Plaquemine Senior High School is a coeducational public high school located at 59595 Belleview Drive in unincorporated Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States, south of the City of Plaquemine. It schools grades seven to twelve and is administered by the Iberville Parish School Board.
As of 2015 it is the sole remaining traditional high school in Iberville Parish.
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History
Plaquemine High School has been located at its current location since 1974. Prior to this, the school was located at 24130 Ferdinand Street in Plaquemine, LA. This old school site was built in 1931, and currently houses the City of Plaquemine Activity Center (COPAC).
After North Iberville High School in Rosedale closed in 2009 students were reassigned to Plaquemine High. Rosedale parents criticized the rezoned to Plaquemine High because of the long distances involved.
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Academics
The students at Plaquemine High School are required to take seven classes per day, with an optional vo-tech (which offers shop, drafting and home economics courses) or a college-bound curriculum which includes Calculus, Physics and Spanish as a foreign language.
Athletics
The school mascot is the Green Devil, which is the name of their sports teams as well. The school offers football, basketball, baseball, softball, Dance Team "Dazzlers", cheerleading, track, volleyball, band, and wrestling. Also they have added a step team recently teams.
Student life
The school also has many clubs such as The National Beta Club, Key Club, Student Council, 4-H, ROTC Drill Team, and many other clubs.
School uniforms
The district requires all students to wear school uniforms. Green Polo Shirt and khaki pants or shorts for the 7th & 8th grade. Green Polo Shirt and khaki pants or shorts for the 9th-12th Grade.
Notable alumni
- Brian Mitchell, former NFL running back and kick returner; Louisiana-Lafayette and PHS quarterback under Coach Don M. Jones.
- Jessel Ourso, sheriff of Iberville Parish, 1964-1968; 1972-1978
- Davon Godchaux, NFL defensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins
Faculty
- Carolyn Brown, French and English teacher c. 1965-1995; 1995 NFL Teacher of the Year (taught Brian Mitchell 9th-grade English)
Notes
External links
- Plaquemine High School
- Plaquemine Senior High School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- PHS at Public School Review
- PHS at Great Schools
Source of article : Wikipedia
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