South Lafourche High School

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South Lafourche High School
Address
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16911 East Main Street

Cut Off
,
Louisiana
70345

United States
Coordinates29°27′59″N 90°18′37″W / 29.46639°N 90.31028°W / 29.46639; -90.31028Coordinates: 29°27′59″N 90°18′37″W / 29.46639°N 90.31028°W / 29.46639; -90.31028
Information
TypePublic Secondary
MottoTant Que Je Peux ("All That I Can")
Established1966
School districtLafourche Parish Public Schools
PrincipalGaye Cheramie
Faculty47.91 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,048 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio21.87[1]
Color(s)Blue and Silver   
MascotTarpon
NicknameBig Blue
RivalCentral Lafourche High School
Thibodaux High School
South Terrebonne High School
NewspaperSilver King Times
WebsiteSLHS
[2]

South Lafourche High School is a public secondary school in the Galliano census-designated place, an unincorporated area in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States.[3] It has a Cut Off postal address.[4]

A part of Lafourche Parish Public Schools, South Lafourche High currently serves the coastal towns and communities of:[5] Larose,[6] Cut Off,[7] Galliano,[3] and Golden Meadow.[8] It is the result of the 1966 consolidation of the former Golden Meadow and Larose-Cut Off High Schools.[9] As a result, both former high schools were designated junior high schools and, in 2002, middle schools. South Lafourche High School was founded in 1966.

Originally South Lafourche only provided 10th to 12th grade. During the 2002–2003 school year the 9th grade was added and removed from the middle schools.

History[]

In 1968 the high school for black students, C.M. Washington High School, was dissolved due to racial integration.[10] 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".[11]

Athletics[]

According to the team's website, the South Lafourche football team was state champion in 1971 and 1977.[12] The South Lafourche boys' basketball team won the 1998 Class 5A state championship and was the 1999 Class 5A runner-up. Other sports at South Lafourche High School include baseball, softball, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, cross country, golf, and volleyball.

Notable alumni[]

  • Bobby Hebert, New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons quarterback[citation needed]
  • Ed Orgeron, Head coach for the Louisiana State University football team[citation needed]
  • Joseph Orgeron, state representative[13]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "South Lafourche High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for South Lafourche High School". ed.gov. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Galliano CDP, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 7, 2018. Pages: 1, 2.
  4. ^ Home. South Lafourche High School. Retrieved on November 29, 2016. "16911 E Main Street Cut Off, LA 70345 "
  5. ^ "SCHOOL ATTENDANCE BOUNDARIES 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.
  6. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Larose CDP, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 7, 2018. Pages: 1, 2.
  7. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Cut Off CDP, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 7, 2018. Pages: 1, 2.
  8. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Golden Meadow town, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 7, 2018.
  9. ^ "The Origin of South Lafourche." South Lafourche High School. Retrieved on November 29, 2016.
  10. ^ Urbazewski, Katie (2013-02-22). "Pastor wants Thibodaux school again renamed after its founder". Houma Today. Retrieved 2016-12-04. - See version at The Daily Comet
  11. ^ Gommel, Karl (2016-12-20). "Movin' on up! Area schools raise scores". . Retrieved 2016-12-24.
  12. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-04-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) South Lafourche Tarpons Football, SLHS football history, accessed April 22, 2011
  13. ^ https://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/20200527/local-businessman-announces-plans-to-run-for-state-representative-in-special-election

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