Mountain Brook High School

Mountain Brook High School (MBHS) is a three-year public high school in the city of Mountain Brook, Alabama. It is the only high school in the Mountain Brook City School System. School colors are green and gold, and the athletic teams are called the Spartans. MBHS competes in AHSAA Class 6A athletics.[3]

Mountain Brook High School
The front entrance to MBHS in 2010
Address
3650 Bethune Drive Mountain Brook , Alabama 35223 United States
Information
School type	Public
Founded	1966
School district	Mountain Brook School System
Principal	Philip Holley
Faculty	86.38 FTE[1]
Grades	10-12
Enrollment	1,059 (2018-2019) [2]
Student to teacher ratio	12.17[1]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Green & Gold
Athletics	AHSAA Class 7A
Mascot	Spartan
Team name	Spartans
Newspaper	Sword and Shield
Yearbook	Olympian
Feeder schools	Mountain Brook Junior High School
Website	http://www.mtnbrook.k12.al.us/mbhs

Recognition

MBHS is consistently recognized as one of the best high schools in Alabama:

• MBHS was ranked 4th among the 12 Alabama schools included in the Washington Post's 2015 list of America's Most Challenging High Schools.[4]
• MBHS was included among the top 150 high schools in the U.S. by the Daily Beast.[5]
• SchoolDigger ranks MBHS 2nd among 357 high schools in the state of Alabama and 1st among high schools in the Birmingham-Hoover metropolitan area.[6]
• Niche ranks MBHS 2nd in the state of Alabama and 2nd among high schools in the Birmingham-Hoover metropolitan area.[7]
• The U.S. Department of Education has recognized MBHS as a National Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor awarded by the department.[8][9]

Athletics

The MBHS football team in a 2010 playoff contest against Gadsden City

The Mountain Brook Spartans compete in Class 6A of AHSAA.[10] The school holds 122 state championships, the most in Alabama.

The boys' basketball team won state championships in 2013, 2014, 2017,[11] 2018[12] and 2019. They also reached the Final Four in 2001 and were the runner-ups in 2015 and 2020.

The girls' cross country team won 12 state championships in a row,[13] since 2003, and the boys won the previous three state championships. The girls' cross country team had a 14-year state championship winning streak.

The boys tennis teams have won 23 state championships, the most in the state. The girls teams also hold the record for most state championships in the state with 23 wins.

Spartan football won state championships in 1975 and 1976.

Accomplishments

A view of the football field, track and outdoor mall area

• United States Department of Education Blue Ribbon School; 1983–84, 1992-93.
• United States Department of Education Secondary Schools Recognition Program.
• Selected by Redbook magazine as one of 155 schools honored for "overall excellence"
• Recognized by Newsweek magazine as one of the nation's top 100 high schools.
• Honored by College Board for academic excellence and outstanding support and participation in Advanced Placement Program.
• Mountain Brook has graduated three Rhodes Scholars.
• Mountain Brook has won more state athletic championships (119) than any other public school in the state of Alabama.
• In October 2006, Mountain Brook High School's drama department, under the direction of Pat Yates, combined with Fairfield High Preparatory School to present Christopher Sergel's dramatization of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. The joint production received local and eventually national attention, and was featured on NBC's Today Show and NBC Nightly News. Even Harper Lee herself took notice, as the normally private author agreed to meet with the cast.[14]
• Mountain Brook was named the top athletic program in Alabama for the 2006-2007 season by Sports Illustrated.[15]

In 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018 the Mountain Brook High School basketball team, led by coach Bucky McMillan, reached the state finals in Alabama's highest classification winning state championships in 2013, 2014,2017, and 2018.

Notable graduates

• Nate Bland, former MLB player (Houston Astros)[16]
• Scott Bondy, an American folk/alternative musician. Formerly lead singer of the band Verbena.
• Courteney Cox, actress (Friends, Scream, Cougar Town, Dirt)[17]
• Alan Hunter, MTV Veejay[18]
• Willson Love, former Alabama defensive linemen,[19] Current head coach of Strength and Conditioning for Ole Miss[20]
• Spencer Jakab, author and Wall Street Journal editor [21]
• David Jaffe, video game designer (God of War, Twisted Metal)[22]
• Pat DuPré, semi-finalist at Wimbledon in 1979 and a quarter finalist in the U.S. Open. 1979-1981; he was ranked in the top 20 in the world, reaching as high as 12th.[23]
• Jared Weinstein, Special Assistant and Personal Aide to U.S. President George W. Bush from 2006 to 2009
• Graeme McFarland, football player (Indiana University)[24]
• Emeel Salem, All-American baseball player at the University of Alabama, former minor league player in the Tampa Bay Rays organization. (6th round draft pick 2007)[25]
• William Vlachos, center for the University of Alabama National Championship Team in 2009 and 2011.[26]
• Tommy Dewey, actor (17 Again, The BabyMakers, The Mindy Project)[27]
• Sarah Simmons, Top 8 finalist on season 4 of The Voice.[28]
• Tribble Reese, quarterback for Clemson, and star in the Reality Series The New Atlanta.[29]
• Trevor Holder, pitched in College World Series for University of Georgia. Currently with Washington Nationals organization.[30]
• Natalee Holloway (class of 2005), an 18-year-old who mysteriously disappeared while in Aruba with friends in 2005.[31]
• Bucky McMillan, Samford basketball coach who coached at Mountain Brook from 2008 to 2020.[32]
• Trendon Watford, a LSU basketball player as of (2021) [33]

