Pray for our Cross Country team as they compete in state this weekend! Last weekend, Chasca Ortega brought home 7th place in district, meaning he’s a runner to watch for state! This year Chasca will be joined by Marcus, Winslow, Li Ming, Val, and Julia for the competition.
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 […]
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. […]
Students were very interested in visiting with the Admissions Representative from Rice University when she was on campus this week. Elizabeth Ericson enjoyed visiting Brook Hill and sharing the requirements for admission as well as showcasing the university. When students stop by and visit personally with college representatives they have the opportunity to have questions […]
If you don’t have chickens that lay golden eggs then you might need to apply for scholarships and financial aid… In Senior Seminar recently representatives from The East Texas Communities Foundation, Texas A&M, and UT Austin talked to students about applying for scholarships and Financial Aid to assist with college fees. The ladies stressed that […]
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 […]
What is the funniest play ever written? Some experts will say Moliere’s “The Doctor in Spite of Himself.” Well, for the 16th Annual Dinner Theatre play we have chosen a play that is based on Moliere’s masterpiece. It’s called “The Medicine Man,” by David Grote. The play follows the misadventure of Samuel P. Sagamore, who […]
Brook Hill Boarding students made the short drive to Peirce Equestrian Riding School for English riding lessons. The first hour students learned about horsemanship, grooming their horses and learning how to properly saddle them. The second hour was spent riding horses at the arena. The 75-acre setting was beautiful and the cool weather was perfect […]
Wednesday, Brian Nelson, Dean of Academics at The Brook Hill School, announced that Brook Hill senior, Jake Anderson, was been named a Commended Scholar in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program. About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Commended students placed among the top five percent of […]
In chemistry we are currently learning about the how the periodic table was originally developed, so students re-created the circumstances in which Dmitri Mendeleev first recognized the repetitive patterns of properties of the elements. The students were given cards with nine different physical and chemical properties of 32 elements and asked to organize the cards in […]
Speech students were on the edge of their seats Wednesday morning when they had a visit from Mike Landess and Gillian Sheridan, news anchors for CBS 19. The duo gave students an inside look at their daily life at work, and spoke about the essentials of delivering the news live for all to see. It […]
“Be brief, be sincere, be seated.” Don’t we all wish those words spoken by Theodore Roosevelt were put into action by every public speaker today? We all remember powerful words spoken by leaders during critical times. Words like “Whether we bring our enemies to justice, or justice to our enemies, justice will be done,” spoken […]