CLASS OF
2025
UPCOMING DATES:
- April 30 – Senior Chapel
- April 30 – Athletic Gala
- May 1 – Senior Celebration Day
- May 12 – Academic Awards
- May 15 – Senior Recognition Night
- May 17 – Graduation
SCHOLARSHIPS
Austin Bank: Applicants must have a 2.5 GPA. Scholarship, leadership, community involvement, and character are criteria by which applicants will be judged. Deadline: Feb. 21, 2025
Cherokee County Electric Cooperative Association: Applicant must be a child of a person who is an active member of the Cherokee County Electric Coop. Paper applications are in the Upper School Office. Deadline: February 28, 2025.
East Texas Communities Foundation: All local scholarships with differing criteria. Students can complete the questionnaire which will show them what scholarships they are eligible to apply for. Deadline: March 1, 2025.
CTCU Academic Scholarship: Must have a 2.5 GPA and be a US citizen. Deadline: March 21, 2025. Scholarship Rules | Essay Rubric Criteria
Christus Women with Heart Scholarship: Open to all high school seniors (Brook Hill has had two winners in the past 3 years of this scholarship!). Deadline: January 31, 2025
Stonewater Roofing Scholarship: Open to all high school seniors, 1-3 minute video required. Deadline: April 6, 2025
Smith County Texas A&M Club: For students planning to attend Texas A&M. Deadline: January 15 at 11:59 pm.
DAR Scholarships: Deadline Jan. 31, 2025
Each year the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) awards multiple scholarships to students showing dedication to the pursuit of higher education in areas of study including history, economics, law, political science, medicine, nursing, education, chemistry, math, science, and English.
American Legion Veteran Scholarship: Deadline March 28
Applicant must be the child or grandchild of a Veteran and have at least a B average. Applications are available in the Upper School Office.
Champion Energy Scholarship: Open to all seniors graduating in Texas. Deadline March 31, 2025
Texas Bank & Trust Excellence in Education Scholarship: Must be a senior planning to major in Finance, Business, or Entrepreneurship. Deadline: February 28, 2025
E-Scholarships Monthly Resource
Enter brookhill-student (all lower case) as both your username and password.
The Junior League of Tyler Beverly Beaird Young Women Leadership Scholarship: Applicant must be a young woman who demonstrates excellence and commitment to voluntarism. Deadline: midnight January 31, 2025.
East Texas Professional Credit Union McLauchlin Scholarship: Must be a graduating senior pursuing a major in Education. The applicant, or an immediate family member, must have an East Texas Professional Credit
Union account in good standing. Deadline: February 15, 2025
East Texas Professional Credit Union Presidential Scholarship: Must be a graduating senior, the application (or immediate family member) must have an East Texas Professional Creduit Union account in good standing. Deadline February 15, 2025.
Smith County Area Go Texan: Must graduate from a Smith County high school and have completed the FAFSA. Deadline: March 31, 2025.
College application deadlines are upon us – make sure you are on track and have completed the following:
- Research colleges – Included in Scoir is a fantastic college search tool. There are pictures, videos, average SAT/ACT scores, average GPA, acceptance rate, and more for each school.
- Begin your college list with at least three different types of schools:
- LIKELY: schools you are very likely to get into, you already exceed all the requirements.
- LEVEL: your GPA and/or test scores “match” with the college’s
- REACH: schools that are more selective or have higher standards than what you currently offer.
- Complete Recommendation Letter Survey in Scoir
- Ask at least 2 teachers to write a recommendation letter
- Sign up for SAT or ACT (see dates and registration links below) and spend time practicing for the tests!
- Begin drafting your main application essay (see details in the Essay section below)
- Begin working on your resume/activities list for your applications (The College Essay Guy has a great guide on this!)
HELPFUL LINKS
CAREER EXPLORATION
Take the Career Interest Survey linked above to begin exploring careers tailored to your interests.
There is also Career Discovery attached to your SCOIR account that you can complete.
HOW TO CHOOSE A SCHOOL
Watch this video explaining how to choose the right college or university for you.
SCOIR
Your College Search Starts Here
We will use SCOIR extensively over the next year. Make sure your account is set up (you should have received an email from Mrs. Travis). As you add colleges to your “My Colleges” tab your counselor can see these and also suggest other schools that might be a good fit.
RESUME
Begin entering all of your extracurricular activities, honors/awards, work experience, and community service into your profile. This will ensure you have all of your information in one place and SCOIR has an export tool that will take all of your information and build your resume.
ESSAYS
- Check the essay topics on Apply Texas, Common App, and Coalition App. (The application you choose will depend on the colleges you will be applying to – most Texas schools are on Apply Texas, while Common App and Coalition have schools from across the United States.)
- Narrow down your topic and begin writing a first draft. Having your essay already started by August will be a huge time saver for you upon starting senior year and then Mr. Travis can help you edit as needed.
- Johns Hopkins published essays they loved from previous applicants – read them here to get inspiration for your own essay!
- Many colleges also require supplemental essay questions which are shorter and are designed to give the college greater insight into you, the applicant. See the guide below for more information on writing supplemental essays.
SELF REPORTED ACADEMIC RECORD (SRAR)
Many colleges are now requiring students to complete the SRAR (Self Reported Academic Record) and then link their SRAR to each college application. You can create an account now and start entering your high school grades.
(Texas A&M, Baylor, Clemson, LSU, Penn State, UTSA, and many other schools are already requiring the SRAR and we expect more schools to join them.)
SAT/ACT INFORMATION
SAT
ACT
October 26, 2024
The Class of 2025 will be among the first students to take the new digital SAT which is live this Spring. See below for information on how this new digital SAT will differ from the original SAT.
meet our team
MRS. BOUWER
Contact Ashley Bouwer here.
903-894-5000 ext. 1222
MRS. STURDIVANT
Contact Jaime Sturdivant here.
903-894-5000 ext. 1221
