Brooke High School
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 Walt Disney World.
Notable alumni
Joe Pettini
Pettini is a former Major League Baseball player who played for the San Francisco Giants and coached the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros.
Rich Thomaselli
Thomaselli is a former American football running back who played for the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at West Virginia Wesleyan College and also played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
References
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- ^ "C.A. House Music Band of the Week: Brooke High School". WTRF. 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ^ "Brooke High School Marching Band and Choir perform at Disney". WTRF. 2022-06-02. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ^ "Joe Pettini Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ^ "Joe Pettini: MLB player, won 2 World Series as a coach with the St. Louis Cardinals - Italian Americans in Baseball". Retrieved 2023-01-21.
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- ^ "Rich Thomaselli Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-09-23.