Central Lafourche High School

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Central Lafourche High School
Address
Map
4820
Public high school
Established1965
School districtLafourche Parish Public Schools
PrincipalChris Arnold
Teaching staff61.94 (FTE)[1]
Grades9 through 12
Enrollment1,357 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio21.91[1]
Color(s)Green and gold    
Fight song"Fight On"
MascotTrojan
NicknameTrojans
RivalHahnville Tigers
South Lafourche Tarpons
Thibodaux Tigers
YearbookILIAD
Websiteclhs.mylpsd.com
[2]

Central Lafourche High School (CLHS) is a

high school serving students in grades 9 through 12 in Mathews, unincorporated Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States,[3] about 45 miles (72 km) southwest of New Orleans. The school, which has a Raceland postal address,[4] is one of three high schools in the Lafourche Parish Public Schools district.[5]

It serves the communities of:[6] Mathews,[3] Raceland,[7] Lockport,[8] Lockport Heights,[9] and Gheens as well as the Lafourche Parish section of Des Allemands.[10]

History

The school is a consolidation of the former Raceland High School and Lockport High School. It was established by the Lafourche Parish School Board in 1965[11] as a three-year, co-educational senior high school. It was built at a cost of almost $4,000,000. The school became a reality with the 1966-1967 school session. Until the building was completed, the school was housed in temporary facilities on the campus of the former Lockport High School. The ninth grade and Pre G.E.D./Skills Option Programs were added to the Central Lafourche Curriculum in the 2001-2002 school year.[citation needed]

In 1968 the high school for black students, C.M. Washington High School, was dissolved due to racial integration.[12] Therefore black students now attended the previously all-white school.

Between 2015 and 2016, according to the

Louisiana State Department of Education rankings, this school's rank increased from a "B" to an "A".[13]

Athletics

Central Lafourche High athletics competes in the LHSAA.

The school competes interscholastically in several sports, including:[14]

  • The Trojan Lancer Marching Band
  • Dance Team (Trojanettes)
  • Football
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Bowling
  • Varsity cheer
  • Junior varsity cheer
  • Cross country
  • Fishing
  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track and field
  • Volleyball

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "Central Lafourche High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  3. ^
    U.S. Census Bureau
    . Retrieved on November 29, 2016.
  4. ^ Home Archived 2016-04-22 at the Wayback Machine. Central Lafourche High School. Retrieved on November 29, 2016. "4820 Highway 1, Raceland, LA 70394"
  5. ^ Lafourche Parish Public Schools - List of Schools Archived 2011-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "School Attendance Boundaries and Bayou Blue. Archived 2016-12-02 at the Wayback Machine." Lafourche Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on December 2, 2016. Based on the text description of the school boundaries. The page states: "Students who reside in the Des Allemands area on the west side of Bayou Des Allemands will attend Lafourche Parish schools."
  7. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 7, 2018. Pages: 1, 2
    .
  8. U.S. Census Bureau
    . Retrieved on February 7, 2018.
  9. U.S. Census Bureau
    . Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 7, 2018. Pages: 1, 2, 3
    .
  11. ISBN 1439648662, 9781439648667. p. 71
    .
  12. Houma Today. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 2016-12-04. - See version at Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine The Daily Comet
  13. ^ Gommel, Karl (2016-12-20). "Movin' on up! Area schools raise scores". Houma Times. Archived from the original on 2016-12-24. Retrieved 2016-12-24.
  14. ^ CLHS Official Website Archived November 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ LSU Sports

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