Redemptorist High School

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Redemptorist High School
Address
Redemptorist High School
4000 St. Gerard Avenue

Baton Rouge
,
(East Baton Rouge Parish)
,
Louisiana
70805

United States
Coordinates 30°29′50″N91°8′59″W / 30.49722°N 91.14972°W / 30.49722; -91.14972
Information
School type Private, Coeducational
Denomination Roman Catholic
Established1947
ClosedJune 30, 2015
PrincipalDary Glueck
Grades 7–12
Color(s) Emerald Green and White
  
Fight song "The Victors"
Nickname Wolves Mascot: Chinook
RivalParkview Baptist
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
NewspaperThe Wolfhowls
YearbookThe EMERALD
Website rhsbr.org

Redemptorist Upper School was a parochial Roman Catholic high school in North Baton Rouge, Louisiana, supervised by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge.

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History

St. Gerard Majella Church Parish was established in 1944. St. Gerard High School was opened in September 1947, with an enrollment of forty-three freshmen and sophomores. Louisiana accreditation was obtained in December 1950, and the first class graduated in May of that year with 10 graduates. 1957-58 Unit I (first wing) of the permanent school complex opens. In 1958, it was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. St. Gerard Parish operated the high school until it became an interparochial school in 1963. 1959-60 Units II and III of the school open. Redemptorist then became a Regional Diocesan School on July 1, 1995. The school was governed by a Regional Diocesan School Board consisting of priests and elected and appointed laypersons. The faculty consisted of laymen and laywomen, one priest, and one Redemptorist Brother. [2]

St. Gerard Elementary and St. Isidore Elementary merged into each other to become Redemptorist Elementary in the 2010-11 school year. Redemptorist elementary and Redemptorist High merged into the Redemptorist Schools of Baton Rouge in the 2011-12 school year under the supervision of Mr. Brian Menard. It was announced on December 19, 2014 that Redemptorist High School and Junior High School would close their doors for good on June 30, 2015.

The grounds of the former school were inundated by up to 4 feet (1.2 m) of water during the historic August 2016 flooding of south Louisiana and the buildings were subsequently demolished in the same year. The vacant land was donated to Cristo Rey High School who installed temporary buildings on the site.

Former State Representative and Louisiana Board of Regents member Vic Stelly taught and coached at Redemptorist during the early 1960s. [3] Actress Donna Douglas ( The Beverly Hillbillies ), then known as Doris Smith, attended St. Gerard's High School.

Athletics

Closing

Redemptorist High School graduated its last class in May 2015. The high school closed due to plunging enrollment and funds. [5] Redemptorist High is the second high school in the North Baton Rouge area to close since 2014.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  2. ↑ "Redemptorist High School website". Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
  3. ↑ "Board of Regents: Victor T. Stelly". regents.la.gov. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
  4. ↑ Louisiana High School Football Championships Archived 2008-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Plunging enrollment key issue in closure of Redemptorist High, Junior High in May 2015". The Advocate.

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