Baker High School (Mobile County, Alabama)
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| Established | 1903 |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Principal | Clem Richardson |
| Faculty | 140 |
| Students | ~1987(2008) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Location | 8901 Airport Blvd., Mobile, Alabama, USA |
| Campus | urban/Rural |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Buzz |
| Yearbook | The Hornet |
| Newspaper | Hornet Herald |
| Website | www.bakerhighschool.com |
Baker High School, is located in the western part of Mobile, Alabama, and is a public high school operated by the Mobile County Public School System. They educate students in grades 9-12.
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[edit] History
Baker School, established in 1903, was originally a one classroom school for grades 1-12. In the 1960s the school was split in two with a lower and upper class levels. Also, new buildings were built with the lower elementary school absorbing the original building, and a 2-story building built for the high school. Later, with the reform of Baker districts, the elementary school would be renamed and moved to Snow Road and the elementary school buildings once again became part of Baker High School.
[edit] Academics
Baker is known for its academic structure, with around 10 college sophomore level credits available.
[edit] Sports
The Baker Hornets Baseball team hold the 2nd most records in AHSAA and 6A Region 1 sports and is consistently ranked among the best in the nation. Also the late Coach Larry Andrews is known as the " 2nd winningest" coach in Alabama High School Baseball history with 37 years as a coach and teacher until he died in late 2004. Their most recent title was in 2006. Unfortunately the school has only one football state title in its history. Coach T was proven wrong when his hornets had a horrible season last year. The Baker Hornets soccer team also had a successful season in the 06-07 school year, reaching the playoffs. The 08-09 school year, the Soccer team had an upset, not quite reaching the playoffs.Notable players during the 08-09 seson are Johnathan Kondis, Kaden Judd, Luke Sippel, and Andrew Pouncey. Honorable Mentions during the 08-09 school year are Nicolas Sebastiani, David Livingston, Ethan Olson, Daniel Lynnes, Sam Wesson, and Austin Nash. Also, Bena Moritz is the unofficial greatest German goalkeeper in the history of the Baker Hornets Soccer Team. The Baker softball team pretty much dominated the school from 2003 to 2008! They had three out of the six 6A state championships and pretty much pounded everyone they played. P- Meghan Harbuck #24 C- Krista Rodden#21 1st- Jenny Laird #14 2nd- Monica Meadows #6 3rd- Natalie Charles #9 SS- Jessica Rogers #13 LF-Meghan Wallace #8 CF- Kelsy Donaldson #22 RF- Kandace Breeland #16. They go by the Honeybees and dance to the cotton eyed joe before every game if they are on a winning streak.
[edit] Building
The current main building was built in the late 1970s to accommodate a growing West Mobile population. The building was built as a Bomb/Storm Shelter with no exterior windows in the original design. The walls are steel reinforced concrete. A concourse connects the main structure to the gym and new auditorium. The school was remodeled starting in 2001 and ending in 2004. The gym was expanded 40 yards, an auditorium was built, the main build was repainted, walls replaced, a sprinkler system added, and new doors installed with windows, the football stadium was expanded to twice the previous capacity and a new wing was added to the lower school. The school has its own Baseball Stadium, named Larry Andrews Field, a softball field, named Tony Scarbrough Field, a football stadium, two basketball gyms, and a track and practice field for both football and band. The original building from 1903 was torn down in early 2008 and was listed as a historic landmark by the County of Mobile.
[edit] Publications
The Hornet Herald is the newspaper at Baker High School. It has received many awards in the past 2 years. In 2008, the staff brought home an award for 2nd Place in "Best Newspaper" category. The Hornet Herald is ranked top newspapers in Mobile County Public School's student newspapers.
[edit] Bands
Baker has one of the greatest bands in the nation. The Baker High School Marching Band, directed by Mr. Deadeaux and Mr. Whitman, have gone to places such as Disneyworld and the Macy's Day Parade in New York.
[edit] Musicians
There are many talented musicians in Baker High School, such as drummers Sam Wesson and Elliot Ortmann, both whom have wicked drum skills. Talented bassists, like Christian Moore and not Adam Looney even put Flea to shame. Notable guitarists-Daniel Lynnes, Jacob Benitez, John Goforth, Jimmy,and Not Zack Chavers-are known to soothe even the savagist of beasts.
