From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: “Where is Micronesia?” Abed Taha, from Jordan, and Sam Adams, from Micronesia, were in the Res Life Suite Friday, and Abed asked Sam this question. Without realizing it Abed was raising his GQ, Global Quotient. This is a term Mr. Fletcher and I learned at […]
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: When some schools speak of the diversity of their student body, they simply mean that they have more than one ethnicity on campus– maybe even up to four or five nationalities. When we speak of a diverse student body at Brook Hill, we mean something […]
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: In her six years at Brook Hill Mrs. Mize has been an effective math teacher as well as a winning basketball, softball and volleyball coach. And now Mrs. Mize heads up ACE, Brook Hill’s Academic Center for Excellence, one of her most effective and fulfilling […]
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: Scott Ryle came to Brook Hill from Atlanta, Georgia, and serves as our Academic Advocate and Head Football Coach. Mr. Ryle served on a recon team in Iraq, and we celebrate Mr. Ryle’s brave service for his country on this Veterans Day. Coach Ryle assists […]
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: Allow me to introduce you to Mrs. Ashley Bouwer, the Residence Life College Guidance Counselor. One of the most commonly cited reasons that parents give for sending their child to the Brook Hill Boarding School is the nurturing environment fostered by the caring Brook Hill […]
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: This past Friday night was our annual Parade of Nations. Each of our 26 countries was represented and each of our boarding student’s names was called. Every year I have people come up to me afterwards and tell me how meaningful the event was to […]
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: You’re thousands of miles away from your child. You can’t get to them in a moment’s notice. You need to know that when they get sick they will be cared for in the way they would be at home. It is very important for you […]
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: If I only had three words that I could use to describe Brook Hill Boarding School one of those words would have to be Opportunities. The amount of options our boarding students have is really remarkable. Consider the standard off-campus and on-campus opportunities that students […]
This past Saturday the Residence Life Community hosted the Fan Club Boarding Bash. Many members of the Brook Hill faculty and staff came out to spend time with the boarding guys and gals and enjoy some fun activities. There was Knock Out, 3-on-3 basketball, Volleyball and Badminton. We also had ice cream sundaes and popcorn. […]
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: Do you have a child who could use some academic assistance? I’ve got some good news. A-Team Tutoring is back. Comprised of boarding students, A-Team Tutoring can offer help to your child in the following subject areas: Calculus Algebra Geometry Physics Chemistry Biology & other […]
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: If you have been around Brook Hill for any length of time you know that continual improvement is a way of life. We are always asking ourselves, “How can we improve our boarding and day students’ educational experience and enhance their quality of student life?” […]
This past weekend our boarding community went bowling, played pool, and enjoyed hanging out at Main Event in Dallas. Students also had the opportunity to enjoy some beautiful weather outside while eating delicious frozen yogurt at TCBY. We are so excited about this group of students we have in our boarding school this year!