Central_Lafourche_High_School

Central Lafourche High School

Central Lafourche High School

Public high school in Mathews, Lafourche, Louisiana, United States

Central Lafourche High School (CLHS) is a public 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]

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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. [1]
    "Central Lafourche High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. [2]
    "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  3. [3]
    "2010 Census - Census Block Map: Mathews CDP, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on November 29, 2016.
  4. [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. [5]
    Lafourche Parish Public Schools - List of Schools Archived 2011-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
  6. [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. [7]
    "2010 Census - Census Block Map (Index): Raceland CDP, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 7, 2018. Pages: 1, 2.
  8. [8]
    "2010 Census - Census Block Map: Lockport town, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 7, 2018.
  9. [9]
    "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Lockport Heights CDP, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  10. [10]
    "2010 Census - Census Block Map (Index): Des Allemands CDP, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 7, 2018. Pages: 1, 2, 3.
  11. [11]
    Theriot, Clifton. Lafourche Parish. Arcadia Publishing, December 1, 2014. ISBN 1439648662, 9781439648667. p. 71.
  12. [12]
    Urbazewski, Katie (2013-02-22). "Pastor wants Thibodaux school again renamed after its founder". 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. [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. [14]
    CLHS Official Website Archived November 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  15. [15]
    LSU Sports
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