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Tara High School

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Tara High School
Location
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9002 Whitehall Ave.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70806
USA
Coordinates30°26′05″N 91°05′19″W / 30.434697°N 91.088521°W / 30.434697; -91.088521
Information
TypeFree public
MottoCome prepared and Ready to learn
Established1970
School districtEast Baton Rouge Parish
PrincipalJohn D. Hayman
Faculty66.46 (FTE)[1]
Grades9 - 12
Enrollment1,043 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.69[1]
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)Cardinal and Gold    
MascotTrojan Warrior
NicknameTrojans
RivalBroadmoor Buccaneers
YearbookChariot
Budgetschool fee (all students)-$35 (Seniors- $110)(Juniors- $150)
Websitehttp://schools.ebrschools.org/tarahigh/

Tara High School is one of several high schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools District in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is located in the Tara Neighborhood of Baton Rouge. Tara High School is located at 9002 Whitehall Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70806. The school opened during the 1970–71 school year.

Communities served

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Tara serves portions of Baton Rouge, as well as all or portions of several census-designated places (CDP):[2] all of Westminster,[3] most of Inniswold,[4] most of Oak Hills Place,[5] half of Gardere,[6] and a small section of Shenandoah.[7]

Athletics

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Tara High athletics competes in the LHSAA.

Tara High School fields several individual and team sports including American football, track and field, basketball, volleyball, wrestling, baseball, softball, and soccer. The mascot is the Trojan and the colors are cardinal and gold, very similar to the University of Southern California.

Championships

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Football Championships

  • (1) State Championship: 1974

References

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