References

1. Mountain Brook High School
2. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Mountain Brook High School". nces.ed.gov. U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
3. "AHSAA School Classification 2014-16" (PDF).
4. "Alabama Schools - The Washington Post". apps.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
5. Beast, The Daily. "America's Top High Schools 2014". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
6. "Alabama School Rankings". SchoolDigger. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
7. "Best Public High Schools in Alabama - Niche". K-12 School Rankings and Reviews at Niche.com. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
8. Ray, Tiffany (2008-09-09). "Spain Park High School named national Blue Ribbon School". The Birmingham News.
9. "No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools Program - 2008 Schools", U.S. Department of Education
10. "Mountain Brook To Move To 6A Classification". Mountain Brook, AL Patch. 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
11. "AHSAA > Sports > Basketball > Basketball Past State Champions". www.ahsaa.com. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
12. Boyette, Daniel (2018-03-03). "Class 7A boys: Mountain Brook rolls past McGill-Toolen 73-49 to repeat". al. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
13. "AHSAA > Sports > Cross Country > Cross Country Past State Champions Girls". www.ahsaa.com. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
14. Students learn about race through acting Archived 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine, NBC Nightly News. (October 22, 2006) Retrieved on January 17, 2007.
15. "Best in state: The top high schools in each of the 50 states and D.C." Sports Illustrated. June 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
16. "Nathan Bland". Birmingham-Southern College. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
17. "Courteney Cox's Changing Looks". InStyle. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
18. Colurso, Mary (June 26, 2013). "Birmingham's Alan Hunter looks back at his MTV years for 'VJ' book (photos, video)". The Birmingham News. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
19. Smith, Steven. "Lane Kiffin wants Alabama to keep its hands off former Tide alum and current Ole Miss strength coach, Wilson Love". tdalabamamag.com.
20. "2020 football staff". Olemisssports.com.
21. Rousch, Chris (March 20, 2019). "WSJ names Jakab its "Heard on the Street" editor)". TBN News. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
22. Grubb, Jeff (July 18, 2014). "Why triple-A devs are going indie (and why indies aren't going triple-A)". Yahoo! News. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
23. "Callen, Du Pré Joins Southern's Hall of Fame". USTA Southern Tennis 2013 Yearbook. Edition Duo. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
24. Anderson, Ric (November 15, 2001). "Short shots: KU lands QB". Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
25. "Emeel Salem Wins H. Boyd McWhorter Post-Graduate Scholarship". University of Alabama. April 6, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
26. Gribble, Andrew (April 5, 2013). "Former center William Vlachos back at Alabama as a graduate assistant". The Birmingham News. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
27. Harvey, Alec (February 12, 2013). "Birmingham's Tommy Dewey lands lead in new Seth McFarlane Fox sitcom". The Birmingham News. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
28. Colurso, Mary (April 22, 2013). "Birmingham's Sarah Simmons channels team spirit for her battle round on 'The Voice' (video)". The Birmingham News. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
29. "Tribble Reese". Retrieved 2020-01-09.
30. Perrin, Mike (June 9, 2009). "Update: 3 from Alabama, Auburn signee picked on first day of MLB draft". The Birmingham News. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
31. Ellis, Ralph (March 10, 2014). "Peru agrees to extradite van der Sloot to U.S. ... in 24 years". CNN.com. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
32. Thomas, Ben (April 6, 2020). "Samford makes it official, hires Mountain Brook's Bucky McMillan as men's basketball coach". AL.com. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
33. "Trendon Watford, LSU Tigers, Power Forward". 247Sports. Retrieved 2021-01-20.

External links

• MBHS website
• MBHS profile on SchoolDigger
• MBHS profile on Niche
• Alabama High School Athletic Association Records