Baker High School (Louisiana)

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Baker High School
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Baker High School (Louisiana)
3200 Groom Road

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70714

United States
Coordinates 30°35′16″N91°09′58″W / 30.58765°N 91.16614°W / 30.58765; -91.16614
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Type Public high school
Motto"Where the Buffalo Roam"
School district City of Baker School System
CEEB code 190145
PrincipalCandace Russell
Teaching staff26.90 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment334 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio17.47 [1]
Color(s)Black and red
  
Athletics LHSAA 2A
Mascot Buffalo (Buffs)
RivalMcKinley, Mentorship, Capitol, Collegiate, Northeast
YearbookThe Buff
Website www.bakerschools.org/apps/pages/BakerHighSchool
Baker High School Auditorium
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LocationEastern end of Baker High School Campus
Coordinates 30°35′15″N91°09′51″W / 30.58738°N 91.16418°W / 30.58738; -91.16418
Built1959(65 years ago) (1959)
Architectural style Modernist
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.

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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:

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

Notable alumni

See also

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  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
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