The Baton Rouge High School Hall of Fame The original BRHS Hall of fame originated in the mid-1970’s, just after BRHS transformed into a magnet high school. According to an archive Advocate newspaper article, the founding members of the HOF committee included Lee Lockwood, President; Otis Haymon, President-elect; Charles Dubois, and Edwina Prescott, Secretary-Treasurer. Hall of Fame honorees were inducted with some regularity until sometime in in the later 1980’s. We don’t have much in […]

Announcing the Luther Kent & Trick Bag Big Band Show on January 12, 2019 at 7:30 PM. This event will be held in the Baton Rouge High School Auditorium and will benefit the BRHS Performing Arts Department. CLICK HERE to purchase tickets.

The BRHS Foundation would like to congratulate Marcus Schafer, Khanh Pham, Jonathan Poss, and Steven Guo on their perfect scores. Baton Rouge High School Senior Jonathan Poss scored a 36 on the ACT and a 1600 on the SAT. According to PrepScholar.com, out of the 1.7 million students who take the test every year, only about 300 get the highest possible SAT score. Only 1 tenth of 1 percent of students score a perfect score […]

The BRHS Foundation would like to congratulate Selia Jindal for being named the 2019 Baton Rouge High School Student of the Year. Selia exemplifies leadership in both academics and the arts. She has been National Merit Scholarship Commended and is an AP Scholar with Honors. Leadership roles include the state board for Model United Nations, President for the Youth and Government Club, officer for Key Club, Student Council (Freshmen Secretary, Sophomore Vice President), Art Club […]

One of the most important aspects of leadership is identifying a problem and providing solutions. When BRHS senior Joy Liu was deciding on what college to choose, she realized that so many other of her classmates had the same questions and concerns; and were they really getting all the information they needed to make an informed decision? College recruiting visits are great, but let’s face it; they’re putting their best foot forward in a limited […]

The Foundation is pleased to honor Norma Ford Gerace, Retired BRHS Biology Teacher. The BRHS Foundation announces the establishment of this special honor which recognizes an individual who has had a transformational impact on Baton Rouge High School as an educational institution. The award honors the legacy of Reine Ivy Alexander, principal of Baton Rouge High School from 1917 until her retirement in 1954. While teaching at BRHS in 1917, then Superintendent, W. B. Hatcher, […]

Please join us Wednesday November 7, 2018 in the Baton Rouge High School Auditorium for the Annual Member Meeting and Celebration. The celebration starts at 5 pm with a reception and  refreshments in the Harp LaSalle Lobby, adjacent to the Auditorium. The member meeting will begin at 5:30 and include election of our 2019 Board of Directors, the ‘State of the School’ address from Nan McCann, BRHS Principal and followed by the awarding of the […]

Extra! Extra! Have you read all about it in the Advocate? Baton Rouge High School is continuing the legacy of excellence with National Merit Semi-Finalists and Advanced Placement Scholars. There were so many this year we needed a 4 page spread in the newspaper! This year we honored: 23 National Merit Semi-Finalists, 2 State AP Scholars, 1 Presidential Scholar, 4 International Diploma Scholars, 31 National AP Scholars, 96 AP Scholars with Distinction, 34 AP Scholars with […]

It’s that time of year again. Time for 8th graders who are looking to become Baton Rouge High School Bulldogs to start the application process for next year. BRHS Open House for prospective students will be held on Thursday, October 11, 2018 from 8 AM til 9:30 AM. This is a great opportunity for prospective students and their parents to see the school and determine if BRHS is the place for them. There are 4 […]

  The Class of 1967 has raised $25,000 and will now have a classroom named in their honor. Class Years for Classrooms was established so that individual class years can raise funds among their classmates in order to have a campus space named in their honor. 1967 will join the class years of 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1966 and 1984 and have a recognition plaque displayed next to a classroom at Baton Rouge High School. […]