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 1928. 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.HistoryEstablishmentBrookwood High School was established in 1928 for the Tuscaloosa County School System. The first building was built in the town of Abernant, Alabama.Present buildingThe 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 activitiesCurriculumBrookwood High School offers standard classes, advanced classes, 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 .