Thibodaux High School

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Thibodaux High School
Location
1355 Tiger Dr.
Thibodaux, Louisiana, Lafourche (Parish), 70301
United States
Coordinates 29°46′41″N 90°50′22″W / 29.778074°N 90.839573°W / 29.778074; -90.839573
Information
School type Public high school
Motto One Among Many
Established ~1900
School district Lafourche Parish Public Schools
Superintendent Jo Ann Matthews, Lafourche Parish Schools
School number 985.447.4071
Principal Glenn Haydel
Assistant principals Terry Boudreaux
Rebecca Hebert
Joan Jewell
Cheryl Jones [1]
Staff 148 (7/15/2011)[1]
Faculty rector =
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1505 (as of 10/1/2010)[1]
Color(s) Purple & Gold          
School color(s) Purple & Gold
Mascot Tigers
Nickname Fighting Tigers
Rivals E.D. White Catholic, Central Lafourche, South Lafourche and Terrebonne
Average ACT scores 19
Yearbook ROAR
Location: ~75 miles southwest of New Orleans
Website http://ths.lpsd.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]

History

The school was established in the late 19th century or early 20th century 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.

Curriculum

The school day lasts from 7:27am to 2:25pm and consists of seven 53-minute periods.

The current school-wide plans for professional growth include a greater focus on literacy across the curriculum, including implementing additional literacy strategies as indicated in the state's comprehensive curriculum.

Also, in an effort to assist students in their academic development, Thibodaux High offers Grade Recovery, where students may retest if they score between 50% and 74%; Attendance Recovery for excessive absences; and Credit Recovery for failed courses.

Extracurriculars

Athletics

The school competes interscholastically in several sports, including:[3]

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cheerleading
  • Cross Country
  • Dance Team (Tigerettes)
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track and Field
  • Volleyball

Thibodaux High won a football state championship in 1991 and a basketball state runner-up trophy in 2005. Also, the Thibodaux High School football team claimed the title of District 7-5A Champs in 2008.

Clubs and organizations

The school offers several clubs for students.[4]

  • Art Club
  • Beta Club
  • Christian Club
  • Choir Club
  • DECA
  • Drama Club [5]
  • FCA
  • National FFA Organization
  • FTA
  • 4-H
  • Interact Club
  • National Honor Society
  • Key Club
  • Library Club
  • Math Club
  • JROTC
  • ROAR (Yearbook)
  • Science Club
  • Student Council
  • Tiger Band from Bayouland

The school also encourages parental involvement through assistance with the school's organizations, and especially through its Parent-Teacher Organization.[6]

School spirit

Alma Mater

The words of the school's Alma Mater were written by Juanita Folse with music by Blanche Lasseigne, 1950 graduates.[7]

In all thy halls resound the stories
Sweet echoes of a day that's gone
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'er a part of thee.

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.[8]

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!

Performance

  • 2013: Among state's top 10% in student improvement [9]
  • 2012: Thibodaux High was upgraded to a B-level school according to the state scale.
  • 2007: 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.[10]

  • 2004: Shayla Price won 13 scholarships worth more than $100,000 and graduated magna cum laude in 2008 from Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[11]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lafourche Parish Public Schools - Thibodaux High School
  2. ↑ Lafourche Parish Public Schools - List of Schools
  3. ↑ Thibodaux High School - Athletics
  4. ↑ Thibodaux High School - Clubs
  5. ↑ "Thibodaux Drama". Facebook. Retrieved 2014-01-08. 
  6. ↑ "Thibodaux PTO". Facebook. Retrieved 2014-01-08. 
  7. ↑ About Thibodaux High School - Alma Mater
  8. ↑ About Thibodaux High School - Fight Song
  9. ↑ Sydni Dunn (2013-09-05). "Three area schools among state's top performers". The Daily Comet. Retrieved 2014-01-08. 
  10. ↑ greatschools
  11. ↑ New Orleans CityBusiness: Thibodaux High School grad wins 13 college scholarships Nov 22, 2004
  12. ↑ "Trovon Reed at Thibodaux". 247sports.com. Retrieved 2014-01-08. 
  13. ↑ "Representative Jerome "Dee" Richard's Biography". votesmart.org. Retrieved August 28, 2013. 

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