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

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The Jazz Ensemble backs up soloist Bill George After a tiring day. Marty Lafleur relaxes. BRHS is number one Participating during Sr. Toga Day are Moiissa Baugh and Patricia Gonzalez scores, or quiz bowl tryouts, or play rehearsals or any other activities that prelude enjoyment. When we first came to Baton Rouge High, we cringed at being called •‘Maggot or other dubious names other schools conjured. ite places and forgetting about any problems school might present. We do not just concern ourselves with SAT composite Opening 13

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 The Oriental visits BRHS. BRHS — An Education Baton Rouge High is a mission, a group of dedicated students striving to achieve a goal and helping those who are working beside them. Those students who took the chance and attended Baton Rouge High were making one large step toward the advancement of their education. We left what we thought were necessary things at our schools and considered our decision to attend Baton Rouge High a sacrifice. But to those who, because of unique talents, or because they were nonconformists who refused to conform, Baton Rouge High was a godsend. The most grateful group of students at Baton Rouge High are those who can finally be themselves. The elimination of cliques at Baton Rouge High allows total freedom to all. Building a booth for the Fall Fair ore Fafa Shadra- Animalistic features appeared on Mas-van and Jeff Hlrschoy. querade Day Those in the creative arts are ecstatic about the freedom they possess. Only at Baton Rouge High could OEDIPUS THE KING be presented and a large and enthusiastic audience be attracted. Our interests combine beautifully and our consideration for one another is limitless and makes the mission more enjoyable. One student noted that ‘‘At other schools I was a cripple, never being able to fully express myself or fulfill my needs socially or intellectually. But at Baton Rouge High I’m not a cripple; I am a proud and beautiful dancer, testing all there is to offer.” No sacrifice was made by our students. Those who left Baton Rouge High simply couldn’t take it. The intensity of both our academic and artistic standards are unbelievable and those who lack ambition, talent, intelligence and determination cannot continue to endure the collegiate schedule we adhere to. and the goals we set for ourselves. Baton Rouge High students are tremendously strict Supervising Jr. decorations is Tracy Spiers. on themselves as for achieving. We study hard, work hard, and when we’ve fully completed our task, we enjoy ourselves totally. Nothing is more enjoyable to us than getting together with a group of “Maggots” at our favorite places and forgetting about any problems school might pre- 12 Opening

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Magnet program provides inspiration Now we have risen above our now amusing nickname. and enjoy ourselves as much as others do at poking fun at ourselves. Baton Rouge High is the only school in the parish that allows everyone to be themselves. The old adage. There are no strangers here, only friends we haven't met, is truly appropriate of Baton Rouge High. Everyday finds us discovering a new friend or a new fact about our school. Most of our students were not successful in junior high schools. There simply wasn't enough to occupy them. Baton Rouge High must be one of the most dynamically busy places in the state. • Opening