Plaquemine Senior High School
| Plaquemine High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Plaquemine, Louisiana USA |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public coeducational secondary |
| Motto | A Commitment to Excellence |
| Established | 1894 |
| Principal | Dianna Outlaw |
| Faculty | 35 |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Enrollment | approx. 900 |
| Color(s) | Green, Black and White |
| Mascot | Green Devil |
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.
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 (COPA).[1]
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.
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.
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.[2] 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, c. 1986 - NFL running back and kick returner; Louisiana-Lafayette and PHS quarterback under Coach Don M. Jones.
- Jessel Ourso, c. 1950 - sheriff of Iberville Parish, 1964-1968; 1972-1978
Faculty
- Carolyn Brown, French and English teacher c. 1965–1995; 1995 NFL Teacher of the Year (taught Brian Mitchell 9th-grade English)[3]
Notes
- ↑ http://www.plaquemine.org/PageDisplay.asp?p1=3573
- ↑ "MANDATORY SCHOOL UNIFORMS." Iberville Parish School Board.
- ↑ The Washington Post, January 16, 1996, "PRO FOOTBALL Teacher of the Year", accessed May 19, 2007 at highbeam.com: "She taught me to be confident and believe in myself," said Mitchell. "Without her, I probably would not be where I am today. She made me a better person."
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