3 – 2 0 1 4 ▁school ▁year . ▁ ▁This ▁announ cement ▁almost ▁immediately ▁spark ed ▁pet itions ▁from ▁old ▁and ▁new ▁al umn i ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁school , ▁which ▁was ▁near ing ▁its ▁ 1 0 0 - year ▁anni versary ▁mark , ▁open . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁merged ▁with ▁Capit ol ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁re open ed ▁at ▁Capit ol ▁High ' s ▁campus ▁starting ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 – 2 0 1 6 ▁school ▁year . ▁The ▁I str ou ma ▁High ▁building ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁school ▁board ▁administrative ▁offices . ▁The ▁school ▁re - open ed ▁in ▁Summer ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁to ▁a ▁renov ated ▁campus ▁and ▁new ▁academic ▁programs . ▁ ▁Fac ulty ▁The ▁school ▁fac ulty ▁was ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁ 7 2 ▁teachers ▁in ▁a ▁wide ▁array ▁of ▁discipl ines ▁including ▁courses ▁in ▁sciences , ▁mathematics , ▁language ▁arts , ▁physical ▁education , ▁health , ▁reading , ▁market ing ▁education , ▁music , ▁family ▁& ▁consumer ▁science , ▁technology ▁education , ▁business , ▁soci ology , ▁social ▁studies , ▁visual ▁arts , ▁graph ic ▁arts , ▁special ▁education ▁courses , ▁foreign ▁language ▁( F rench ▁& ▁Spanish ), ▁J RO TC , ▁car p entry , ▁and ▁w eld ing . ▁ ▁Early ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge - area ▁State ▁Represent ative ▁Donald ▁Ray ▁Kenn ard ▁was ▁an ▁I str ou ma ▁fac ulty ▁member ▁and ▁coach . ▁ ▁Student ▁body ▁While