From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: This week’s blogs are combined for a special reason. Tomorrow night, Saturday, May 17 we will graduate the 13th class of seniors from Brook Hill. At that time, they instantly move from current students to alumni, and we will be sharing their stories […]
Brook Hill Athletic Director and Head Boys Basketball Coach Wally Dawkins is stepping down as Boys Head Basketball Coach at Brook Hill after 6 seasons. Dawkins will remain as Athletic Director and Development Department Assistant. Dawkins who has been a Head Coach for 33 years, has compiled 689 career wins. In his six years at […]
From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: Jubilee Wheatman, Kindergarten, came to Brook Hill two years ago just two years after being set free from cancer! Her parents Ben and Kaprena had become concerned about her rate of development during her first year of life. When her doctor could not seem to […]
From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: Jamee Eslicker, ’10, spent 7 years at Brook Hill before graduating and heading north to Gordon College in Boston. She took full advantage of her time with us, and was like a sponge absorbing everything her teachers laid before her. In fact, she […]
Even though we haven’t finished spring 2014, we are already thinking about fall 2014 – and that includes our student leadership program. On Thursday, May 22, students in grades 8-11 will elect their student council officers for 2014-2015. We will hold elections for the various representative positions (including athletics, boarding, fine arts, and grade level) […]
From the desk of Laurie Humphries, Director of Development: Hearts for Brook Hill was a HUGE success!! I am so happy to announce that the Hearts for Brook Hill Campaign, benefiting The Brook Hill Fund, raised $166, 822.00! With the help of Susan and Paul Webb, a Brook Hill family, who made a matching gift […]
From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: Won Jeong (Ashley) Choi, ’13, was set to attend Otis College of Art and Design to major in Fashion Design when her plans were changed. Ashley accidentally broke her finger severely and needed to allow time for it to heal before continuing with […]
From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: I received an email this week from BH mom, Mindy Pratt, sharing a post her daughter made on Facebook. Katie Pratt, 9th grade, has been a student at Brook Hill since she started at the Lower School in 4th grade. This post is […]
From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: God is so in control! It has been a long couple of days for BH mom, Paula Cool. Her mother was admitted to ICU on Wednesday with a brain aneurysm and other complications. At one point that day, there was a possibility of […]
From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: Sarah Mullicane, ’10, brought lunch to the cabin last week and we had a great visit. What a privilege to get to reconnect with all our amazing graduates. Sarah is studying kinesiology at UTT and will graduate May 2015. She is also earning her […]
Do you recognize the actor in this scene from Hello, Dolly! Hint: the year was 1974. Second hint: He no longer has that much hair on his head. Find out who this is at the bottom of this post! The 2014 spring musical production of Hello, Dolly! opens next Friday night on the Brook Hill […]
From the desk of Sandra Fritcher, Lower School Principal Every spring, usually in April, the Lower School participates in achievement testing. We utilize the nationally-normed CTB Terra Nova Achievement Test for grades K-5. Why? The assessment provides us with another source of information that is helpful in determining individual and group needs of our students. […]