Brook Hill had to cancel school on Monday due to icy weather conditions, so we used the day to offer some more activities for our boarding community. First we slept in, then we opened up the work out facilities for some exercise. In the afternoon we showed movies in the houses and opened up the […]
Last weekend our boarding community traveled to Dallas to watch the Dallas Mavericks face off against the Chicago Bulls. Although the Mavericks lost, we had an entertaining evening complete with basketball, popcorn, and coke. [wpvideo jdaFPVkd]
Iago – “Why, go to, then! She that, so young, could give out such a seeming, To seel her father’s eyes up close as oak, He thought ‘twas witchcraft! But I am much to blame. I humbly do beseech you of your pardon For too much loving you.” 10th grade Humanity students have been reading […]
As part of their worldview curriculum, 11th grade Bible students have spent the last week researching specific topics concerning the religion of Judaism. Each student has been assigned a topic, such as “Who do the Jews believe God is,” “What are the key dates in Jewish history,” “How do the Jews deal with the problem […]
The Brook Hill Guard Chorale competed at the TAPPS District Large Ensemble/Sight-reading contest at Grace Community School on Thursday. The Guard Chorale received Superior ratings in both categories and will now advance to the TAPPS state meet in Belton later in March. Previously the choir also qualified 10 soloists, 2 sacred ensembles, and a ladies’ […]
Thursday was a big day for the art department here at Brook Hill. We hosted the 3A district meet in the gym with over 500 works of art and 8 schools form the DFW area. It was indeed a great day for the students in the visual arts department as they led the way […]
From the desk of Dr. Stan Ward, Director of Campus Life & Ministry: As part of our yearly seminars for seniors, Brook Hill sponsors a faculty panel on dating at college. Panel participants were asked to share: What was your best date in college? What was your worst date in college? How did you get […]
Humanities 9 uses the theme of “Homecoming” from the Odyssey to explore the concept of “home” in our own lives. They wrote thoughtful journal entries responding to questions like: what is “home”? What is the difference between a “house” and a “home”? and Why do we long or yearn for a home? Their insight was […]
Starting Early, Starting Right – 11th Grade: Juniors, Class of 2015, and their parents are making plans for next year! Students are sitting down with Mrs. Tucker and discussing graduation, evaluating transcripts, making course requests, and talking about the importance of: – taking an SAT or ACT before the end of the year; – getting […]
Brook Hill TAPPS Academic Team placed second overall in the district meet last weekend! Our students represented Brook Hill well, and demonstrated academic excellence. Please see the list of our students awards below: Elise Hawkins – 1st place in Ready Writing Nikki Evans – 2nd place in Science Cowboy Xie – 3rd place in Science […]
“He’s got the magic” both on the court and in the classroom! While traveling to tonight’s varsity basketball game in Colleyville, Coach Agnew was also teaching his Geometry lesson to a classroom full of students. How did he do it? See the blog about last week’s professional development (Click Here) for the secret to his […]
The Rotary Club of Bullard has invited us to participate in its “Student of the Month” program. Every other month, we will have the opportunity to nominate a junior or senior girl and boy to be recognized for excellence in extracurricular involvement, academic achievement, and character. Kendall Wells, daughter of Mike and Debbie Wells, and […]