Episcopal School of Baton Rouge
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| Type | Private (Day School) |
| Established | 1965 |
| Head of school | Hugh McIntosh |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Enrollment | 950 |
| Campus size | 50-acre (200,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | Black and Gold (to the Superbowl) |
| Mascot | Knights |
| Affiliation | Episcopalian |
| Website | http://www.ehsbr.org/ |
Episcopal High School is a private, coeducational day school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Founded in 1965, it has approximately 950 students residing in East Baton Rouge Parish and surrounding areas, and has a student/teacher ratio of 11:1. The school serves students in grades PK-12. Episcopal is located on a 50-acre (200,000 m2) campus located in the eastern section of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school's mascot is the Knight, and school colors are blue and gold. Episcopal is a member of the following organizations: the National Association of Episcopal Schools, the National Association of Independent Schools, the Southwestern Association of Episcopal Schools, the Independent School Association of the Southwest, and the Southern Association of Independent Schools.[citation needed] The current Head of School is Hugh McIntosh, who was appointed in 2010. Episcopal High School is an independent school that is fiscally self-sufficient.[citation needed] Episcopal receives no funds from the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana, solely relying on funds generated from tuition, fees, capital giving, and the Annual Fund, a yearly fund-rasing program in which all donations made are used for investment in school plans and facilities.[citation needed] The current administrative leadership includes division heads for the Lower School, Middle School, and Upper School. Yup.
History
Episcopal High School was founded in 1965 with intentions of bringing an Episcopalian college preparatory school to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Founding members of the school include G. Allen Penniman, Henry Klock, Dick H. Hearin, and A. C. Lewis. Originally on the site of St. James Episcopal Church of Baton Rouge and the old Baton Rouge Junior High School, Episcopal served approximately 300 students in grades 1-8. The first headmaster was Reverend Ralph Webster.
In 1968, students in grades 5-11 moved to the new campus located at 3200 Woodland Ridge Blvd. Students in grades 1-4 remained at the church until the new buildings were completed. The first senior class of 13 matriculated in 1969. Most recently, Episcopal High School alloted space for Pre-Kindergarteners in 2005.
Facilities
Facilities at Episcopal include the Visual and Performing Arts Center, the Middle School building, a science building, the Lower School and Greer Center for the Performing Arts, the Kindergarten building, classroom buildings, a chapel, and a dining hall. Recently in 2010, Episcopal has adopted better nutritional meals thanks to the appointed chef. Episcopal also has computer and writing labs, as well as computers with Internet access in each classroom. The main library was renovated in 2000 in order to make it the technological hub of the campus, servicing a network of Dell computers and a wireless network accessible anywhere on campus. A second library serves Episcopal's Lower School students. A variety of Dell computers are in each classroom. Most of the classrooms at Episcopal have SMART boards that help make the flow of education. Athletic facilities include two gymnasiums, a weight room, a football stadium, soccer fields, a softball field, an all-weather track, a heated swimming pool, five tennis courts, and a baseball complex.
Athletics
Episcopal fields teams in many sports, including softball, soccer, basketball, football, volleyball, baseball, powerlifting, swimming, tennis, golf, track and field and cross country. The boys' cross country team has won 16 state AA titles in a row (1996–2011).
Mission statement
The Episcopal Mission Statement is the "core value" in which all Episcopal students are expected to hold — both in school and out of school — which helps keep the school environment conductive to learning and to the development of honest, alert, intellectually curious, and academically disciplined students.
The Mission Statement is as follows:
As a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana, Episcopal High School of Baton Rouge nurtures and develops the whole child- spiritually, intellectually, morally, physically, and artistically- through challenging academic and co-curricular programs which prepare our graduates for college and for purposeful lives.
Notable alumni
- Will Wright -- '76, co-founder of the American game development company Maxis and creator of The Sims.
- Todd Graves -- '90, founder of the Louisiana-based fast-food chain Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers.
- Jimmy Williams—NFL cornerback who graduated from Vanderbilt University and plays for the Houston Texans.
- Kaylee Hartung -- '03, Reporter for Longhorn Network
Notable Non-Graduates
- Reiley McClendon—actor, has appeared on such television shows as Will and Grace and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
External links
- Episcopal - Baton Rouge - The school's official website.