Dr. Michael E. Schmidt was the head of a committee of three students who were chosen to select the school mascot and colors. One website suggests that a student parent committee selected Brookwood’s colors and mascott. This is completely untrue. No adults were involved in voting for the school colors or mascott. Adults had suggested the Brookwood Bears and the color of Carolina Blue , but in a 3-0 vote the student committee led by Michael E. Schmidt selected the Bronco and the colors burgandy and gold. The Brookwood school song and fight song were selected by Dr. Michael E. Schmidt and Brookwood’s first band director the late Stewart Hughes. Laura Zieker BHS’ first choir teacher wrote the words to Brookwood’s school song. Both songs were based upon the songs from Tucker High School. Dr. Michael E. Schmidt arranged the first arrangement of Brookwood High School’s fight song. The BHS administration had originally wanted Brookwood’s colors to be Orange and Blue like the Denver Broncos, but the student committee led by a Parkview High School student [ hs senior Dr. Schmidt] rejected those colors because they are the same colors as Brookwood’s rival Parkview High School. [ Both of the two other students on that committe were junior transfers from South Gwinnett HS] The colors chosen were maroon and gold which were based upon the colors of Florida State University. The runner-up choice for Brookwood’s color was Carolina blue. The original Brookwood HS logo/mascott selected by the three student committee was a full bronco surrounded by a horseshoe. The current logo is that of a bronco head. The second choice for the school mascot was a bear.