From the desk of Rod Fletcher, Headmaster: This morning I watched the Brook Hill Lady Guard Basketball Team beat T. K. Gorman in the first round of the District tournament. It was great – winning is always great. But what was particularly impressive in this game was the way they won. At the end of […]
From the desk of Celia Tucker, Academic Counselor: While enjoying a presentation by the Director of Financial Aid at LeTourneau University last week, senior students and parents snacked on homemade bread and water while visions of dollar signs danced in their heads. Because thinking about the cost of college can be a little overwhelming let’s […]
We celebrated Valentine’s Day on Friday at the Lower School. Classes played games like Bingo and made valentine bags and other crafts. Students also shared valentines with one another and enjoyed delicious treats with their classmates and parents! We are so grateful for our awesome parents who came to our class parties to help decorate […]
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, Mrs. Dahn’s 1st grade class taught all of us a valuable lesson: God is love. How do you spell love? What about strength? Helper? Kind? G – O – D At least, that is how Mrs. Dahn’s class spelled these words in their chapel lesson. The skit centered around […]
Second grade has been busy the last three weeks researching great Americans in Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Brashier’s classes. To learn the research process, students have read biographies and researched online about one person that did something great in America’s history. This past week students have written their own research paper with the facts they […]
We celebrated our senior soccer players on the field last week between our games against Prince of Peace. We are so proud of these students and their accomplishments both on and off the field! Seniors, we wish you well as you finish your time with us and begin a new journey in college!
From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: Following graduation from Brook Hill in the spring of 2011, Edwin Link packed up and moved to Wenham, Massachusetts, just north of Boston, to attend Gordon College. Intending to study Business and Youth Ministry, he began to realize he was being called to […]
Our 4th grade students celebrated Valentine’s Day this week! Mrs. Ponce’ class made Valentine’s cards for nursing home patients. 4th graders from Mrs. Dawkins class got to have a great Valentine party thanks to some of our incredible moms!
This week kindergarten has been learning about measurement. As part of our study, we traced each student and they used their cut outs to measure themselves. We didn’t use the traditional tools to measure with, however. Instead, students used books, blocks, pencils and even Play-Doh cups. It was a great way to differentiate the way our students […]
From the desk of Wally Dawkins, Athletic Director: They grow up playing in the back yard against imaginary opponents while pretending to be the stars of their favorite pro or college team. Before you know it, as a parent you are spending a couple of nights per week hanging out at the local field, park, […]
Eleven eighth grade students participated in the District Science Fair held at Tyler Junior College on February 12, 2015. Brook Hill was well represented by these students at the fair. Students were treated to a planetarium show at the Earth and Space Center after the public viewing of the projects. Students will now participate in […]
We had a great time in FCA this week. We had a special guest speaker come talk to our huddle. Christian Recinos, affectionately called “Kiki” by her teammates, of the TJC women’s soccer team came and spoke with our athletes. Kiki talked to our students about perseverance and encouragement, by telling her own life story. Kiki […]