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Brookwood High School (Georgia)

Public high school in Snellville, Georgia, United States

Summary

Public high school in Snellville, Georgia, United States

Field	Value
name	Brookwood High School
logo	BrookwoodHScrest.png
logo_size	200px
motto	"A Tradition of Excellence"
address	1255 Dogwood Road
city	Snellville
state	Georgia
zipcode	30078
country	USA
coordinates
schooltype	Public high school
established	1981
district	Gwinnett County Public Schools
principal	Brett Savage
grades	9–12
enrollment	3,880 (2023–2024)
teaching_staff	209.60 (FTE)
ratio	18.51
athletics_conference	Georgia High School Association Class 6A, Region 7
nickname	Broncos
accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
website	https://brookwoodhs.gcpsk12.org
campus	Suburban
colors	Maroon & gold

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.

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
Jason Bulger – former MLB pitcher
Rennie Curran – Former NFL football player
Jason Elam – retired NFL placekicker
Jennifer Ferrin – Daytime Emmy-nominated actress, As the World Turns
Joe Gebbia - Co-founder of Airbnb
Stephon Heyer – former NFL lineman
Jamie Howe - Broadcast sports reporter
Sean Johnson - Major League Soccer goalkeeper
Michael Kelly – Emmy award-nominated actor
Dylan Lonergan - college football quarterback for the Boston College Eagles
Cameron Lynch - NFL football player
Nick Moore - football player
Cedric Mullins - Major League Baseball player
Amy Robach – anchor of ABC's Good Morning America
Rubi Rose - rapper
Lucas Sims - Major League Baseball pitcher
Troy Snitker - MLB hitting coach
Amanda Weir – Olympic swimmer
Mansfield Wrotto – NFL football player
Walker Zimmerman - Major League Soccer player

References

"Directory - Faculty and Staff / All Staff".
"Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Brookwood High School".
(August 28, 2007). "Bostain just adjusting to life in the Netherlands". [[Gwinnett Daily Post]].
Friedlander, David. (July 19, 2012). "Through good times and bad, Bulger endures during unusual season". [[Gwinnett Daily Post]]'s GwinnettPrepSports.com.
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.
Hammock, Will. (June 16, 2020). "Brookwood grad, former NFL kicker Jason Elam on 2021 ballot for College Football Hall of Fame". [[Gwinnett Daily Post]].
(September 24, 2003). "Brookwood High – Jennifer Ferrin". [[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]].
(May 26, 2022). "Airbnb co-founder surprises Gwinnett County graduates with stock gift". [[WAGA-TV.
Pinkston, Buddy. (November 14, 2004). "Brookwood grad taking leading role at Maryland". [[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]].
Murphy, Bill. (October 18, 2012). "Petit Le Mans: Local couple has found success driving, broadcasting in American Le Mans Series". [[The Gainesville Times (Georgia).
Chaffins, Cody. (June 2, 2022). "Coach enjoying two former players now on USMNT". [[WAGA-TV.
Wilson, Phylecia. (November 11, 2013). "Brookwood’s own success - Michael Kelly". Gwinnett Citizen.
Alvarez, Nick. (August 23, 2023). "What are Dylan Lonergan’s strengths and weaknesses in Alabama football’s QB battle?".
(October 29, 2020). "Brookwood grad Cameron Lynch selected for NFL Legends Development Program". [[Gwinnett Daily Post]].
Leo, Jack. (June 30, 2020). "Brookwood grad Nick Moore continuing long snapper career with NFL's Baltimore Ravens". [[Gwinnett Daily Post]].
(August 10, 2018). "Brookwood grad Cedric Mullins drives in two in MLB debut". [[Gwinnett Daily Post]].
(April 24, 2018). "ABC names Brookwood High grad Amy Robach ’20/20’ co-anchor". [[Gwinnett Daily Post]].
Culpepper, Juliakate E. (April 24, 2017). "Brookwood alum, Gwinnett Brave Lucas Sims named IL Pitcher of the Week". [[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]].
Hammock, Will. (November 22, 2018). "Houston Astros name Brookwood grad Troy Snitker, son of Braves manager, as co-hitting coach". [[Gwinnett Daily Post]].
(August 8, 2016). "Gwinnett native Amanda Weir wins silver in Rio". [[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]].
(September 22, 2010). "All-Decade Team: OL Mansfield Wrotto, Brookwood". [[Gwinnett Daily Post]].

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