Thibodaux High School

Thibodaux High School
Location
1355 Tiger Dr. Thibodaux, Louisiana, Lafourche (Parish), 70301 United States
Coordinates	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 Joan Jewell Cheryl Jones
Staff	148 (7/15/2011)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1505 (as of 10/1/2010)
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://www.edline.net/pages/ThibodauxHS

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. The faculty, staff and administration hold the mission of "actively facilitating the academic and social development of all students."

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.

Our school-wide plans for professional growth this school year include a greater focus on literacy across the curriculum including implementing additional literacy strategies as indicated in our state 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:

• 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.

• Art Club
• Beta Club
• Business Club
• Christian Club
• Chess Club
• Choir Club
• DECA
• Drama Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/thibodauxdrama?ap=1
• FCA
• FFA
• FCCLA
• FTA
• 4-H
• Interact Club
• National Honors Society
• Key Club
• Library Club
• Math Club
• JROTC
• ROAR (Yearbook)
• Science Club
• Student Council
• Tiger Band from Bayouland

Parental Involvement

Thibodaux High welcomes parental involvement through assistance with its many organizations and especially through is growing Parent-Teacher Organization https://www.facebook.com/groups/thibodauxhighpto?ap=1

School spirit

Alma Mater

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

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.

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

• 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.

• Shayla Price, 2004 graduate, 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.

Notable alumni

• Eric Andolsek, offensive lineman for LSU Tigers and the NFL's Detroit Lions
• Kody Chamberlain, a comic book creator
• Charles deGravelles, 1930 alumnus, former state chairman of the Louisiana Republican Party
• Damian Johnson, small forward for the Heatdevils (Japanese basketball).
• Alex Plaisance, 2009 alumnus, actor/producer http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3848576/ https://www.facebook.com/apartseries
• Trovon Reed, 2010 alumnus, receiver for the 2011 National Champion Auburn Tigers football team

External links

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