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ORCHESTRA BRINGS BROOK HILL PAST AND PRESENT TOGETHER

December 13, 2019

We’re so proud of Brook Hill graduate Noah Claytor, ’07, who served as this year’s TMEA Middle School All-Region Orchestra clinician. Congratulations are also due to Brook Hill students Seth Sagen and Gabriel Demandante for their performance at the TMEA All-Region Orchestra Clinic and Concert!   Friday and Saturday, December 6th & 7th, East Texas […]

“DO GOOD DECEMBER” DRIVE COLLECTS OVER 1,000 ITEMS

December 13, 2019

For the past several weeks our Chick-fil-a Leadership Academy students have been collecting items from our student body for donation as a part of the nationwide annual “Do Good December” drive.   Many thanks to everyone who donated items for the Chick Fil A Leader Academy Winter Items Drive! Our students collected over 1,000 items for […]

CULTIVATING A CULTURE OF CELEBRATION

December 13, 2019

As a school, we believe that the curriculum is important. We believe that having great resources, facilities and opportunities are game-changers. We believe that living on mission to provide an excellent Christ-centered, college-prep education is changing the world. We also believe that without our teachers, none of this would be enough on its own!   […]

MARKETING CLASS MAKES THEIR PITCH

December 06, 2019

Brook Hill’s School of Business Marketing class is providing students with opportunities to build their portfolio and practice hands-on marketing strategy.   Offered as an elective for students, this marketing class has been an exciting addition to Brook Hill’s Business program. In line with our desire to provide as many opportunities as possible for our […]

“REALITY FAIR” GIVES SENIORS A REAL-LIFE LOOK AT FINANCES

December 06, 2019

As part of our continuing efforts to prepare seniors for college and beyond, Brook Hill recently partnered with Kelly Community Federal Credit Union to sponsor a “Reality Fair” for our Brook Hill seniors.   The Reality Fair is a financial literacy program designed to familiarize students with personal money management skills. Seniors first met with […]

CHRISTMAS AT THE BROOK

December 06, 2019

Each family has its holiday traditions. Big or small, there are occasions and acts that make up the memories of each year.   For us at Brook Hill, Christmas at the Brook is one of those traditions. Hosted by the Fine Arts Department and SOFA, our orchestra, led by Dr. Gary Gardner, and our choir, […]

EQUIPPING OUR STUDENTS WITH THE FACTS

November 22, 2019

Brook Hill welcomed health professionals from UT Tyler Health Center and Christus Health to campus this past week.   Health professionals came to equip our students with the facts and challenge them to think critically about their health when it comes to vaping. As vaping and Juul(ing) continue to become increasingly popular in culture at […]

THE MAKING OF MEDIA

November 22, 2019

Our Upper School Media Class has been hard at work preparing for the TAPPS Short Film Competition that takes place in Spring 2020.   With a group of students passionate about storytelling and curious about using media to connect with others, Brook Hill media class students have been challenged to work in small groups this […]

BROOK HILL STUDENTS HONORED FOR LEADERSHIP BY ROTARY YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARDS (RYLA)

November 22, 2019

Congratulations to Emily Livesay and TyJuan Cannon for being selected as the Rotary Youth Leadership Award winners to represent Brook Hill!   Rotary Youth Leadership Awards started in 1960 and is an international program that was created by Rotary International to encourage strong leadership in youth. Out of the Junior class, six students were nominated […]

SPEECH STUDENTS HONE THEIR INTERVIEW SKILLS

November 15, 2019

The purpose of Speech Class at Brook Hill is to help students learn the crucial skill of effectively communicating their ideas and passions with others.   One way that we reach this goal is through the Job Interview Exercise. We invite business leaders and owners from around the area to partner with us in this […]

CREATIVITY AND THE CONSTITUTION

November 15, 2019

This week our 11th-grade Humanities classes got creative with the Constitution in our Innovation Center.   Students were challenged to use the various materials to create 3D models or symbols representing the U.S. Bill of Rights. They were given access to 3D printers, 3D pens, Play-doh, Legos, origami, calligraphy, craft sticks, hot glue guns, pipe […]