- Marksville High School
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Marksville High School 
Location 407 West Bon Temps, Marksville LA 71351 Coordinates 31°07′38″N 92°04′20″W / 31.127294°N 92.0722°W[1] Information Type Free public School district http://www.avoyellespsb.com/ Principal Celeste Voinche Grades 7–12 Enrollment 862 Campus type Urban Color(s) Purple and Gold Mascot Tigers(for men), Lady Tigers(for women) Website http://marksville.la.ash.schoolinsites.com/ Marksville High School home to the Marksville Tigers. Located in the city of Marksville, Louisiana. It is a 7th through 12th grade school with 862 students enrolled.[2]
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Academic performance
The school had a 67.7% graduation rate in 2008–09, with a 39.5% drop out rate the previous school year. [3] School Performance Scores (SPS) are given each year by the Louisiana Department of Education. The 2009–10 School Performance Score (SPS) was 73.5 giving the school a performance label of "Academic Watch".[4] The SPS from 06–07 & 07–08 was 73.5, but declined to 70.1 in 08-09 academic year.[5] Therefore the school has remained stagnate in growth and performance. Louisiana's goal is for every school to have a SPS of 120 by 2014.[4]
Administration
Marksville High School is run by the Avoyelles Parish School Board.[6] The principal is Celeste Voinche, and the Assistant Principle is Cindy Schaub.[7]
Clubs and organizations
- 4-H
- Beta Club
- FBLA
- FCS
- FFA
- Jr. Beta Club
- La Gear Up/Explorer's Club
- Publications/Yearbook Staff
- Student Council
- Twirlers
Sports
- Baseball-Varsity
- Basketball- Girls Varsity
- Basketball- Boys Varsity
- Cheerleading
- Cheerleading-JH
- Cheerleading-JV
- Danceline
- Football
- Softball-Varsity
- Track and Field
Notable graduates
- Edwin Edwards (4 term La. Governor) [10]
- Elaine Edwards (La. Senator)[11]
- Raymond Laborde (5 term La. Representative)[12]
- Chad Lavalais (NFL football player)[13]
- John H. Overton (U.S. Senator) [14]
References
- ^ Latitude and Longitude of a Point. Itouchmap.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-21.
- ^ Welcome to the Avoyelles Parish School Board Website ::. Avoyellespsb.com (2010-01-22). Retrieved on 2011-03-21.
- ^ Welcome to the Avoyelles Parish School Board Website ::. Avoyellespsb.com (2010-01-22). Retrieved on 2011-03-21.
- ^ a b School Report Cards and Accountability Reports – Louisiana Department of Education. Doe.state.la.us. Retrieved on 2011-03-21.
- ^ http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/uploads/ReportCards/ReportCards09/Principalsp/005016_Principal_RC.pdf
- ^ Welcome to the Avoyelles Parish School Board Website ::. Avoyellespsb.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-21.
- ^ Marksville High School: Teachers. Marksville.la.ash.schoolinsites.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-21.
- ^ Marksville High School: Clubs & Organizations. Marksville.la.ash.schoolinsites.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-21.
- ^ Marksville High School: Sports. Marksville.la.ash.schoolinsites.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-21.
- ^ Ex-governor tops list of colorful parish politicians | The Town Talk. thetowntalk.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-21.
- ^ Women in Congress – Elaine S. Edwards, Senator from Louisiana. Womenincongress.house.gov. Retrieved on 2011-03-21.
- ^ Ex-governor tops list of colorful parish politicians | The Town Talk. thetowntalk.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-21.
- ^ Chad Lavalais Bio – LSUsports.net – The Official Web Site of LSU Tigers Athletics. LSUsports.net (1979-08-15). Retrieved on 2011-03-21.
- ^ OVERTON, John Holmes – Biographical Information. Bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved on 2011-03-21.
External links
Categories:- Schools in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
- School districts in Louisiana
- Marksville, Louisiana
- High schools in Louisiana
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