Capitol High School is a
public high school named after the
Louisiana State Capitol in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
History
Capitol Junior - Senior High School opened in 1950 as the second public secondary school for
African Americans
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...
in the city.
The school's campus on was designed by Baton Rouge architect
A. Hays Town
A. Hays Town (June 17, 1903 – January 6, 2005) was an American architect whose career spanned over sixty-five years. While Town designed commercial and governmental buildings in the style of modern architecture for the first forty years ...
. In 1959, the high school and middle school split, and the middle school remained in the original building. The Capitol Senior High School building was constructed in 1960.
The state took control of the Capitol High in 2008, citing low performance. Capitol High School became part of the RSD-Capitol Education Foundation. A plan to make it a
KIPP school for the 2022-2023 school year fell through. Local control as part of the
East Baton Rouge Parish School System
The East Baton Rouge Parish School System, also known as East Baton Rouge Schools (EBR Schools) or the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, is a public school district headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. The district serves ...
will return during the 2023-2024 school year.
Capitol High's student body was 98.2 percent African American in 2021. Most students are "economically disadvantaged" and the school's test scores are very low.
School newspaper
The ''Leader'' newspaper is the school newspaper.
Athletics
Capitol High athletics competes in the
LHSAA. Lions are the
school mascot and the school colors are red and gold.
Championships
*(1) L.I.A.L.O. Football State Championship: 1955
Football
In 2022, Johnathan Brantley was announced as head football coach.
Notable people
*
Seimone Augustus
Seimone Delicia Augustus (born April 30, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player who is currently an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted first overa ...
,
WNBA basketball player
*
Brandon Bass
Brandon Samuel Bass (born April 30, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player.
Early life
Bass was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the oldest of three siblings; he has a brother, Chris, and sister, Dashia. Bass is the son of C ...
, NBA basketball player
*
Terrance Broadway, football player
*
Oliver Lafayette
Oliver Lafayette (born May 6, 1984) is an American-born Croatian former professional basketball player. Standing at , he plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions.
High school and college career
Lafayette attended Capitol High School i ...
, NBA basketball player
Further reading
*''Red and Gold Forever; A History of Capitol High School, 1950-2000'' by Summer Lynn Davis, University of South Carolina (2013)
References
External links
School website
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Schools in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Public high schools in Louisiana