We are pleased to announce the selection of six seniors from The Brook Hill School to serve on the 2014-2015 Student Board of Directors for Texas Bank and Trust. The TB&T Student Board is a prestigious program recognizing outstanding high school seniors in the community. Seniors Hope Cooper, Favour Diokpo, Avery Langemeier, Erica Luong, Janet Nwachukwu, and […]
It may be the first full week of school, but our chemistry students are already in the lab! One of the first thing all chemistry students do is learn about safety and practice a few basic lab skills. Mr. Bunger’s and Ms. Adams’ classes watched a safety video, went into the lab to […]
This past summer the senior class read Tim O’Brien’s collection of stories called The Things They Carried for summer reading. As the book’s stories are set primarily during the Vietnam War, Mr. Travis brought the students down to the American Freedom Museum for a visual depiction of the various gear and functions of American soldiers […]
Monday night we kicked off the new school year with our annual picnic. Friends reunited, families shared a meal, and we introduced our fall sports teams. This is going to be an incredible year!
This past weekend we welcomed our new boarding students to The Brook Hill Boarding Village. Many of our day students showed up to help and hang out. We also had a luau on Tuesday night to start the new school year off! This is going to be a great year at The Brook Hill Boarding […]
As part of our back to school activities, each grade level worked as a team to create their own grade cheer and choreography for the fight song. At 2:20 pm on Friday, our school gym filled with cheering students who wanted to show that their grade had the most spirit. Each grade level then had […]
We’re looking forward to another incredible year at the The Brook Hill Middle and Upper School. We have more students than ever before, the largest senior class in history, and over 17 countries represented among our student body. The world learns at Brook Hill, and that puts a whole new spin on what it means to be Christ-Centered and College Prep.
“If we don’t speak the truth, how can it be imparted successfully?” – Stephen Dement, Founder of The Brook Hill School Last year, on August 14th, 2013, our founder, Stephen Dement, addressed the Brook Hill faculty and charged them with a difficult but inspiring task. If you want to know what Brook Hill is all about, then […]
“Because students are individual and unique, the college or university choice for them should meet the needs of their gifts, program interests, and personalities. ” – Celia Tucker, Academic Counselor Brook Hill has a plan in place and is committed to providing students the tools they need to succeed in high school and graduate ready for […]
During his graduation speech, Brook Hill Salutatorian, Daniel Choi, created a powerful portrait of the education system in South Korea, contrasting it with his experience as a boarding student at The Brook Hill School. Daniel captures the distinction between his educational experiences when he says, “This [my Korean school] was not a school. It was […]
Members of the Brook Hill Guard Chorale were invited to sing for an event honoring Mr. Al Herrington, brother of Mrs. Louise Ornelas. Mr. Herrington has been a long-time servant of the people of Smith County though various ministries, including the weekly Sonrise Prayer Breakfast that he began over 30 years ago. The group still […]
We graduated our senior class this past weekend – a bitter-sweet moment for all of us. We are sad to see them go, but excited for the opportunities that await them in college! The ceremony began, as always, with our faculty and staff welcoming the senior class. Then the ceremony was underway. Valedictorian, Hannah Sha, […]