Baton Rouge Magnet High School
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| Baton Rouge Magnet High School | |
| Established | Early 1890s |
|---|---|
| School type | Magnet |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Principal | Nanette Greer |
| Location | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA |
| Athletics | 9 sports |
| Colors | Green and Gold |
| Mascot | Bulldog |
| Website | www.brmhs.ebrschools.org |
Baton Rouge Magnet High School is a magnet school founded in the early 1890s located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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[edit] BRHS History
From its founding in the early 1890s, BRMHS has exerted a strong influence on the individuals who have attended the school and on the community it serves. Ever since its founding in the early 1890s, BRMHS has been a top-ranking school in all fields, and is still among the elite in schools today. The present campus was put into use in 1925 when the main four-story building was built. Additional buildings were added and renovations made during the 1950s. By 1972, the present facilities were completed and air conditioning was installed. In the fall of 1976, BRMHS began operating under the new Magnet School Curriculum, and the Class of 1980 became the first graduating class to attend four full years under the Magnet Program.
BRMHS students have traditionally excelled in both academics and athletics. Numerous district and state championships have been won as is attested by the vast collection of trophies on view in the lobby. Though the major sports of football, basketball, and baseball were discontinued in 1976, the individual and life-time sports have continued to tradition of winning district and state championships. State and district rally honors have increased as the number of National Merit Students among the student body.
[edit] Main Faculty
The current Principal is Mrs. Nanette Greer. The Vice Principals are Mr. Eric Randall and Mrs. Stacey Dupre.
[edit] Academics and Awards
Baton Rouge High was awarded the Blue Ribbon for Academic Excellence for the school year 2003-2004. The school offers 20 Advanced Placement classes, 12 honor courses, and 5 foreign languages. These are French I-V, Spanish I-V, Latin, Japanese, and Arabic. Having a college-preparatory Magnet program, BRMHS employs a rigorous curriculum, which results in nearly all of its graduates attending college. The school regularly has the most National Merit Scholarship Award recipients of the state. The 2005 graduating class, consisting of 270 students, was offered over $8 million in college scholarships. BRMHS is thus regularly rated the highest academically achieving school in the state of Louisiana[citation needed].
Baton Rouge High received a special award in 2004 from the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., distinguishing it as one of five schools in the nation excelling in performing arts. It was one of two high schools to receive this award. Baton Rouge High had the honor of performing and displaying aspects of its arts and performances programs at one of the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stages on March 21, 2005.
BRMHS is one of the few high schools in the nation to offer two radio stations on campus. Baton Rouge High publicly broadcasts jazz on WBRH 90.3 FM, which serves the Baton Rouge area. In 1997 a sister AM station, KBRH 1260 AM, was added. KBRH specializes in classic R&B and local music. Students run both stations.
[edit] Athletics & visual and performing arts
Baton Rouge High has an excellent athletics program and has won the Southern Quality Ford Cup (previously Picadilly Cup) several times, despite the lack of football, basketball, or baseball in its repertoire. Their soccer team has also been successful, competing in the toughest division in the state of Louisiana. The school also has a world class music program, including an award winning choir, a jazz band, concert band, and much more.
In addition, the school prides itself on having a highly popular intramural sports program consisting of Football, Basketball and Volleyball.
[edit] The Library
The library of Baton Rouge High is often described by librarians and the principal, and less often by students, as the hub of the school. With an extensive network of over fifty computers, a copy machine, multiple printers, in addition to a selection of fiction, nonfiction, and reference books, much academic work is completed here on a daily basis.
[edit] Alma mater
For Baton Rouge High we raise our cry;
for the school we all adore
We will raise our standards high
Till known from shore to shore -
Then we'll fight! Fight! Fight!
With all our might till victory's in sight
Then we'll raise our banners high
For dear old Baton Rouge High
[edit] Rivalries
BRMHS excels in academic performance and competes in many events against its academic rivals, McKinley Senior High School, Caddo Magnet High School (Shreveport) and Ben Franklin High School.
[edit] Alumni
Alumni include U.S Congressman Bobby Jindal, Hall of Fame Basketball Star Bob Pettit and longtime State Senator Jay Dardenne.
