Minden High School (Minden, Louisiana)

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Minden High School serves 9th to 12th grade students in Webster Parish, Louisiana. The school in Minden, Louisiana was preceded by Minden Academy. The school had won football and baseball state championships. [1] It is part of the Minden School District. The school's teams compete as the Crimson Tide and crimson and white are the school colors. [2]

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The Library of Congress has a photo of the school from the early 20th century. [3]

Webster High School which served African American students was consolidated into it. [4] Harlem Globetrotter Louis Dunbar graduated from Qebster High. [5] [6]

According to U.S. News the school's student body was approximately 55 percent African American and 42 percent white in 2020. [7]

Students who graduated from 1962 to 1966 were part of a study. [8]

History

S. R. Emmons was principal in 1938. [9]

The football team wore green and white and were known as the Greenbacks. [10]

Alumni

Artists

Politicians and judges

Football players

Other athletes

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References

  1. ↑ "Minden High School - History".
  2. ↑ "Minden (LA) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, and more | MaxPreps".
  3. ↑ "Minden High School, Minden, la". Library of Congress .
  4. ↑ "Webster High School, Minden, LA". 25 February 2020.
  5. ↑ https://www.shreveporttimes.com//5328059001
  6. ↑ "NBA wasn't ready for Minden's Lou Dunbar, but the world loved him – Minden Press-Herald". 23 June 2021.
  7. ↑ https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/louisiana/districts/webster-parish/minden-high-school-8814 [ bare URL ]
  8. ↑ Follow-up Study of Minden High School Graudates from 1962-1966. Northwestern State College of Louisiana. 1969.
  9. ↑ "Proceedings". 1938.
  10. ↑ Agan, John A. (2002). Minden: Perseverance and Pride. ISBN   9780738523880.
  11. ↑ Congress, United States (1991). "Official Congressional Directory".
  12. ↑ "Harmon Drew".
  13. ↑ "Clyde Williams NFL Stats - Pro Football Archives".
  14. ↑ "Former Bulldog Star Brewer Dies in Accident".


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