Brookwood High School (Georgia)

Brookwood High School is a public secondary school in Snellville, Georgia, in suburban Atlanta, part of the Gwinnett County School System. Brookwood serves several areas of southern Gwinnett County, including Snellville, Lawrenceville, and Lilburn.

Brookwood High School
Address
1255 Dogwood Road Snellville , Georgia 30078 United States
Coordinates	33°53′02″N 84°02′25″W
Information
School type	Public high school
Motto	"A Tradition of Excellence"
Established	1981
School district	Gwinnett County Public Schools
Principal	Brett Savage[1]
Teaching staff	203.10 (FTE)[2]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	3,878 (2022–23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	19.09[2]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Maroon & gold
Athletics conference	Georgia High School Association Class 6A, Region 7
Nickname	Broncos
Accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Website	schools.gcpsk12.org/BrookwoodHS

History

Planning for Brookwood High School was started in 1977 to lessen the overcrowding of nearby South Gwinnett High School and Parkview High School. A committee of educators from Gwinnett County met to create and discuss specifications for the facility. The school officially opened in 1981 under principal Emmett Lawson.

The school derived its name from its location on the intersection of Holly Brook Road (a section of this road is now Webb Gin House Road) and Dogwood Road. The school colors, maroon and gold, were based on the colors of Florida State University. The original school mascot had a horseshoe around the bronco, which was later removed. The administration had suggested that Brookwood be the Brookwood Bears. The original mascot was a drawing of an entire bronco, but the current logo uses only a bronco's head. The runner-up mascot choice was the Bruins, and the second place color scheme was baby blue and gold.

Feeder schools

Brookwood is the high school of the Brookwood cluster, a group of schools which feed into one primary high school for an area in Gwinnett County. The middle schools that feed into Brookwood are Alton C. Crews Middle School and Five Forks Middle School. Crews Middle has two elementary school feeders, Brookwood Elementary (which is located next door to Brookwood High) and Craig Elementary. Five Forks Middle has students from RD Head Elementary and Gwin Oaks Elementary, along with some students from Brookwood and Craig Elementary.

Notable alumni

• Robby Bostain (born 1984) – American-Israeli basketball player^[3]
• Jason Bulger – former MLB pitcher^[4]
• Rennie Curran – Former NFL football player^[5]
• Jason Elam – retired NFL placekicker^[6]
• Jennifer Ferrin – Daytime Emmy-nominated actress, As the World Turns^[7]
• Joe Gebbia - Co-founder of Airbnb^[8]
• Stephon Heyer – former NFL lineman^[9]
• Jamie Howe - Broadcast sports reporter^[10]
• Sean Johnson - Major League Soccer goalkeeper^[11]
• Michael Kelly – Emmy award-nominated actor^[12]
• Cameron Lynch - NFL football player^[13]
• Nick Moore - football player^[14]
• Cedric Mullins - Major League Baseball player^[15]
• Amy Robach – anchor of ABC's Good Morning America^[16]
• Lucas Sims - Major League Baseball pitcher^[17]
• Troy Snitker - MLB hitting coach^[18]
• Amanda Weir – Olympic swimmer^[19]
• Mansfield Wrotto – NFL football player^[20]
• Walker Zimmerman - Major League Soccer player^[11]

References

1. "Directory - Faculty and Staff / All Staff". Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
2. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Brookwood High School". nces.ed.gov. Archived from the original on May 24, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
3. "Bostain just adjusting to life in the Netherlands". Gwinnett Daily Post. August 28, 2007. Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
4. Friedlander, David (July 19, 2012). "Through good times and bad, Bulger endures during unsual season". Gwinnett Daily Post's GwinnettPrepSports.com. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
5. Hammock, Will (April 29, 2019). "Hall of Fame honor has former Brookwood, UGA linebacker Rennie Curran thinking about journey". Gwinnett Daily Post's GwinnettPrepSports.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
6. Hammock, Will (June 16, 2020). "Brookwood grad, former NFL kicker Jason Elam on 2021 ballot for College Football Hall of Fame". Gwinnett Daily Post. Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
7. "Brookwood High – Jennifer Ferrin". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 24, 2003. Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Airbnb co-founder surprises Gwinnett County graduates with stock gift". Fox 5 Atlanta. May 26, 2022. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
9. Pinkston, Buddy (November 14, 2004). "Brookwood grad taking leading role at Maryland". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
10. Murphy, Bill (October 18, 2012). "Petit Le Mans: Local couple has found success driving, broadcasting in American Le Mans Series". The Gainesville Times. Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
11. Chaffins, Cody (June 2, 2022). "Coach enjoying two former players now on USMNT". Fox 5 Atlanta. Archived from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
12. Wilson, Phylecia (November 11, 2013). "Brookwood's own success - Michael Kelly". Gwinnett Citizen. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
13. "Brookwood grad Cameron Lynch selected for NFL Legends Development Program". Gwinnett Daily Post. October 29, 2020. Archived from the original on September 18, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
14. Leo, Jack (June 30, 2020). "Brookwood grad Nick Moore continuing long snapper career with NFL's Baltimore Ravens". Gwinnett Daily Post. Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
15. "Brookwood grad Cedric Mullins drives in two in MLB debut". Gwinnett Daily Post. August 10, 2018. Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
16. "ABC names Brookwood High grad Amy Robach '20/20' co-anchor". Gwinnett Daily Post. April 24, 2018. Archived from the original on February 6, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
17. Culpepper, Juliakate E (April 24, 2017). "Brookwood alum, Gwinnett Brave Lucas Sims named IL Pitcher of the Week". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
18. Hammock, Will (November 22, 2018). "Houston Astros name Brookwood grad Troy Snitker, son of Braves manager, as co-hitting coach". Gwinnett Daily Post. Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
19. "Gwinnett native Amanda Weir wins silver in Rio". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. August 8, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
20. "All-Decade Team: OL Mansfield Wrotto, Brookwood". Gwinnett Daily Post. September 22, 2010. Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.

External links

• Brookwood High School
• Gwinnett County Public Schools