▁School ▁is ▁a ▁public ▁school ▁located ▁in ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge , ▁Louisiana . ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁and ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁East ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge ▁Par ish . ▁Its ▁name ▁is ▁a ▁local ▁Indian ▁word ▁meaning ▁" red ▁stick ". ▁Red ▁stick ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁English ▁language ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁words ▁b aton ▁rou ge . ▁The ▁area ▁of ▁north ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge ▁where ▁the ▁school ▁is ▁located ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁I str ou ma ▁area . ▁ ▁History ▁I str ou ma ▁High ▁School ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁in ▁a ▁two - room ▁frame ▁building ▁with ▁a ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁two . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁the ▁school ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁larger ▁brick ▁building ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Er ie ▁Street ▁and ▁W en on ah ▁Street . ▁The ▁school ▁had ▁its ▁first ▁gradu ations ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁grammar ▁school ▁portion ▁having ▁gradu ations ▁that ▁year . ▁The ▁first ▁high ▁school ▁gradu ations ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁another ▁building ▁was ▁added ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Er ie ▁Street ▁and ▁T ec um seh ▁Street . ▁The ▁school ▁first ▁field ed ▁a ▁football ▁team ▁and ▁band ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁ ▁With ▁increasing ▁en roll ment , ▁a ▁third ▁( and ▁much ▁larger ) ▁building ▁was ▁added ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0