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God is “Top Dog”!

November 07, 2014

Fourth grade students from Mrs. Ponce’s class led chapel this week at the Lower School. Students presented three skits about obedience to God.  Long ago  God used prophets to help teach and warn kings to turn from sin and start obeying God. In modern times, the message is the same.  Peer pressure is difficult to overcome but we […]

Veterans’ Chapel

November 05, 2014

In honor of Veterans Day this week, we celebrated those who have served in our nation’s military in Chapel. Veterans from WWII, Vietnam, Korea, and others joined our middle and upper school students for a ceremony in honor of their service and sacrifice for the freedoms we enjoy today. We also remembered those who are […]

What Does God Have to Do With It?

November 05, 2014

From the desk of Krista Wallace, Director of Admissions: One of my favorite roles in my job as Director of Admissions is giving campus tours to visitors.  During September, a group of student teachers from Japan visited Brook Hill.  We were the first stop on their tour of public and private schools in the East […]

A Bad Case of Stripes

October 30, 2014

In honor of Great Books Week, Wednesday’s chapel featured a special play put on by some of our 5th graders with Librarian, Ila England. Students acted out the famous story “A Bad Case of Stripes” by David Shannon. Our students also began learning a song that will teach them EVERY book of the Bible (the […]

Homecoming Pep Rally

October 24, 2014

We had a blast at the pep rally today, getting pumped up for our homecoming game against Frisco 51AVÊÓÆµ! We even had a special surprise from some of our Brook Hill Moms!

2nd & 3rd Grade Fall Musical

October 23, 2014

2nd and 3rd graders performed their fall musical this week in chapel. Students told the story of a group of people who got lost at sea. They were lost on a deserted island, only to find help in the most unlikely of places. A group of natives showed kindness to the lost crew by giving […]

Dress Up Days – HOCO ’14

October 23, 2014

One of our favorite parts about Homecoming week is the opportunity to wear something a little out of the ordinary. This year we had a variety of dress up themes from “Twin Day,” “Lions, Tigers & Bears – Oh, My! Day” “Twister Thursday” and the opportunity to wear our mums and garters to school on […]

Field Day & Talent Show

October 23, 2014

On Wednesday, we cancelled upper school classes this morning and devoted our time to some friendly games and competition with our classmates! We played dodgeball, ultimate frisbee, assassin, kickball, tug-o-war, dance, and even had some water balloon fights. Following our field day, our high school advisory groups put on an entertaining show for the afternoon. […]

MS Chapel Hosts Local Wyldlife Leader

October 17, 2014

On Wednesday, October 15, Brook Hill’s MS chapel program featured Julie Gibson, director of Wyldlife Tyler (Tyler’s middle school Young Life program). Julie shared Matthew 25:14-30 with our students and challenged them to invest their “talents” for Christ.

Homecoming Week Details

October 17, 2014

This year’s homecoming week is PACKED!  We have dress up days for both MS and US students as well as special after school activities for US students.   Monday: Which Witch is Which? Dress for school: Twin Day for MS and US 7:00 – 8:30 pm: Dance lessons for high school in gym 8:30 – 9:30 […]

Student Council Leadership Retreat

October 17, 2014

On Tuesday, October 14, student council members spent their school day at the girls boarding house, learning more about servant leadership and looking for ways to match their gifts to the school’s needs as a team. After a morning of leadership training, the afternoon was spent working on upcoming activities such as homecoming and Operation […]

The Fruits of the Spirit in Chapel

October 09, 2014

Mrs. Bickerstaff’s third grade class performed for our Lower School at chapel this Wednesday. In a skit about “Fast Food with an Attitude,” students showed how attitudes like bitterness, anger, hate, apathy, and selfishness lead to a life of emptiness, while Christ-like attitudes like love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (the […]