Grand Lake High School

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Grand Lake High School
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Grand Lake High School

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70607

United States
Coordinates 30°00′56″N93°11′18″W / 30.015622°N 93.188266°W / 30.015622; -93.188266
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TypePublic high school
Motto"Hornets Lead with PRIDE"
School district Cameron Parish School Board
PrincipalCourtney Verzwyvelt
Staff25.45 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment338 [1]  (2021-22)
Student to teacher ratio13.28 [1]
Color(s)Maroon, gold and white
   
Athletics conferenceDistrict 5-2A
Mascot Hornet
Nickname Hornets
YearbookThe Hornet
Website

Grand Lake High School is a public primary and secondary school in Grand Lake, Louisiana, an unincorporated town in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States. The school, a part of the Cameron Parish School Board, has grades Pre-Kindergarten through 12.

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History

In September 2005, Hurricane Rita swept through Cameron Parish, damaging Cameron Elementary, South Cameron Elementary, and South Cameron High. The South Cameron students shared Grand Lake High School's campus with Grand Lake for almost an entire year. the South Cameron elementary and high school students moved into the South Cameron High School campus by fall 2006. [2] [3] [4]

School uniforms

Navy and khaki uniform bottoms and white or navy tops. [5] [6]

Athletics

Grand Lake High athletics compete in the LHSAA.

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