DALLAS — Brook Hill is 3-0 after defeating Dallas Triple A Academy 31-28 on Friday. The Guard are one of two teams unbeaten in TAPPS Division II District 2, after three non-district games. The other is Carrollton Prince of Peace. Brook Hill left it late, using a 1-yard touchdown run by junior Jermiah McGowen with […]

From the desk of Bobby Brasher, Director of Campus & Student Safety: School is open and we are up and running. With this comes 55 million school children running all over the place as well as loading and unloading, in and out of cars, buses, trucks and bikes.  Now more than ever, we need to […]

First Graders in Mrs. Dahn’s class celebrated reading by bringing special guests to our Classroom Library Grand Opening! Our stuffed animal friends joined us for calendar time, reading stories and the ribbon cutting ceremony.  Lilly Kummerfeld and Corr Terry had the honor of opening up the library while we all cheered.  We selected books to […]

From the desk of Michelle Rozell, Upper School Principal: One of the special attributes of The Brook Hill School is our commitment to the mission, vision, and values as they relate to every area of our school. Some schools become known, for example, as an “academic school” or an “athletic school” or a school that […]

This week Pre-K conducted two different Gilbert Gas experiments while studying the letter G! We also enjoyed Glistening Glitter Grapes for our Friday Snack!

Mrs. Smiths 1st grade class started a brown bag book club this week. Students have been studying main characters and their traits, and today they paired up with a partner to discuss their story as they ate popcorn. The story this week was Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse.

Mrs. Newsom’s 3rd grade class enjoyed learning about God’s word through a couple of skits this week. First, on a fishing trip, a little boy realizes that if he memorizes scripture he can always have it in his mind no matter what he is doing. In another skit a grandfather explains the Trinity as he […]

From the desk of Rod Fletcher, Headmaster: It was 2004 and Heather and I felt God’s calling in our lives to seek a position as the head of a Christ-centered college preparatory school. Several schools sent material including a small school in a small town in East Texas – The Brook Hill School. As materials […]

Eighth graders took on another design challenge this week. Students were given 3X5 index cards and asked to make bridges that could hold up to 300 pennies. Students were amazed at how just changing the shape, thickness, or size of the index card could add so much strength. After this experiment, students have a good […]

Sixth graders are busy learning how to take different measurements in science class. This week they have been working on finding the volume of irregular objects through displacement. Students measured 50 ml in a graduated cylinder and then dropped different objects in the cylinder to discover how much the water rose. Students also measured different […]

Spanish 1 students used the school’s Surface Pro tablets to practice high-frequency words in Spanish. The class worked through an assignment in Moodle, the school’s learning management program, to use their new Spanish vocabulary in a fun format. The students were also introduced to Señor Wooly, a new language learning program that utilizes funny musical […]

This week the middle school students participated in a proactive, interactive, and self-knowledge centered workshop sponsored by the Academic Center for Excellence. The workshop highlighted several tips and habits of successful students. The tips taught and emphasized were the following: Successful students… Begin with the end in mind Are response-able and proactive instead of reactive […]