Broadmoor High School

Broadmoor Senior High School is an accredited high school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is a part of the East Baton Rouge Parish School System.

Broadmoor High School
Address
10100 Goodwood Blvd.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70815

United States
Coordinates30°26′32″N 91°4′32″W
Information
TypePublic
Motto"Loyalty, Unity, Tradition"
Established1960
School districtEast Baton Rouge Parish School System
PrincipalMr. Stacy L. Bradford
Staff54.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Number of students1,109 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.54[1]
Color(s)Columbia Blue and Scarlet and Silver.
         
SloganBucs Are Best!
AthleticsLHSAA 5A
MascotBuccaneer
NicknameBuc(s)
RivalTara Trojans
Catholic Bears
Baton Rouge Bulldogs (until 1976)
WebsiteOfficial website

History

Broadmoor High School was founded in 1960 and resides on a 30-acre campus centrally located in the historic Broadmoor Neighborhood[2] of south Baton Rouge. BHS offers an array of traditional and honors level courses, including several AP courses and College Dual Enrollment opportunities with BRCC for eligible upperclassmen in good academic standing. The school traditionally primarily serves students in the Broadmoor and Sherwood Forest subdivisions and within an eight-mile radius of the school.

The school originally served grades 7-11, with its first graduating class in 1962.

Broadmoor High School is home of the annual well-attended and highly publicized Broadmoor Arts & Crafts Festival held on campus every mid-November. At this event, people from across the country come to sell and buy various arts and foods.[3] There are several venues facilitated by student organizations to raise funds for them. Overall, this event is a significant source of revenue for the school.

The most notable of the many student organizations on campus is the John Lay Chapter of the National Honor Society, the National Beta Club, the Student Government Association (SGA), the Presidents' Round Table, Denims-N-Diamonds (Choir), Broadmoor Band of Pride, Broadmoor Blade (School Newspaper), Buccaneer Log (Yearbook), FFA, and Broadmoor Young Life.

All students are required to wear uniforms which include a plain white or Columbia blue polo-style shirt with khakis.

In 2012, Broadmoor High School was given the Bronze Award by the US News & World Report Magazine, ranking them among the top high schools in the nation.[4]

Athletics

Broadmoor competes in the LHSAA 5A athletic class (the state's largest class) and all home sporting events are held on campus (field and gym sports). Since 1969, Broadmoor's biggest rival has been the neighboring Tara High School Trojans. Prior to Tara's opening, Broadmoor's bigger rivals included Baton Rouge High, Catholic High and Istrouma High. Since its inception, the school has a long tradition of producing quality student-athletes and holds a state title in football, golf, gymnastics, cross country and boys basketball. Broadmoor won its only state football title in 1966 as a 3A school defeating South Lafourche High School completing a 11-1-1 season under head coach Jerry Epperson. Broadmoor also claims two 4A state basketball titles winning their first in 1985, defeating Monroe Carroll High School, 72-65. In 1987, the Buccaneers won their second title defeating New Orleans Carver High School, 72-56.

The athletic programs include:

  • Boys Basketball (Varsity, JV, Freshmen)
  • Football (Varsity, JV, Freshmen)
  • Baseball (Varsity, JV)
  • Girls Basketball (Varsity, JV)
  • Volleyball (Varsity, JV)
  • Boys and Girls Track & Field (Varsity, JV)
  • Boys and Girls Bowling (Varsity)
  • Boys Soccer (Varsity)
  • Softball (Varsity)
  • Boys and Girls Tennis (Varsity)
  • Boys and Girls Cross Country (Varsity)
  • Wrestling (Varsity)
  • Coed Cheerleading (Varsity, JV)

The current athletic director is Rusty Price.

Broadmoor Spirit Song

"Fight on Broadmoor,
strong and true!
Fight on Broadmoor,
we will see you through,
with courage ever, falter never!
Fight on Broadmoor Fight!"

Notable alumni
  • Larry S. Bankston - Former state senator
  • Billy Cannon, Jr. - Former NFL Player
  • John Davis - Millionaire CEO of BirchStreet Systems, Inc.
  • Ledell Eackles - Former NBA Player
  • Dean Edward Johnson - Well-known attorney and TV personality
  • Bucky Richardson - Former NFL Player
  • Ryan Theriot - MLB Player for the 2012 World Series Champions San Francisco Giants, the 2011 World Series Champions St. Louis Cardinals, and the NCAA 2000 College World Series Champions LSU Tigers
  • Michael Woods - He was drafted in the first round of the 2001 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft by the Detroit Tigers.[5]
  • Trina Grimes Edwards - Alexandria native and third wife of former governor Edwin Washington Edwards.
  • Edward Raymond Wedge III - DOTD Deputy Engineer.

Notable former faculty

Former State Representative and Louisiana Board of Regents member Vic Stelly taught and coached at Broadmoor during the 1960s.[6]

References
  1. "Broadmoor High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  2. "Broadmoor Residents' Association - HOME". Archived from the original on 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2008-07-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?key_school=95ccf262&exact=1&query_type=key_school
  6. "Board of Regents: Victor T. Stelly". regents.la.gov. Archived from the original on 2016-01-20. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
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