Brookwood High School (Alabama)
Brookwood High School is a high school in Brookwood, Alabama, in the United States and serves grades 9-12. It previously served grades 7-12 until 2002. It is the third largest high school in the Tuscaloosa County School System. The school was established in 1927. In 2012 construction began on a new state-of-the-art building and was completed in 2013. The new high school opened to students at the beginning of 2014. History. Establishment. Brookwood High School was established in 1927 for the Tuscaloosa County School System. The first building was built in  the town of Abernant, Alabama. Present building. The present building began construction in 2012 for a total capacity of 1,600 students. The former building was built to accommodate only 500 students, and enrollment had reached almost 1,000. This new state-of-the-art building was constructed to accommodate the large influx of new residents that continue to move into the area due to an explosion in the auto manufacturing industry (Mercedes-Benz US International in nearby Vance, AL), and related companies. Land was donated by Walter Energy for the new school building, which is on property that directly adjoins to  the rear of the old high school building and property. A total of 93 acres of land was donated by Walter Energy for the new 6A, 168,000 sq. foot building. Curriculum and extracurricular activities. Curriculum. Brookwood High School offers standard classes (Standard Diploma), advanced classes (Advanced Diploma), Advanced Placement classes, and High Honors classes. As of the 2013-2014 school year, the board of the Tuscaloosa County School System decided to transition all high schools in the district to having eight classes per day, opposed to the former four classes per day schedule where students have two core classes & two  elective classes each day (known as a "Block System"). Sports. Brookwood High School offers several sports for students for their extracurricular activities. In 2015, the BHS boys' basketball team lost to Bibb County High School by a score of 2–0, the lowest-scoring high school basketball game in recorded history. Sports Teams