Thibodaux High School

Thibodaux High School (THS) is a public high school serving students in grades 9–12 in Thibodaux, Louisiana, United States about 75 miles southwest of New Orleans. It is one of three high schools in the Lafourche Parish Public Schools.[4]

Thibodaux High School
Address
1355 Tiger Drive

Thibodaux
,
Louisiana
70301

United States
Coordinates29°46′41″N 90°50′22″W
Information
School typePublic high school
MottoOne Among Many
School districtLafourche Parish Public Schools
SuperintendentJarod Martin
PrincipalRebecca Hebert
Faculty82.72 (FTE)
Teaching staff65.94 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,394 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio21.14[1]
Color(s)Purple & Gold   
MascotTibby and Deaux the Tigers
NicknameTigers
RivalsCentral Lafourche Trojans
South Lafourche Tarpons
Terrebonne Tigers
YearbookROAR
Websitehttp://ths.lpsd.k12.la.us
[2][3]

It serves:[5] Thibodaux, Ward 6 (including Chackbay and Choctaw),[6][7] and Kraemer (a.k.a. Bayou Boeuf).[8]

History

The school was founded circa 1908 at the site of what is now Thibodaux Elementary School.[9] One of its first principals was L. L. Broussard.[10][11] Later the school was moved a block away to the current site of East Thibodaux Middle School. In 1967, the student body was moved to its current location at the corner of Talbot Avenue and Tiger Drive.[12]

In 1968, the high school for black students, C.M. Washington High School, was dissolved due to racial integration.[13] Therefore black students now attended the previously all-white school.

In 2002, ninth grade students were added to the campus.

Athletics

Thibodaux High athletics competes in the LHSAA.

The school competes in several sports, including:[14]

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

Championships

Football Championships

  • (1) State Championship: 1991

Thibodaux High won the class 5A football state championship in 1991 against Neville High School.[15] The team under head coach Dennis Lorio won 18–15 in overtime becoming the first football team to win a class 5A football championship in LHSAA history.[15]

Boys' basketball Championships

  • (1) State Championship: 2019

Thibodaux High boys' basketball team won the 5A state championship in 2019 against Walker High School.[16]

South Louisiana Quiz Bowl Championships

  • (1) State Championship: 2020

Thibodaux High is home to the highest ranked public school quiz bowl team in the south Louisiana conference. Under the current leadership of captain Micah Young and Co-Captain Harold Braud, Thibodaux's Quiz bowl team has defeated all other public schools including Central Lafourche and South Lafourche.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Thibodaux High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. Lafourche Parish Public Schools - Thibodaux High School
  3. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Thibodaux High School". ed.gov. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  4. Lafourche Parish Public Schools - List of Schools
  5. "SCHOOL ATTENDANCE BOUNDARIES." Lafourche Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on December 2, 2016. Based on the text description of the school boundaries
  6. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Chackbay CDP, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 7, 2018.
  7. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Choctaw CDP, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 7, 2018.
  8. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Kraemer CDP, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 7, 2018. Pages: 1, 2.
  9. "Just Paragraphs". The Madison Journal. June 26, 1920. p. 6. Retrieved November 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. The twelfth annual commencement of the Thibodaux High School took place here recently.
  10. "Proceedings of the Board of School Directors of the Parish of St. John the Baptist". La Meschacebe. August 20, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved November 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. United States Office of Education (1913). Statistics of Land Grant Colleges and Universities, Volume 2, Issues 16-30. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 31. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  12. Legendre, Jordan (January 22, 2017). "Thibodaux High celebrates 50 years on Tiger Drive". The Daily Comet. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  13. Urbazewski, Katie (2013-02-22). "Pastor wants Thibodaux school again renamed after its founder". Houma Today. Retrieved 2016-12-04. - See version at The Daily Comet
  14. Thibodaux High School - Athletics
  15. Singleton, Chris (September 15, 2016). "Thibodaux will honor 1991 state championship football team on Friday". The Daily Comet. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  16. Writer, Chris SingletonStaff. "Tigers' fans celebrate school's first basketball state title". Daily Comet. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  17. "Representative Jerome "Dee" Richard's Biography". votesmart.org. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
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