Brenham Independent School District is a public school district based in Brenham, Texas (USA).
Located in Washington County, a very small portion of the district extends into Austin County. The district serves the City of Brenham and the Washington community in Washington County.
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[1]
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Brenham High School was the first accredited high school in the state of Texas. The current principal of Brenham High School is Mr. Steve Skrla. Mrs. Allison Collins is currently the senior principal. Mr. Michael Watts is the current sophomore principal.
The mascots of Brenham High School are the Cubs and Cubettes. Brenham High has sent many athletic teams to the state level of competition. These teams include, but are not limited to, football, baseball, volleyball, soccer, tennis, swimming, swimming, and cross country. One of the most notable names to come out of Brenham High Athletics is Limas Sweed, currently a Rookie wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Brenham High is also the home of the Brenham Cub Band. The Cub Band has been a 4A Honor Band Finalist and 4A State Marching Finalist. The Cub Band has also hand numerous players make the TMEA 4A All State Band, as well as many more advancing to TMEA region band and area band.
Brenham High School has a Marine Corps JROTC program which has won numerous awards for drill, shooting team, and color guard. With a grant the program received they constructed a Marine Corps JROTC Building. The building has state of the art equipment and an amazing shooting range used for Air Rifle and Pistol Shooting.
Brenham High School is also the home of the Brenham High School Chorale Choir, also the Brenham High School Encore Choir. The Chorale choir has been a mixed choir consisting of at least 20 students and 5 students to each voice part. In the year 2008 the Chorale choir receive all 1's (ones) at the U.I.L Concert and Sight-reading Competition. The Encore Choir is a newer choir consisting of the best vocalist from the Chorale choir. They have just recently became a Madrigal choir, but before that they were a pop/jazz choir, consisting of no more than 12 students 3 in each voice part.
Brenham High School is also the home of the Brenham High School Drama Department. They have competed in the U.I.L One-Act Play Competition as the name explains they create a One-Act version of a Two-Act play and compete against other schools in their levels.
Brenham High School has multiple AP classes and programs.
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Originally built as a bomb shelter during the cold war,The school is two stories high, one underground. A wing was built, called the "science wing" and another containing the English classes.
Also the seventh and eighth grade classes will not have school on September 2, 2011.
The other schools will have Labor Day off with the exception of the High School Cub Band including the colorguard. Please feel free to contact the school if you have any questions regarding Labor Day.