Zachary High School was established in 1912. It was segregated. The Rosenwald Fund helped establish a school for African Americans, Zacahry Colored School, in 1934, but there was no public high school open to African Americans in Zachary until 1954. Zachary High School desegregated in the 1970s.[2]
Zachary High School was within the East Baton Rouge Parish School System. In 2002, Zachary High School became part of the Zachary Community School District. Since the break from East Baton Rouge Parish, the Zachary High School campus has been renovated. Zachary High School now has a newly built freshman academy, gym, ROTC building, Industrial Arts Building, agriscience complex, Academic Athletic Center, and Hard Work Cafe. Zachary High school also has a stadium with an artificial turf field that holds five thousand people.
AcademicsEdit
Three teachers at the school were named Louisiana Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Cathy Raziano, who was selected as Louisiana's 2003-2004 Teacher of the Year, Dr. Carol Price, a math teacher, was honored as 2007-2008 Teacher of the Year, and Mrs. Britni Matthews, an English honors teacher who was honored as Louisiana's 2020-2021 Teacher of the Year.
The class of 2010 was the first to be initiated into the "Freshman Academy." The Freshman Academy is designed to help freshman successfully develop and adapt to high school work and life.
Zachary High School is one of three high schools in Louisiana to have the Oracle Computer Database Building program, which costs over $3000. Neighboring and rival school, West Feliciana High School, located in St. Francisville, LA, also has the Oracle Computer Database Building Program.
AthleticsEdit
Zachary High athletes compete in varsity level sports in the LHSAA.
Sports include baseball, softball, boys' and girls' track and field, boys' and girls' cross country, boys' and girls' soccer, golf, bowling, swimming, wrestling, boys' and girls' basketball, boys' and girls' weightlifting, football, tennis, and volleyball.
BaseballEdit
Zachary won consecutive Louisiana 4A baseball state championships in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Zachary was 2013 state runner-up under Coach Jesse Cassard.
Girls' cross countryEdit
ZHS girls' cross country won district championships in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
FootballEdit
The Zachary High football team has won four State Championships in: 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021.
The Zachary High football team was under Coach Neil Weiner from 2009 to 2013. He turned the team around from a 3-7 record in his first season in 2009 to a 12-3 record the following season in 2010 and was also District 5-5A co-champions.
David Brewerton has been head coach since 2014.[3] In his first season, he coached Zachary to a 14-1 record. He also coached Zachary to 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2021 5A state championships including an undefeated 15-0 record in 2021.
Boys' soccerEdit
The boys' soccer team was 2007 6-4A District runner-up and advanced to the quarterfinals of the state tournament.
BandEdit
The wind ensemble was selected to play at Carnegie Hall at the 2007 National Youth Concert. The "Band of Blue" has played at the BGA Peach Bowl, the BGA Sugar Bowl, 2013 Outback Bowl, and at the National Independence Day Parade in Washington, D.C. Individual musicians have been selected to play in All-South, All-State (concert and jazz), All-District, All-Parish (concert and jazz), and Ark-La-Tex. Individual musicians have also been selected to participate in the High School Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall and the High School Honors Performance Series at Sydney Opera House. The Zachary High School Band has been honored for their outstanding performances at the district concert and state concert series throughout the years. They compete annually in the Northwestern State University and Dutchtown High School marching festivals. The jazz band competes annually at Loyola University. The Zachary High Concert Band was honored with the Golden Mickey as the best band at the 2019 Festival Disney. The Zachary High Band Colorguard competes in the Winter Guard Series.
ReferencesEdit
^ abc"Zachary High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
^Heather N. Stone. "Never Forget Wher get Where You Came F ou Came From: An Or om: An Oral Hist al History of the y of the Integration of a Rural Community". Louisiana State University, LSU Digital Commons, LSU Doctoral Dissertations.
