Glen Oaks High School

Tuition school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

SHAUN Oaks High School

Location

6650 Chippewa Grove Dr.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

70812

United States

Coordinates| 30°30′47″N 91°07′19″W﻿ / ﻿30.512939°N 91.121899°W﻿ / 30.512939; -91.121899
Information
Type| tuition
Established| 1960
School district| East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools
Principal| Eric Randall
Faculty| 55.29 (FTE)[1]
Grades| 6–12
Enrollment| 679[1] (2022-2023)
Student to teacher ratio| 12.28[1]
Campus type| Urban
Color(s)| Red and Black
Mascot| Tiger
Nickname| Tigers
Rival| Scotlandville Hornets
Baker Buffaloes
Istrouma Indians
Yearbook| Panther
Website| glenoakshigh.com

Glen Oaks High School (GOHS) is located in Merrydale, unincorporated East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States, near the city of Baton Rouge.[2][3] The school, opened in 1960, is part of East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools.[3] The current principal is Edward Hunter.

## Feeder patterns

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Glen Oaks serves Merrydale and sections of Baton Rouge.[4]

The following elementary schools feed into Glen Oaks: [1]

* Glen Oaks Park
* Lanier
* Merrydale
* Claiborne (partial)
* Sharon Hills (partial)
* Forest Heights Academy of Excellence
* Howell Park & Brookstown

The following middle schools feed into Glen Oaks:

* Glen Oaks

## School uniforms

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All student must wear uniforms: 9th Grade: Red or Black, 10-12th Grade: Red or Black

## Athletics

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The Glen Oaks High Panthers compete in LHSAA Class 3A athletics. The school's mascot is the Panther and school colors are red, black, and white.

### Championships

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The school is best known for its boys and girls basketball programs, as well as their track and field programs. The basketball programs have won multiple state championships and tournament titles since the 1990s and the track and field teams have won state titles starting in the 2000s.

## Band

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GOHS panther marching band is one of the largest student organizations on campus. The band and the Pantherettes have a long tradition of winning "Battle of the Bands" in South Louisiana and performing at parades and other special events in the region.

## Notable alumni

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* Gary Chambers, activist and 2022 U.S. Senate candidate[5]
* Bob Didier, former MLB player (Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox)
* Ryan Francis, former USC point guard;
* Steven Jyles, former starting quarterback for the University of Louisiana at Monroe and currently of the Saskatchewan Roughriders
* Alonzo Knox, businessman and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
* Gabe Northern, former NFL defensive end & linebacker with the Buffalo Bills and Minnesota Vikings
* Heishma Northern, former Southern University defensive back and current head coach at Prairie View A&M University; brother of Gabe Northern
* Marcus Randall, former LSU quarterback; brother of former Glen Oaks & Southern University quarterback Eric Randall

## References

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1. ^ a b c Glen Oaks Senior High School
2. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Merrydale CDP, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 6, 2017.
3. ^ a b Home page. Glen Oaks High School. Retrieved on January 7, 2017. "6650 Cedar Grove Drive Baton Rouge, LA. 70812"
4. ^ "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. Glen Oaks is on page 4 of 10.
5. ^ Bridges, Tyler (2021-03-01). "What Gary Chambers Jr.'s narrow path to winning and replacing Cedric Richmond looks like". NOLA.com.

## External links

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* Official website
* Glen Oaks High School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)

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City of Baton Rouge

History|

* Baton Rouge bus boycott
* 2016 shooting of police officers

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

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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(**)|

* Baton Rouge Zoo
* Belle of Baton Rouge
* BREC Memorial Stadium
* Capitol Park Museum
* City Park Golf Course
* Cortana Mall
* Highland Road Park
* Independence Park Botanic Gardens
* LA Art and Science Museum (Yazoo&MS. Valley Rail Depot)
* Louisiana Museum of Natural History
* Louisiana State Capitol
* Mall of Louisiana
* Magnolia Mound Plantation House
* Odell S. Williams Now And Then African-American Museum
* Old Louisiana State Capitol
* Pentagon Barracks
* Pete Goldsby Field
* Raising Cane's River Center
* Arena
* Shaw Center for the Arts
* USS Kidd

Media|

| Television|

* KBTR-CD
* KPBN-LD
* KZUP-CD
* W31EL-D
* WAFB
* WBRL-CD
* WBRZ-TV
* WGMB-TV
* WLFT-CD
* WLPB-TV
* WVLA-TV

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Newspapers|

* The Advocate
* The Daily Reveille

Transportation|

* Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
* Capital Area Transit System

(*) 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

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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
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Community colleges|

* Baton Rouge Community College

Libraries

State library|

* State Library of Louisiana

Public libraries|

* East Baton Rouge Parish Library

This list is incomplete.

Authority control databases: Geographic |

* NCES

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