Belaire High School
| Belaire High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 30°28′01″N 91°02′57″W / 30.466893°N 91.049044°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Free public |
| Established | 1974 |
| School district | East Baton Rouge Parish |
| Principal | Verdie Batiste |
| Teaching staff | 45.27 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 765 (2022-023)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.90[1] |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Royal blue, burnt orange, and white |
| Mascot | Bengal tiger |
| Nickname | Bengals |
| Yearbook | Veda |
| Website | https://sites.google.com/ebrschools.org/belairehigh/home |
Belaire High School (usually abbreviated as "Belaire" or BHS) is a public school in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school is a part of the East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools.
History
[edit]Belaire was founded in 1974 By Travis Nathaniel Ruffin Jr . The first principal of Belaire High School was Thomas Holliman. A group of students from all over the Baton Rouge community helped define the school colors (burnt orange, royal blue, and white), and the school mascot. Today, they are still known to be the Belaire Bengals. The first school year started in August 1974 and "Bengal Land" was born. Throughout the course of the school year, numerous events are held in honor of the Bengal and its Indian background. Events such as the festival of Dwali or "Festival of Light", and school fixtures such as the Bengal Lancer Band, The Kannada Review (school newspaper), The Veda (school yearbook) all are representative of the school's pride and heritage. Belaire High School.
Communities served
[edit]Belaire serves sections of Baton Rouge and the Monticello census-designated place.[2][3]
At one time it served a section of Central before the city started its own school district.[4][5]
Feeder patterns
[edit]The following elementary schools feed into Belaire:[6]
- Glen Oaks Park
- Greenbrier
- La Belle Aire
- Lanier
- Park Forest
- Riveroaks
- Villa del Rey
- Broadmoor (partial)
- Howell Park (partial)
- Sharon Hills (partial)
- Twin Oaks (partial)
- Red Oaks
The following middle schools feed into Belaire:[6]
- Broadmoor
- Park Forest
- Southeast
- Glen Oaks (partial)
- Sherwood Middle
Athletics
[edit]Belaire High athletics competes in the LHSAA.
Notable alumni
[edit] | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (January 2021) |
- Brad Davis - college football coach
- Robert Ellis - MLB pitcher
- Michael Jackson, former Louisiana State Representative
- Mewelde Moore - NFL player
- Marcus Spears - NFL player
- Webbie - Rapper
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Belaire High School
- ^ "High-School-Boundary-Descriptions-15-16.pdf Archived 2016-04-18 at the Wayback Machine." East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on January 6, 2017. Belaire is on page 1 of 10.
- ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Monticello CDP, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 6, 2017.
- ^ "City Maps & Directories Archived 2017-01-07 at the Wayback Machine." City of Central. Retrieved on January 6, 2017. Note the map at the bottom: "Proposed Central Incorporation" - the city incorporated in 2005 and this was the proposed boundary which came to fruition
- ^ "mapshigh.pdf." East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools. April 26, 2005. Retrieved on January 6, 2017. Belaire High is at p. 1/12.
- ^ a b http://www.ebrschools.org/eduWEB1/1000437/docs/att_feeder_patterns_07_08.pdf Archived July 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
External links
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