Brooke High School is a public

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, United States. It is the only high school in the Brooke County School District. Athletic teams compete as the Brooke Bruins in the

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Class AAA as well as the

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History

Brooke High School was established in 1969 from the consolidation of Follansbee High School, Wellsburg High School, and Bethany High School

Athletics

Basketball

The Bruins have five basketball teams, both boys and girls. Boys play freshman, JV and varsity while girls compete in JV and varsity. The boys' varsity basketball team won the WV AAA championship in 1987.

Cheerleading

The various varsity cheerleading squads have earned the school a record-setting 13 West Virginia state titles and 25 Region 1 championships. Brooke has also competed in the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Cheerleading championship winning various titles – most recently in 2011.

Football

Brooke High School won the WV AAA championship in 1985, 1987, and 1990.

Marching Band

The Brooke High School Marching Band is currently under the direction of Johnny Leonard. In the summer of 2022, the band performed the school's fight song "Green and Gold" at

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Notable Alumni

Joe Pettini

Pettini is a former

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player cum played for the

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and coached the

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and the Houston Astros.

References

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