Brookwood High School is a public

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in Snellville,

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, in suburban

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, part of the Gwinnett County School System. Brookwood serves several areas of southern

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, including Snellville, Lawrenceville, and Lilburn.

History

Planning for Brookwood High School was started in 1977 to lessen the

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of nearby

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and Parkview High School. A committee of educators from Gwinnett County met to create and discuss specifications for the facility. The school officially opened in 1981 under principal Emmett Lawson. The school derived its name from its location on the intersection of Holly Brook Road (a section of this road is now Webb Gin House Road) and Dogwood Road. The school colors, maroon and gold, were based on the colors of

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. The original school mascot had a

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around the

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, which was later removed. The administration had suggested that Brookwood be the Brookwood Bears. The original mascot was a drawing of an entire bronco, but the current logo uses only a bronco's head. The runner-up mascot choice was the Bruins, and the second place color scheme was baby blue and gold.

Feeder schools

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. The middle schools that feed into Brookwood are Alton C. Crews Middle School and Five Forks Middle School. Crews Middle has two elementary school feeders, Brookwood Elementary (which is located next door to Brookwood High) and Craig Elementary. Five Forks Middle has students from RD Head Elementary and Gwin Oaks Elementary, along with some students from Brookwood and Craig Elementary.

Notable alumni

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References

External links

Brookwood High School

Gwinnett County Public Schools
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