Arcadia High School (Louisiana)
Arcadia High School | |
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967 Daniel Street , , 71001 United States | |
Coordinates | 32°33′19″N 92°54′27″W / 32.5553°N 92.9075°W |
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School district | Bienville Parish School Board |
Enrollment | 311[1] (2016-17) |
Color(s) | Gold and black |
Mascot | Hornets |
Yearbook | Hornet |
Communities served | Arcadia |
Website | ahs |
Arcadia High School is a public 6-12 school in Arcadia, Louisiana, United States. It is a part of Bienville Parish School Board.
As of the 2015–2016 school year, the school had 296 students, with 95% of them being classified as low income.[2]
History
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Professor John H. Davidson became the principal on July 28, 1903. He originated from Junction City, Louisiana.[3]
On September 3, 1907, the school had 300 students.[4]
In 1922, the voters of Arcadia passed a $100,000 bond to build another school building on a 76%-22% basis.[5]
The school auditorium and gymnasium building was destroyed by a fire in October 1973; the junior high school building was salvaged by firefighters and the senior high school did not get damaged. The athletic trophies dating from 1947 were destroyed.[6] A bond for establishing a new school complex for Arcadia High was scheduled for January 15, 1974.[7] The bond passed, and the school district announced it would spend $2 million for that building; the money came from revenue bonds funded by sales taxes and from a $160,000 insurance settlement on the previous building.[8]
Athletics
[edit]Arcadia High athletics competes in the LHSAA.
Championships
[edit]Football championships
- (2) State Championships: 1940, 1965
Notable people
[edit]- Rush Wimberly - Louisiana state legislature
References
[edit]- ^ "Arcadia High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
- ^ "Arcadia High School" (PDF). Louisiana Department of Education. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- ^ "Professor Davidson Elected Principal of High School". Shreveport Times. July 29, 1903. p. 2.
- ^ "School is Opened". Shreveport Times. September 4, 1907. p. 5.
- ^ ""$100,000 School Bond Issue Carries in Ward 1 by Big Majority". The Bienville Democrat. May 18, 1922. p. 1.
- ^ Ebarb, Bill (1973-10-24). "Arcadia Students Clearing Debris". Shreveport Times. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- ^ Ebarb, Bill (1973-11-23). "Bienville School Board Calls Election Jan. 15". Shreveport Times. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- ^ "Bienville School Board Authorizes Sale of Bonds". Shreveport Times. 1974-08-07. p. 3.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Arcadia High School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)