Louisiana State University Laboratory School

Louisiana State University Laboratory School
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Address
45 Dalrymple Drive Baton Rouge , Louisiana Vereinigte Staaten
Information
Typ	Public, Co-ed
Motto	Excellence in every endeavor
Established	1915
School district	None The school is operated by Louisiana State University
Director	Dr. Wade Smith
Mascot	Cub
Website	http://www.uhigh.lsu.edu

Louisiana State University Laboratory School (U-High) is a laboratory school under the Louisiana State University College of Education.

Located on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, it is the only school in the state of Louisiana that offers the International Baccalaureate program. This school teaches grades K–12 and is known as 'U-High' or 'UHS' to most schools in the parish. Louisiana State University Laboratory School was ranked 205 in Newsweek’s 2005 list of the Best High Schools in the United States [1] The current student body president is Camille Beste.

University High is one of two laboratory schools in Baton Rouge. The other is Southern Laboratory School (commonly known as "Southern Lab"), which is operated by Southern University on the north side of the city.

School uniforms

Students are required to wear school uniforms [2]. These uniforms consist of a polo shirt embossed with the school logo for all students, skorts or skirts of an appropriate length in the school plaid, and shorts or pants of any type (again in the appropriate length). Skirts do not necessarily need to be of the school plaid.

Athletics

The mascot of the school is the Cub, in reference to the school's association with the LSU Tigers. The Cubs compete in LHSAA Class 2A and field many successful teams in sports such as Soccer, Baseball, Girls' Volleyball, Boys' and Girls' Golf, Swimming, Basketball,Football, and Cross Country.

Notable alumni

• Glen Davis, current professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the NBA and standout at LSU
• Steven Soderbergh, Hollywood director of several films including Ocean's Eleven
• Johnny Robinson, former NFL professional football player and standout at LSU
• Brian Kinchen, former NFL professional football player and standout at LSU
• Bradford Banta, former NFL professional football player and standout at USC
• Darryl Hamilton, former Major League Baseball player
• Doug Moreau, former district attorney of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana and former LSU football player
• Chad Loup, former LSU football player and current physician in orthopedic surgery
• Brothers Collis Temple III and Garrett Temple, both former LSU basketball players and Garrett now plays professionally with the Charlotte Bobcats but is now playing overseas in Casale Monferatto, Italy during the lockout
• Oliver Brown, former LSU basketball player
• Benjy Davis, lead singer of the Benjy Davis Project, a southern rock band that tours throughout the south and up the east coast
• Hall Davis V, A former University of Lafayette defensive end was selected 149th overall in the 5th round by the St. Louis Rams in the 2010 NFL Draft.
• Elizabeth Ashley, award-winning actress.
• Lloyd Peever

External links

• UHS homepage
• LSU homepage