From the desk of Glenn Ballard, Director of Fine Arts: I am a believer. No one has to convince me. I know from personal experience and my own observations the extraordinary value of a rich fine arts education. I studied drama in Middle School and High School back in the 1970s, and even dabbled in […]
It is with great pride that The Brook Hill School announces that our own Orchestra Director, Mrs. Jamie Reason, has been named the TAPPS 4A Fine Arts Teacher of the Year for 2016. Mrs. Reason has served the Brook Hill School and her students with distinction for 16 years, and has been a music teacher, […]
The talented, the diligent, the motivated, the competitive, the All Orange鈥� 鈥hat鈥檚 who Hannah Windsor, Denise Tan, James Shipp, Alex Ellis, Alan Zhu and Colm Conneen are as they continue to compete聽after the school year has ended, on Saturday, May 28,聽 at the TPSMEA (Texas Private School Music Educators Association) State Solo & Ensemble contest聽held […]
Tuesday night we held a banquet in honor of our Fine Arts students. Families dined in elegance and we remembered what an incredible year we had in the arts. Our students provided quality entertainment for us as well. Students were honored for their talents, determination, growth, and character in their art, encouraging them to keep […]
Last Friday聽afternoon our Middle School choir students teamed up and competed against one another in a Lip Sync Battle. For the last two weeks students have been working in groups to create and choreograph their very own lip sync performance.聽The performances were incredible, but when it was all said and done a group of middle […]
Mr. Glenn Ballard’s theater students presented clever, improvised adaptations of several fairytales to second and third graders at the Lower School. Students enjoyed Little Red Riding Hood, The Gingerbread Man, The Little Red Hen, and The Three Little Pigs.
Lower School String students gave a wonderful performance at their annual spring concert last week and received their instrumental music awards at a special presentation聽on Thursday, May 19th. Eleven students received The Twinkle Star award for聽successfully completing their first year of beginning strings. We also honored our top achievers in each string class: 1st & […]
Our Fine Arts Department is famous for its incredible spring musical, and this year’s perfromance of FIddler on the Roof is no exception. Not only is the show spetacular, but its message is relevant. Take this quote by our Director from the program: “Yesterday鈥檚 blatant immorality is now the norm in our culture. I really […]
We re-branded聽our annual Spring at the Brook this year, dubbing it Worship at the Brook. Together we worshiped our great God through a variety of sacred music. Our program even included music from special guests like BH Alum, Paul Ruark and other community artists. Our students led us in a time of worship, and our […]
Art 1 students are working with plaster gauze strips to make hand sculptures this week. Students begin by cutting strips of gauze, and then thinking of a creative way to position their hand. Some made a “Rock’n Roll” sign while others pretended to hold something. Students dip the gauze strips in a solution and wrap […]
Our 4th & 5th graders have talent! On Tuesday night they showed off their skills in singing, stomp, bells, piano, and even through solos. Check out the pictures here:
The Brook Hill Guard Chorale competed recently in the TAPPS State Vocal Contest. Out of nineteen 4A schools, the Guard Chorale placed 5th in the state, based on ratings from solos, small ensembles, and large group performances. With only an 8 point differential between 3rd and 5th place, the competition was stiff! The students memorized […]