Brazoswood High School


Brazoswood High School is a public high school located in Clute, Texas, United States. It educates grades nine through twelve and is part of the Brazosport Independent School District. Its attendance boundary includes Clute, Lake Jackson, and Richwood.
The first class graduated 356 students in May 1971. The alma mater, written especially for this school, was not completed until just before graduation. When it was played at the ceremony in May 1971, the graduating seniors were hearing it for the first time and therefore could not sing their alma mater.
Approximately 2,500 students attend Brazoswood High School. More than eighty percent of them participate in one or more of the clubs, organizations, and sports.
In the National Merit Program, Brazoswood had one National Merit semi-finalist, one Hispanic Scholar, and 9 Commended students in 2012. Brazoswood High School was named as one of the top Texas High Schools by U.S. News & World Report in their article, "Best High Schools 2012." BHS is also ranked nationally in the top 10%.
For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given a "B" by the Texas Education Agency.

Extracurricular activities

Extracurricular activities include:

Athletics

Brazoswood has produced several championship teams and several individual honors.

State team championships

  • Football
  • *1974
  • Baseball
  • * 1984
  • * 1992
  • * 2011
  • Softball
  • * 2000
  • Girls' water polo
  • *2024
  • Boys' water polo
  • *2022
  • 2011 State skeet shooting champions
  • 2013 TMEA 5A Honor Band

State individual championships

  • Boys' swimming
  • * Ronnie Paul, 100m butterfly, 1975
  • * Ronnie Paul, 100m butterfly, 1976
  • * Jason Fink, 100m freestyle, 1990
  • * Jason Fink, 200m freestyle, 1990
  • Girls' swimming
  • *Kristi Kiggans, 100m butterfly, 1985
  • *Kristi Kiggans, 100m butterfly, 1986
  • *Kristi Kiggans, 100m butterfly, 1987
  • Girls' cross country
  • *Lauren Smith, 2007
  • Girls' wrestling
  • *Jenna Pisarski, 110 lbs, 2011
  • Boys' track and field
  • *Sam Whitmarsh, 800m, 2019

State individual qualifiers (finish)

  • Girls' track and field
  • * Brooklyn Baker, triple jump, 2023
  • Boys' track and field
  • *Connor McGuire, pole vault, 2012
  • *Sam Whitmarsh, 800m, 2019
  • Girls' cross country
  • *Lauren Smith, 2007
  • Boys' cross country
  • *Xavier Jimenez, 2013
  • *Giovani Diaz, 2023
  • Girls' golf
  • *Madison Kidd, 2013
  • *Madison Kidd, 2014
  • *Madison Kidd, 2015
  • Boys' golf
  • *Jacob Borow, 2018
  • *Jacob Borow, 2019
  • Girls' wrestling
  • *Jessica Rodriguez, 95 lbs, 2011
  • *Ann Hinds, 102 lbs, 2011
  • *Jenna Pisarski, 110 lbs, 2011
  • *Jamie Baggett, 138 lbs, 2011
  • *Arianna Bardsley, 95 lbs, 2022
  • *Haley Basham, 145 lbs, 2023
  • *Maria Gonzalez, 185 lbs, 2024
  • Boys' wrestling
  • *Michael Martin, 145 lbs, 2011
  • *Ryan Snow, 182 lbs, 2012
  • *Jose Marce Acosta-Ruiz, 220 lbs, 2018
  • *Derek Cole, 220 lbs, 2020
  • *Jacob-Paul Shank, 220 lbs, 2022
  • *Trevor Dyson, 285 lbs, 2022
  • *Jake Basham, 150 lbs, 2023
  • *Aaron Reyna, 113 lbs, 2024
  • *Michael Villarreal, 215 lbs, 2024
  • Girls' swimming
  • *Kristi Kiggans, 100m butterfly, 1985
  • *Kristi Kiggans, 100m butterfly, 1986
  • *Kristi Kiggans, 100m butterfly, 1987
  • *Molly Kuettel, 100m freestyle, 2014
  • *Molly Kuettel, 50m freestyle, 2015
  • *Molly Kuettel, 100m freestyle, 2015
  • *Molly Kuettel, 100m freestyle, 2016
  • *Molly Kuettel, 200m freestyle, 2016
  • Boys' swimming
  • *Ronnie Paul, 100m butterfly, 1975
  • *Ronnie Paul, 100m butterfly, 1976
  • *Jason Fink, 100m freestyle, 1990
  • *Jason Fink, 200m freestyle, 1990
  • 2000 Boys' swimming
  • 2000 Girls' track
  • 2001 Boys' golf
  • 2001 Girls' track
  • 2003 Powerlifting
  • 2004 Boys' swimming
  • 2006-11 Wrestling
  • 2014 Girls' swimming
  • 2014 Boys' water polo
  • 2015 Boys' water polo
  • 2017 Boys' water polo
  • 2018 Boys' water polo
  • 2018 Girls' water polo
  • 2017 Robotics
  • 2017 HOSA
  • 2018 HOSA
  • 2021 Boys' cross country
  • 2022 Science Olympiad

Feeder patterns

Ney Pre-Kindergarten feeds into Beutel, Brannen, and Roberts elementaries. Beutel, Brannen, and Roberts feed into Rasco Middle. Griffith, Ogg, and Polk elementaries feed into Clute Intermediate. Rasco Middle feeds into Lake Jackson Intermediate. Clute and Lake Jackson intermediates feed into Brazoswood.

Notable alumni