From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Res Life: The Boarding Community is very proud of our students, Senior, Jeffrey Sonola and Junior, Harold Ofuokwu, who were part of the disaster clean up team who worked this week in Canton after devastating tornadoes struck just two weekends ago. Both young men commented on how […]
International Night 2017 was a spectacular event with our boarding students showcasing all the countries from which they come. Students were eager to tell about their culture, customs and country with more than ever dressed in traditional attire from their home land. Guests were be able to sample truly delicious foods from around the world including: Jamaican Jerk Chicken, […]
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: Abed Taha joined us this year for his first year at Brook Hill, coming all the way from the country of Jordan. Without hesitation, Abed began getting involved in many ways at Brook Hill which immediately allowed him to start developing a broad and varied […]
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: Meet another delightful member of our Boarding Community, Jasmine Lee. Jasmine is a Korean from Jamaica who is now studying in America. How is that for culturally diverse?! Jasmine joined us here at Brook Hill last year and has hit the ground running. We encourage […]
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: A few weeks back, I wrote on a person’s GQ (Global Quotient) in combination with their IQ and EQ (Emotional Quotient) adding up to a strong leader of the future. I’ve been doing more thinking on that subject and have another Q to add to […]
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: Andrew is an awesome young man from Florida who joined us this year as a senior. He is an accomplished violinist who plays for the East Texas Youth Symphony Orchestra and is serious about his walk with the Lord. Our only regret is with Andrew […]
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: Jeffrey Sonola is a great young man who has been at Brook Hill for two years now. He is a great representative student who embodies the BH residence life. If you have not taken the time to get to know our incredible boarding students, put it […]
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: Meet Harold Ofuokwu, a new boarding student with us this year from Nigeria. Harold is a Junior and is having a great time with us here at Brook Hill. We are grateful he is here and look forward to having him back with us next […]
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: This is the second in a series of editorials on your child’s nutrition at Brook Hill. You might not know this, but Flik, our food services provider, features certain foods and super foods each month. Check out their post for the month: Viva La Classics! […]
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: “Chef Sualua Tupolo is a former Executive Sous Chef and Culinary Instructor at Weimar Center of Health & Education. He has served for over 30 years as Executive Chef, Chef de Partie, and Touring Chef in some of the world’s finest kitchens.”1 Brook Hill has […]
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: There was no lack of activity this past weekend for the boarding students. Take a look! Friday night students had the options of going to basketball games against one of our local rivals or going to Fresh for gelato, coffee, taco, sandwich, salad bar or […]
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: If your child needs any academic assistance this semester, don’t forget about A Team Tutoring – the free, in-house tutoring service offered through the Brook Hill Boarding School students. They offer help in a variety of courses, including the upper level courses like Chemistry and […]