason Eslicker began a service project several years ago when they saw the need of homeless people in downtown Tyler. The young men began packing sack lunches for those folks and one […]
From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: It often seems we have more prayer requests during this season of the celebration of Christ’s birth than any other time during the year. But, we also have many praises! So let me share one with you now. Our Christi Wyatt Zimmerman is in […]
From the desk of Wally Dawkins, Athletic Director: It was a warm and clear September night. Two friends of mine and I decided we needed pumpkins for Halloween and we knew exactly where to find some…for free! Less than a mile from our subdivision, a local farmer had one of the best pumpkin patches around. […]
From the desk of Brian Nelson, Dean of Academics: On the heels of College Emphasis Week, I have engaged in many conversations regarding the price tag and value of college. With tuition prices soaring and many recent college grads facing unemployment, many are questioning whether college is the answer. Should we pay for our children […]
From the desk of Wally Dawkins, Athletic Director: This is not an advertisement and I am not putting in a plug for a local eatery. This is not written as a favor to a friend, nor do I work for TripAdvisor or The Better Business Bureau. I have only been to one Chamber of Commerce […]
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residential Life: Brook Hill enjoys the distinct pleasure of having alumni scattered around the planet. This photo was taken in Seoul Korea earlier in November when I was there visiting our Korean families, agencies, prospective students and alumni. Pictured here, from left to right, are Han Jun […]