Arcadia High School (Louisiana)

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Arcadia High School
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Arcadia High School (Louisiana)
967 Daniel Street

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71001

United States
Coordinates 32°33′19″N92°54′27″W / 32.5553°N 92.9075°W / 32.5553; -92.9075
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School district Bienville Parish School Board
Enrollment311 [1]  (2016-17)
Color(s)Gold and black   
MascotHornets
Communities served Arcadia
Website ahs.bpsb.us

Arcadia High School is a public 6-12 school in Arcadia, Louisiana, United States. It is a part of Bienville Parish School Board.

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As of the 2015–2016 school year, the school had 296 students, with 95% of them being classified as low income. [2]

History

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

Arcadia High athletics competes in the LHSAA.

Championships

Football championships

Notable people

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References

  1. "Arcadia High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  2. "Arcadia High School" (PDF). Louisiana Department of Education . Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  3. "Professor Davidson Elected Principal of High School". Shreveport Times . July 29, 1903. p. 2.
  4. "School is Opened". Shreveport Times . September 4, 1907. p. 5.
  5. " "$100,000 School Bond Issue Carries in Ward 1 by Big Majority". The Bienville Democrat. May 18, 1922. p. 1.
  6. Ebarb, Bill (1973-10-24). "Arcadia Students Clearing Debris". Shreveport Times . Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  7. Ebarb, Bill (1973-11-23). "Bienville School Board Calls Election Jan. 15". Shreveport Times . Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  8. "Bienville School Board Authorizes Sale of Bonds". Shreveport Times. 1974-08-07. p. 3.