Brook Hill welcomed Kyle Taylor, Texas A & M Corps of Cadets representative, to the Library Friday morning to answer questions and provide information about the Aggie Corps. His enthusiasm during his presentation and his eagerness to share his experiences with others was contagious. He explained that Texas A & M and The Corps of […]
To celebrate the end of semester classes and recognize the upcoming Christmas holiday, MS and US students enjoyed an after school Christmas party on Friday, December 13. Brook Hill teachers and staff baked and bought cookies and other yummy snacks, and campus life provided a hot chocolate bar that included whipped cream, marshmallows, chocolate chips, […]
Third Graders recently selected a class president and vice-president. Candidates each made campaign promises. Candidate Luke’s platform consisted of several promises which according to teachers may not be able to be fulfilled but included: providing third grade with a chocolate fountain, unlimited recess, and allowing all student homework to be given to fellow third grader, […]
Prekindergarten and kindergarten students sang Christmas Carols for chapel service this week. Several of these young students were even pledge and prayer leaders!
From the desk of Celia Tucker, College Guidance Counselor: “Nothing can take the place of being there…” This past week I attended a North American Coalition for Christian Admissions Professionals Conference at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana (yes, one should think carefully when scheduling a conference in hot, hot, hot July and really think about how […]
Lower School Principal, Mrs. Sandra Fritcher, recently read to several Brook Hill students at Barnes and Noble. This Sunday, December 15, also at Barnes and Noble, Mrs. Cool’s piano students will play Christmas music beginning at 1:00 pm. At 3:00 pm, Prekindergarten students will perform and Mrs. Stacy Bell will read a special Christmas story.
From the desk of Tammy Hayes, Middle School Principal: Here it is already! Exam Time! I often find humor in weird similarities of culture that often clash. For instance, the idea that we start listening to Christmas music in November as we prep the turkey for Thanksgiving…I would like to believe that it is because […]
Fourth graders have been learning about the physical properties of matter. They measured length, volume and mass of different kinds of matter, and learned to use the appropriate tools and measurements for each. To learn more about our Lower School and how we teach our students visit us on the web: www.brookhill.org
Sixth graders have been learning about plate boundaries in the theory of plate tectonics. Students built a city out of play doh and Legos on top of boards which represented two plates. Then the three different plate boundaries were tested with students recording the amount of damage.
Brook Hill seniors gave a warm welcome to our Texas Tech Admissions representative last week when she was on campus during the Campus Life Block on Monday. As these two students found out, stopping by to visit college representatives provides you with a wealth of information from someone whose job is to know their college […]
This Sunday we celebrated Christmas with our boarding community after church. The party included food, a hot chocolate bar, and competition! Students teamed up to build the best (structure & style) gingerbread house in less than 20 minutes. Competition was fierce, but when the dust settled, a group of young men (Ben, Choi, Ethan, Young […]
The Tommy Young Basketball Classic is underway this weekend at The Brook Hill School. Thursday night began the round-robin tournament with Bullard facing Grace at 6:30 pm. Bullard prevailed over the Cougars 56-52 while the Guard out scored Troup 54-35. The competition continues tonight at 6:30 pm as Bullard plays Troup. The Guard will take […]