Marksville High School
| Marksville High School | |
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| Location | |
| 407 West Bon Temps, Marksville LA 71351 | |
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| Information | |
| Type | Free public |
| School district | http://www.avoyellespsb.com/ |
| Principal | Marvin Hall |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Enrollment | 878 |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Purple and Gold |
| Mascot | Tigers (men), Lady Tigers (women) |
| Website | http://marksville.la.ash.schoolinsites.com/ |
Marksville High School is a high school located in the city of Marksville, Louisiana. It is a 7th through 12th grade school with 78 students enrolled.[2]
The school dates to 1856, when it was established through the work of superintendent Pierre-Adolphe Lafargue, a native of the Pyrenees Mountains region of France. Lafargue was also a mayor of Marksville.[3] Two of Lafargue's sons, Adolphe Jolna Lafarge and Arnaud D. Lafargue, both served in the Louisiana House of Representatives and were leading figures in their native Marksville.
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Academic performance
The school had a 47.7% graduation rate in 2008–09, with a 59.5% drop out rate the previous school year.[4] School Performance Scores (SPS) are given each year by the Louisiana Department of Education. The 2010-11 School Performance Score (SPS) was 45.5,[2] a significant decrease from 2009-2010 which had a SPS score of 73.5.[5] The SPS from 06–07 & 07–08 was 73.5, but declined to 70.1 in 08-09 academic year.[6] Therefore the school has remained stagnant in growth and performance from 06-10, but the 2010-11 SPS scores mark a decline in growth and performance. Louisiana's goal is for every school to have a SPS of 120 by 2014.[5]
Administration
Marksville High School is run by the Avoyelles Parish School Board.[7] The principal is Marvin K Hall, and the assistant principal is Roxana Butler.[8]
Clubs and organizations
- 5-H
- Beta Club
- FBLA
- FCS
- FFFA
- Jr. Beta Club
- La Gear Up/Explorer's Club
- Publications/Yearbook Staff
- Student Council
- Twirlers
- Falling Band
Sports
- Baseball - Varsity
- Basketball - Girls' Varsity
- Basketball - Boys' Varsity
- Cheerleading
- Cheerleading - JH
- Cheerleading - JV
- Danceline
- Danceline-JV
- Football (JV only)
- Softball - Varsity
- Track and field
- Marching band
- Tennis
Notable graduates
- Edwin Edwards - four-term Louisiana governor [11]
- Elaine Edwards - Louisiana senator[12]
- Isaiah Greenhouse - NFL player
- Raymond Laborde - five-term Louisiana representative[13]
- Chad Lavalais - NFL football player[14]
- John H. Overton - US senator [15]
References
- ↑ Latitude and Longitude of a Point. Itouchmap.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-21.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 [1]
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Welcome to the Avoyelles Parish School Board Website ::. Avoyellespsb.com (2010-01-22). Retrieved on 2011-03-21.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 School Report Cards and Accountability Reports – Louisiana Department of Education. Doe.state.la.us. Retrieved on 2011-03-21.
- ↑ http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/uploads/ReportCards/ReportCards09/Principalsp/005016_Principal_RC.pdf
- ↑ Welcome to the Avoyelles Parish School Board Website ::. Avoyellespsb.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-21.
- ↑ Marksville High School: Teachers. Marksville.la.ash.schoolinsites.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-21.
- ↑ Marksville High School: Clubs & Organizations. Marksville.la.ash.schoolinsites.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-21.
- ↑ Marksville High School: Sports. Marksville.la.ash.schoolinsites.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-21.
- ↑ Ex-governor tops list of colorful parish politicians | The Town Talk. thetowntalk.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-21.
- ↑ Women in Congress – Elaine S. Edwards, Senator from Louisiana. Womenincongress.house.gov. Retrieved on 2011-03-21.
- ↑ Ex-governor tops list of colorful parish politicians | The Town Talk. thetowntalk.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-21.
- ↑ Chad Lavalais Bio – LSUsports.net – The Official Web Site of LSU Tigers Athletics. LSUsports.net (1979-08-15). Retrieved on 2011-03-21.
- ↑ OVERTON, John Holmes – Biographical Information. Bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved on 2011-03-21.
