Belaire High School

Belaire High School
Location
12121 Tams Dr. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70815 United States
Coordinates	30°28′01″N 91°02′57″W / 30.466893°N 91.049044°W / 30.466893; -91.049044Coordinates: 30°28′01″N 91°02′57″W / 30.466893°N 91.049044°W / 30.466893; -91.049044
Information
Type	Free public
Established	1974
School district	East Baton Rouge Parish
Principal	Mr. Walker
Grades	9 - 12
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)	Royal blue, burnt orange, and white
Mascot	Bengals
Website	http://belaire.ebrschools.org/

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

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. Through 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.

Extra curricular

Athletics

Belaire hosts a variety of sports organizations. The main sports of Belaire are: Football, Basketball, Cross-Country Track, Volleyball, and Soccer are offered to both females and males.

Student Clubs

Art
Beta Club
DECA
Drama Club
French Club
Future Business Leaders of America
I CARE
Law Club
National Honor Society
Precision Drill Team
Rifle Team
SGA

Feeder patterns

The following elementary schools feed into Belaire:^[1]

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:^[1]

Broadmoor
Park Forest
Southeast
Glen Oaks (partial)
Sherwood Middle

Notable alumni

Mewelde Moore - NFL player
Webbie - Rapper
Robert Ellis - MLB pitcher
Marcus Spears - NFL player

Notes

1 2 http://www.ebrschools.org/eduWEB1/1000437/docs/att_feeder_patterns_07_08.pdf Archived July 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.

External links

East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Schools

East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools

Zoned high schools	Belaire High School Broadmoor High School Capitol High School Glen Oaks High School Istrouma High School McKinley Senior High School Scotlandville Magnet High School Tara High School Woodlawn High School

Zoned 7-12 schools	Northeast High School

Magnet high schools	Arlington Preparatory Academy Baton Rouge Magnet High School Baton Rouge Preparatory Academy Northdale Academy Lee Magnet High School East Baton Rouge Laboratory Academy

Other public schools

High schools	Baker High School Central High School Zachary High School

Private schools

High schools	Catholic High School St. Joseph's Academy St. Michael the Archangel High School Redemptorist High School (CLOSED)

This list is incomplete.

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