As we prepare to celebrate Founder’s Day with our Brook Hill family, and wider East Texas community, we want to pause and recognize this year’s honorees, the late Mrs. RuthAnn Young and her husband Mr. Tommy Young. “Founder’s Day is an important tradition at Brook Hill that began in 2008 as a way to […]
One of the key tenets in Brook Hill’s Guard Charge “Serve Others” is coming to life through student participation in Chick-fil-A’s Leadership Academy. Out of the 60 students who applied, 30 Brook Hill students were chosen to be a part of this dynamic and formative leadership program that provides training and opportunities to serve […]
Congratulations to these 11 Brook Hill seniors selected for Texas Bank and Trust 2019-2020 Student Board of Directors! Rachel Berkley, Flor El Hay, Andrew Gragg, Kegan Gunter, Tai Le, Natalie Leal Blanco, Chloe Martin, Laurel Reed, David Roberts, Angela Rodriguez-Lopez, and Caroline Welty will join with other students from the Tyler area to participate […]
HEADLINES: A MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL, ROD FLETCHER At schools, traditions are important. One of the most significant traditions at Brook Hill is Founder’s Day. Founder’s Day was established in 2008 to honor those who have made a significant impact on the school and to celebrate Brook Hill’s mission, vision, and […]
As a part of this year’s service project, Brook Hill third graders are collecting dimes to purchase food and supplies for the Bullard Mission House! Mrs. Lowe, Batis and Ateberry’s third-grade classes are diligently taking up the Guard Charge to Serve Others this year as they save their dimes for donation. Students will have […]
We love parent involvement and feedback as a part of the Brook Hill experience and want our parents to have opportunities to connect with leadership and staff. Taking ownership in this initiative, Mr. Kris Shustella, our Principal of grades Pre-K through 8th hosts a monthly meet-up with Brook Hill parents at the Cabin. The […]
Memorizing facts and recalling equations have their place in learning, without a doubt. But seeing those equations and facts, the talked about theories come to life. That’s what we’re excited about in our science labs! Middle School science teacher, Jenny Wallace’s 8th-grade class collaborated in groups this week to measure the mass and volume […]
Fun on the lake, launching off the blob, campfire s’ mores, worship services, horseback riding, and so much more! Each year our middle school students have the chance to get away for a fun overnight with their classmates! It’s a tradition here at Brook Hill that we love more and more with each passing […]
We’re committed to offering excellence in all areas of student life development! Aside from dieting, exercising is one of the most common strategies employed by those trying to shed extra pounds. It burns calories, and this plays a key role in weight loss. In addition to helping you lose weight, exercise has been linked […]
Among other weekend opportunities, many of our boarding students enjoyed a beautiful day at the Tyler Caldwell Zoo! Mr. and Mrs. Longenecker led the outing, allowing boarding students to enjoy seeing some animals from their home countries and also get acquainted with other wildlife they had not seen before. Everyone paused mid-day to get […]
As a college preparatory school, we believe that taking the time to step outside of the classroom to dream and learn as a school is so important. Our Upper School students had the opportunity to visit college campuses around Texas this past Wednesday and we had such a great time! We’ve recognized that preparing […]
Brook Hill’s Entrepreneurship class has been learning about the design process and this week they had the opportunity to bring their research and ideas together in a pitch to faculty and staff members. Students have been given the challenge to identify a problem, invent a solution and then package it into a workable business […]