Brunswick City School District history

The first mention of a High School in New Brunswick appeared in the Board of Education’s annual report of 1866-67.

The first school ring design was authorized in 1913.

In 1914, a push for a new High School began and another controversial site was selected.

The opposition this time came from many who thought the site was “too far out in the country.” The new High School building was occupied in the last semester of the 1915-16 school year.

In 1922, the ADVOCATE became more like a newspaper; however, the following year it came out in a literary periodical format.

The football team in 1926 went undefeated and won the State Championship.

In April 1927, the issue of the ADVOCATE the first documented use of the mascot name occurred.

Other sports highlights included a State Championship garnered by the Zebra ice hockey team in 1930.

The Zebras were undefeated in 1936 during the regular season but lost the State Championship.

The first addition to the New Brunswick High School occurred in 1941.

The 1950’s at NBHS proved to be a decade of growth, both in school enrollment and various programs—especially extra-curricular activities.

In 1963, the construction of the present High School started.

In 2002, the Zebra football team came within a field goal of winning the State Championship, and the soccer team went undefeated in their division during the regular season.