Brenham High School

Brenham High School is a public high school located in the city of Brenham, Texas, United States. It is classified as a 5A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Brenham Independent School District located in central Washington County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.

Athletics

The Brenham Cubs compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, powerlifting, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.

State titles

• Baseball
  • 1970 (3A), 1975 (3A), 1976 (3A), 1986 (4A), 1987 (4A), 1988 (4A), 2010 (4A)
• Girls' golf
  • 1983 (4A)
• Softball
  • 1996 (4A), 2005 (4A)
• Boys' track
  • 1952 (1A), 1953 (1A), 1977 (3A)
• Girls' track
  • 1979 (3A), 1980 (3A), 1987 (4A)

State Finalist

• Football
  • 2002 (4A/D2), 2009 (4A/D2), 2013 (4A/D2)

Academics

Advanced Placement

Brenham High School offered the following College Board Advanced Placement courses in the 2024-2025 school year:

• AP 2-D Art and Design
• AP 3-D Art and Design
• AP Art History
• AP Biology
• AP Calculus AB
• AP Chemistry
• AP Computer Science A
• AP Computer Science Principles
• AP Drawing
• AP English Language and Composition
• AP English Literature and Composition
• AP Environmental Science
• AP Human Geography
• AP Macroeconomics
• AP Precalculus
• AP Psychology
• AP Seminar
• AP Spanish Language and Culture
• AP Statistics
• AP U.S. Government and Politics
• AP United States History
• AP World History: Modern

Notable alumni

• Dane Acker (Class of 2017), professional baseball player
• Malcom Brown (Class of 2012), professional football player
• Cecil Cooper (Class of 1967), professional baseball player
• Lois Kolkhorst (Class of 1982), state politician, state representative from Brenham from 2001-2015, and state senator since 2015
• Roosevelt Leaks (Class of 1971), professional football player
• Chuck Machemehl (Class of 1964), professional baseball player
• Frank Malina (Class of 1930), aeronautical engineer, rocket researcher, artist
• Teaira McCowan (Class of 2015), WNBA player
• Gus Franklin Mutscher (Class of 1950), state politician, former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives (1969-1972)
• Joe Routt, professional football player, Bronze Star Medal recipient, posthumous hall of fame inductee (College Texas Sports: 1952, National Football: 1962)
• Ricky Seilheimer (Class of 1978), professional baseball player
• Courtland Sutton (Class of 2014), professional football player
• Limas Sweed (Class of 2003), professional football player
• Wilson Whitley (Class of 1973), professional football player