Brewer High School (Fort Worth, Texas)

Brewer High School
Brewer High School
Address
	1025 W Loop 820 N; Fort Worth, Texas 76108; United States
Coordinates	32°46′46″N 97°28′45″W / 32.779445°N 97.479072°W
Information
School type	Public
Motto	Think Big Bears Do!
School district	White Settlement ISD
Principal	Daryl Porter, Ed.D.
Teaching staff	137.55 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Gender	Both male and female
Enrollment	2,183 (2022–23)
Student to teacher ratio	15.87
Campus size	85 acres (340,000 m2)
Color(s)	Royal blue and white;
Athletics	UIL 5A (since 2014)
Mascot	Grizzly Bear
Website	[1]

Brewer High School is a high school serving 2,162 students in grades 9-12 located in Fort Worth, Texas.^[2] It has a notable athletics program, as it has produced major league baseball players Aubrey Huff and Kelly Shoppach.^[3] The school mascot is the bear.

History

The old high school was built in the 1950s and was later turned into a middle school in 2008.

Campus

The school's campus on Cherry Lane in White Settlement, Texas was replaced with a new campus located near Loop 820 and Silver Creek Road in Fort Worth in 2007.^[4]

Notable alumni

Travis Shane Taylor is an American scientist, engineer, science fiction writer, the star of National Geographic Channel's ‘Rocket City Rednecks’ which aired 2011–2013 and the star of ‘The Secrets of Skinwalker Ranch’ 2020-Present. Taylor has written numerous technical papers, science fiction novels, and two textbooks.
Ron Clark, Former Major League Baseball player^[5]
Gene Hatcher, Former boxer
Skyler Howard, Japanese Football Player
Aubrey Huff, Former Major League Baseball player
Vernon Johnson, NFL Free Agent
Kelly Shoppach, Former Major League Baseball player

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "BREWER H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
^ Great Schools
^ "School Detail for Brewer H S". National Center for Education Statistics.
^ Deller, Martha (2007-08-25). "New Brewer High to open with a built-in past". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Because there was no room to expand, the White Settlement school district spent $93 million to build a three-story high school on 85 acres about three miles northwest. The old school is being converted into a new facility for Brewer Middle School, to open next year.
^ "Meet the Manager & Coach". 1986 Phillies: Spring Training 40th Year in Clearwater. Clearwater, Florida: Philadelphia Phillies. March 1986. p. 9.

External links

[NCES-1] "BREWER H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

[2] Great Schools

[nces-3] "School Detail for Brewer H S". National Center for Education Statistics.

[4] Deller, Martha (2007-08-25). "New Brewer High to open with a built-in past". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Because there was no room to expand, the White Settlement school district spent $93 million to build a three-story high school on 85 acres about three miles northwest. The old school is being converted into a new facility for Brewer Middle School, to open next year.

[5] "Meet the Manager & Coach". 1986 Phillies: Spring Training 40th Year in Clearwater. Clearwater, Florida: Philadelphia Phillies. March 1986. p. 9.

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