Brooke High School

Brooke High School is a public high school located in Wellsburg, West Virginia. It is the only public high school in Brooke County. The school teaches grades 9–12.HistoryBrooke High School was established in 1969 under the leadership of Homer S. Bodley after being formed from the consolidation of Follansbee High School, Wellsburg High School, and Bethany High School.Notable graduatesLetitia Neese Chafin unsuccessfully ran for West Virginia Supreme Court Justice in 2012.CheerleadingPerhaps the signature of the school is the Brooke High School Cheerleading program. Through the years, the various varsity 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.BandThe Brooke High Marching band is often referred to as the "pride of Brooke County" and have many trophies on display in the music department.BasketballThe Bruins have five basketball teams, both boys and girls. Boys play freshman, JV and varsity while girls compete in JV and varsity.The most infamous play in Brooke basketball history came in 1983, when Brooke lost at home to Weir High School during the state tournament sectionals. Current BHS principal Tim Pannett made a last-second, game-winning bucket that was waved off by an official who called Pannett for an offensive foul.The boys' varsity basketball team won the WV AAA championship in 1987, led by Bobby "Honey" Hoenig, "Razzle Dazzle" Charlie Basil, head coach Dave "Easy" Reitter, and statistician John Townsend.In the mid-1990s, the boys basketball team were led by the twin towers, Joe Bowman (aka "The Human Smokestack") and George "the Flying Buttress" Cole. Both Bowman and Cole were 6 ft 8 in tall.