The Briarwood School (Houston, Texas)

The Briarwood School is a private school in Houston, Texas, in the Briar Forest community. Briarwood serves students with diagnosed learning disabilities, including dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, and/or ADHD.

Briarwood School
Address
12207 Whittington Drive Houston , Texas 77077-4999
Coordinates	29.7472°N 95.5957°W / 29.7472; -95.5957
Information
Type	Private
Founded	1967
Founder	Yvonne and Dave Streit[1]
NCES School ID	BB912602
Head of school	David Mendlewski
Grades	K-12
Enrollment	349 (2023[2])
Color(s)	White, Blue, Gray
Athletics conference	TAPPS
Yearbook	Focus
Website	www.briarwoodschool.org/index.html
The Briarwood School
Last updated: February 11, 2024

Campus

Briarwood is located on Whittington Drive in Houston, Texas. The campus building, built in 1973,^[3] is two stories tall and contains two gymnasiums, three lunch rooms, and three wings. There is also an athletic field used for flag football, soccer, and physical education classes.

Former students

• Woody Harrelson^[4]

Arts

The Briarwood School boasts a successful theatre and arts program. One professionally directed theatre production is performed each semester. Some students who graduate from Briarwood go on to colleges and universities associated with the arts, such as Santa Fe University of Art and Design, CalArts, Pratt Institute and Savannah College of Art and Design.

Athletics

Briarwood has a large array of sports for Middle and Upper School. The Mustangs are associated with TAPPS along with the Texas Christian Flag League (TCFL) for flag football.

Boys sports	Girls sports	Coed sports
Basketball	Basketball	Winter Soccer
Cross Country (9-12)	Cross Country (9-12)
Flag Football	Golf (9-12)
Golf (9-12)	Swimming
Swimming	Tennis
Tennis	Track & Field
Track & Field	Volleyball

Athletic championships

Boys Cross Country: 1991 (TAPPS 1A), 1992 (1A)^[5]

Flag Football: 2023 (TCFL)^[6]

Boys Tennis: 1991 (TAPPS 1A), 1992 (1A), 1993 (1A), 1994 (1A), 1995 (1A), 2000 (1A/2A),^[7] 2024^[8]

Boys Track & Field: 1989 (T.A.P.S. Class A), 1990 (Class A)^[9]

References

1. Joe, Shelby; Hayes, Stephen (2013). Houston Private and Select Public Schools. Lulu.com. p. 107. ISBN 9781304302076.
2. "The Briarwood School". Private School Review. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
3. Nash, Joel (February 23, 1977). "Briarwood—a School Expanding to Meet the Needs of Tomorrow". Houston Chronicle. p. 109. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via genealogybank.com.
4. Cartwright, Gary (November 1994). "The Sins of the Father" – via texasmonthly.com.
5. Walk, Jon. "Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) State Cross Country Meet Top Three Finishers — Complete from 1991 to 1998". Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Wayback Machine.
6. The Briarwood School Facebook Page October 20, 2023. via facebook.com
7. Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (2003). "TAPPS State Tennis Results" (PDF). Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Wayback Machine.
   Note: John Cooper won the 1991 1A Girls Championship, whereas the source lists Briarwood as the winner.
8. "1A State 23-24". tapps.biz. Archived from the original on 2024-05-18 – via Wayback Machine.
9. Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (September 2019). "TAPPS Boys Track Champions" (PDF). tapps.biz. Retrieved January 20, 2024.