McKinley Senior High School

McKinley High School
Location
800 East McKinley St.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802
USA
Coordinates 30°25′25″N 91°10′27″W / 30.423513°N 91.174164°W
Information
Type Free public
School district East Baton Rouge Parish
Principal Herman P. Brister, Jr.
Grades 9 - 12
Campus type Urban
Color(s) Blue and White          
Mascot Panthers
Website McKinley High

McKinley Senior High School, located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on 800 E. McKinley St., is home to the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board's first (of two) gifted and talented high school programs. The school mascot is a panther and the school colors are royal blue and white.

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 five main buildings, many out buildings, football and baseball fields, tennis courts, track and field facilities, and a new black box theater which was built by students in 2006.

Academics

McKinley is one of Baton Rouge's two high schools with a Gifted and Talented program. It also offers 23 Advanced Placement courses.

McKinley's high academics standards regularly have it ranked amongst the best in the state.[1] 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.[1]

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

Extra curricular

Clubs

McKinley students can choose from over 20 student clubs.[2] The following is an abbreviated list:

Athletics

McKinley competes in the Louisiana High School Athletics Association (LHSAA) District 5 Class 5A. Their biggest rival is Scotlandville Magnet High School. They compete in the following sports:[3]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 McKinley High. 08 Nov. 2007. McKinley Senior High School. 18 Apr. 2008. http://mckinleyhigh.ebrschools.org/eduWEB2/1000090/docs/advocate_2007.pdf
  2. ↑ Clubs. Unknown Publication Date. McKinley Senior High School. 18 Apr. 2008. http://mckinleyhigh.ebrschools.org/explore.cfm/schoolclubs/.
  3. ↑ Sports. Unknown Publication Date. McKinley Senior High School. 18 Apr. 2008. http://mckinleyhigh.ebrschools.org/explore.cfm/sports/
  4. ↑ Donnie Ray Albert, M.M., Bass/Baritone. Unknown Publication Date. East Baton Rouge Parish Library - Our African American Legacy. 18 Apr. 2008. http://www.ebr.lib.la.us/reference/ourafamlegacy/oaal_peopleandplaces/people/DonnieRayAlbert.htm.
  5. ↑ JOE DELPIT. Unknown Publication Date. East Baton Rouge Parish Library - Our African American Legacy. 18 Apr. 2008. http://www.ebr.lib.la.us/reference/ourafamlegacy/oaal_peopleandplaces/people/JoeDelpit.htm.
  6. ↑ Tommy Green. Unknown Publication Date. basketball-reference.com 18 Apr. 2008 http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/greento01.html
  7. ↑ Green is new head basketball coach at Southern Univ. 23 Sep. 1996. Bnet. 18 Apr. 2008. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_/ai_18709828
  8. ↑ Hon. John Michael Guidry. Unknown Publication Date. East Baton Rouge Parish Library - Our African American Legacy. 18 Apr. 2008. http://www.ebr.lib.la.us/reference/ourafamlegacy/oaal_peopleandplaces/people/John_Michael_Guidry.htm.
  9. ↑ "Edward C. "Ted" James, II". house.louisiana.gov. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  10. ↑ Calvin Nicholas at databaseFootball.com
  11. ↑ Professor emerita dies at age 81. 01 Oct. 2002. Alestlelive.com 18 Apr. 2008. http://media.www.alestlelive.com/media/storage/paper351/news/2002/10/01/News/Professor.Emerita.Dies.At.Age.81-286509.shtml.
  12. ↑ "Jewel Joseph Newman". Baton Rouge Advocate. Retrieved October 12, 2014.

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