From the desk of Jessica Mize, ACE Director: New year, new opportunities, new unknowns, new adventures…new you! Every year when our calendars roll over, there is an increased level of hype and discussion on resolutions. Do not get me wrong, I think when we resolve to do good or make a positive change in our […]
Next week we will be holding auditions for our spring musical, Cinderella. This will be our 17th feature full-length musical and it promises to be one of the best ever. Auditions are open to all Upper School students and to middle schoolers by invitation from Mr. Ballard or Mrs. Eden. Auditions will be held Tuesday, […]
From the desk of Wally Dawkins, Athletic Director: When college coaches come onto the campus of Brook Hill looking at prospective players for their program, one of the first questions by the collegiate visitor is this: “Is he/she coachable?” When I was the Head Basketball Coach at Whitehouse over a period of 19 years, this […]
This week 16 alumni visited a senior seminar class to answer questions and give advice about college. They talked about ways to grow your spiritual life through church and finding a community of believers through different organizations as well as how to manage class loads and social lives. “I came to talk to the seniors, […]
“The idea is that up until this point when we finished history last semester, Texas had become part of Mexico’s territory because Mexico had gained independence from Spain,” Figueroa said. “Mexico stopped people from the United States from coming to Texas, canceled all impresario contracts, and banned slaves from entering Texas. Anglo settlers were outraged. […]
Brook Hill started strong and finished even stronger in a 53-49 victory over Big Sandy Tuesday at Herrington Gymnasium. The Guard were coming off three-straight losses over the holidays at the Wagstaff Classic at Tyler Junior College. In all three, Brook Hill went through an ice-cold offensive quarter. Back at home, Brook Hill never experienced that […]
TYLER — Brook Hill lost its shooting touch at key times which contributed to losses last week against Brownsboro, Chapel Hill and Kilgore at the Wagstaff Holiday Classic at Tyler Junior College. All three of Brook Hill’s opponents were either UIL Class 3A or 4A schools, but Guard head coach Jacob Agnew believes his team’s […]
PITTSBURG — The Brook Hill Guard used a strong third quarter to push out ahead of Pittsburg and held off a late challenge to secure a 49-48 win over Tuesday in a non-district game. The victory evens the Guard’s record this season at 7-7. Brook Hill’s offense was provided by four players, led by Alec […]
The second graders took a field trip and rang the Salvation Army bell on Wednesday. Students split up and took their 2-hour posts at Brookshire’s, Walgreen’s, Chick-Fil-A and Fresh. With their Santa hats securely on, they sang Christmas carols and danced around in order to receive donations in their designated red kettle.
Claire Chesley and Alan Zhu will represent Brook Hill at the Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) leadership camp in February. Chesley and Zhu were selected after being nominated by Brook Hill faculty and staff then being interviewed by a panel from the Rotary Club. Rotary International selects high school juniors to participate in a weekend leadership development program […]
Middle School boys basketball tipped off with games against T.K. Gorman last week.
This week at chapel, students in Lower School strings performed Christmas tunes, and Pre-K and Kindergarten classes presented their program that was previously postponed. Chapel capped off with the song “We Wish You A Merry Christmas” and Mrs. Larios reading a Christmas story.