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June 18, 2015

From the desk of Wally Dawkins, Athletic Director: A couple of years ago, I was sitting on the beach in Destin, Florida when I received a call from the Athletic Director at a university here in Texas. No, not THE University of Texas. Just a university that happens to be in The Lone Star State. It […]

Killdeer, Bad Words, and Feeling Like Family

June 10, 2015

From the desk of Celia Tucker, Academic Counselor: While driving up to Brook Hill one morning I saw Jan Hommel and her family standing out in front of the museum by the helicopter watching something extremely interesting going on. I just had to go by and see what they were looking at or I would […]

You Can’t Afford to NOT Go to Brook Hill

June 03, 2015

From the desk of Rod Fletcher, Headmaster: I am jealous of my boys.  They get to attend The Brook Hill School. I went to John Muir High School in Pasadena, CA.  It was fine. I survived.  I graduated and went to Wheaton College. I went on to receive a Masters in Theology from Covenant Theological […]

Salutatorian Speech

May 29, 2015

Written by Cynthia Cherng, Salutatorian of the Class of 2015: Good evening parents, teachers, family and friends, and my fellow graduates. My name is Cynthia Cherng. It is my honor to be standing here as salutatorian of the class of 2015 today. Honestly, standing up here in front of so many people is not an […]

Valedictorian Speech

May 29, 2015

Written by Tito Babatunde, Valedictorian of the Class of 2015: Good evening ladies, gentlemen, boys, and girls. My name is Tito Babatunde and I am from Lagos, Nigeria. I remember when I first stepped on American soil. My parents told me that we would be living in Houston for a while because of their work […]

On Being Human

May 29, 2015

From the desk of Kent Travis, Humanities Chair, on the eve of Graduation (May 16th, 2015): In Mark 12 Jesus is in the midst of a conversation with various Pharisees and Sadducees, when a scribe approaches and overhears the discussion. He thinks to himself, “This Jesus person answers well. I think I’ll ask him a […]

Fine Arts Department Announces 2016 Spring Musical

May 22, 2015

The Fine Arts Department is very pleased and excited to announce its choice of literature for the 2016 spring musical will be the ever-popular and award-winning Fiddler on the Roof. Following the record-breaking success of the 2015 production of Mary Poppins, Director Glenn Ballard said, “We have carefully considered the students that we believe will […]

Knitted Together

May 22, 2015

From the desk of Wally Dawkins, Athletic Director: My wife Laurie teaches 4th Grade at The Brook Hill Lower School. One of the Bible verses she reads to her students is Psalm 139:13. The verse basically describes how we are shaped and formed by God.  The writer uses the term “knitted together” to indicate how […]

Graduation

May 21, 2015

Congratulations to the graduating Class of 2015! We graduated another incredible group of seniors on Saturday night. We will miss them, but know that they will shape the future of our world for Christ and His Kingdom.

Kindergarten Promotion

May 21, 2015

Completing Kindergarten is a big deal, and we’re so proud of our students for how hard they have worked this year. So much so, that we held a special ceremony this morning to honor their efforts. We hope you enjoy the pictures!

5th Grade Promotion

May 21, 2015

Our 5th grade students reached a major milestone in their educational journey today as they completed their last day at the lower school. We honored their hard work with a special promotion ceremony. Congratulations 5th grade students! We are so proud of you!

Brook Hill Senior Receives Peltier Scholarship

May 21, 2015

Each year, Robert Peltier awards forty (40) individuals with the Peltier Teacher’s Scholarship Program to outstanding students across East Texas. The scholarship is available to any East Texas student that is graduating high school or currently enrolled in college as an undergraduate. Additionally, the student must have a parent that is an educator (teachers, administrators […]