Brenham High School

Brenham High School
Address
525 A H Ehrig Dr. Brenham , Texas 77833-2487 United States
Information
School type	Public high school
School district	Brenham Independent School District
NCES District ID	4811280
CEEB code	440835
NCES School ID	481128000604
Principal	Michael Watts [1]
Teaching staff	120.82 (Full-time equivalent) [2]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,560 [2]  (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio	12.91 [2]
Color(s)	Green and White
Athletics conference	UIL Class 5A
Mascot	Cubs/Cubettes
Yearbook	Brenhamite
Website	Official website

Brenham High School is a public high school located in the city of Brenham, Texas, United States. It is classified as a 5A school by the UIL. ^[3] It is a part of the Brenham Independent School District located in central Washington County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. ^[4]

Athletics

The Brenham Cubs compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, powerlifting, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. ^[5]

State titles

• Baseball
  • 1970 (3A), ^{[6] [7]} 1975 (3A), ^[6] 1976 (3A), ^[6] 1986 (4A), ^[6] 1987 (4A), ^[6] 1988 (4A), ^[6] 2010 (4A) ^[8]
• Girls' golf
  • 1983 (4A) ^[9]
• Softball
  • 1996 (4A), ^[10] 2005 (4A) ^[10]
• Boys' track
  • 1952 (1A), ^[11] 1953 (1A), ^[11] 1977 (3A) ^[11]
• Girls' track
  • 1979 (3A), ^[11] 1980 (3A), ^[11] 1987 (4A) ^[11]

State Finalist

• Football
  • 2002 (4A/D2), ^[12] 2009 (4A/D2), ^[13] 2013 (4A/D2) ^[14]

Academics

Advanced Placement

Brenham High School offered the following College Board Advanced Placement courses in the 2024-2025 school year: ^[15]

• AP 2-D Art and Design
• AP 3-D Art and Design
• AP Art History
• AP Biology
• AP Calculus AB
• AP Chemistry
• AP Computer Science A
• AP Computer Science Principles
• AP Drawing
• AP English Language and Composition
• AP English Literature and Composition
• AP Environmental Science
• AP Human Geography
• AP Macroeconomics
• AP Precalculus
• AP Psychology
• AP Seminar
• AP Spanish Language and Culture
• AP Statistics
• AP U.S. Government and Politics
• AP United States History
• AP World History: Modern

Notable alumni

• Malcom Brown (Class of 2012), professional football player ^[16]
• Cecil Cooper (Class of 1967), professional baseball player ^[17]
• Lois Kolkhorst (Class of 1982), state politician, state representative from Brenham from 2001-2015, and state senator since 2015 ^[18]
• Roosevelt Leaks (Class of 1971), professional football player ^[19]
• Chuck Machemehl (Class of 1964), professional baseball player ^[20]
• Frank Malina (Class of 1930), aeronautical engineer, rocket researcher, artist ^[21]
• Teaira McCowan (Class of 2015), WNBA player ^[22]
• Gus Franklin Mutscher (Class of 1950), state politician, former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives (1969-1972) ^[23]
• Joe Routt, professional football player, Bronze Star Medal recipient, posthumous hall of fame inductee (College Texas Sports: 1952, National Football: 1962) ^[24]
• Ricky Seilheimer (Class of 1978), professional baseball player ^[25]
• Limas Sweed (Class of 2003), professional football player ^[26]
• Wilson Whitley (Class of 1973), professional football player ^[27]
• Courtland Sutton (Class of 2014), professional football player ^[28]

