Baton Rouge High School Alumni Association

• Congratulations to the Lady Bulldogs Track team 5A Louisiana State Champions!!

• The U.S. Department of Education has announced the 48th class of Presidential Scholars – 141 high school seniors in all, and David Zhang a senior at Baton Rouge Magnet High School made the grade for his outstanding accomplishments in academics or the arts. David selected his English teacher, Donna Parker, to accompany him to Washington, D.C. She is one of four state teachers selected for a a 2012 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program Teacher Recognition Award. Congratulations to David and Mrs. Parker for ‘raising our banner high’!

• Two seniors from Baton Rouge High school have won 2012 National Merit $2,500 Scholarships. They are Kalle L. Liimatta she is considering a possible career in Biochemistry and Alyssa N. Moore potential career in Biomedical Engineering.

Your Generous Gifts Help to Continue Our Heritage of Educational Achievement

A BRHS graduate told us recently that “Everyone at Baton Rouge High is an ‘A’ student.” She was referring to the three “pillars” of excellence identified by principal Nan McCann as the hallmarks of a BRHS education: Academics, the Arts, and Athletics.

This alumna, now a prominent businesswoman receiving awards for her life’s work, went on to point out that, at Baton Rouge High, we all had the opportunity to excel in ways unique to our talents and passion. Our BRHS experience, in large measure, led us to be who we are today.

Please give as generously as you can to the 2012 Annual Fund. Your donation to the BRHS Foundation supports continued excellence for today’s students, while building networks of opportunity and friendship for all alumni.

Visit the ‘Join Us’ tab and donate by check or credit card. Your donation is fully tax deductible.  Click this link 2012 Annual Fund Mailing to print the letter and member form.

‘We will raise our banners high, for dear ‘ol Baton Rouge High.’

 

**Through their reunion participation, The Class of 1971 has given generously to the 2012 Annual Fund in loving memory of those classmates that are no longer with us.

 

The Spring 2012 Newsletter is now online, click here: Spring2012

 

Yue Sha, a senior, has been selected as the winner of the 2011-2012 Siemens Awards for Advanced Placement and will receive a $2,000 college scholarship.  Only one male and one female student in each of the 50 states are awarded this scholarship.

The East Baton Rouge Parish School System has eight candidates for this year’s United States Presidential Scholars Program, All but one attend Baton Rouge Magnet High School. A total of 49 candidates were announced for the entire state with 13 being from the Baton Rouge area.

The district’s student candidates are:

• Kalle W. Liimatta, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
• Jasmine L. Miller, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
• Steven A. Olsen, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
• Inderbir Singh, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
• Ipsita Subudhi, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
• Hyungie Sung, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
• David Zhang, Baton Rouge Magnet High School

The students were selected for their exceptional performance on either the College Board SAT or the ACT Assessment exams. Further consideration is based on students’ essays, self-assessments, description of activities, school recommendations and school transcripts. Inclusion in the Presidential Scholars Program is one of the highest honors bestowed upon graduating high school seniors. Scholars are selected on the basis of superior academic and artistic achievements, leadership qualities, strong character and involvement in the community and school activities. The Commission on Presidential Scholars will make the final decision on who eventually will be named a Presidential Scholar – one male and one female student from each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and areas abroad where students reside; 15 students at-large; and up to 20 students from the creative and performing arts.

Zoe Swarzenski has accomplished as a mid-year junior what most seniors never do – perfect scores on her ACT and PSAT tests, a 790 out of 800 on the SAT 2 Math test and the highest score possible on the Latin Advanced Placement test.

The Baton Rouge Magnet High School student currently is enrolled in Latin V Honors, English III Advanced Placement (AP), Logic, Chemistry II AP and Lab, Calculus AB AP and American History Honors. She is ranked seventh in her class with a cumulative grade point average of 4.64.

When Swarzenski took the ACT test for the first time ever this school year, she said she “was lucky enoughto get a perfect score.” About the same time, she took the PSAT and earned the top score of 240.

 

** Nan McCann has been chosen as the LA Regional 2 High School Principal of the Year and will now move to the State Principals of the Year final selection process.

Congratulations to BRHS Principal Nan McCann chosen as the District High School Principal of the Year!

News release here

 

 

The following BRHS graduates are listed in the Baton Rouge Business Report’s 2011 Forty Under Forty List; Stafford Kendall, Czarina Walker, Mike Buturla, John Kaufman and Foundation Board member Dr. Tasha Shamlin. We congratulate these esteemed Bulldogs and commend them for ‘raising banners high!’ Click here to read full story

BRHS School Performance Report Card can be viewed at LA Dept of Education Baton Rouge Magnet High School led the district and the metro area with 15 Semifinalists: Nicholas de Godoy Lopes, Mark Ditusa, Damon Doucet, Tyler Fox, Makaley Heughan, Ryan Lachney, Kalle Liimatta, Jasmine Miller, Alyssa Moore, Steven Olsen, Thomas Ray, Meghan St. Cyr, Joseph Villa, Yihui Yan and David Zhang. Click for EBRPSS Press Release  NationalMeritSemiFinalist2012

 

**IMPORTANT NOTE: The Alumni Plaza is currently under construction. We are accepting donations for  bricks and granites for installation at a later date. The program manager for the BRHS construction project has informed us that installation for the bricks and granites will be done 12 months after the campus has been completed due to contract warranty rules.

Download the donation form here Plaza Item Order Form. **PLEASE NOTE: THE BRHSF STORE LINK HAS BEEN DISABLED. PLEASE EMAIL US FOR INFORMATION ON ORDERING TSHIRTS AND MUGS. Email is director@brhsfoundation.net

Updated Photos of Construction Progress on Flickr. Here is a sneak peek…

Cleaning and restoring the brick and terra cota.