Terrebonne High School

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Principal	Graham Douglas
Assistant Principals	Carmen Robinson & Julie Brown
Master Teacher	Carla Andreason
Band Director	Vaughn Luquette
Athletic Director	Joe Clement
Building Manager	Hattie James
Enrollment	Approximately 1,500
School newspaper	THS Mirror
Mascot	Ida the Tiger
School colors	Crimson & Gold
School motto	Keep Your Eye on the Winner's Circle

Terrebonne High School has been in existence since 1908, and houses grades 10-12, freshmen attend Houma Junior High School. It is the second oldest accredited high school in the state of Louisiana. The accreditation was awarded by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1914. During this time Terrebonne High School has occupied four different buildings; the old Houma Fireman's Hall, the Houma Elementary Building on Goode and Point Streets, the Houma Junior High building on the site on the original Fireman's building or "rooster school" which is the present location of the courthouse annex, and the present Terrebonne High School building on West Main Street in Houma, Louisiana.

1 Roster of Principals
2 Alma Mater
3 Fight Song
4 The Winner's Circle
5 External Links

[edit] Roster of Principals

Mr. John M. Foote (1908-1910)
Mr. A.E. Phillips (1910-1914)
Mr. O.H. Briendenbach (1914-1918)
Mr. P.G. Rogers (1918-1921)
Mr. M.S. Robertson (1921-1922)
Mr. E.L. Talbot (1922-1940)
Mr. Charles A. LeBlanc (1940-1955)
Mr. Louis D. Rogers (1955-1968)
Mr. Warren G. Sevin (1968-1982)
Mr. John Wayne Chaisson (1982-1988)
Mr. Ulyse J. Louviere (1988-1995)
Mr. David C. Bourg (1995-2003)
Mr. Graham Douglas (2003-present)

[edit] Alma Mater

It is known that the Terrebonne High School Alma Mater dates back to at least 1913. After a period of approximately twenty-five years when it wasn't sung, the class of 1943 was vital in restoring the Alma Mater to its rightful place in the school. At that time only the words were available. Since the music was lost, Hal M. Gilder, the music teacher, wrote the present arrangement of this song with the assistance of the Honorable J. Louis Watkins, a student in 1913 who remembered the original melody.

The praises of Terrebonne High School sing.
Our voices raise on high.
Her glorious name to the breezes fling,
'Til echoes rend the sky.
For noble deeds, for honor bright,
For truth's unbroken sway.
For victories won in virtue's fight,
We herald her fame today.

[edit] Fight Song

Oh, when the Terrebonne Tigers fall in line,
We're gonna win that game another time.
For THS I yell, I yell, I yell,
And for the football team I yell, I yell, I yell.
We're gonna fight, fight, fight, for every yard,
We're gonna hit that line and hit it hard,
We're gonna roll those. . . . . . on the side, on the side,
Terrebonne High.

[edit] The Winner's Circle

At the start of the 2006-2007 school year, the THS Administration implemented a Positive Behavior System, The Winner's Circle. Students in the Winner's Circle Take Responsibility, Have Respect, and Show Leadership. Students who are caught Taking Responsibility, Having Respect, and/or Showing Leadership will recive Tiger Stripes, which can be redeemed for various prizes/rewards.