Glen Oaks High School

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Glen Oaks High School
6650 Chippewa Grove Dr.

70812

United States
Coordinates 30°30′47″N91°07′19″W / 30.512939°N 91.121899°W / 30.512939; -91.121899
Information
Type tuition
Established1960
School district East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools
PrincipalEric Randall
Faculty55.29 (FTE) [1]
Grades 612
Enrollment679 [1]  (2022-2023)
Student to teacher ratio12.28 [1]
Campus type Urban
Color(s) Red and Black   
Mascot Tiger
Nickname Tigers
Rival Scotlandville Hornets
Baker Buffaloes
Istrouma Indians
YearbookPanther
Website glenoakshigh.com

Glen Oaks High School (GOHS) is located in Merrydale, unincorporated East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States, near the city of Baton Rouge. [2] [3] The school, opened in 1960, is part of East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools. [3] The current principal is Edward Hunter.

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Feeder patterns

Glen Oaks serves Merrydale and sections of Baton Rouge. [4]

The following elementary schools feed into Glen Oaks:

The following middle schools feed into Glen Oaks:

School uniforms

All student must wear uniforms: 9th Grade: Red or Black, 10-12th Grade: Red or Black

Athletics

The Glen Oaks High Panthers compete in LHSAA Class 3A athletics. The school's mascot is the Panther and school colors are red, black, and white.

Championships

The school is best known for its boys and girls basketball programs, as well as their track and field programs. The basketball programs have won multiple state championships and tournament titles since the 1990s and the track and field teams have won state titles starting in the 2000s.

Band

GOHS panther marching band is one of the largest student organizations on campus. The band and the Pantherettes have a long tradition of winning "Battle of the Bands" in South Louisiana and performing at parades and other special events in the region.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Glen Oaks Senior High School
  2. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Merrydale CDP, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 6, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Home page. Glen Oaks High School. Retrieved on January 7, 2017. "6650 Cedar Grove Drive Baton Rouge, LA. 70812"
  4. "High-School-Boundary-Descriptions-15-16.pdf Archived 2016-04-18 at the Wayback Machine ." East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on January 6, 2017. Glen Oaks is on page 4 of 10.
  5. Bridges, Tyler (2021-03-01). "What Gary Chambers Jr.'s narrow path to winning and replacing Cedric Richmond looks like". NOLA.com .