Central Private School
| Central Private School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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12801 Centerra Court Baker , Louisiana United States | |
| Coordinates | 30°33′58.27″N 91°3′37.56″W / 30.5661861°N 91.0604333°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private School |
| Established | 1967 |
| Headmaster | Robert Martin |
| Grades | Pre-K–12 |
| Enrollment | 470[1] (2016) |
| Color(s) | Red, Grey, & White |
| Mascot | Redhawks (formerly Rebels) |
| Website | www.centralprivate.org |
Central Private School (CPS) or Central Private (CP) is a private education institution located in Central, Louisiana.
History
[edit]The school was founded in the 1967 amidst the court ordered desegregation of public schools.[2] CPS is one of several private schools located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Faculty
[edit]The school's faculty is composed of 44.5 FTE teachers.[1]
Curriculum
[edit]Subjects include science, art, mathematics, language arts, physical education, social studies, and foreign languages.[3]
Student body
[edit]The majority of the students are white (78%), along with students of other ethnicities.[1] The school enrolls students from East Baton Rouge and surrounding areas.
Athletics
[edit]Central Private joined the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) on July 1, 2019, and competes in the 1-A classification.[4]
Sports offered:
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
Athletics history
[edit]The school left the Louisiana Independent School Association in 1992 to join the Mississippi Private School Association (MPSA). The MPSA changed its name in 2009 to the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools (MAIS), which renamed itself the Mid-South Association of Independent Schools the day Central Private departed.[5]
Championships
[edit]Baseball Championships
- (12) Championships
The school has won 12 championships since the school's opening including the years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2013.
Basketball Championships
- (5) Championships
The school won four consecutive titles from 1998 to 2002.[specify] In 2013, Central Private's boys basketball team became the first boys team from the state of Louisiana to win the MAIS Overall Championship. The Riverdale Academy (Class A) girls won the Overall Tournament in 2003 making them the first Louisiana school to win the MAIS Overall Championship.
Mascot
[edit]In 2019, the school changed its athletic team name from The Rebels to The Redhawks.[6]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Lane Mestepey, LSU Tigers baseball pitcher[citation needed]
- Josh Wall, MLB player (Los Angeles Dodgers)[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Central Private School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Private school study approved". Daily World. Opelousas, Louisiana. July 1, 1969. p. 1.
- ^ [1] Archived February 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Athletics - Central Private School".
- ^ MPSA Home Page
- ^ "Central Private Now the Redhawks". Central City News. 2019-07-18. Retrieved 2020-03-06.