The 2018 Fine Arts Gala will be held on Tuesday night, May 15 in the Commons. Doors will open at 6:00 with hors d’oeuvres and heavy appetizers being served on the patio until 6:30. The food for this year’s gala is being catered by BH alum and Master Chef, Daniel Gardner (2015). The program will […]
From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: Twenty one years ago, this young lady’s daddy was one of the first students I tested for admittance to the brand new Brook Hill School. We met in the first building on campus…the log cabin. He went on to graduate from Brook Hill […]
This week, fourth graders attended a mock trial. Jack is on trial for killing the giant. Students played the roles of attorney, judge, bailiff, witnesses and jurors. Jack was found guilty.
Fifth graders completed a museum project that was three months in the making. In March, each fifth grader chose a hero found in the American Freedom Museum, studied their story in the museum, and conducted their own research at school and home to write a short presentation story. In April, they studied about an artifact […]
This week our Pre-K classes took a field trip to the zoo. They were able to see in real life the animals they have been learning about in their classes.
The fifth grade had their service project day on Monday, April 30. The students worked at the East Texas Food Bank all morning and had the joy to prepare hundreds of lunches for hungry people to eat. Thank you, East Texas Food Bank, for providing a snack for us when we were hungry! After all […]
On Tuesday morning, Business Principles students learned the importance of planning in business organizations. The task was to compete against other teams for the tallest and strongest skyscraper made out of only raw spaghetti and marshmallows.
On Tuesday, March 27, the Brook Hill Middle School Choirs competed in the first ever TAPPS Middle School Vocal Contest. The goal of the contest is to prepare Middle School students for what the Upper School contests will be like. The contest was held on the campus of Grace Community School and was patterned after […]
As the school year winds down, sometimes you just want to escape. In Coach Agnew’s math classes he tried to see if his students could actually escape. He turned his classroom into his own escape room. Coach Agnew’s students had to use their math knowledge and their wit to work problems and figure out clues […]
“The Boys & Girls Club of East Texas is very excited to be able to partner with the Brook Hill School. The Boys & Girls Club of East Texas is serving over 1250 students Monday – Friday from 3pm – 6pm and relies heavily upon paid part-time staff to make it all happen. This year […]
Last weekend a group of Brook Hill students and myself served with Jesus Closet Ministries at Douglas elementary. We helped families with their basic necessities like clothes and toiletries. It was a incredible experience to watch our students share the gospel with young children and adults. If you are interested in serving with the Brook Hill family on […]
Last week, 8th grade science we had their mousetrap car competition. The car going the furthest distance was one built by Marlee Gunter and Bethany Durett. Their car went 1260 cm. Marlee and Bethany’s car was also the fastest car going 154 cm/sec. The second place car for distance was one built by Owen Funk […]