“I believe students at Brunswick High School need to be in a new school as soon as possible. There are many health, safety, and maintenance issues at the current school. Children that need ADA compliant access to bathrooms, classrooms and the auditorium are being negatively impacted by the dated structure. There are doors going from the main body of the school to the career/tech building that are commonly left open for the convenience of students, allowing anyone to access the school without checking in at the front office. This leaves the student body vulnerable to a number of dangers.  Small classrooms and the lack of access to the most up-to-date classroom technology hinder the student body from receiving similar educations to those students in Frederick County that are going to schools that have been more recently updated and renovated.  The school does not have enough parking for its students, teachers, and guests. It would benefit the Brunswick community as a whole for the students to be given access to a modern facility for their education.” –Jennifer Axline, Brunswick Class of 2002

“I see no earthly reason why the replacement of Brunswick High should not be a top two priority capital project for the Board. The school’s dilapidated condition is dangerous and unconducive to education. It demands the attention and full funding necessary to bring it in compliance not only with regulations, but the spirit of FCPS’s promise to students. Perhaps more importantly, a previous Board made a commitment that they inexplicably reneged on. This Board can correct that by ensuring that BHS is complete and open to students before the Middletown co-located elementary/middle school or any other superfluous project receives a single cent.” –Jacob Winter, Class of 2023

“This topic and question is so complex and with so many perspectives it’s difficult to summarize.

Frederick High School (FHS) had this unusual complexity in the halls of its old building. Perspective is so crucial to breaking down the interwoven opinions and views that range from a decrypted, infested, and outdated place to learn and work to a place of heritage, honor, and school spirit. It’s strange to think that one can have so many conflicting opinions. Obviously, the school board and Frederick County decided it was time to construct a new school for FHS due to many issues. The same could be said about BHS – that it is past time to provide a new improved learning environment for the community of Brunswick. However, not everything is made better with shiny, new things. What do you take with you, what do you change and leave behind? These are the though questions that follow us when we transition form the old to the new.

To answer your question: It’s not a matter of what FHS has that BHS doesn’t, it’s more that BHS needs the opportunity to change and grow in a way that is right for this community… one shoe does not fit all.” –Mr. Johnson, Brunswick High School Teacher