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Brook Hill and Beyond: Earning College Credit in High School

January 14, 2015

From the desk of Celia Tucker, Academic Counselor: Have you ever felt like you needed to be in two places at one time? By taking Dual Credit classes at Brook Hill, it is an easy thing to do. Taking Dual Credit classes means you are taking courses for both high school and college credit at […]

Gordon College Visits Brook Hill

January 14, 2015

Mrs. Susan Lindsay, Director of School Relations, talked with students about Gordon College this week in the Library. In her presentation Mrs. Lindsay told students about the many programs and opportunities that await them at this outstanding Liberal Arts College in Wenham,  Massachusetts. The Gordon Commission is to stretch the mind, deepen the faith, and […]

Brook Hill Students Participate in Career Connections Event

January 13, 2015

Seven Brook Hill students and their very proud counselor, Celia Tucker, attended the Chamber of Commerce’s Career Connections Event on January 9th at the Tyler Junior College West Campus. Students attended sessions led by professionals who are currently working in the fields the students are considering pursuing. Students also had the chance to work with […]

Discovering Our Roots

January 09, 2015

From the desk of Wally Dawkins, Athletic Director: The year was 1997. Steve Dement’s vision of starting a Christ-centered, college prep school in Bullard, Texas had come to fruition. The Brook Hill School opened its doors to 31 students on a 300 acre site in rural East Texas in a place where you wouldn’t really […]

Chemical Reactions in the Lab

January 09, 2015

Chemistry students are studying different types of chemical reactions and evidence that reactions have occurred. In this lab, students performed six mini-experiments. They saw a yellow precipitate form when two colorless aqueous solutions were combined.  They heated baking soda and saw water condense around the mouth of the test tube and then tested for the presence […]

A Great New Year’s Resolution

January 09, 2015

From the desk of Rod Fletcher, Headmaster: As we head into a new year, my encouragement to the Middle and Upper School students in chapel this week was to “not just let life happen to you.”  I reminded them that they are a group of young people who have been given incredible opportunities and it […]

3rd Grade Travels to the Moon

January 09, 2015

When third graders came to science lab today, they had to pretend they were on an Apollo mission to the Moon. The title of our journey was “What Is Being On The Moon Like.”  Imagine you live in the future and your home is on the Moon. How would their life be different than it is […]

Boarding by the Numbers

January 09, 2015

From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residential Life: Here is a look at some impressive numbers for our boarding program: 80 students 75 Graduates (total) 40 Girls 40 Boys 25 Juniors 25 Sophomores 19 Countries 19 Seniors 15 Honor Guard Students (this semester) 10 Freshmen 10 Teams played on 9 Resident Staff Members […]

Experiencing God’s Word in 7th and 8th Grade Bible

January 09, 2015

This week in Bible 7, the students were introduced to the eventful life of King Saul, the first king of Israel.Students began by imagining themselves in Saul’s place throughout his major life events found in 1 Samuel and created “diary” entries from our hero’s perspective. On Friday the students prepared a news story detailing the […]

Biology Lab

January 09, 2015

Students in Mrs. Brunson’s biology class got into the lab this week to learn about DNA. Students performed a variety of experiments to see how the principals they’re learning in class look in real life!  

6th Volcano Lab

January 09, 2015

Volcanoes were erupting in earth science this week!  Students used baking soda and vinegar to erupt their volcanoes and then marked the flow.  They then filled in the area where the “lava” flowed with Play-Doh.  Then students had a second, third and fourth eruption that they also covered with Play-Doh, creating an impressive shield volcano.  Mn […]

One Word for The New Year

January 09, 2015

Spanish students have been thinking about one word they want to define their year. After students found the word they wanted their life to be marked by this year, students then translated that word into Spanish and created a poster that represented that word and the year ahead! What a great way to integrate Spanish […]