Coach Jacob Agnew wanted his Brook Hill Guard to go into the TAPPS 2-4A district tournament with some momentum. His team responded with a 10-point victory over Tyler Grace Community Tuesday on Senior Night at Herrington Gym. Before the game began, Guard seniors Colton Adams, Ryan Cox, Mason Cudd, Andrew Edwards, McCray Fletcher and Bryant Robinson were honored. […]
Brook Hill Orchestra Director, Jamie Reason was invited to speak at the ETSO (East Texas Symphony Orchestra) Noon Notes presentation with Maestro Richard Lee on Friday afternoon, January 29th to discuss life as a symphony player with the ETSO and a musician in general, and answer questions at the Q&A session. Jamie has been a violinist […]
Bailey competed at the TAPPS Regional Swim Meet in Mansfield last week. She finished 3rd in the 100 Fly and 2nd in the 100 Back! Bailey is headed to State for the 4th year in a row! Congratulations Bailey and thank you for representing Brook Hill with excellence!
From the desk of Celia Tucker, Academic Counselor: You just have to tell them once. “When you come down to breakfast at the Hampton Inn be sure you are dressed nicely with shoes on”…Brook Hill 9th graders were spic and span. “When you are walking on the college campuses be sure to show respect for […]
TYLER — Brook Hill controlled the first half of its game Friday against All Saints, but went cold from the floor in the second half of an eventual 48-39 loss at Brookshire Gym. The Guard led 12-11 at the end of the first quarter and increased their advantage to three points, 22-19, at halftime. Brook […]
From the desk of Michelle Rozell, Upper School Principal: EXTRAS! EXTRAS! READ ALL ABOUT THEM! Brook Hill-college prep and so much more! YES, we are a unique college prep school where your children are given a great education and challenged daily to reach their highest potential. Brook Hill is a place where students have opportunities to […]
Alan Zhu performed last Saturday, January 23rd as an elite member of the 2014 TMEA All-Region Honors Band in the 2016 TMEA Region Band concert held at Longview High School Auditorium. Alan earned his position as one of the very best and top clarinetists in our large region by learning and auditioning on the three difficult […]
From the desk of Jan Hommel, Museum Director: During the beginning of World War 1, mobility was very limited for the troops. The development of many new types of warfare allowed the troops more defensive strategies to use throughout the war. One of the biggest examples of this is trench warfare. During trench warfare, the […]
As a part of their study of botany and taxonomy, pre-AP biology students dissected flowers and beans to observe the external and internal structures during a lab. Students then used this knowledge to determine which reproductive structures are represented in fruits and beans. Additional activities in the lab involved explaining the flow of fluids in xylem […]
In this lab our AP Physics 1 students explored simple harmonic motion. By hanging a mass on a spring, each lab group was able to produce predictable up and down motion—in other words, simple harmonic motion. The students then positioned a motion detector under each spring-mass system and recorded the position and velocity of the […]
Chemistry students in Mr. Bunger’s class are beginning a new unit. Students are learning about how electrons are arranged in atoms of different elements, the different energy levels the electrons are on, and how all of that affects the size of atoms and the way they react with other elements. Mr. Bunger introduced the new […]
Spanish 1 students practiced their oral Spanish skills this week using Brook Hill’s new Surface tablets. The students have been reading a Spanish novel in class and they recorded an oral summary of the novel in Spanish. Using the tablets allowed to students to record, listen to their summary and then rerecord again to finalize […]