Thibodaux High School

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Thibodaux High School
Address
1355 Tiger Drive Thibodaux, Louisiana 70301
Coordinates	29°46′41″N 90°50′23″W / 29.778074, -90.839573
Information
School district	Lafourche Parish Public Schools
Principal	Kevin George
Vice principal	Terry Boudreaux Joan Crochet Glenn Haydel Yvonne Weimer
Staff	159 (2007)[1]
Enrollment	1585 (2007)[1]
Average ACT scores	19
School type	public high school
Grades	9–12
Slogan	Welcome to Tiger Country
Mascot	Fighting Tigers
School Colour(s)	Purple & Gold
Yearbook	ROAR
Established	~1900
Location:	~75 miles southwest of New Orleans
Homepage	http://ths.lafourche.k12.la.us/

Thibodaux High School (THS) is a public high school serving students in grades 9–12 in Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA about 75 miles southwest of New Orleans. It is one of three high schools in the Lafourche Parish Public Schools district.^[2]

Contents 1 History 2 Curriculum 3 Extracurriculars 3.1 Athletics 3.2 Clubs and organizations 4 School spirit 4.1 Alma Mater 4.2 Fight song 5 Performance 6 References 7 External links

[edit] History

The school was established in the late 1800s or early 1900s at the site that is currently Thibodaux Elementary School. Later it moved a block away to the current site of East Thibodaux Middle School. In 1967, the student body was moved to the current location at the corner of Talbot Ave. and Tiger Dr. In 2002, 9th grade students were added to the campus.

[edit] Curriculum

The school day lasts from 7:27am to 2:25pm and consists of four 90-minute periods.^[3]

[edit] Extracurriculars

[edit] Athletics

The school competes interscholastically in several sports, including:^[4]

Thibodaux High won a football state championship in 1991 and a basketball state runner-up trophy in 2005.

[edit] Clubs and organizations

The school offers several clubs for students.^[5]

[edit] School spirit

[edit] Alma Mater

The words of the school's Alma Mater were written by Juanita Folse with music by Blanche Lasseigne, 1950 graduates.^[6]

In all thy halls resound the stories

Sweet echoes of a day that's gone by

Hailing praises of thy glories

And laurels that were not made known.

Alma Mater, we do praise thee

For thy past and present too.

We shall never be disloyal

To the school that's tried and true.

All thy work which liveth after

Has been done full faithfully.

And the spirit here within us

Makes us e're a part of thee.

[edit] Fight song

The fight song is sung to the tune "Hey Look Me Over". The words were written in 1960 by Carolyn Leigh and composed by Cy Coleman.^[7]

Hey fighting tigers,

Fight all the way.

Hey fighting tigers

Win this game today.

You've got the know how, you're doing fine,

Hang on to the ball as you hit the wall

and smash right through the line.

You've got to go for a touchdown,

Run up the score,

Make the mighty tigers

Stand right up and roar.

Fight with all of your might

As you win tonight

And we'll supply the rest,

For it's 'Victory: THS'.

T - I - G - E - R - S

TIGERS!

[edit] Performance

In 2007, students' test scores in Louisiana's Graduate Exit Examination for the 21st Century (GEE 21) were above the state average in three of the four test areas. In 2006, students' ACT scores averaged 19, slightly below the state average of 20 and the national average of 21.^[8]

In 2004, graduate Shayla Price won 13 scholarships worth more than $100,000 and attended Xavier University.^[9]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• School website
• School district website
• greatschools - Thibodaux High School