Brooke High School
| Brooke High | |
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| Address | |
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R.D. 3 Box 610 Wellsburg, West Virginia, Brooke, 26070 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°18′13″N 80°35′09″W / 40.30357°N 80.58588°WCoordinates: 40°18′13″N 80°35′09″W / 40.30357°N 80.58588°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Opened | 1969[1] |
| School district | Brooke County Schools |
| Principal | Toni Ann Shute[2] |
| Number of students | 1170[3] |
| Color(s) | Forest green, Old Gold [1] |
| Athletics conference | WVSSAC AAA |
| Team name | Bruins[1] |
| Newspaper | The Babbling Brooke[4] |
Brooke High School is a public high school located in Wellsburg, West Virginia. It is the only public high school in Brooke County. The school teaches grades 9-12.
History
Brooke High School was established in 1969 under the leadership of Homer S. Bodley after being formed from the consolidation of Follansbee High School, Wellsburg High School, and Bethany High School.[1]
Famous Graduates
Letitia Neese Chafin unsuccessfully ran for West Virginia Supreme Court Justice in 2012.
Brooke High School had a wealth of stellar graduates in the early 1990s, including Brian Householder (1990), Andy Kaminski (1991), Jill Graf (1992), Tom Townsend (1993), Frank Benham (1993), and Todd DeCollo (1993). The large number of talented Brooke graduates from Weirton, WV caused both long-time Brooke coach Kevin McCormick and former WV Governor Arch Moore to call Weirton's Marland Heights neighborhood the "fertile crescent of Brooke High talent."
Cheerleading
Perhaps the signature of the school is the Brooke High School Cheerleading program. Through the years, the various varsity squads have earned the school 13 state titles and numerous regional championships.
Band
The Brooke High Marching band is often referred to as the "pride of Brooke County" [1] and have many trophies on display in the music department.
Basketball
The Bruins have six basketball teams. Both male and female leagues, and three divisions for each: freshman, JV, and varsity.
Football
Collective amnesia has prevented fans of Brooke football from remembering any football played at the school in the past 20 years, with the possible exception of the Tom Bruney years. 1994 BHS grad Mac McLean was hired as head football coach in July 2014 to help restart the Bruin program after decades of dormancy.