Baton Rouge High School - Fricassee Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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Unfortunately the state rally was discontinued in 1941 rooms under the auditorium. The next year Miss Alexander because of World War Two. In 1942 the Thespians appeared retired after 38 years in the school board's service. Two on the horizon. This occasion is particularly noted by the years later Butch the first was purchased; since then four students today since BRHS is so involved in drama activi more bulldogs have been purchased. In 1962 Miss Butch ties. the third was bought by the student body. The first girl In 1953, the rumpus room took the place of the locker • Butch'' ever purchased. Eleven years later our first black

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Baton Rouge High School has been established for a full eighty years. As beautiful as the school is now. it is hard to believe how meagerly it started out. In 1893 the school con sisted of two small buildings of four rooms each. One build ing for girls and one for boys. We cannot imagine a school being this small today. In 1928, the high school moved to its present location. Miss Reine Alexander was principal. It was her tenth year as principal of the senior high. In 1930, the Alpha Sigma Phi Honor Society was organized. It is still in existence today. The first Beta Club was born in 1940. It was greatly needed. BRHS had won the state rally every year since 1920. It was greatly known for its academic abilities. 6 Opening

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athletic director was appointed, Robert Holder. He is still with us today. In the fall of 1976 Baton Rouge High School began operating under the magnet school curriculum. Lee Faucette was appointed principal by the school board. Thus began a new era in the long and everlasting life of Baton Rouge High School. The idea was born at a meeting concerning the future arts of Baton Rouge. Someone proposed a school which would allow students to study a large variety of arts and still obtain high school credits. Some persons doubted such a program would ever work. Others failed to believe the idea would ever reach the outside of the room. But they were wrong; after continuous considerations, committee reviews, numerous school board approvals and disapprovals, lack of faith among the public, much determination, and a lot of hard work, the school became a reality. After a principal, Lee Faucette, had been appointed, the next step was to confirm a location. Baton Rouge High, con sidered by many to be one of the finest in the state, wascho sen although it had had considerably low enrollments in the Arts offer students talent chance. 8 Opening