Our 1st graders celebrated poetry and their mothers today with an afternoon tea. Students have been writing poetry in class and compiled their poems into a book for mom. Students also recited or read their favorite poem and served tea to their mothers. It was a great celebration of motherhood and poetry, while also […]
Our PreK students took full advantage of our beautiful weather at the Zoo this week! PreK students learned all about the zoo as they explored the various exhibits, and even got to feed birds and learn about animals from the zoo keepers.
From the desk of Rod Fletcher, Headmaster: One of the hardest things for me as Headmaster is that I must experience graduation each year. Now, don’t get me wrong, I love the ceremony and the celebration. And I love seeing students ready and excited for the next step in the journey. But I get sad […]
Our Brook Hill Track & Field team performed well at their regional meet this week. Many of our students excelled in their competitions, advancing to state. Maddi Travis cleared 5’4″ in the high jump, giving her 1st place and a chance to compete for the state title. Malik Alley came in second for shot put, […]
Brook Hill faculty member, Jamie Reason was honored at The East Texas Symphony Orchestra season finale concert on April 25, 2015, for her 30 years of service with the Orchestra! We’re so proud to have such a dedicated and talented musician and teacher for our orchestra students at Brook Hill! Congratulate Jamie on this incredible […]
Swaze Smith, a Kindergarten student from Mrs. Newman’s class, won the opportunity to become a librarian at the Lower School when her winning ticket was selected at a recent Lower School auction. Swaze performed her duties admirably and quickly mastered the library scanner. She also read a story to students and scanned lunches in the […]
Mary Poppins visited Mrs. Newman’s very excited kindergartners this week! Miss Poppins sang for the students and invited them to come see her perform this weekend and next weekend!
Thursday was a beautiful day for second grade to walk over to the American Freedom Museum. Students toured the museum quickly with Mrs. Robyn Bynum and then were tasked with finding information on their own. Students partnered up with one another and where given a single picture that they had to go find in the […]
Science was electrifying in 8th grade this week. Students used balloons and their hair to test out static electricity and see what they could attract with balloons and combs. This followed with a lesson on current electricity and how it travels in circuits. Students tested all kinds of materials to see if they were insulators […]
Our girls softball team has played a stellar season so far, remaining undefeated on their home turf at Schwab field ever since its construction. Our boys baseball faced off against Gorman and Legacy Christian on Thursday, defeating both to clinch a spot in the playoffs. You can read more about it here: http://etsn.fm/brook-hill-captures-two-wins-clinches-playoff-spot/ Let’s wish our […]
This week we celebrated the love of language learning during our annual Spanish Chapel. Our lower school students sang worship songs in Spanish, and heard testimonies from 5th graders in Spanish as well. At the conclusion of Chapel, each 5th grader gave a quick “about me” in Spanish to their classmates.
Adam Traylor was chosen as Cherokee County’s Outstanding 4-H Member of the Year and honored at a banquet this past week. Adam has been actively involved in 4-H projects since birth, as his father has been the Lookout 4-H Club manager for more than 20 years. Adam has served in many leadership positions in 4-H […]