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Baker High School (Louisiana)

Coordinates: 30°35′16″N 91°09′58″W / 30.58765°N 91.16614°W / 30.58765; -91.16614
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Baker High School
Location
Map
3200 Groom Road

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70714

United States
Coordinates30°35′16″N 91°09′58″W / 30.58765°N 91.16614°W / 30.58765; -91.16614
Information
TypePublic high school
Motto"Where the Buffalo Roam"
School districtCity of Baker School System
CEEB code190145
PrincipalCandace Russell
Teaching staff26.90 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment334 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.47 [1]
Color(s)Black and red
   
AthleticsLHSAA 2A
MascotBuffalo (Buffs)
RivalMcKinley, Mentorship, Capitol, Collegiate, Northeast
YearbookThe Buff
Websitewww.bakerschools.org/apps/pages/BakerHighSchool
Baker High School Auditorium
Baker High School (Louisiana) is located in Louisiana
Baker High School (Louisiana)
Baker High School (Louisiana) is located in the United States
Baker High School (Louisiana)
LocationEastern end of Baker High School Campus
Coordinates30°35′15″N 91°09′51″W / 30.58738°N 91.16418°W / 30.58738; -91.16418
Built1959 (65 years ago) (1959)
Architectural styleModernist
NRHP reference No.13001125[2]
Added to NRHPJanuary 29, 2014

Baker High School is an accredited public high school in Baker, Louisiana. It is a part of the City of Baker School System.

About the school

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Baker High School was founded in the early 1900s and resides in Baker,[3] 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.

All 10th through 12th grade students are required to wear uniforms which includes a red polo style shirt with khakis.[4] There is a ninth grade academy in which students are required to wear white uniform shirts.

The school auditorium, a fan-shaped Modernist structure built in 1959, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 29, 2014.[5]

Athletics

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

The athletic programs include:

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

Championships

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Football championships

  • (2) State Championships: 1947, 1950

Notable alumni

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Baker High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  3. ^ City of Baker Louisiana – City Homepage. Cityofbakerla.us. Retrieved on 2010-12-24.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-12. Retrieved 2010-12-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Baker High School Auditorium" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018. with nine photos and three maps Archived 2018-05-06 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Billy Brown". Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  7. ^ Mickles, Sheldon (7 January 2023). "Former Baker star Dexter Dennis goes on the offensive to lead A&M over LSU". NOLA.com.
  8. ^ John Sawyer Archived November 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. databaseFootball.com
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