Today Mr. Rogers’ 8th grade classes took a break from their usual work at the beginning of class to sing. Mr. Rogers played guitar, and students enjoyed both fun & lively songs, as well as some time of worship to our great God! It was a great time for our students to have a change […]
Thursday was a big day for the art department here at Brook Hill. We hosted the 3A district meet in the gym with over 500 works of art and 8 schools form the DFW area. It was indeed a great day for the students in the visual arts department as they led the way […]
From the desk of Dr. Stan Ward, Director of Campus Life & Ministry: As part of our yearly seminars for seniors, Brook Hill sponsors a faculty panel on dating at college. Panel participants were asked to share: What was your best date in college? What was your worst date in college? How did you get […]
The Brook Hill Lower School recently celebrated Fine Arts Week planned by music teacher, Mr. Pierce, and art teacher, Mrs. Allen. Student art work was displayed on walls and in the halls. It was an “Art Lollapalooza Showcase”! Also, throughout the week, students and faculty were treated to a variety of demonstrations and performances. Art Lollapalooza! […]
Many Brook Hill Lower School students received recognition for their outstanding work in the Arts during Fine Arts Week at Brook Hill. Art teacher, Mrs. Allen, announced student awards for judged art. First, second, and third place ribbons were awarded at each grade level. The results at each grade level are listed here in first, […]
From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: Rebecca LaFlure graduated Brook Hill in 2004 then moved to Baylor University. After graduating from Baylor in December 2008, with her Bachelor degree in Journalism/Public Relations, Rebecca worked various journalism jobs. Then, this past year, she spent five months reporting on national security in Washington […]
Music teacher, Mr. Pierce recently awarded music achievement certificates based on character attributes of several famous composers and musicians. The George Gershwin Award These students have exceptional drive and determination to succeed. Harper Harrison, Robert Love, Julianna Mize, Brooklyn Davis, Kaylee Koenig, Grayson Murray, and Katelynn Henics The Johann Sebastian Bach Award These students demonstrate a great desire to […]
In second grade, students study the life of Moses. This week students learned how the Israelite slaves were finally set free from slavery by Pharaoh. As Moses and the Israelites traveled across Egypt, the Red Sea, and the Desert of Sinai into the Promised Land, students were able to see real images of these historical […]
Thank you, 8th Grade Parents, for Teacher Appreciation Breakfast on Thursday. Here are a few words of appreciation for you from the staff: Please let the parents know how much we enjoyed the Teacher Appreciation Breakfast yesterday. Also, the scones were a little bit of Heaven. We are so blessed to have such wonderful supportive […]
Brook Hill 6th grade cellist, Hayden Gardner will perform a solo this Sunday, March 2nd at the 2014 East Texas Music Teachers Association (ETMTA) Accompanying Festival held at the Braithwaite Recital Hall on the UT Tyler campus, 3:00pm performance. This festival is designed to give young piano students the opportunity to develop accompanying skills and provide the […]
4th Graders in Mrs. Wallace’s science class had a discovery style lesson this week where they were told to rub the balloon or comb with a piece of wool or hair and see what happens. They tested pieces of paper, tissue fish, Styrofoam, water, the wall, their shirt and their hair to see what happened. […]
From the desk of Laurie Humphries, Director of Development: We were blessed to have Mrs. Louise Ornelas as our special guest speaker at “A Mother’s Heart” women’s luncheon on Tuesday. The luncheon served as the kick off to the Hearts to Brook Hill Spring Fundraising Campaign benefiting The Brook Hill Fund. Mrs. Ornelas […]