References

1. Blaschke, Josh (May 21, 2024). "MICHAEL WATTS NAMED BRENHAM HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; JENNIFER GRIFFIN TO BECOME DIRECTOR OF CONTINUOUS LEARNING". KWHI.com.
2. "Search for Public Schools: BRENHAM H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
3. "2024-2025 and 2025-2026 Tentative Volleyball, Basketball and Football District Assignments and Reclassification Information" (PDF). www.uiltexas.org. February 1, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
4. "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2015.
5. "Brenham High School (Brenham, TX) Athletics - Schedules, Scores, News, and More". www.brenhamcubs.net. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
6. "UIL State Baseball Records". www.uiltexas.org. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
7. Deere, Carlos (June 15, 1970). "CUBS WIN STATE: Beat Dumas, 11-2, In Finals Friday". Brenham Banner-Press . p. 1. Retrieved March 21, 2025– via The Portal to Texas History by the University of North Texas. Scoring six runs in the first inning, the Brenham Cubs went on to easily defeat Dumas, 11-2, and win the Class 3A State Baseball Championship in the finals played Friday night at Austin's Nelson Field.
8. "2009-2010 Champions Yearbook" (PDF). www.uiltexas.org. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
9. "UIL State Girls Golf Champions". www.uiltexas.org. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
10. "UIL State Softball Records". www.uiltexas.org. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
11. "Track & Field Historical Archives". www.uiltexas.org. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
12. "UIL State Football Champions". www.uiltexas.org. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
13. "Brenham falls in 4A final". Chron.com . December 20, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
14. "2013-2014 State Champions — Archives". www.uiltexas.org. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
15. "Brenham High School". AP Course Audit. Archived from the original on March 21, 2025. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
16. Prathivadi, Keshav; Burkhart, Ross (February 4, 2019). "Dismissed to dominant: Malcom Brown's journey to Super Bowl LIII". The Daily Texan. Retrieved March 21, 2025. Before Malcom Brown's successful run at Texas and subsequent leap to the NFL, his immaturity as a freshman at Brenham High School almost cost him his career before it even began.
17. Aron, Eric. "Cecil Cooper". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved March 21, 2025. Cooper followed his brothers, playing ball for three years at the all-black Pickard High School, and transferring his senior year to the integrated Brenham High School.
18. Allbright, Claire (May 21, 2019). "Lois Kolkhorst, a rising star in the Texas GOP, won't back down" . The Victoria Advocate. Archived from the original on March 21, 2025. Retrieved March 21, 2025. Born in Brenham in 1964, Kolkhorst attended Brenham High School and graduated from Texas Christian University with a degree in advertising and public relations in 1988.
19. Wimmer, Chris (September 21, 2017). "Out of nowhere: The 1969 season of Roosevelt Leaks". Brenham Banner-Press. Retrieved March 21, 2025. We're going to relive the season that started it all for one of Brenham's greatest players, Roosevelt Leaks.
20. "Chuck Machemehl Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 21, 2025. High School: Brenham HS (Brenham, TX)
21. "Frank J. Malina". New Mexico Museum of Space History. Retrieved March 21, 2025. A graduate of Brenham High School, Malina earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A&M University in 1934, then received a scholarship for Graduate Studies at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
22. Ochoa, Abigail (July 18, 2020). "Brenham's Teaira McCowan leads 2010s All-Decade High School Girls Basketball Team" . The Eagle. Archived from the original on March 21, 2025. Retrieved March 21, 2025. Teaira McCowan has represented Brenham on the biggest stages in women's basketball. McCowan began controlling the boards for the Cubettes early in her career as she quickly became a staple for a young team that claimed the program's first district title in nine years during her inaugural season.
23. Dey, Sneha (February 27, 2023). "Gus Mutscher, Texas House speaker who resigned amid the Sharpstown stock fraud scandal, dies at 90". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved March 21, 2025. He graduated from Brenham High School and attended Blinn Junior College in Brenham on a baseball scholarship.
24. Wimmer, Chris (October 19, 2017). "True Texan: Brenham, Aggie legend Joe Routt". Brenham Banner-Press. Retrieved March 21, 2025. Capt. Routt was the commander of Company A of the 405th Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division. He was from Chappell Hill and was a graduate of Brenham High School and Texas A&M. He was a Texan through and through.
25. "Ricky Seilheimer Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 21, 2025. High School: Brenham HS (Brenham, TX)
26. "Steelers select WR Limas Sweed in the second round". www.steelers.com. April 27, 2008. Retrieved March 21, 2025. Attended Brenham (Tex.) High School, playing football for head coach Glen West
27. Pothul, Ed (June 5, 2015). "WILSON WHITLEY ON TEXAS SPORTS HALL OF FAME BALLOT". KWHI.com. Retrieved March 21, 2025. Former Brenham Cub football star, the late Wilson Whitley is on the ballot for the Texas Sports Hall of Fame's Class of 2016.
28. Goodbread, Chase (January 3, 2018). "From farm to NFL's table: Hard work paying off for SMU's Courtland Sutton". NFL.com. Retrieved March 21, 2025. Sutton's hometown of Brenham, located just south of College Station, halfway between Austin and Houston, is known as the baseball capital of the state. Former Milwaukee Brewers slugger Cecil Cooper is from here, and the Brenham High Cubs have proudly notched seven state titles. [...] And long before Sutton became a three-sport athlete for the Cubs, he was introduced to farm work by his father, Ryian Marshall.

External links

• Official website