Caddo Magnet High School

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Caddo Magnet High School
Mustangs
Caddo Magnet High School logo.svg
Address
Caddo Magnet High School
1601 Viking Dr.

Shreveport
,
Louisiana
71101

United States
Coordinates 32°29′50″N93°43′10″W / 32.4971°N 93.7195°W / 32.4971; -93.7195
Information
School type Public
Magnet
Math/Science/Performing Arts
Motto"In our hands we hold today; in our minds we hold tomorrow."
Established1980
FounderAscension Smith
School board Caddo Parish
PrincipalRobert Middleton
Teaching staff60.95 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment899 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio14.75 [1]
Color(s) Red and Gold   
Mascot Mustang
Nickname Mustangs
Website www.caddomagnet.net

Caddo Parish Magnet High School (CMHS) is located in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. Caddo Magnet was founded by its first principal, Ascension Smith. The school colors are gold and red, and the mascot is a Mustang. The current principal is Mr. Robert Middleton. The assistant principals include Dr. Cedric Ellis (attendance and discipline), Schannon Lanclos, and Amanda Dolph (both curriculum and instruction). [2] [3]

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Academic Decathlon

Caddo Magnet won the Academic Decathlon contest for Louisiana each year from 1983 through 2011. This is the longest streak of any school in the nation, and the longest in the history of the competition. [4]

Other awards

Students participating in varsity and lifetime sports have won district competitions and advanced to the state levels. During the 2007-2008 season of High School Varsity soccer, the Caddo Magnet boys won the State Championship and were ranked as high as #2 in the nation by NSCAA (National Soccer Coaches of America Association). [5] The Caddo Magnet Quiz Bowl team is a nationally-ranked program and has finished in the top fifty nationally multiple times, especially in the 2020s. Players Johnny Zheng and Andrew Minagar have both placed in the top five nationally as individual players, each finishing as high as 2nd. [6]

Admissions

To be admitted to Caddo Magnet, students must[ when? ]:

In order to remain in good standing at Caddo Magnet, students must:

Clubs

Clubs and organizations include:

Athletics

Caddo Magnet High athletics competes in the LHSAA

Sports:
Archery
Cross Country/Track
Fencing [9] [10]
Golf
Gymnastics
Lacrosse—Men's
Soccer—Ladies'
Soccer—Men's
Softball
Swimming
Tennis
Volleyball
E-Sports
Powerlifting

Alumni

AlumnusClassFieldRemarks
Brady Blade 1983MusicProlific drummer with many bands. Recently on the David Letterman show.
Brian Blade 1988MusicGrammy award-winning drummer. Played with Aretha Franklin for President Barack Obama for the White House Jazz Festival [11]
Ronny Cates 1983MusicBassist for Petra
Cedric Glover 1983Governmentmember of the Louisiana House of Representatives, representing District 4. [12] He was earlier the two-term mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, the first African-American to hold that position.
Tom Drummond 1987MusicBassist for Better Than Ezra
Kenny Wayne Shepherd 1995Music5 Grammy Award nominations
Henry Lin 2013ScienceForbes 30 Under 30 Scientists

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Caddo Parish Magnet High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Magnet Schools Information". Caddo Parish Public Schools. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  3. ↑ "2021 Caddo Parish Magnet High School Rankings". Niche. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Applause". The Shreveport Times. Archived from the original on June 9, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  5. ↑ NSCAA/adidas National and Regional Rankings - Winter 4th Poll http://72.32.2.253/hsRes.php?it=1438 Archived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ https://www.naqt.com/stats/school/results.jsp?org_id=1247
  7. ↑ https://caddomagnet.net/magnet/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Application-to-Magnet-for-2021-2022-Fillable-Version.pdf
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 "Clubs/Organizations". Caddo Parish Magnet High School. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Who We Are". Sword Sports. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  10. ↑ "The Foundation of Magnet Fencing". MagnetFencing.com. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  11. ↑ Chinen, Nate (May 2016). "Global Flavors and Asides to Obamas at White House Jazz Gala". The New York Times. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Louisiana House Member Page". house.louisiana.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
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