From the desk of Jan Hommel, Museum Director: Q: Which president was offered professional football contracts by the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers after college? A: Gerald Ford. Ford was a star center for the South High Trojans football team in Grand Rapids, Michigan. At the University of Michigan he grabbed the spotlight as […]
From the desk of Jessica Mize, ACE Director: Success is often defined differently depending on factors such as age, season of life, culture and personal expectations. For some, success means happiness; for others it may be wealth or job title. Yet, one key to success no matter how you define it is organization. On Tuesday […]
Last week in Lower School chapel, Mrs. Ponce’s fourth grade class performed the story of The Good Samaritan from Luke 10: 25-37 before following it up with a modern-day version of the story.
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Campus Ministry: It has been a couple of years since we have had the blessing of hosting the Parental Care Ministries Children’s choir. But our friends from Uganda more than made up for the lapse of time. Our BH kids were beyond fully engaged with this group […]
To help students better understand subatomic particles in the atom, 8th graders have been building Bohr models of different atoms using beans and peas. Once the model was checked and found to be correct, students then drew pictures and made electron dot diagrams for each atom studied. Students were constantly heard saying , “This makes so […]
Brook Hill Middle School students will have their art work displayed at the Tyler Museum of Art’s annual Day of the Dead celebration. There will be an artist’s reception the weekend prior to the actual Day of The Dead. The Day of the Dead is November 1st and 2nd. Brook Hill has participated in this […]
Brook Hill took Best of Show in the two visual art categories of the Creative Arts Contest at the East Texas State Fair! Layne Whitten won the Tri- Colored Award for ages 10-13 with his self-portrait drawing and Madyson McEuen won the Tri-colored Award for ages 14-18, also with a self-portrait drawing. First Place winners: […]
From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: A Brook Hill education is so much more than preparing you for college, though the academics and intentional structure of the day certainly do make that happen. All of the options for exploring your potential and gifts whether in athletics, the arts or academics […]
do you know a family that belongs at Brook Hill? Invite them to our Lower School Look & See Dinner so that they can discover what sets brook hill apart.
This week in Lower School chapel, Mrs. Bickerstaff’s fifth grade class acted out the story of David and Goliath from 1 Samuel 17.
Brook Hill students had a fantastic showing at the East Texas State Fair in the Creative Arts Competition and the Photography Competition! Layne Whitten A 7th / Self Portrait Pencil (Graphite) #54 Portraits 1st Place / Best in Show Madyson McEuen A 8th / Self Portrait Pencil (Graphite) #54 Portraits 1st Place / Best in […]
From the desk of Jessica Mize, SPARC Coordinator: This week during an Upper School assembly held for all students not already signed up for SPARC, our student body was enlightened regarding all of the amazing SPARC courses available this year. Each SPARC instructor came before the student body and described their course in detail. Students […]