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William J. Brennan High School
Address
Map
2400 Cottonwood Way

San Antonio
,
Bexar County
,
Texas
78253

United States
Coordinates29°27′29″N 98°43′30″W / 29.458°N 98.725°W / 29.458; -98.725
Information
School typePublic, high school
Motto"Brennan Fight Never Dies"
Founded2010
LocaleSuburb: Large[1]
School districtNorthside ISD
NCES School ID483312012347[1]
PrincipalJohn Trimble
Vice PrincipalJoshua Hall
Academic DeanMichelle Craig
Assistant PrincipalJennifer Torres
Aaron Logan
Ryan Brassell
Kimberley Helaire-Sylvas
Faculty175.82 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment3,142[1] (2022–1023)
Student to teacher ratio17.87[1]
Color(s)Black and gold    
Athletics conferenceUIL AAAAAA
MascotBears
Feeder schoolsDr. Joe J. Bernal MS
Gregory Luna MS
Sports District28-6A
WebsiteOfficial website

William J. Brennan High School is the tenth public high school in the Northside Independent School District of San Antonio, Texas, United States. It is a four-year high school that opened in 2010 and graduated its first senior class in June 2012. During 2022–2023, Brennan High School had an enrollment of 3,142 students and a student to teacher ratio of 17.87.[1] For the 2021–2022 school year, the school was given a "B" by the Texas Education Agency, with a distinction for Academic Achievement in Social Studies.[2]

Area served

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Brennan serves all areas west of Loop 1604 from just south of the Alamo Ranch neighborhoods west to the Medina County–Bexar County line near Texas State Highway 211 (Hill Country Parkway), extending south to near Marbach Road and its intersection at Grosenbacher Road. The far west areas of San Antonio, Texas, are experiencing rapid growth[3] and Brennan alleviated overcrowded conditions at neighboring William Howard Taft High School and John Paul Stevens High School.

Namesake

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As with all the high schools in the Northside Independent School District, it was named after a United States Supreme Court Justice, William J. Brennan. Brennan was appointed by President Eisenhower in 1956 and retired in 1990. He died in 1997 at the age of 91.[4][5]

Athletics

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The Brennan Bears compete in these sports - [6]

Football

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In the 2013–2014 school year, the football team advanced to the Class 4A Division 1 state championship football game and played Denton Guyer High School from Denton, Texas. The game was played in Arlington, Texas, at AT&T Stadium. Brennan fell short 31–14 and received the title of state runner-up with a 15–1 season record.

Feeder schools

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Brennan is fed by Luna, Briscoe, and Bernal middle schools, which are fed by elementary schools Behlau, Galm, Mireles, Hoffman, Langley, Lieck, Gamez, and Ott.

Band

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The Brennan Bear Band is under the direction of Thomas Kober with assistant directors Mark Wolocki and Tim Briones. The Bear Band has consistently received 1's at UIL marching contest since the opening of the school in 2010.

2012-2013 - The band placed first in several competitions and contests with their show, "The Fire Within." Among these were first place in Class 4A Northside ISD Marching Contest and first place in the USBands New Braunfel Showcase. At the Northside ISD Marching Contest, the percussion received the highest score of all the bands for "Percussion Captions." At the USBands New Braunfel Showcase, Brennan received first place for the categories of "Percussion, Visual, and Music".[7]

2013-2014 - The band became the first 4A marching band in the Northside Independent School District to advance to the UIL state competition level. In the State of Texas (4A), the band placed 19th for their show, "Turning Points".

2014-2015 - The band competed in the 6A level with their show, "Mood Rings". The band received a first division in the UIL Region marching competition, advancing them to Area Prelims at Dub Faris Stadium in San Antonio. They performed first in Class 6A of the Area Marching Competition, where they fell short of a spot to Area Finals, placing 13th out of 20 bands competing for one of the ten Finals' spots.

2015-2016 - The band competed in the 6A division with their show, "Intergalactic". They received sweepstakes at the UIL Region Competition.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public Schools - Brennan High School (483312012347)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "TEA". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  3. ^ Webner, Richard (2017-01-22). "Developers ready for growth surge in far West Side". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  4. ^ Greenhouse, Linda (1997-07-25). "William Brennan, 91, Dies; Gave Court Liberal Vision". New York Times. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  5. ^ "Namesake | Northside Independent School District". www.nisd.net. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  6. ^ The Athletics Department
  7. ^ "World of Pageantry - Fall 2012 Texas Area High School Band Results & Scores". www.worldofpageantry.com. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  8. ^ Fredrickson, Kyle (January 21, 2018). "What made CU Buffs senior George King a dominating force? "He can take a butt-chewing."". Denver Post. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  9. ^ Maggi, Alessandro (2024-01-05). "George King joins Ironi Ness Ziona - Sportando". Sportando. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  10. ^ "Swarm Complete Trade with the Austin Spurs". Greensboro Swarm. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  11. ^ Mitchell, Mike (2024-01-17). "D.C. Defenders Post-Super Draft Roster Overview". Sports Illustrated UFL on FanNation News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
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