From the desk of Tammy Hayes, Middle School Principal: What’s going on with my teenager? It seems that in a moment our kids can move from happy go-lucky to curled up in the fetal position or hidden away in bedrooms without much notice in between. Why? What’s changed since we were kids? Some say it’s […]
From the desk of Brian Nelson, Academic Dean: Excellence is to Faculty as Training is to Brook Hill! That’s the analogy in play last Friday as the BH 6-12 faculty assembled in a class of their own! What was the subject? Recording and Posting lessons through the Promethean boards and learning to create a flipchart […]
The Rotary Club of Bullard has invited us to participate in its “Student of the Month” program. Every other month, we will have the opportunity to nominate a junior or senior girl and boy to be recognized for excellence in extracurricular involvement, academic achievement, and character. Kendall Wells, daughter of Mike and Debbie Wells, and […]
Fourth graders spent an entire school day at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in downtown Dallas exploring five floors of amazing exhibits and learning about God’s hand in our world. Students viewed many interesting things from life-size dinosaur fossils to different kinds of birds and how they fly. A student favorite was the sports complex where the students were able race […]
From the Desk of Dr. Stan Ward, Director of Campus Life & Ministry: On Wednesday, February 19, four Brook Hill students took part in UT Tyler’s second annual high school ethics bowl. Chipper Adams, Allie Childers, Hope Cooper, and Summer Nasser all participated. Sponsored by the UT Tyler Center for Ethics, the ethics bowl is […]
At the conclusion of a unit on the eighteenth-century satires of Jonathan Swift and Voltaire, the junior Humanities students produced their own satires in the form of videos or essays. At the end of the unit, the most effective satires were awarded Olympic medals. Winning the gold in B/C block were Haleigh Smith and Lindsay […]
We had Monday off this week in honor of Presidents Day, so our boarding community took a trip to Stonebriar Mall in Frisco, TX. Below, Mrs. Albea & students enjoy the Cheesecake Factory while at the mall. Click the link to learn more about our boarding school.
On Wednesday, three students committed to playing their sport at the collegiate level! Zac Wilson signed to play Football at Hendrix College, Kendall Wells to play soccer at Dallas Baptist, and Kennedy Rose to play soccer at Tyler Junior College. We’re so proud of these student-athletes!
Mrs. Jeske’s Physics class is studying magnetic fields. Last week students performed a lab where they could observe how magnetic fields work first hand. Students placed a magnet on paper and then spread tiny shreds of metal to show how the magnetic field worked. Check it all out here:
From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: Last spring, a gentleman stopped by the campus asking questions about Brook Hill alum, Kira Langsjoen, ’07. Come to find out, he was asking questions as part of his job researching Kira’s background in regards to her appropriateness for top secret government clearance. And, she […]
This week’s chapel continued the “speak life” theme by featuring a personal testimony from Student Council President Caleb Wagner. Caleb shared how the words and actions of other students have impacted him both positively and negatively. He also shared scriptures including Joshua 1:9 and emphasized the importance of seeing oneself’s from God’s perspective rather than […]