Congratulations to these outstanding graduates and current students! *National Merit Semifinalists: *AP Scholars: *The mission of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) is to recognize and honor the academically talented students of the United States. NMSC accomplishes its mission by conducting nationwide academic scholarship programs. The enduring goals of NMSC’s scholarship programs are: To promote a wider and deeper respect for learning in general and for exceptionally talented individuals in particular To shine a spotlight on […]

Baton Rouge High School announces the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists: Zayeed A. Akhter, Emily C. Boldor, Varun Dhaka, Fariz H. Firdausi, Camille A. Gildersleeve, Colin W. Herke, Jay M. Iyer, Riley C. Jenkins, Justin Kim, Andrew Nguyen, Tommy T. Nguyen, Ju-Woo Nho, Elise M. Overton, Ethan W. Rainach, Olivia N. Smith, Shamitha Thumma, Lanie G. Wang, Bailey A. Wells and Jonathan Wu Congratulations to these outstanding seniors and best of luck in your pursuit […]

258 Baton Rouge Magnet High School students were named 2020 AP Scholars by College Board. According to College Board, “The AP Scholar Awards recognize high school students who have demonstrated exemplary college-level achievement on AP Exams.” AP Scholars must receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams. AP Exams are college-level exams on specific subjects taken by high school students. At many colleges and universities, as score of 3 or higher on an AP Exam will earn a student credit toward their degree. Of the 258 students […]

Class of 2020 Baton Rouge Magnet High School students Cindy Zheng and Sunggun Lee were named U.S. Presidential Scholars by the U.S. Department of Education and the Presidential Scholar Commission. Cindy Zheng is the daughter of Dr. Hong Hao and Dr. Zhe Zheng. Zheng is graduating with a 4.90 GPA. She scored a perfect 36 on the ACT. She was the President of the Beta Club at BRMHS. Zheng will attend Brown University in the […]

Baton Rouge High School seniors Cindy Zheng, Sunggun Lee, and Alison Qi are three of eight U.S. Presidential Scholar Semifinalists from Louisiana. Baton Rouge Magnet High School is the only High School in Louisiana with multiple semifinalists. The United States Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964, by Executive Order of the President, to recognize and honor some of our Nation’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors. Students from both public and private schools are […]

R I V E R   R O A D   C H A P T E R FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –March 12, 2020 – The River Road Chapter of National Charity League honored 25 Baton Rouge area high school seniors for their community volunteer work at its annual Senior Soiree on March 7th at the Renaissance Hotel. These young women have served more than 2,900 hours at various local charitable organizations over the past six years. […]

The Baton Rouge High Foundation is proud to welcome Molly Sanchez as the new Executive Director. Molly brings a wealth of experience in fundraising, development and communications to the Foundation having worked for various organizations in the Baton Rouge community for many years. Molly graduated from LSU with a BA in Journalism and Masters in Liberal Arts.   In addition, she has the Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) designation and has served in leadership roles in the […]

Baton Rouge High School announces the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists: Vishal Easwar, Bingmiao Guan, Steven Guo, Madelyn Keller, Miles Lee, Ali Marzoughi, Ranna Okeil, Khanh Pham, Krishna Pochana, Alison Qi, Grace Qian,  Amanda Richter, Amy Ruckman, Marcus Schafer, Cindy Zheng and Kevin Zhou. *These seniors have the opportunity to continue on in the competition, competing for some of the 7,600 scholarships worth over $31 million dollars offered Spring of 2020. From approximately 16,000 Semifinalists, […]

Baton Rouge Magnet High School leads the state in 2020 Presidential Scholar Candidates with eight students selected by the US Department of Education. According to the US Department of Education, “The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964, by executive order of the President, to recognize and honor some of our nation’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors. Each year, up to 161 students are named as Presidential Scholars, one of the nation’s highest […]

Here is a link to our digital copy of the Bulldog Banner alumni newsletter, winter edition.  Bulldog Banner Winter 2019. In this edition, we list our member donors who made a gift in the 2018 calendar year. We make every effort to be accurate, so if we have left your name off or your name is not listed to your preference, we apologize. Please contact our office via email at director@brhsfoundation.net or call at 225-456-6733 so […]