From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: Among the myriad of opportunities our boarding students enjoy each week, one, of course, is the opportunity to stay fit. With so much research showing the direct correlation between exercise and academic success, we absolutely want to make sure all our students, who wish to, […]
Val Allen was honored as a DAR Good Citizen Tuesday afternoon at the Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarship Tea. Val was selected as a DAR Good Citizen because of her DAR Good Citizen qualities-Dependability, Service, Leadership, and Patriotism. Val is exemplifies these qualities in her life and in her relationship with others. Congratulations to Val Allen!
From the desk of Jessica Mize, ACE Coordinator: As we enter into a several week stretch of school work before we head into spring break and SPARC week, I wanted to share with you a personal story and practical application surrounding these two words. Before I do that, however, I would like to give a […]
From the desk of Jordy Barksdale, Director of Campus Life & Ministry: When you hear people talk about social media, what emotions come to mind? Do you become frustrated and think that all the social media networks are the enemy? Do you love it and are currently planning your next Facebook post? Are you neutral […]
Rachel Berkley, 8th grade student, competed Thursday in the Tyler Junior College Science Fair. Her experiment on blood spatters placed first out of 8th grade physical science and she won the silver medal out of all grades. Rachel is a student in Jenny Wallace’s 8th grade science class. Several other Brook Hill eighth grade students […]
Members of the U.S. & MS Orchestras were on hand and prepared to perform for the various Admissions Week events and showcase our wonderful Fine Arts Orchestra program. String ensembles provided background and dinner music for each of two Look & See events while eight different string small ensembles took turns providing music during the […]
FRISCO — Brook Hill began the TAPPS 2-4A district tournament with a clear mission — win the first game and then see how things turn out after that. Mission accomplished. The Guard raced past Frisco Legacy Christian on Tuesday 59-47 to reach the semifinals of the 2-4A tournament. More importantly, being a semifinalist automatically gains […]
Mr. Rhoads’ Bible 12 and Dr. Brunson’s 9th grade Humanities classes had an exceptional opportunity this week to not only examine several Torahs (the first five books in the Hebrew Scriptures) dating back to as early as the 1600’s, but were also actually allowed to hold a Torah as it was rolled out completely. This […]
Brook Hill hosted Tyler All Saints Tuesday for its regular-season finale and to celebrate Senior Night. The Guard cruised to a 4-0 victory with the Lady Guard falling 3-0 in the two matches. Before play began in both, the seniors were recognized for their accomplishments and contributions to Brook Hill. The Lady Guard seniors are: […]
Our 4th grade students celebrated Valentine’s Day this week with a party and some fun games, including Bingo! Valentine’s Day, however, is also about showing love to others, and our 3rd & 4th graders did just that! One of our founding donors, Louise Ornelas, continues to have a profound impact on our school, and our […]
This past Sunday night Mr. Ramirez helped our boarding community enjoy a great American event: the Super Bowl. Students gathered in the girl’s house to play games, participate in a raffle for prizes, eat delicious snacks, and enjoy watching the 50th Super Bowl and some of the most entertaining commercials of the year. We enjoyed […]
From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: How do our students grow after they leave us? They grow well! I recently had alum, Veronica Tarango, ’06, stop in to say hello and introduce her fiancé to Brook Hill. She said she wanted him to become familiar with the school and […]