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Texas Tech Visits Brook Hill

December 10, 2013

Brook Hill seniors gave a warm welcome to our Texas Tech Admissions representative last week when she was on campus during the Campus Life Block on Monday. As these two students found out, stopping by to visit college representatives provides you with a wealth of information from someone whose job is to know their college […]

Boarding Christmas Party

December 09, 2013

This Sunday we celebrated Christmas with our boarding community after church. The party included food, a hot chocolate bar, and competition! Students teamed up to build the best (structure & style) gingerbread house in less than 20 minutes. Competition was fierce, but when the dust settled, a group of young men (Ben, Choi, Ethan, Young […]

Tommy Young Classic

December 06, 2013

The Tommy Young Basketball Classic is underway this weekend at The Brook Hill School. Thursday night began the round-robin tournament with Bullard facing Grace at 6:30 pm. Bullard prevailed over the Cougars 56-52 while the Guard out scored Troup 54-35. The competition continues tonight at 6:30 pm as Bullard plays Troup. The Guard will take […]

Upper School Worship Chapel

December 05, 2013

From the desk of Dr. Stan Ward, Director of Campus Life & Ministry: Did you know we have a new chapel program for MS and US students this year? Chapel is now part of our daily Campus Life Block. On Wednesdays, students meet for chapel from 10:45-11:10 in the commons. On Wednesday, we hosted a […]

Operation Christmas Child

November 22, 2013

Brook Hill School – you donated 364 boxes and over $2,000 to Operation Christmas Child to share God’s love with children around the world this Christmas! Thank you for your generosity, and thank you Student Council for your leadership! You are what makes Brook Hill such a great place!

Holiday Shopping

November 22, 2013

This past weekend the boarding community went to Dallas for a shopping spree. One group of students went to the Galleria then to an Asian Market for food, while another group traveled to North Park. Students had a blast shopping and stocking up on their favorite cuisines.

Thanksgiving Feast

November 22, 2013

Thursday night our boarding community along with some Brook Hill Faculty gathered for a family style Thanksgiving meal! Boarding parents helped to decorate and bake delicious goodies, while the kitchen staff labored to make turkey, dressing, stuffing, yams, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and other Thanksgiving dishes. Our students were able to enjoy time together, […]

TAPPS Academic Meet

November 22, 2013

The Brook Hill Academic Team had the privilege in participating in our first Virtual Academic Meet with over 30 1A-5A public and private schools in the Texas area. Our team of 27 students tested in our very own Bell Library and competed in 10 different events falling under the categories of: Math, Science, Current Events, […]

RYLA Winners

November 22, 2013

Congratulations to Lindsay Wheeler and Gabe Lucio for being chosen as the Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) winners from Brook Hill! All juniors were considered and faculty/staff nominated four girls and four boys to move on to the next round. These eight students (Samantha Anderson, Hope Cooper, Avery Langemeier, Lindsay Wheeler, Grant Hanks, Phillip Kitt, […]

What’s for Breakfast?

November 22, 2013

Ever wonder if your child is getting a nutritious breakfast each day? In the photo below you can see a standard Brook Hill breakfast that is served each morning in the Commons. Besides the eggs, sausage pancake wrap, hash browns, bagel, cereal, fruit, milk and juice pictures here your child is also served omelets, pancakes, […]

Learning Spanish with Play-Doh

November 21, 2013

Spanish 1 students tried their hand (literally) at conjugation of Spanish verbs this week using Play-Doh. Instead of writing the verb endings on paper with pen, the students rolled out their letters using Play-Doh. With their partner, they recreated their own model of the Spanish –ar verb chart on their desk. It was truly tactile […]

Students Encouraged to Be Safe in Cyber Space

November 20, 2013

From the desk of Dr. Stan Ward: Matt Tibbets of TBG Solutions spoke to MS and US students at chapel on Wednesday, November 20. His presentation explained how students can protect their online identity and why doing so was important. Matt shared stories and statistics about how colleges and employers screen people by using social […]