Brookfield High School (Connecticut)


Brookfield High School is the single public high school serving the town of Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
In the 2012–2013 school year the school had 918 students. The enrollment has trended down ten percent over the previous five years. Ethnically the students are approximately 90% Caucasian, 1.9% Black, 4.0% Asian, and 3.8% Hispanic.
The school was originally built in 1959 as Long Meadow Hill Junior High School. Less than 10 years later, it was converted to a high school and graduated its first class in 1967. It has had a number of additions. In 1967, a 3-floor section was added. In 1974, a new auditorium and a second gym were added. Another wing was later added. The most recent expansion was in 2007. It included a new video production studio and two new wings, the library was made bigger, and the existing classrooms were updated. The football field and track was redone shortly thereafter. In August 2009, the student parking lot was repaved. In 2016, the new basketball gym was repainted and waxed. Later, in 2017, the roof was completely reconstructed.

Sports

The school mascot is the Bobcat and the school colors are blue and gold. Both white and black have also been used for team uniforms.
Brookfield High School is a member of the South Western Conference. Commonly referred to as the SWC, Brookfield competes with 12 other local schools.

Notable alumni