Brownwood High School

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Brownwood High School
Address
Brownwood High School
2100 Slayden Street

Brownwood
,
Texas
76801

United States
Coordinates 31°41′29″N98°58′43″W / 31.6913°N 98.9787°W / 31.6913; -98.9787
Information
School type Public high school
School district Brownwood Independent School District
PrincipalLindsay Smith
Teaching staff70.89 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment943 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio13.30 [1]
Color(s)   Maroon and white
Athletics conference UIL Class 4A
Nickname Lion/Lady Lion
Website www.brownwoodisd.org/bhs OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Brownwood High School is a public high school located in Brownwood, Texas, United States. It is part of the Brownwood Independent School District located in central Brown County, and is classified as a 4A school by the UIL. For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given a "B" by the Texas Education Agency. [2]

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History

In 1955 the school racially integrated, taking black students formerly at R. F. Hardin High School. [3]

Athletics

The Brownwood Lions compete in the following sports: [4]

During the 1960s and 1970s, Brownwood had one of the most dominant football programs in Texas. Under the guidance of coach Gordon Wood, the Lions made the state finals eight times, winning titles on a state-record seven occasions.

State titles

State finalists

  • Boys' basketball [9]
    • 1949 (2A)
  • Football [5]
    • 1977 (3A)
  • Volleyball [10]
    • 2008 (3A)

Classification

Brownwood competes in class 4A in a district with Big Spring, Andrews, Lubbock Estacado, and San Angelo Lakeview.

Theatre

The Theatre Department at Brownwood High School is headed by Shannon "Momma" Lee. She began her career as the Theatre Director at Brownwood during the 2014-2015 school year. She was a student at Brownwood High School when Larry Mathis was the director. He retired at the end of the 2013-2014 school year. The Theatre Department also includes almost every kind of student; cheerleaders, band members, choir members, and athletes. The 2014 fall production was Beauty and the Beast. Donnetta Shelton is Shannon Lee's assistant, as well as the Art teacher and the Theatre Arts I teacher.

The Theatre Department won 1st division titles at both the District and Area contests in 2014 for their production of The Mill on the Floss, produced by Larry Mathis for the third time. They also won many awards, including Best Actor, several All Star Cast, Honorable Mention All Star Cast, and the Tech Award. They went on to compete at Regionals.

State titles

Notable alumni

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  2. ↑ "TEA". Texas Education Agency . Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  3. ↑ Ellsworth, Ken (1999-09-24). "Lessons of the Past: Historic black school gains national recognition". Abilene Reporter-News . Abilene, Texas. pp. 1B, 5B. - Clipping of first and of second page at Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Schools - The Athletics Department .com". www.theathleticsdepartment.com.
  5. 1 2 "Brownwood Lions". Lone Star Football Network.
  6. ↑ UIL Centennial webpage Archived March 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ UIL Centennial webpage Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "UIL Accounting State Champions". Archived from the original on 2012-05-07. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  9. ↑ UIL Centennial webpage Archived March 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ UIL Centennial webpage Archived December 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ UIL Centennial Webpage Archived June 1, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ "Texas Poets Laureate | TSLAC". www.tsl.texas.gov.
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