^"Zachary High hires David Brewerton as football coach". nola.com. February 21, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Zachary High School news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2007 Learn how and when to remove this template message Zachary High School is a public high school located in Zachary Louisiana United States It is a part of the Zachary Community School Board Zachary High SchoolAddress4100 Bronco LaneZachary LouisianaUnited StatesCoordinates30 39 12 N 91 9 38 W 30 65333 N 91 16056 W 30 65333 91 16056InformationTypePublicSchool districtZachary Community School Board 2002 Present East Baton Rouge Parish School System 1880 2002 PrincipalLindsey SpenceTeaching staff91 00 FTE 1 Grades9 12Enrollment1 581 2019 20 1 Student to teacher ratio17 37 1 Color s Columbia blue red white and blackAthletics conferenceDistrict 4 5A LHSAA MascotBucky the BroncoRivalsBaker BuffaloesCentral WildcatsScotlandville HornetsCatholic BearsWebsitehttps zacharyhigh org Contents 1 History 2 Academics 3 Athletics 3 1 Baseball 3 2 Girls cross country 3 3 Football 3 4 Boys soccer 4 Band 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditZachary High School was established in 1912 It was segregated The Rosenwald Fund helped establish a school for African Americans Zacahry Colored School in 1934 but there was no public high school open to African Americans in Zachary until 1954 Zachary High School desegregated in the 1970s 2 Zachary High School was within the East Baton Rouge Parish School System In 2002 Zachary High School became part of the Zachary Community School District Since the break from East Baton Rouge Parish the Zachary High School campus has been renovated Zachary High School now has a newly built freshman academy gym ROTC building Industrial Arts Building agriscience complex Academic Athletic Center and Hard Work Cafe Zachary High school also has a stadium with an artificial turf field that holds five thousand people Academics EditThree teachers at the school were named Louisiana Teacher of the Year Mrs Cathy Raziano who was selected as Louisiana s 2003 2004 Teacher of the Year Dr Carol Price a math teacher was honored as 2007 2008 Teacher of the Year and Mrs Britni Matthews an English honors teacher who was honored as Louisiana s 2020 2021 Teacher of the Year The class of 2010 was the first to be initiated into the Freshman Academy The Freshman Academy is designed to help freshman successfully develop and adapt to high school work and life Zachary High School is one of three high schools in Louisiana to have the Oracle Computer Database Building program which costs over 3000 Neighboring and rival school West Feliciana High School located in St Francisville LA also has the Oracle Computer Database Building Program Athletics EditZachary High athletes compete in varsity level sports in the LHSAA Sports include baseball softball boys and girls track and field boys and girls cross country boys and girls soccer golf bowling swimming wrestling boys and girls basketball boys and girls weightlifting football tennis and volleyball Baseball Edit Zachary won consecutive Louisiana 4A baseball state championships in 2007 2008 and 2009 Zachary was 2013 state runner up under Coach Jesse Cassard Girls cross country Edit ZHS girls cross country won district championships in 2005 2006 2007 and 2008 Football Edit The Zachary High football team has won four State Championships in 2015 2017 2018 2021 The Zachary High football team was under Coach Neil Weiner from 2009 to 2013 He turned the team around from a 3 7 record in his first season in 2009 to a 12 3 record the following season in 2010 and was also District 5 5A co champions David Brewerton has been head coach since 2014 3 In his first season he coached Zachary to a 14 1 record He also coached Zachary to 2015 2017 2018 and 2021 5A state championships including an undefeated 15 0 record in 2021 Boys soccer Edit The boys soccer team was 2007 6 4A District runner up and advanced to the quarterfinals of the state tournament Band EditThe wind ensemble was selected to play at Carnegie Hall at the 2007 National Youth Concert The Band of Blue has played at the BGA Peach Bowl the BGA Sugar Bowl 2013 Outback Bowl and at the National Independence Day Parade in Washington D C Individual musicians have been selected to play in All South All State concert and jazz All District All Parish concert and jazz and Ark La Tex Individual musicians have also been selected to participate in the High School Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall and the High School Honors Performance Series at Sydney Opera House The Zachary High School Band has been honored for their outstanding performances at the district concert and state concert series throughout the years They compete annually in the Northwestern State University and Dutchtown High School marching festivals The jazz band competes annually at Loyola University The Zachary High Concert Band was honored with the Golden Mickey as the best band at the 2019 Festival Disney The Zachary High Band Colorguard competes in the Winter Guard Series References Edit a b c Zachary High School National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved August 14 2021 Heather N Stone Never Forget Wher get Where You Came F ou Came From An Or om An Oral Hist al History of the y of the Integration of a Rural Community Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Doctoral Dissertations Zachary High hires David Brewerton as football coach nola com February 21 2014 Retrieved November 1 2022 External links Edit nbsp United States portal nbsp Schools portalSchoolTree org Zachary High School Zachary High School website District website School review Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zachary High School amp oldid 1160846241, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
