Redemptorist High School

Private, coeducational school in Baton Rouge, , Louisiana, United States

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Redemptorist Upper School was a parochial Roman Catholic high school in North Baton Rouge, Louisiana, supervised by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge.

History

St. Gerard Majella Church Parish was established in 1944. St. Gerard High School was opened in September 1947, with an enrollment of forty-three freshmen and sophomores. Louisiana accreditation was obtained in December 1950, and the first class graduated in May of that year with 10 graduates. 1957-58 Unit I (first wing) of the permanent school complex opens. In 1958, it was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. St. Gerard Parish operated the high school until it became an interparochial school in 1963. 1959-60 Units II and III of the school open. Redemptorist then became a Regional Diocesan School on July 1, 1995. The school was governed by a Regional Diocesan School Board consisting of priests and elected and appointed laypersons. The faculty consisted of laymen and laywomen, one priest, and one Redemptorist Brother.^[2]

St. Gerard Elementary and St. Isidore Elementary merged into each other to become Redemptorist Elementary in the 2010-11 school year. Redemptorist elementary and Redemptorist High merged into the Redemptorist Schools of Baton Rouge in the 2011-12 school year under the supervision of Mr. Brian Menard. It was announced on December 19, 2014 that Redemptorist High School and Junior High School would close their doors for good on June 30, 2015.

The grounds of the former school were inundated by up to 4 feet (1.2 m) of water during the historic August 2016 flooding of south Louisiana and the buildings were subsequently demolished in the same year. The vacant land was donated to Cristo Rey High School who installed temporary buildings on the site.

Former State Representative and Louisiana Board of Regents member Vic Stelly taught and coached at Redemptorist during the early 1960s.^[3] Actress Donna Douglas (The Beverly Hillbillies), then known as Doris Smith, attended St. Gerard's High School.

Athletics

Redemptorist won 4 football state championships; 1959, 2002 (Class 3A), 2003 (Class 4A), 2005 (Class 3A).^[4]
1951-52 4 State Boxing Champions
1965 Wolves win Louisiana AA State Baseball Championship.
1967-69 Wolves win consecutive State AA Basketball Championships.

Closing

Redemptorist High School graduated its last class in May 2015. The high school closed due to plunging enrollment and funds.^[5] Redemptorist High is the second high school in the North Baton Rouge area to close since 2014.

Notable alumni

Donna Douglas actress notable for her role as Elly Mae Clampett in The Beverly Hillbillies TV series
Justin Rogers (2006), American football cornerback, Richmond Spiders and Buffalo Bills
Jeremy Hill, American football running back, LSU Tigers and Cincinnati Bengals
La'el Collins, American football offensive linemen, LSU Tigers and Dallas Cowboys
Howard Carter (basketball), American professional basketball player, LSU Tigers and Denver Nuggets
Russell Gage, American football wide receiver, LSU Tigers football,Atlanta Falcons, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

References

^ SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
^ "Redemptorist High School website". Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
^ "Board of Regents: Victor T. Stelly". regents.la.gov. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
^ Louisiana High School Football Championships Archived 2008-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Plunging enrollment key issue in closure of Redemptorist High, Junior High in May 2015". The Advocate.

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External links

School Website

City of Baton Rouge

History

Areas

Scotlandville

Education

Secondary(*)	East Baton Rouge PSS Baton Rouge Magnet HS Belaire HS Broadmoor HS Capitol HS EBR Lab Academy Glen Oaks HS Istrouma HS Liberty Magnet HS McKinley HS Scotlandville HS Tara HS School for the Deaf School for the Visually Impaired LSU Lab Mentorship Academy of Digital Arts Southern U. Lab Catholic HS Episcopal HS Parkview Baptist HS St. Joseph's Academy Closed Cristo Rey Baton Rouge Franciscan High School Redemptorist HS
Colleges/universities	Louisiana State University (See template) Southern University (See template) Our Lady of the Lake College Louisiana Culinary Institute Baton Rouge Community College
Libraries	State Library of Louisiana Louisiana State Archive and Research Library East Baton Rouge Parish Library

Points of interest(**)

Media

Television	KBTR-CD KPBN-LD KZUP-CD W31EL-D WAFB WBRL-CD WBRZ-TV WGMB-TV WLFT-CD WLPB-TV WVLA-TV
Newspapers	The Advocate The Daily Reveille

Transportation

(*) Some schools are in unincorporated areas outside of the city limits, including Woodlawn HS and St. Michael HS
(**) Includes landmarks not owned by/a part of Louisiana State University nor Southern University, nor those elsewhere categorized

v t e Education in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools
Zoned 7-12 schools	Northeast HS
Zoned high schools	Belaire Broadmoor Capitol Glen Oaks Istrouma McKinley Scotlandville Tara Woodlawn
Magnet high schools	Arlington Prep. Acad. Baton Rouge Magnet Baton Rouge Prep. Acad. Northdale Acad. Liberty Magnet East Baton Rouge Lab. Acad.
Other public schools
Districts and high schools	Baker Baker HS Central Central HS Zachary Zachary HS School for the Deaf School for the Visually Impaired LSU Lab School SU Lab School
Private schools
Secular schools	Central Private School Mentorship Academy of Digital Arts
Religious schools	Catholic HS The Dunham School Episcopal HS Parkview Baptist HS St. Joseph's Acad. St. Michael the Archangel HS
Closed	Cristo Rey Baton Rouge Franciscan High School Redemptorist HS
Tertiary
Universities	Louisiana State University template Southern University template
Community colleges	Baton Rouge Community College
Libraries
State library	State Library of Louisiana
Public libraries	East Baton Rouge Parish Library
This list is incomplete.

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge
Ordinaries	Bishops Robert Emmet Tracy Joseph Vincent Sullivan Stanley Joseph Ott Alfred Clifton Hughes Robert William Muench Michael Duca
Churches	Cathedral St. Joseph Cathedral, Baton Rouge Parish churches St. Gabriel Church, St. Gabriel
Education	Ascension Parish schools Ascension Catholic Diocesan High School, Donaldsonville East Baton Rouge Parish schools Catholic High School, Baton Rouge St. Joseph's Academy, Baton Rouge St. Michael the Archangel Diocesan Regional High School, Shenandoah Iberville Parish schools St. John the Evangelist Interparochial High School, Plaquemine Pointe Coupee Parish schools Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee, New Roads Tangipahoa Parish schools Saint Thomas Aquinas Diocesan Regional High School, Hammond Closed schools Redemptorist High School, Baton Rouge
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