Cameron Parish School Board

Cameron Parish School Board (CPSS) is a school district headquartered in unincorporated Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States. The district serves Cameron Parish.

History

In September 2005 Hurricane Rita struck Cameron Parish. Four of the parish's six public schools were destroyed or damaged; students from three other schools (Cameron Elementary, South Cameron Elementary, and South Cameron High) occupied Grand Lake High School while students from Johnson Bayou occupied Hackberry High School's campus. [Dixon, Pam. " [http://www.kplctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4927802&nav=0nqx What's ahead for Cameron schools?] ." "KPLC-TV". May 19, 2006.] Dixon, Pam. " [http://www.kplctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=5308269&nav=0nqx Cameron students return to campus after hurricane] ." "KPLC-TV". August 20, 2006.]

chool uniforms

Students are required to wear school uniforms. [" [http://www.camsch.org/policies/uniformpolicy.pdf STUDENT DRESS CODE] ." "Cameron Parish School Board".] [" [http://web.archive.org/web/20030211150011/www.cameron.k12.la.us/school2.htm Cameron Parish School Uniform Policy] ." "Cameron Parish School Board". February 11, 2003.

chools

*Grand Lake High School (PK-12)
*Hackberry High School (K-12)
*Johnson Bayou High School (K-12)
**As a result of the September 2008 Hurricane Ike, 80% of the Johnson Bayou campus received damages. The district will try to get FEMA to fund a replacement school instead of a repaired campus." [http://www.cameron.k12.la.us/ Posted 9-18-2008] ." "Cameron Parish Public Schools". September 18, 2008.]
*South Cameron High School (K-12)
** Was formerly two separate schools (South Cameron Elementary School and South Cameron High School)" [http://web.archive.org/web/20040426235710/www.cameron.k12.la.us/schools.htm Schools] " as of April 26, 2004. "Cameron Parish School Board".]
** Hurricane Ike destroyed South Cameron's temporary buildings.

Former schools

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20030406215126/www.cameron.k12.la.us/cameron/ Cameron Elementary School] (PreK-7)" [http://web.archive.org/web/20040628082348/http://www.cameron.k12.la.us/cameron/Faculty.HTM Faculty and Staff] " as of June 28, 2004. "Cameron Elementary School".]
** Closed after Hurricane Rita in fall 2005; school consolidated into South Cameron High School by fall 2006.
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20030201013138/www.cameron.k12.la.us/grandchenier/ Grand Chenier Elementary School]
** Closed in 2001 after enrollment decreased to 60 students. [Atkinson, Vince. " [http://www.kplctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3196724&nav=0nqxYXyZ Uncertain Future for Cameron School] ." "KPLC-TV". April 11, 2005.]
* South Cameron Elementary School
** Closed after Hurricane Rita in fall 2005; school consolidated into South Cameron High School by fall 2006.

References

External links

* [http://www.cameron.k12.la.us/ Cameron Parish School Board]