Belaire High School
Belaire High School | |
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Location | |
12121 Tams Dr. | |
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
History
Belaire was founded in 1974. 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
Communities served
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
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
Belaire High athletics competes in the LHSAA.
Notable alumni
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
- ^ a b c Belaire High School
- East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on January 6, 2017. Belaire is on page 1 of 10.
- 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
- 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