Baker High School (Louisiana)

Baker High School
Baker High School
Location
	3200 Groom Road; Baker, Louisiana 70714; United States
Coordinates	30°35′16″N 91°09′58″W / 30.58765°N 91.16614°W
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	"Where the Buffalo Roam"
School district	City of Baker School System
CEEB code	190145
Principal	Candace Russell
Teaching staff	26.90 (FTE)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	334 (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio	17.47
Color(s)	Black and red ;
Athletics	LHSAA 2A
Mascot	Buffalo (Buffs)
Rival	McKinley, Mentorship, Capitol, Collegiate, Northeast
Yearbook	The Buff
Website	www.bakerschools.org/apps/pages/BakerHighSchool
	Baker High School Auditorium
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Eastern end of Baker High School Campus
Coordinates	30°35′15″N 91°09′51″W / 30.58738°N 91.16418°W
Built	1959 (65 years ago)
Architectural style	Modernist
NRHP reference No.	13001125
Added to NRHP	January 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

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

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

Marching Band

Main article: Symphony Of Soul

The Symphony Of Soul marching band is Baker High School's marching band. Symphony Of Soul performs at the school's football games as well as at parades.

Championships

Football championships

(2) State Championships: 1947, 1950

Notable alumni

Billy Brown, track and field athlete; competed in the triple jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics^[6]
Dexter Dennis, player for the Dallas Mavericks^[7]
Terry Felton, former Major League Baseball (MLB) player (Minnesota Twins)
Hokie Gajan, former Louisiana State University and National Football League (NFL) running back (New Orleans Saints)
Don Lemon, journalist and television news anchor, best known as the host of CNN's prime-time weekday show CNN Tonight with Don Lemon
John Sawyer, former Southern Miss and National Football League (NFL) tight end (Houston Oilers, Seattle Seahawks, Washington Redskins, Denver Broncos)^[8]
Jerald Sowell, former Tulane and NFL full back (New York Jets)^{[citation needed]}
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, American diplomat who is the United States ambassador to the United Nations
Lunda Wells, Dallas Cowboys tight ends coach

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Baker High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ City of Baker Louisiana – City Homepage. Cityofbakerla.us. Retrieved on 2010-12-24.
^ "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)
^ "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
^ "Billy Brown". Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
^ Mickles, Sheldon (7 January 2023). "Former Baker star Dexter Dennis goes on the offensive to lead A&M over LSU". NOLA.com.
^ John Sawyer Archived November 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. databaseFootball.com

External links

Baker High School

[NCES-1] "Baker High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 24, 2019.

[nris-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)

[ladoc-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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