Baker High School (Louisiana)

Baker High School
Location
3200 Groom Rd. Baker, Louisiana, 70714 United States
Information
Type	Public
Motto	"Where the Buffalo Roam"
School district	City of Baker School System
Principal	Traci L. Morgan
Grades	09–12
Enrollment	Approx. 700
Color(s)	Black and Red
Athletics	LHSAA 3A
Mascot	Buffalo (Buffs)
Rival	Glen Oaks Panthers Zachary Broncos Scotlandville Hornets Northeast Vikings
Website	Baker High School

Baker High School is an accredited public high school in Baker, Louisiana.

About the school

Baker High School was founded in the early 1900s and resides in Baker ^[1] which is a town in North East Baton Rouge Parish. BHS provides an assortment of regular and honors level courses, and College Dual Enrollment opportunities with BRCC.

The most noteworthy of the many student organizations on campus are National Honor Society, the National Beta Club, Baker "Symphony of Soul" Band, and Interact Club.

All 10th through 12th grade students are required to wear uniforms which includes a red polo style shirt with khakis.^[2] There is a ninth grade academy that is required to wear a white uniform shirt.

Athletics

Baker competes in the LHSAA 3A athletic class and all home sporting events are held on campus (field and gym sports).

The athletic programs include:

Football
Boys Basketball
Girls Basketball
Volleyball
Boys and Girls Track & Field
Baseball
Softball
Golf
Cheerleading
Dance

Current Athletic Director is Gary Mitchell

Band

Baker High School's "Symphony of Soul" competes and performs year round in Marching and concert band performances. The Band's Director is Derrick Walker, a graduate of Southern University A&M College. The "Symphony of Soul" has become one of the premier bands in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In 2011, the "Symphony of Soul" performed a clean sweep by winning every Battle of The Bands they performed in. Also, the band is ranked number one in the state of Louisiana.

Notable alumni

Billy Brown - track and field athlete; competed in the triple jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics^[3]
Ossie Brown - East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney from 1972 to 1984; composed the Baker High School song while a student there
Mike Cross – Louisiana state senator from 1981 to 1996; former mayor of Baker
Terry Felton - Former MLB player (Minnesota Twins)
Hokie Gajan- Former LSU and NFL running back (New Orleans Saints)
Don Lemon- Journalist and television news anchor, best known as the host of the prime-time weekend edition of CNN Newsroom
Jim Mitchell - judge of the Louisiana 30th Judicial District Court in Leesville, 2009 until his death in 2015^[4]
Bobby Simpson – Former mayor of EBR (2001 to 2004)and former mayor of Baker (1992 to 2000)

References

↑ City of Baker Louisiana – City Homepage. Cityofbakerla.us. Retrieved on 2010-12-24.
↑ http://bakerschools.org/Images/Interior/parent-student%20docs/cbss%20uniform%20code.pdf
↑ "Billy Brown". Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
↑ "Obituary: Judge James "Jim" Mitchell". Leesville Daily Leader. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Schools

East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools

Zoned high schools	Belaire High School Broadmoor High School Capitol High School Glen Oaks High School Istrouma High School McKinley Senior High School Scotlandville Magnet High School Tara High School Woodlawn High School

Zoned 7-12 schools	Northeast High School

Magnet high schools	Arlington Preparatory Academy Baton Rouge Magnet High School Baton Rouge Preparatory Academy Northdale Academy Lee Magnet High School East Baton Rouge Laboratory Academy

Other public schools

High schools	Baker High School Central High School Zachary High School

Private schools

High schools	Catholic High School St. Joseph's Academy St. Michael the Archangel High School Redemptorist High School (CLOSED)

This list is incomplete.

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