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Rachel Van Surksum Named Commended Student in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Corporation

September 22, 2022

We are excited to announce that Rachel Van Surksum has been named a Commended Student in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Corporation! Over 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise, and we are so proud Rachel is one of them. Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 students […]

Brook Hill Breaks Ground on Boldly Brook Hill Campaign

August 17, 2022

At the annual Get Guard Ready Celebration for new and returning families and faculty, The Brook Hill School celebrated the groundbreaking for Boldly Brook Hill: A Campaign for The Brook Hill School. The groundbreaking was celebrated along with the announcement of the exciting news that their Boldly Brook Hill campaign goal of $22.5 million was […]

Alumni Highlight: Alec Kitt

July 08, 2022

We believe our alumni are the fulfillment of our mission! So, we love taking the opportunity to catch up with them and hear about their experiences beyond Brook Hill. It’s especially rewarding to hear how Brook Hill has helped lead them to where they are now. Most recently we caught up with alum Alec Kitt […]

13 Seniors Sign with College Athletic Programs

May 17, 2022

We had THIRTEEN student-athletes sign for SIX different sports with schools in Seven different states this year! 🥳 Finn Kaiyala and Grayson Murry will go to Tyler Junior College to play baseball. Al and Felipe will attend Tyler Junior College to play Football. Annabelle Reed will also attend TJC, where she will play volleyball. Mollee […]

College Prep 101

November 12, 2021

The College Application process is in full swing at Brook Hill this year and as we look at it realistically, we realize that the process truly began when the Seniors of 2022 were just starting 9th grade. While applying for college can be overwhelming at times, we find that starting early can totally reduce stress […]

Alumni Highlight: Jake Anderson

September 16, 2021

We love our alumni! We believe they are the fulfillment of our mission, and we love taking the opportunity to highlight them beyond their experiences here at Brook Hill. From our campus in East Texas we had the opportunity to catch up with alum Jake Anderson ’15 all the way from the campus of Columbia […]

Alumni Highlight: Tito Babatunde

March 26, 2021

Bolutito Babatunde, better known as “Tito,” graduated from Brook Hill in 2015 as Valedictorian. While she excelled in the classroom, she was involved on campus athletically through soccer and track, and she was a talented art student. She went on to attend Texas Tech University (Guns up!), where she majored in Mechanical Engineering before graduating […]

Student Highlight: Tami Olujobi

March 24, 2021

Olutamilore Olujobi, better known as “Tami,” joined the Brook Hill family three years ago from Lagos, Nigeria. Tami is involved all over campus – from cheerleading to National Honor Society to the theatre! We got to chat with Tami about the highlights of her time in the boarding program (and even ask her what surprised […]

Anna Zapolska Awarded John Brown University Presidential Scholarship

March 19, 2021

Congratulations to senior Anna Zapolska of Ukraine on receiving this prestigious honor!   Brook Hill’s Boarding Academic Counselor, Ashley Bouwer, shared, “Anna is the complete package – smart, driven, compassionate, and beautiful on the inside and out!  She has worked extremely hard in her high school career and I can’t wait to see where her […]

Student Highlight: Ryan Ordini

March 05, 2021

Ryan Ordini came to Brook Hill his sophomore year from Flower Mound, Texas. During his time here, he has been involved in basketball, residence life council, and student council, among other activities. We got to hear from Ryan about how much he’s enjoyed his time here and why he would encourage other students to attend […]

Nicole Tng receives UT Tyler Presidential Fellow Scholarship

February 10, 2021

Nicole Tng’s future changed when she walked down the stairs of Lauderdale Hall this morning.     Nicole’s friends, classmates, and teachers greeted her with applause as UT Tyler President Dr. Kirk Calhoun congratulated her on being one of fourteen students to receive UT Tyler’s Presidential Fellow Scholarship. Over 500 students applied for this prestigious […]