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

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I Something else unique about Baton Rouge High is their lack of a major sports program. In the past year their has been much argument over whether one should be estab lished or not. The general opinion of the students is split. Yet without a major sports program we swept every category we i I entered in the Jr. Olympics at L.S.U. in the fencing division. | Fencing, a sport not taught in most schools, has readily 5 become very popular at Baton Rouge High. All students who attend Baton Rouge High have made an individual decision in coming here. We are the only public school in the parish which has a student body based on voluntary members. Most schools draw students from a small area, but we draw them from the entire parish. Baton Rouge High School was set up to •‘attract” students from throughout the parish. But for a variety of reasons, the pull of the magnet is far greater in some areas than others. The zip code area with the largest number of students is 70808, generally in the vicinity of LSU, St. George. Walnut Hills, Kenilworth, and the Southdowns area. Some 230 stu dents come to BRHS from this ”08” part of town. The zip area with the fewest students is 70777, the East Baton Rouge part of the Slaughter area, which is represented by only three students at the school. Pride (70770) to the postman) sends only five. One factor that probably contributes to the scarcity of students from some northern and eastern sections of the par ish is a feeling of cohesiveness and identity with a commu mty school. For example. Baker sends only 10 students to BRHS. This is because the original Baker High was established at the turn of the century and has rich community tra dition. The students of BRHS come from at least 18 different subdivisions. Baton Rouge High is as unique as its students.

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-— S$f‘ Opening green and gold and our mascot is still the bulldog. But we, have not limited our vision to the past; we have established new traditions and new standards. Academic standards have been raised high. A 3.0 average is required in a stu dent's major and a 2.5 overall average must be maintained Our drama and music departments have been greatl expanded. The physical education classes now concentrate on life sports; sports which a student may participate iff throughout his life. One of the various activities was the new, annual Fall Fair, sponsored by the Student Council. Of course, the seniors and the freshmen are representative o the old and new, but for all purposes, all students attending Baton Rouge High are new to its concepts and high stand ards. All in all, the new Baton Rouge High has based its present establishment upon the best of the old Baton Rouge Spirit exists to High with our own new ideas included as well. Individualism is the key to Baton Rouge High’s success. The establishing of the magnet program was a risk, but we took it and we succeeded. Each of the persons that partici pated in the planning of the new program gave their individ ual ideas and efforts. We are not just the ordinary stereotype high school. Each student as well as each faculty has left their individual imprint on the school. The way each individual president runs a club affects the club the same way the individual personality of a teacher affects her class. Where else but Baton Rouge High would you expect to find a Procrastinator’s club? One teacher told us that each morning two students enter her class face the east, bow three times, and sit down. Now try telling us that isn't a first.

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