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Bogalusa High School

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Type
  
Public

Principal
  
Tonyah Jefferson

District
  
Bogalusa School Board

Founded
  
1917

Established
  
1917

Phone
  
+1 985-281-2180

Mascot
  
Lumberjacks

Colors
  
Black, Gold

Rival
  
Franklinton High School

Address
  
100 M J Israel Dr, Bogalusa, LA 70427, USA

Motto
  
Bogalusa High School will provide learning opportunities for college and career readiness for all students to succeed in life.

Profiles

Bogalusa high school class of 2012


Bogalusa High School is the high school of the Bogalusa City Schools district. It is located in Bogalusa, Louisiana, United States.

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Schedule information

Bogalusa High School uses a 4 Hour "block" Schedule. Classes last roughly 1 hour and 30 minutes and last one semester. Students are given the opportunity during the semester change to switch elective classes for the rest of the year.

Threats

On Tuesday April 17, a day after the Virginia Tech Massacre a Bogalusa man passed a note to a Bogalusa student making threatening remarks about a mass killing similar to the incident at Virginia Tech.

Technology courses

Bogalusa High School is one of the schools in the nation now adapting to online courses, which are currently limited to LVS Algebra, which is done using Blackboard. LVS Algebra is an optional course to those who wish to join it, and currently has a vast majority of students enrolled into it.

JROTC

Bogalusa High school is also home to the JROTC "Lumberjack Battalion." The school currently holds the "Honor Unit with Distinction" award. The school colors are the colors of the senior ropes, and they are an Army JROTC organization. They also have 3 different afterschool teams: Drill Team, Rifle Team, and Color Guard.

Notable alumni

  • Ben Nevers (born 1946), Class of 1964, state senator from Washington Parish
  • Henry "Tank" Powell (born 1945), Class of 1963, insurance agent, state representative from Tangipahoa Parish (1996–2008), and member of the Louisiana Board of Pardons.
  • Benny Rayburn (1944–2006), Class of 1962, sheriff of Washington Parish, 1981–1992
  • Harold Ritchie (born 1949), Class of 1967, state representative for District 75 since 2004
  • Tom Thornhill (born 1952) Class of 1970, Slidell attorney and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1996-2000
  • References

    Bogalusa High School Wikipedia