Black History Month 2019
McKinley: Past, Present, & Future Issue 10 // Winter 2019 // McKinley High School Continues the Legacy As we enter this period of celebrating the contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the history of our people, we remember especially the contributions made to our city, state, nation and the world by McKinley Senior […]
McKinley Announces New Girls Basketball Coach
Former LSU and WNBA standout Temeka Johnson has been hired as the McKinley High girls basketball coach. Johnson, who announced her retirement from pro basketball last month, accepted the offer to coach the Panthers from McKinley Principal Esrom Pitre after visiting the school last week. “We were familiar with Temeka, because she came and met […]
Celebrating Black History
McKinley: Past, Present, & Future Issue 5 // Winter 2018 // McKinley High School Continues the Legacy On a January afternoon in 2015, a motorcade of black limousines and SUV’s drove through Baton Rouge heading south, turning up the hill onto Washington Street. It did not turn right to the Alumni Center but left onto […]
McKinley Salutes Its Veterans
McKinley: Past, Present, & Future Issue 9 // Fall 2018 // McKinley High School Continues the Legacy Couple donates $62,000 to McKinley Kristina and John Miremont donated $62,000, to McKinley High School to pay off fines issued by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association, as well as buy new equipment for the student athletes. The […]
Honoring The Healers
McKinley Alumni: The Healers Issue 8 // Summer 2018 // McKinley High School honors the Legacy Dr. Leo S. Butler was the first male to receive a diploma from Baton Rouge Colored School, which became McKinley High School. Finishing from ,Howard University, Dr. Butler began a lifelong practice of medicine and community service and served […]
The Time for Renovation & Growth
McKinley: Past, Present, & Future Issue 7 // Spring 2018 // McKinley High School Honors the Legacy The tax-renewal passed on April 29 was met with fierce opposition by members of the Panther Nation who were concerned that the proposed renovations for McKinley, five-years from now, would not meet the demands of a school that […]
McKinley Alumni Association Goes Digital
McKinley Alumni Association Goes Digital 2018 // McKinley High School Continues the Legacy
McKinley Alumni Salutes Our Educators
McKinley: Past, Present, & Future Issue 3 // Spring 2017 // McKinley High School Continues the Legacy McKinley started as Hickory Street School in 1907. Renamed Baton Rouge Colored High School McKinley initial class of 4 young ladies were the first African American High School graduates in the state. The original McKinley building (Alumni Center […]
