McKinley Senior High School

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McKinley High School
Location
800 East McKinley St. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802 USA
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Information
School district	East Baton Rouge Parish
Principal	Armond Brown
Type	Free public
Grades	9 - 12
Campus	Urban
Mascot	Panthers
Color(s)	Blue and White
Homepage	http://mckinleyhigh.ebrschools.org/

McKinley Senior High School, located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and is located on 800 E. McKinley St. by Louisiana State University and Buchanan Elementary School. It houses East Baton Rouge Parish's only gifted and talented high school program. The school mascot is a panther and the school colors are royal blue and white.

Contents 1 History 2 Campus 3 Academics 4 Extra curricular 4.1 Clubs 4.2 Athletics 5 Notable alumni 6 References 7 External links

[edit] History

The History of McKinley Senior High School began in 1907 in a small house several blocks east of the present site named “The Hickory Street School.” In 1913 the school was relocated to Perkins Rd. at Bynum St. and renamed “The Baton Rouge Colored High School.” This facility was later struck by lightning and destroyed.

McKinley’s first graduating class was in 1916, consisting of four students, becoming the first graduating class of African American high school graduates in the state of Louisiana. The current building was erected in 1926 opening September 19, 1927, and named in honor of the 25th President of the United States, William McKinley. The high school was later moved again in 1950 to a new facility on the corner of Louise St. and McCalop St. next to the present day I-10. The Thomas H. Delpit Blvd. facility became McKinley Junior High School. In 1962, the third and present day McKinley High School was built at 800 East McKinley Street, the Junior High School then moved to the I-10 site, and the Thomas H. Delpit Blvd. site became McKinley Elementary.

November 16, 1981, the original facility of McKinley Senior High School was entered into the National Register of Historic Places. On February 5, 1992, the McKinley Alumni Association purchased the original structure from the East Baton Rouge Parish school board, and was later destroyed by fire on July 3, 1998.

McKinley Senior High School is the oldest high school established for African Americans in the State of Louisiana, continuing to be a tradition and legacy for many families and the surrounding community.^[1]

[edit] Campus

The current campus sits in an urban area of Baton Rouge just to the Northwest of the Louisiana State University campus and is bordered by Lake Crest, one of the LSU lakes to the East. Facilities include 5 main buildings, many out buildings, football and baseball fields, tennis courts, and track and field facilities.

[edit] Academics

McKinley is Baton Rouge's only high school with a Gifted and Talented program. It also offers 23 Advanced Placemnet courses.

McKinley's high academics standards regularly have it ranked amongst the best in the state^[2]. The students ranked 18th of all schools in Louisiana for the statewide average ACT score and 3rd in the state when comparing their Gifted and Talented program.^[2]

18 graduating students from 2007 and 2008 received National Merit and Advanced Placement Scholarships.

[edit] Extra curricular

[edit] Clubs

McKinley students can choose from over 20 student clubs^[3]. The following is an abbreviated list:

• Beta
• Chess
• Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)
• HI-Y
• Mu Alpha Theta
• Quiz Bowl
• Student Government Association (SGA)

[edit] Athletics

McKinley competes in the Louisiana High School Athletics Association (LHSAA) Division 5 Class 5A. They compete in the following sports^[4]:

• Football
• Volleyball
• Boys and Girls Basketball
• Boys and Girls Soccer
• Tennis
• Golf
• Track and Cross Country
• Baseball
• Bowling
• Wrestling

[edit] Notable alumni

• Eddie G. Robinson- Hall of Fame former Grambling State University Football Coach
• Tyrus Thomas- Former LSU basketball player, now playing for the Chicago Bulls
• Lil Boosie- Rapper
• Keith Smart- Former Indiana basketball player, one-time head coach of Cleveland Cavaliers, and assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors
• Cleo Fields- Louisiana State Senator and former United States Congressman
• Lars Kestner- Author
• Calvin Nicholas- Former wide receiver for San Francisco 49ers^[5]
• Dr. Dolores Richard Spikes - Educator and first woman to head a University system in U. S. (Southern University system in Louisiana)
• Don Chaney - Former NBA great (Boston Celtics) and former head coach of New York Knicks, Houston Rockets, and Detroit Pistons
• Chris Thomas King - Grammy award-winning blues artist and actor (O Brother Where Art Thou?)
• Hubert 'Rap' Brown - Prominent radical leader of the 1960s - author of 'Die Ni**er Die'. Also attended Blundon Home school for waywards up the road.
• Tommy Green - Former NBA player and former collegiate head basketball coach (Southern University)^[6][7]
• Isiah Carey- Emmy award-winning television journalist with KRIV Houston^{[citation needed]}
• Hon. John Michael Guidry - Louisiana State Appellate Court Judge^[8]
• Donnie R. Albert - Grammy Award-winning opera performer (Porgie and Bess)^[9]
• Joseph Delpit - First Black councilman to serve the City of Baton Rouge^[10]
• Dr. Theresa Rice Love- Educator, Scholar, Professor (University of Southern Illinois), aunt of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice^[11]

[edit] References

{Professor Gorgio Hucklepuck Harvard University 2008}

[edit] External links

• Official Website
• Alumni Association
• Unofficial History