Brentwood High School (Missouri)

Brentwood Middle and High School
Location
2221 High School Drive Brentwood, Missouri United States
Coordinates	38°37′16″N90°21′14″W / 38.621°N 90.354°W / 38.621; -90.354
Information
Type	Public secondary school
Established	1927
School district	Brentwood School District
Principal	Ed Johnson [1]
Teaching staff	22.93 (on an FTE basis) [2]
Grades	9–12
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	191 (2023–2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio	8.33 [2]
Color(s)	Purple and Gold
Mascot	Eagles
Newspaper	The Nest
Yearbook	Eagle
Website	School website

Brentwood Middle and High School is a public high school in Brentwood, St. Louis County, Missouri that is part of the Brentwood School District. Brentwood High School was selected as a National Blue Ribbon School in 2006. ^[3] Brentwood High School opened in 1927, and in 1961, the school district added a junior high school addition to the building. ^[4]

Activities

For the 2013–2014 school year, the school offered 15 activities approved by the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA): baseball, boys and girls basketball, sideline cheerleading, field hockey, 11-man football, music activities, boys and girls soccer, softball, speech and debate, boys and girls track and field, girls volleyball, and wrestling ^[5] In addition to its current activities, Brentwood students have won several state championships, including:

• Football: Runner up 2009
• Baseball: 1978, 1986
• Girls basketball: 1985
• Boys track and field: 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1987, 1991 ^[6]
• Winter Color Guard: 2012 ^[7]

The school has had one state individual champions in women's cross country: Kensington Curd

The school has had 14 state individual champions in women's track and field: Kensington Curd (3200m), Sophia Rivera (Javelin, Discus, Shotput), Anietie Ekong (Long Jump), Becky Dahm (3200m), Julie Katsaras (800m, 1600m)

The school has had two state individual champions in wrestling, Rodney Carr (1973) and Greg Carr (1983). ^[6]

Alumni

• Ivory Crockett: World-record-setting sprinter ^[4]
• Herta Feely: Co-founder of Safe Kids Worldwide ^[8]
• Sylk Smoov, rapper and entertainer

References

1. "2007-2008 Student Parent Handbook" (PDF). Brentwood High School. Retrieved February 25, 2008.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. "BRENTWOOD HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
3. "Selected 2006 Schools - No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools Program". U.S. Department of Education . Retrieved February 25, 2008.
4. Bosenbecker, Ray (2004). So, Where'd You Go to High School?. St. Louis, MO: Virginia Publishing. p. 79. ISBN   1-891442-30-9.
5. "MSHSAA: Brentwood". Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
6. "MSHSAA: Championship Histories by Sport" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
7. Steve Bowman (March 26, 2012). "Winter Guard Wins MCCGA Championship". Brentwood Spirit.
8. "Brentwood Alumni Association Newsletter" (PDF). August 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2019.