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Boarding School, Not Boring School

January 29, 2016

From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: The Boarding Students had another jam packed weekend!  You won’t believe all that we fit into three days. Here is what the students could have done last weekend.  On Friday night students had three options:  1) they could have gone to Fresh with Mrs. Albea, […]

Martinico scores 21 to lead Lady Guard to victory

January 25, 2016

TYLER — The T.K. Bishop Gorman Lady Crusaders did not have an answer for Brook Hill’s Mia Martinico, who led all players with 21 points in a 41-25 victory Friday at Haddad Gymnasium. The game was never close as Brook Hill outscored the home side 13-0 in the first quarter and led 20-11 at halftime. The Lady Guard […]

Guard come up short at Gorman, 59-54

January 25, 2016

TYLER — Brook Hill was in control for the first two quarters of its clash Friday at Tyler Bishop T.K. Gorman, but the Guard were undone in the second half of an eventual 59-54 loss at Haddad Gymnasium. “I was really proud of how hard we played, especially in the first half, but we just had […]

Last Weekend’s Boarding Activities

January 22, 2016

Mr. Ramirez kicked off the weekend with a frozen yogurt party on Friday night. Menchies frozen yogurt came out to BrookHill and served up 5 different flavors. 60 boarding students came out to the student center in Founders Hall and enjoyed the evening with their friends. There was music, games and boarding students entered there […]

The Nations of Peace at Brook Hill

January 15, 2016

From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: I don’t know about you, but sometimes when I read the paper or listen to the news, it feels like an emotional beat down. Another ISIS attack. Another suicide bombing. Another international conflict. Another global threat. It just starts to wear a soul down. But then I walk […]

Laser Tag

January 13, 2016

On Sunday afternoon Mr. Ramirez held a Laser Tag event in the gymnasium for our boarding students. Students came out and participated in competition style Laser Tag. It was a great way for the students to let out some energy and run around for a couple hours!

Never a Dull Weekend

January 08, 2016

From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residential Life: So much happening in the Boarding World at Brook Hill! If you ever wonder if the boarding students are stuck in the houses on evenings and weekends with nothing to do, think again.  In addition to the on campus competitions, like football contests, soccer matches […]

The Proof is in the Sibling

December 17, 2015

From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: You’ve probably heard the saying, “The proof is in the pudding,” meaning, until you have eaten a certain food, in this case pudding, you can’t know if it is good or not.  That may be true with food but not necessarily so in all other […]

Lady Guard finish strong at Franklin tournament

December 14, 2015

The Lady Guard posted victories over Moody (39-33) and Aggieland Homeschool (44-41) on Saturday in the final day of tournament play at the Franklin Tournament. Brook Hill also grabbed a 60-43 win over Rudder JV after being stopped 61-40 by Grapeland. Adding in Thursday’s losses and Brook Hill went 3-3 at the tournament as the […]

Christmas at the Boarding Houses

December 10, 2015

This past weekend Mrs. Albea and our girls decorated the Christmas tree at the boarding house! Students hung ornaments and even created their own at our station. We listened to Christmas music, and got into the holiday spirit. Later in the week, we had a Christmas party. Students competed against one another to build the […]

Lady Guard win at Price Carlisle, 49-45

November 24, 2015

PRICE — The Lady Guard survived a late comeback to hang on and defeat Carlisle 49-45 Monday afternoon. The victory moves the Brook Hill to 4-2 on the season. Junior Mia Martinico led the way with 17 points with junior Lauren Eden also finishing in double figures with 14. Martinico scored seven from the charity stripe while […]

Boarding Thanksgiving Feast

November 20, 2015

From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residential Life: What a fun night!  Our Boarding Buddy Families came over for dinner with the Boarding Community this past Wednesday night to meet their boarding student and to share a really great meal together. What’s a Boarding Buddy?  Simply put, these folks are simply family away […]